Grants
Impacting the Community

The  Madison County Community Foundation has been providing funding to our community since 1992. The funds originate from donor advised funds, agency endowments, scholarships and other types of restricted funds. In addition, grants to community organizations are also supported through competitive grants awarded from unrestricted funds in the Foundation.

We create our primary impact through our grantmaking. MCCF currently manages over 200 charitable funds created by individuals, families, businesses and organizations for charitable purposes. Income from these funds annually provides grants to organizations and projects and programs to improve the quality of life within our community. MCCF provides meaningful, long-term and permanent ways for people to give back to their community and to causes and organizations that matter to them.


Impact Madison Grants

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The Impact Madison Fund is a permanent fund that helps MCCF meet emerging local needs through strategic grantmaking to our nonprofit partners. Grants from this fund reflect Madison County's unique people, issues, and ideas. The Impact Madison Fund helps us support long-term solutions, respond quickly to emergencies, and meet the changing social, cultural, and educational needs our community faces.

Impact Madison Grants: Grants are made to support projects and programs of non-profit agencies located in or serving residents of Madison County in the following focus areas: Arts, Culture, and History, Health and Human Services, Education, Thriving Community (animal welfare, recreation, parks, etc.), and Women and Children.

Proposals are reviewed by a diverse committee made up of community volunteers and Board Members, which makes funding recommendations to the Foundation Board of Directors. Upon approval by the Board of Directors, funds are awarded. 

Grant Cycle Timeline:
 Application Available

February 1, 2024

 Application Deadline

February 29, 2024

Updated- Grantee Notification 

April 10, 2024

Updated- Check Presentation

April 18, 2024

 Women in Philanthropy recipients announced

May 3, 2024


Bicentennial Grant Cycle:

To be considered for a 2024 Madison County Bicentennial grant, the applicant must demonstrate that the proposed project meets the following required criteria and at least one of the recommended goals or characteristics outlined below. Priority will be given to projects that meet multiple goals and that leverage funding outside of/in addition to the Bicentennial grant. 

Projects or programs MUST be:

  • Related to celebration, preservation, or observation of historic events or locations that are of particular significance and importance to Madison County or a community therewithin
  • Open and accessible to the public (for events) or have community-wide impact
  • Achievable regardless of Bicentennial funding
  • Funded, at least partially, by the applicant outside of funding from the Bicentennial Commission

All requests for grants must be submitted by April 8, 2024 using the grant application below.

 Grant Application


Spark Grants

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 The Spark Grant program is aimed at encouraging agencies to collaboratively address core issues facing our community using one or more of the following focus areas: Arts and Culture, Education, Health and Human Services, and Thriving Community (animal welfare, recreation, parks, etc.).

In 2024, there will be (4) $25,000 Spark Grants awarded to organizations who have a program or project that is innovative, transformational and/or IMPACTFUL. A successful proposal will be a program or project that is proactive in responding to a local need or opportunity and is solution-oriented and/or solves a pressing problem with documented needs. The plan enhances cooperation and collaboration among multiple organizations within the community.

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Madison County Resource Guide

Click HERE to access the Madison County Resource Guide. If you have questions please contact Brittany Shryock at Family Resource Center at: blakey@fireflyin.org.


Mini Grants

Mini grant  We understand that things beyond your control happen outside of our pre-determined grant cycles.

  Therefore, we are happy to offer these staff approved grants which give  MCCF the flexibility to respond to the emergent needs of our non profit partners. 

 

 

 

Mini Grants are administered on a rolling cycle each calendar year.

Grant Requests must be for $2,500 or less.

Organizations may receive one Mini Grant per calendar year.

Requests should be for a one-time expense.

The applicant must be the organization that will benefit from the proposed use of the funds.

Requests for emergencies or immediate needs will be given priority.

Decisions will be made within 2 weeks.

Contact Kari for an application 


2024 Sponorships

Please contact Ben Davis PRIOR to submitting your sponsorship application.

• Limited capacity for 2024.

• If the event supports one of your programs, please apply for a grant to fund the program instead of an event sponsorship.


2024 Grant Program Information:

Were you unable to attend our info session on February 1st or do you need to revisit the information shared? Below is the link to the presentation:

Info Session presentationVideo PresentationHerald Bulletin article


 2023 Grant Recipients

Quarter 4: Above and Beyond grant recipients

  Click here to read about the grant recipients

Quarter 3: Operating grant recipients

  Click here to read about the grant recipients

Quarter 2: Programming grant recipients

  Click here to read about the grant recipients