How to Apply
Vigo County
The Community Foundation will announce the application deadlines for its newly-revised competitive grants process in mid-February. All Vigo County nonprofit organizations, regardless of intention to submit, must fill out an Organizational Health Assessment by March 9, 2026.
Please click here to complete the Assessment.
Clay and Sullivan counties
A Statement of Intent is required prior to submitting a grant request. All Statements of Intent must be submitted online via the Community Foundation’s online process via the “Click Here to Apply” button.
Deadlines for Statements of Intent:
Clay County November 1st and May 1st | Online process opens September 15th and March 15th
Sullivan County November 1st and May 1st | Online process opens September 15th and March 15th
Statements of Intent will be reviewed, and selected organizations will be invited to submit a full proposal, which will also be completed through the Community Foundation’s online process.
Clay and Sullivan counties must wait one grant cycle before re-applying.
Deadlines for Full Proposals:
Clay County February 1st and August 1st
Sullivan County February 1st and August 1st
* Terre Haute Day Nursery, Youth Grant Committee, and the Urgent Needs grants have alternate requirements. These applications can be found below.
Other Application Forms
Please download and fill out the forms below. You can mail or fax back the Community Foundation:
Wabash Valley Community Foundation, Inc.
200 South 8th Street
Terre Haute, IN 47807
Fax: 812-234-4853
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Urgent Needs Grant Applications:
Download Clay County Urgent Needs Grant Application
Download Sullivan County Urgent Needs Grant Application
Download Vigo County Urgent Needs Grant Application
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Donor Adviser Recommendation Form:
| Download Form for Donor Advisers to Recommend Grants |
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Terre Haute Day Nursery Grant Application:
Please click here to download the application.
The competitive grant cycle will close on November 3, 2025.
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For information on Youth Grant Committee Grants, click here.
Good Grant Writing Advice
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A Top Ten list of recommendations from private and community foundations in Indiana (heard at “Meet the Funder” events hosted by the Indiana Youth Institute across the Hoosier State):
- Do your homework on a community foundation using the community foundation’s web site and annual report.
- But don’t chase dollars based on what you learn. Many community foundations will see right through this. Instead, apply only for grants that support your mission. Stick to your mission!
- In your grant proposal, articulate the problem and how you will try to solve (or at least reduce) the problem. Do not over-promise. Be realistic.
- Explain how you will know when you are successful. That means include an evaluation plan.
- Keep the proposal clear, simple and concise.
- Do not write a generic proposal that then is mass produced for multiple foundations. Tailor each proposal to the specific interests of each foundation.
- Do not go to a community foundation too late with an urgent need or as a last resort.
- Community foundations do not want to be the Lone Ranger. The more broad-based financial support you can demonstrate, the more you are demonstrating sustainability to a community foundation.
- The accompanying budget needs to be detailed and include a written justification. Do not submit general estimates. Don’t ask for more than you need, thinking you will receive less.
- After receiving the grant, submit an accurate grant report and an accurate financial report by the particular foundation’s deadline. Good grant management strengthens your reputation among funders.
