Madison County Community
Anderson, IN · EIN 35-1859959. Reported 149 grants totalling $3,310,085 to 88 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 Madison County Community, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T310).
- How spread out its giving is. 88 distinct organizations, with 12% 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 $12,232. Half of what it reported fell between $8,000 and $20,269; the smallest was $5,068 and the largest $189,150. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paramount Heritage Foundation Inc | Anderson, IN | $399,496 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heart of Indiana United Way | Muncie, IN | $340,844 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anderson University Inc | Anderson, IN | $280,243 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lapel Elementary PTO | Lapel, IN | $196,277 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christian Center Inc | Anderson, IN | $116,346 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church of Anderson Indiana | Anderson, IN | $98,345 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Elwood | Elwood, IN | $96,435 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Indiana Historical Society | Indianapolis, IN | $86,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Anderson Fine Arts Foundation Inc | Anderson, IN | $80,963 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Anderson, IN | $76,135 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Operation Love Ministries Inc | Anderson, IN | $65,658 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lutheran World Relief Inc | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| A Town Center Inc | Anderson, IN | $64,862 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Assn of Madison County Inc | Pendleton, IN | $57,622 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Anderson Public Library | Anderson, IN | $56,152 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ball State University Foundation | Muncie, IN | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana Inc | Muncie, IN | $45,904 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bethel United Methodist Church | Anderson, IN | $42,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Hospital of Anderson- Madison County Inc | Anderson, IN | $40,465 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rice Lake Area Scholarship Foundation Inc | Rice Lake, WI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anderson Symphony Orchestra Association Inc | Anderson, IN | $39,455 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $35,123 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Childrens Bureau Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mr Rick Zachary | Anderson, IN | $33,333 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anderson First United Methodist Church | Anderson, IN | $33,226 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ivy Tech Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $31,011 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Minority Health Coalition of Madison County Inc | Anderson, IN | $30,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Network for Good | Las Vegas, NV | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trustees of Purdue University | Anderson, IN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Madison Coummunity School Corp | Pendleton, IN | $29,381 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gateway Association Inc | Anderson, IN | $28,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Institutes Orality Strategies | Lexington, KY | $28,350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Anderson, IN | $20,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lutheran World Relief | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muncie Mission Ministries Incorporated | Muncie, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jobsource Inc | Anderson, IN | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Avery Bailey | Anderson, IN | $19,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emily Barkdull | Pendleton, IN | $19,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jacob Eppert | Lapel, IN | $19,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nicholas Thalls | Lapel, IN | $19,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nikolas Fisher | Lapel, IN | $19,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orestes Comm Pride Comt Inc | Alexandria, IN | $17,653 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Leadership Academy of Madison County | Anderson, IN | $16,552 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gathering of the Queens | Anderson, IN | $15,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Frankton-Lapel Community Schools | Anderson, IN | $15,716 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Anderson First Church of the Nazarene | Anderson, IN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Anderson Parks & Recreation Dept | Anderson, IN | $14,220 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Animal Protection League Inc | Anderson, IN | $14,016 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chandlers Wishes | Anderson, IN | $12,982 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anderson Museum of Art | Anderson, IN | $11,892 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rotary International | Anderson, IN | $11,489 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Anderson Education Foundation Inc | Anderson, IN | $10,810 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Anderson, IN | $10,788 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alexandria Community Center Inc | Alexandria, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anderson Police Department | Anderson, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Church of Frankton | Frankton, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carl Erskine Documentary Fund | Anderson, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Side Church of God | Anderson, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist Church of Frankton | Frankton, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Global Impact Missions-Org - Inc | Lexington, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harmony House Mission Inc | Elwood, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Indiana Special Olympics Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Madison County Youth Robotics Inc | Anderson, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alternatives Incorporated of Madison County | Anderson, IN | $9,461 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Servants at Work Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elwood Community Schools | Elwood, IN | $8,772 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Red Door Cancer Societ | Muncie, IN | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Madison County Historical Society Inc | Anderson, IN | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sarah Duncan | Elwood, IN | $7,945 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alexandria Main Street | Alexandria, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anderson Indiana Main Street Aims | Anderson, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Duck Creek Center for the Art | Elwood, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Red Door Cancer Agency Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Park Place Church of God Inc | Anderson, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Social Health Association of Indiana Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA Central Indiana | Muncie, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Combat Ministries Inc | Anderson, IN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elwood Ministerial Association | Elwood, IN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rotary Club of Anderson | Anderson, IN | $6,597 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anderson Young Ballet Theatre Inc | Anderson, IN | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Midwest Men of Integrity Inc | Anderson, IN | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | Hoffman Estates, IL | $6,111 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Anderson Chamber of Commerce Incorporated | Anderson, IN | $6,066 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abigail Ziuchkovski | Muncie, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology First | Manchester, NH | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Servants at Work Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wesley Free Methodist Church | Anderson, IN | $5,689 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First United Methodist Church | Frankton, IN | $5,550 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
32 of 88 (36%) 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 kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 40 of 88 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 | 34 | $719,478 | $11,237 |
| 2022 | 40 | $987,822 | $13,908 |
| 2023 | 33 | $691,770 | $14,303 |
| 2024 | 42 | $911,015 | $10,000 |
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
93% 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 $12,232 -- 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 Madison County Community'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 41 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 1 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: 911 Meridian Street, Anderson, IN, 46016.
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