Letters 2 Santa
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Expected ~November
Based on past cycles
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Current deadline
- November 4, 2026
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Deadlines typically fall in: November
From the program guidelines: “Application Period: Opens November 4th annually”
Overview
Geographic Scope: Benton County, Indiana
Purpose: Santa spreads holiday cheer to local organizations the week before Christmas each year.
How It Works: Community members are invited to write a letter to Santa to nominate their favorite organizations for support.
Application Period: Opens November 4th annually
2025 Recipients:
- Backpack Program-Prairie Crossing
- Benton Central-Helping Hands
- Benton Community Food and Service Co-Op
- Benton County Toy Shop
- Borrowed Time-EAP
- Boswell Free Methodist-Community Out Reach
- Boswell Public Library
- Corner CupBoard-Ambia
- Earl Park Public Library
- Glimmers of Hope
- Mary T. Klinker
- Restoring Hope
- Otterbein Public Library
- Sacred Heart Elementary School
- The Cookie Jar
How to Apply
Application Process
Submission:
- Applications accepted online through the BCF grant portal
- Opens November 4th annually
- Community members write a letter to Santa nominating their favorite organizations
What Benton Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 7
- Total given
- $113K
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $5,631–$40K
- By dollars: Indiana 100%. Top recipient cities: Fowler, IN; Oxford, IN; Otterbein, IN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Town of Otterbein · Otterbein, IN
Health and wellness
$40K
Benton Community School Corporation · Fowler, IN
Reading & writing
$26K
Community Food and Service Co-Op · Oxford, IN
Food service
$15K
Discover Oxford Indiana Inc · Oxford, IN
Gas station project
$11K
Boswell-Grant TWP Fire Dept · Boswell, IN
Agency mission
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Community services
- Youth programs
- Food pantries
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