Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County
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MADISON, INWebsite
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
$999K
Total Assets
$52.5M
Total Revenue
$5.2M
Total Expenses
$2.1M
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
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
WILLIAM E BARNES JR
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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