What kinds of work does Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County Inc support?

Recent grants and active programs show support for community development, education and scholarships, arts and culture, health and mental health, youth services, veterans services, and emergency response. Named programs also include a rapid response grant cycle, competitive community grant cycles, and women’s giving circle grants for projects benefiting women and children.

How large are the foundation’s typical grants?

The typical grant distribution centers on mid-sized awards: p25 is $8,600, median grant size is $14,900, and p75 is $27,000. Recent grants also include larger awards, such as $112,713 to the City of Madison and $71,700 to Girls Inc of Jefferson County.

Does the foundation make grants outside Jefferson County?

The recent recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, and the giving is local. The county focus is Jefferson County, Indiana, with recent recipients in Madison, Dupont, and Dillsboro. The top state by grant count is Indiana, and 100% of grants are given to recipients in the HQ state.

Can organizations submit unsolicited requests?

Yes for several programs. The Community Foundation Rapid Response Grant Program, the CFMJC Competitive Grant Cycle, the Competitive Grant Cycle using flexible community and field of interest funds, and G1K all accept unsolicited applications. The Women’s Giving Circle Grants program does not.

Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County

Name: Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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MADISON, INWebsite8122653327

About Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County

Building a strong, vibrant community by helping donors provide perpetual funding for the people, projects, and passions of Jefferson County.

Focus Areas

Community developmentEducation and scholarshipsArts and cultureHealth and mental healthYouth servicesVeterans servicesEmergency response / disaster relief

Who They Fund

not specified

Funding Style

general operating supportunspecified-purpose fundingflexible/unrestricted

Topics

About Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County

A 2025 grant of $112,713 to the City of Madison is the largest recent award in the record and a clear sign of how Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County Inc operates: through local, community-centered funding that reaches public institutions, nonprofits, and scholarship programs in Jefferson County. The foundation’s recent awards also include $71,700 to Girls Inc of Jefferson County and $70,000 to Friends of the Ohio Theatre, showing support for youth-serving organizations and arts and culture alongside civic projects. Its annual grants and scholarship activity are tied to Jefferson County residents, with programs built to benefit women and children, students, and nonprofit organizations working across the county. Recent grants also reach historical preservation, public safety, health, and emergency response. The foundation’s role is not limited to one program or one cause area; instead, it uses multiple grant cycles and scholarship vehicles to move donor resources into local needs. Across the recent record, the foundation appears as a county-wide grantmaker with a strong emphasis on recurring support for organizations rooted in Madison and the surrounding community.

What Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County Funds

Community development is a central thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2024, it awarded $50,028 to Salvation Army- Madison Indiana Citadel, and in 2024 it gave $30,000 to Jefferson County Emergency Management, both through exempt-purpose support. Arts and culture also appear prominently: $42,000 went to Historic Madison Inc in 2023, and $40,000 went to Friends of the Ohio Theatre in 2024. Education is another major area, including $35,000 to Ivy Tech Community College in 2023 and scholarship administration for Jefferson County students. Health and human services show up as well, with $35,000 to Southeastern Medical Alliance in 2025 and $39,100 to Lide White Memorial Boys & Girls Club in 2024. The foundation also supports youth-focused work through Girls Inc of Jefferson County and Boys & Girls Club of Jefferson County.

How Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County Gives

Typical grant sizes cluster in the middle of five figures, with a p25 of $8,600, a median of $14,900, and a p75 of $27,000. The recent record shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, including the City of Madison, Jefferson County Historical Society, First Christian Church, Christ Episcopal Church, and Girls Inc of Jefferson County. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is classified as a mixed community foundation, funds individuals are not part of its activity, and it does not make program-related investments. Several grant programs accept unsolicited requests, including the CFMJC Competitive Grant Cycle, the Competitive Grant Cycle for flexible community and field of interest funds, and the Community Foundation Rapid Response Grant Program.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$768K

Total Assets

$44.6M

Total Revenue

$5.5M

Total Expenses

$2M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $9K and $27K, with a median of $15K.

25th Percentile

$9K

Median

$15K

75th Percentile

$27K

Geographic Reach

Local1 state funded

About 100% of grants go to recipients in IN.

Funding intensity

Low

High

Headquarters

Leadership

WILLIAM E BARNES JR

Accepts unsolicited proposals

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
CITY OF MADISON	MADISON, IN	$112,713	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
FRIENDS OF THE OHIO THEATRE	MADISON, IN	$70,000	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH	MADISON, IN	$42,975	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
JEFFERSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY	MADISON, IN	$42,975	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH	MADISON, IN	$36,700	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF JEFFERSON COUNTY	MADISON, IN	$35,400	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
SOUTHEASTERN MEDICAL ALLIANCE	MADISON, IN	$35,000	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION JOHN PAUL CHAPTER	MADISON, IN	$27,000	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
PRINCE OF PEACE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS	MADISON, IN	$26,000	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
TOWN OF HANOVER	HANOVER, IN	$25,000	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
MADISON RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORP	MADISON, IN	$25,000	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
MADISON AREA ARTS ALLIANCE	MADISON, IN	$22,900	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
SPRINGDALE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION	MADISON, IN	$21,392	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
MADISON-JEFFERSON CO HUMANE SOCIETY	MADISON, IN	$20,000	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
GIRLS INC OF JEFFERSON COUNTY	MADISON, IN	$17,100	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
NORTON KING'S DAUGHTERS' HEALTH	MADISON, IN	$15,500	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
HISTORIC MADISON INC	MADISON, IN	$15,000	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY	MADISON, IN	$14,400	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
LIFETIME RESOURCES INC	DILLSBORO, IN	$13,914	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
GRACEWORKS LUTHERAN HOUSING - HOPE COMMUNITY	MADISON, IN	$13,352	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
SALVATION ARMY- MADISON INDIANA CITADEL	MADISON, IN	$12,700	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
FRIENDS OF CLIFTY FALLS STATE PARK	MADISON, IN	$12,300	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
RIVER VALLEY RESOURCES INC	MADISON, IN	$12,000	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL CORPORATION	HANOVER, IN	$10,000	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
JEFFERSON COUNTY HOUSE OF HOPE INC	MADISON, IN	$9,800	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
JEFFERSON COUNTY YOUTH SHELTER INC	MADISON, IN	$8,000	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
MADISON CONSOLIDATED JR HIGH SCHOOL	MADISON, IN	$7,700	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
HISTORIC HOOSIER HILLS RC&D	VERSAILLES, IN	$7,400	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA	SEYMOUR, IN	$7,214	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
MADISON-JEFFERSON CO HUMANE SOCIETY	MADISON, IN	$7,000	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
MADISON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL CORP EDUCATION FOUNDATION	MADISON, IN	$6,600	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
JEFFERSON COUNTY VETERANS COUNCIL	HANOVER, IN	$6,368	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
JEFFERSON COUNTY PRESERVATION COUNCIL	MADISON, IN	$6,300	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
ANNIE'S FUND	MADISON, IN	$6,200	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
THE FREEDOM CENTER INC	MADISON, IN	$5,500	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
SAFE PASSAGE INC	BATESVILLE, IN	$5,210	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
HANOVER HAPPY HOLIDAYS INC	MADISON, IN	$5,200	2025	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
GIRLS INC OF JEFFERSON COUNTY	MADISON, IN	$71,700	2024	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
SALVATION ARMY- MADISON INDIANA CITADEL	MADISON, IN	$50,028	2024	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
JEFFERSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY	MADISON, IN	$45,450	2024	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH	MADISON, IN	$41,985	2024	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
JEFFERSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY	MADISON, IN	$41,985	2024	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
FRIENDS OF THE OHIO THEATRE	MADISON, IN	$40,000	2024	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
JEFFERSON CO 4-H CLUB & AG ASSOC	MADISON, IN	$40,000	2024	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH	MADISON, IN	$39,150	2024	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
LIDE WHITE MEMORIAL BOYS & GIRLS CLUB	MADISON, IN	$39,100	2024	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH	MADISON, IN	$38,200	2024	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
TOWN OF DUPONT	DUPONT, IN	$35,500	2024	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH	MADISON, IN	$33,400	2024	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH	MADISON, IN	$30,000	2024	TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION

Recipient

Location

Amount

Year

Purpose

CITY OF MADISON

MADISON, IN

$112,713

2025