Community Fdtn of Jackson County
Seymour, IN · EIN 31-1119856. Reported 119 grants totalling $3,212,948 to 69 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Community Fdtn of Jackson County, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T31).
- How spread out its giving is. 69 distinct organizations, with 23% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 52% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $11,800. Half of what it reported fell between $7,542 and $20,425; the smallest was $5,169 and the largest $752,671. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty Companies of Indiana Inc | Seymour, IN | $752,671 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Care Network Inc | Seymour, IN | $392,426 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys Club of Seymour Inc | Seymour, IN | $202,767 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Royalty Companies of Indiana Inc | Seymour, IN | $180,230 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of Brownstown | Brownstown, IN | $123,429 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anchor House Inc | Seymour, IN | $108,139 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jackson County United Way Inc | Seymour, IN | $94,739 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Jackson County Inc | Seymour, IN | $86,615 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Human Services Inc | Columbus, IN | $84,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Immanuel Lutheran Church Foundation of Seymour Indiana Inc | Seymour, IN | $72,457 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saint Johns Lutheran Church | Seymour, IN | $67,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Incorporated of Greater Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | $62,229 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seymour Community Schools | Seymour, IN | $55,918 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| South Central Lutheran Association for Secondary Education Inc | Seymour, IN | $50,151 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jackson County Auditor | Brownstown, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | Vallonia, IN | $49,276 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seymour Community Schools | Seymour, IN | $35,133 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peace Lutheran Church of Seymour | Seymour, IN | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Zion Evengelical Lutheran Church | Seymour, IN | $29,967 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brownstown Central High School | Brownstown, IN | $29,406 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Schneck Medical Center Guild | Seymour, IN | $29,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jackson County History Center Inc | Brownstown, IN | $27,523 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Presbyterian Church USA | Londonderry, NH | $27,406 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Carr Township Volunteer Fire Department | Medora, IN | $27,263 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Indiana University Foundation | Bloomington, IN | $25,477 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind Foundation | Rochester Hls, MI | $23,053 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jackson County Industrial Development Corporation | Seymour, IN | $22,220 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Developmental Services Inc | Columbus, IN | $20,332 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Depauw University | Greencastle, IN | $20,169 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Columbus Learning Center Management Corporation | Columbus, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Provision of Jackson County Inc | Seymour, IN | $18,748 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crothersville Cemetery Board | Crothersville, IN | $18,224 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Medora Brick Plant and Historical Sites Inc | Medora, IN | $16,975 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bode Electric Inc | Seymour, IN | $15,568 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arc of Jackson County Inc | Seymour, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Immanuel Lutheran Church | Seymour, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Crothersville | Crothersville, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hinton Computers Inc | Seymour, IN | $14,805 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | Vallonia, IN | $14,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jackson County Education Coalition Inc | Seymour, IN | $14,714 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jackson County Auditor | Brownstown, IN | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seymour Fire Department | Seymour, IN | $12,017 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Driftwood Twp Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Vallonia, IN | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medora Police Department | Medora, IN | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mental Health America of Jackson Co | Seymour, IN | $10,563 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brownstown Christian Church | Brownstown, IN | $10,362 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seymour Museum Inc | Seymour, IN | $10,123 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zion Lutheran Church | Seymour, IN | $10,116 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lutheran Mission Federation of Jackson County | Seymour, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pastoral Leadership Institute | Wheaton, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Seymour Jackson County Public Library Inc | Seymour, IN | $8,921 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| America Program Bureau Inc | Newton, MA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Enviroheat LLC | Seymour, IN | $8,175 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | Rochester Hls, MI | $8,021 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brownstown Central High School | Brownstown, IN | $8,009 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medora Christian Church | Medora, IN | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Medora Senior Citizens | Medora, IN | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Weddleville Cemetery Association | Norman, IN | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Schneck Medical Center | Seymour, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trinity Lutheran High School | Seymour, IN | $6,641 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John's Sauers Lutheran Church | Seymour, IN | $6,486 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Owen Township Volunteer Fire Dept Inc | Norman, IN | $6,202 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Agency Building Corp Inc | Seymour, IN | $6,001 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hamilton Township Volunteer Fire Dept | Cortland, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Medora Brick Plant | Medora, IN | $5,626 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Columbus Regional Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence Inc | Columbus, IN | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crothersville Cemetery Board | Crothersville, IN | $5,186 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jackson County Sheriffs Reserves | Brownstown, IN | $5,169 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
26 of 69 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Schneck Medical Center
PROGRAM SUPPORTPROGRAM SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 23 of 69 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | $1,344,319 | $12,000 |
| 2022 | 26 | $536,326 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 33 | $693,595 | $12,000 |
| 2024 | 29 | $638,708 | $11,811 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
98% of its giving went to organizations in Indiana. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $11,800 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Indiana.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Community Fdtn of Jackson County's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 23 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 6 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1231, Seymour, IN, 47274.
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