Quick Summary
Name: Smithville Charitable Foundation Inc Status: Active Grant Maker
Key Facts
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual Giving | $1,090,034 |
| Grant Range | $1,500 - $100,000 |
| Average Grant | $10,000 |
| Application Method | Fixed Deadline |
Contact Details
Website: https://smithvillefoundation.org/
Address: 1600 West Temperance Street, Ellettsville, IN 47429
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 68, Ellettsville, IN 47429
Geographic Focus
The foundation serves 17 counties in central and southern Indiana where Smithville Communications has customers: Boone, Brown, Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Hendricks, Howard, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Orange, Owen, Posey, Sullivan, and Tipton counties.
Important: Organizations must be headquartered in one of these counties to be eligible. Project location alone does not qualify.
Funding Priorities
- Education
- Health
- Relief of poverty or distress
- Arts and culture
- Human services
- Philanthropy and voluntarism
- Public organizations serving eligible counties
What They Don't Fund
- Operating expenses (expenses incurred in regular business operations)
- Sponsorships
- Organizations not headquartered in the 17 eligible Indiana counties
- Organizations not classified as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3)
- Multi-year requests (rarely considered)
- Pilot programs (rarely considered)
Application Method
Online application process with an annual deadline cycle. The 2025 application cycle runs from August 1, 2025 through September 12, 2025. No extensions granted and no late applications accepted.
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