Brown County Community Foundation’s Community Grants support organizations’ charitable projects in education, environment, health, housing, and the arts to build a stronger, healthier Brown County, Indiana.
Funder: Brown County Community Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: 2025 Community Grant awards ranged from $1,000 to $25,000
Summary: Supports charitable projects benefiting Brown County, Indiana residents in education, environment, health and wellness, housing, and arts and culture.
Key Information: Applications must be submitted online and include a mandatory grant application interview.
Brown County Community Foundation’s Community Grants program supports specific charitable projects and programs that respond to changing needs in Brown County, Indiana. Its current focus areas are childhood education, environment, health and wellness, housing, and arts and culture. The foundation’s broader charitable interests include social services, health care, education, and the arts and humanities, with the goal of building a stronger, healthier community.
Preference goes to requests supporting community initiative priorities identified by the Board of Trustees. The foundation prioritizes measurable outcomes and favors collaboration that reduces duplication and maximizes resources. Past grants have supported literacy, youth learning, affordable housing, mental health services, food assistance, domestic violence services, recycling infrastructure, and native planting to improve water quality. Organizations may apply annually for programmatic needs.