Organizational Excellence Grants Program

Eligible Applicants

Additional Requirements

Organizations classified as 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charities by the Internal Revenue Service are eligible for grants. Public entities such as schools, municipalities, and libraries may also qualify. Organizations must be located in or provide services for the benefit of Bartholomew County. Grants will not be made: To individuals For events, performances, seminars or trips unless there are special circumstances which will benefit the community For individual school needs, unless approved in writing by the school administration To faith based organizations unless the project in question is not religious in nature, is not restricted based on faith, and involves no faith based proselytizing. Ineligible Requests Replacing a gradual loss of funding/declining donation income or lost government funding Providing interim funding while waiting for government reimbursement Addressing problems resulting from an organization’s failure to adequately plan or exercise duty of care (Examples: failure to plan for maintenance costs or replacement costs of existing assets, failure to pay taxes, not anticipating construction contingency costs) For more information, visit Organizational Excellence Grants.

Geographic Eligibility

Bartholomew County