Sullivan County Urgent Grants

The Sullivan County Urgent Grants, managed by the Wabash Valley Community Foundation, provide critical financial support to organizations facing unexpected operational needs. Grants of up to $5,000 are available for eligible entities in Clay, Sullivan, or Vigo counties dealing with urgent situations like natural disasters, theft, or equipment failures. This initiative aims to quickly assist organizations that are proven financial stewards and effective community providers, ensuring they can continue their vital services.

NOTE: Urgent grant needs are reviewed on an as-needed basis and therefore do not fall within the deadline dates applied to the typical grantcycles.
We go beyond simply taking charitable contributions and making grants to charitable organizations. Together, we have awarded over $30 million in grants and scholarships. Grants from the Community Foundation support every imaginable area of our communities from community centers and local arts organizations to tree-planting projects and literacy programs in schools.
For an organization with a proven track record, a one-time grant of up to $5,000 is available for organizations in Clay, Sullivan or Vigo counties.
For a Sullivan County organization with a proven track record with the Community Foundation as being sound financial stewards and successful community providers, a one-time grant of up to $5,000 is available for an urgent operational need. This grant may be used for a sudden, unanticipated and unavoidable challenge. Generally speaking, a compelling reason must exist in order to shorten and simplify the review process.

Eligibility

Examples of Eligible requests:Natural or accidental disasters (fire/flood, etc.);Theft or damage to equipment required to operate core programs;Accidental or unexpected occurrences that, until resolved, cause facilities to be inaccessible or render programs unable to operate;Unexpected failure or immediate impending failure of equipment that could threaten an organization’s ability to provide programming or services.

Ineligibility

Ineligible RequestsReplacement of a gradual loss of funding or declining donation income or lost government funding;Provision of interim funding while waiting for government or insurance reimbursement;Start-up support for new programs;Addressing problems resulting from an organization’s failure to adequately plan or exercise duty of care. Examples to consider:waiting until a lease expires before trying to locate alternate space; relying on a small number of donors for support without having developed a diversified plan to sustain programming;failure to pay taxes;running operating deficits over multiple years; not anticipating constructioncontingency costs;failure to pay for maintenance costs and/or replacement costs of existing equipment;Food requests.