How much funding does PCCF Youth Grants Program provide?

PCCF Youth Grants Program provides Up to US $750 in funding.

When is the deadline for PCCF Youth Grants Program?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

PCCF Youth Grants Program

Putnam County Community Foundation Inc

Foundation Grants for Youth Programs

Funding Amount

Up to US $750

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Other requirements

Requests for Youth Grants must by youth-led or youth-serving.
Youth Grants will not sustain operating or programming costs from year-to-year.
Youth Grants requests to cover a portion of a new, ongoing expense must explain the plan for future sustainability.
Grantees which have received prior Youth Grants must have completed all reporting requirements to be eligible to submit a new request.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Individuals.
Not eligible: Projects that do not serve Putnam County citizens.
Not eligible: Projects normally fully funded by units of government.
Not eligible: Religious activities or programs that appear to not serve the community at large.
Not eligible: Political organizations or campaigns.
Not eligible: National and state-wide fund-raising projects.
Not eligible: Projects operated by for-profit companies.
Not eligible: Retroactive funding of program or project.
Not eligible: Projects to build or fund an endowment outside the PCCF

Overview

The Youth Grants Program is administered by PCCF’s Youth Philanthropy (YP) Committee with funding provided by the Putnam County Youth Philanthropy. The program provides grants to youth-led projects and charitable organizations for youth-serving projects which benefit Putnam County. The Board of Directors may provide additional guidance on areas of need following PCCF’s Community Needs Assessments.
Organizations may be awarded one Youth Grants award per calendar year.

Eligibility

Requests for Youth Grants must by youth-led or youth-serving.
Youth Grants will not sustain operating or programming costs from year-to-year.
Youth Grants requests to cover a portion of a new, ongoing expense must explain the plan for future sustainability.
Grantees which have received prior Youth Grants must have completed all reporting requirements to be eligible to submit a new request.

Ineligibility

IndividualsProjects that do not serve Putnam County citizensProjects normally fully funded by units of governmentReligious activities or programs that appear to not serve the community at largePolitical organizations or campaignsNational and state-wide fund-raising projectsProjects operated by for-profit companiesRetroactive funding of program or projectProjects to build or fund an endowment outside the PCCF

What Putnam County Community Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 41
Total given: $1.4M
Median grant: $16K
Range: $5,603–$356K

By dollars: Indiana 98%, Illinois 1%, Massachusetts <1%. Top recipient cities: Greencastle, IN; Indianapolis, IN; Cloverdale, IN.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

YMCA of the Wabash Valley Inc · Brazil, IN

To further the exempt purpose of the organization

$356K
Putnam County Museum Inc · Greencastle, IN

To further the exempt purpose of the organization

$109K
City of Greencastle · Greencastle, IN

To further the exempt purpose of the organization

$98K
Putnam County Public Library · Greencastle, IN

To further the exempt purpose of the organization

$68K
Ivy Tech Foundation Terre Hautegreencastle · Indianapolis, IN

To further the exempt purpose of the organization

$67K