Leadership Grants

Leadership Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Wabash Valley Community Foundation
Amount: US $25,000 - US $100,000
Last Updated: April 22, 2025

Summary

The Wabash Valley Community Foundation's Leadership Grants aim to enhance the quality of life in Clay, Sullivan, and Vigo counties by addressing critical issues such as mental health, substance use, and homelessness. With a $1 million initiative, the foundation seeks impactful partnerships and funding opportunities to foster collaboration among nonprofits and government entities. Grants range from $25,000 to $100,000, potentially renewable for up to three years, supporting sustainable community improvements.

Overview

Our Story At the Wabash Valley Community Foundation, we realize the difference is you. When you donate to the Community Foundation, you are one of many individuals choosing to make a difference by building a strong future for our communities. When you partner with us to fulfill your charitable goals, you help nonprofit organizations transform our communities, making Clay, Sullivan and Vigo counties better places to live, work and play. Whatever your reason for choosing to make a difference, our team is proud to assist you and help you realize your philanthropic dreams within our communities. For good. For ever.® Leadership Grants For the past three decades, the Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc., has focused on improving the quality of life of individuals residing within the Wabash Valley. With its mission of engaging people, building resources and enriching lives, the Community Foundation has partnered with generous individuals, families and organizations to achieve its vision of a healthy, educated and thriving communities. In these times, the issues of mental health, substance use and homelessness are at the forefront of our communities; the Community Foundation recognizes that some individuals within our service area can benefit from additional assistance necessary to achieve its vision. Thanks to the generosity of a local family sharing the same dedication to improving the situation of individuals in Vigo County and the entire Wabash Valley, the Community Foundation is pleased to announce its “Creating a Better Tomorrow” initiative. Through a $1 million gift, the Community Foundation seeks to identify and fund impactful opportunities and partnerships between eligible nonprofit stakeholders and governmental entities. The Community Foundation is offering two funding opportunities aimed at addressing issues related to mental health, substance use and/or homelessness within its service area of Clay, Sullivan and Vigo counties. Addressing these issues and taking advantage of new funding, promising opportunities will require sustained, well-informed, highly effective and highly-collaborative action among nonprofit stakeholders, governmental and businesses at the local level. The Community Foundation recognizes that our nonprofit community, healthcare community and governmental entities are uniquely positioned to address specific issues. However, the issues related to mental health, substance use and homelessness are multi-dimensional and complex issues in which no one entity can “solve.” Funding The Community Foundation will award grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 that may be renewed for a second and third year based upon the Grantee achieving the metrics defined within the proposal.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Community Foundation seeks to identify and fund impactful opportunities and partnerships between eligible nonprofit stakeholders and governmental entities. The Leadership Grant should reflect collaborative efforts, organizational commitment and represent investments with measurable results and can produce lasting and impactful outcomes.Eligible Counties:Sullivan County Clay CountyVigo County

Ineligibility

While the Community Foundation remains flexible in attempting to meet community needs, the following items generally are not funded:Operational expenses of existing programs Endowments or deficit funding Funds for redistribution by the grantee Conferences, publications, films, television and radio programs unless integral to the project for which the grant is sought Religious purposes Travel for individuals or groups such as bands, sports teams and classes Annual appeals and membership contributions Commonly accepted community services, which are tax supported such as fire and police protection, welfare and library service, etc. Political campaigns or lobbying activities