Rapid Response Grant Program
Funding Amount
$75,875 total awarded (one-time distribution)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Geography
- Serving Jefferson County residents
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Overview
Funder: Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County (CFMJC), Disaster Relief Fund
Geographic Scope: Jefferson County, Indiana
Program Overview:
Emergency grant program designed to address immediate needs of nonprofit organizations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Grants provided care packages, personal protection equipment (PPE), rent assistance, and covered basic needs of Jefferson County residents.
Total Funding: $75,875 awarded to 21 nonprofit organizations
Funding Source: Disaster Relief Fund at the Community Foundation
Use of Funds:
- Care packages
- Personal protection equipment (PPE)
- Rent assistance
- Basic needs support
- Relief from COVID-19 impact
Eligible Applicants:
- Nonprofit organizations serving Jefferson County residents
- 501(c)(3) status
How to Apply
Application Process
Application details not provided in source material. This was an emergency/time-limited program in response to COVID-19.
For future emergency grant opportunities, contact:
Bill Barnes, President & CEO
Phone: (812) 265-3327
Email: [email protected]
What Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 45
- Total given
- $999K
- Median grant
- $13K
- Range
- $5,100–$71K
- By dollars: Indiana 96%, Kentucky 4%. Top recipient cities: Madison, IN; Hanover, IN; Canaan, IN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 33% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
River Valley Resources Inc · Madison, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$71K
Jefferson County Historical Society · Madison, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$64K
Christ Episcopal Church · Madison, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$59K
First Christian Church · Madison, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$47K
Girls Inc of Jefferson County · Madison, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$44K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Disaster relief
- Hardship
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