Funding Amount

Up to US $10,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

  • Local non-profits.
  • Organizations whose programs benefit the residents of Union County (except as indicated below)

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: No grants will be made solely to individuals but can be made for the benefit of individuals for such purposes as scholarships and special programs through educational institutions and other sponsoring recipient organizations;Generally, grants will not be made to enable individuals or groups to…

Overview

The Union County Foundation’s main purpose is to grow and distribute the donated charitable assets and thus improve and enrich the quality of life in Union County. The Foundation is proud and thankful for being able to periodically award Community Grants and Scholarships.
Large Grants
This application will allow local non-profits a chance to request for a larger scale grant- $10,000 or more!
It is the general policy of the Foundation to operate without discrimination as to age, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or national origin in overall administration and in consideration of grant requests from agencies and organizations.

Eligibility

Local non-profitsGrants will be made to organizations whose programs benefit the residents of Union County (except as indicated below);

Ineligibility

No grants will be made solely to individuals but can be made for the benefit of individuals for such purposes as scholarships and special programs through educational institutions and other sponsoring recipient organizations;Generally, grants will not be made to enable individuals or groups to attend seminars or take trips except where there are special circumstances which will benefit the larger community;No grants will be made specifically for sectarian religious purposes but can be made to religious organizations for general charitable community programs;No grants will be made for partisan political programs or activities;Generally, no grant proposals will be considered by the Foundation which have been proposed by individuals or organizations answering to advisory bodies or individuals unless letters of support or approval from those advisory bodies or persons accompany the grant application – e.g. a school program funding request needs to have a letter of support from the principal attached;Generally, grants will not be made for previously incurred debt;

What Union County Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
13
Total given
$298K
Median grant
$14K
Range
$5,100–$62K
  • By dollars: Indiana 79%, Ohio 21%. Top recipient cities: Liberty, IN; Richmond, IN; College Corner, OH.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 31% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • College Corner Union School · College Corner, OH

    Playground

    $62K

  • Union County Public Library · Liberty, IN

    Programs/building

    $51K

  • Ivy Tech Foundation · Richmond, IN

    Educational

    $40K

  • Union County High School · Liberty, IN

    Education programs

    $36K

  • Union County Parks Board · Richmond, IN

    Amphitheater

    $25K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

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Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Large grants

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