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A Quick Look at Muncie Grantees and Grantmakers
The document provides an overview of major grant recipients and donors in Muncie, highlighting that Ball State University and Minnetrista are the top three grantees, with significant funding amounts over the past five years. It also outlines strategies for grant applications, emphasizing the importance of focusing on local grantmakers due to high competition among nonprofits. Additionally, it notes that $2.9 million in out-of-state grants was received, suggesting that there are broader funding opportunities beyond local sources.
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- 1. A QUICK LOOKAT MUNCIE GRANTEES AND GRANTMAKERS Rebecca Parker Development Specialist Muncie Public Library
- 6. A QUICK BREAKDOWN The nextpage has a LOT of information, so let’s break it down first. Muncie has so many amazing nonprofits that they can’t possibly fit onto one page, so with this first chart we’re focusing on major grantees, i.e. organizations that received over $250,000 in grant funding over the last five years. We’ll get into more detail as we move forward.
- 7. BMH Foundation, $466,882BSU, $9,409,339 BSU Foundation, $9,288,276 Boys and Girls Club, $271,555 Cardinal Greenway, $834,609 Community Arts & Building Foundation, $752,883 Community Enhancement Projects, $698,996 Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware Cty, $1,899,472 Delaware Advancement… Energize ECI, $775,000 Habitat for Humanity, $672,520Ivy Tech , $298,500 Ivy Tech Foundation, $735,000 Minnetrista , $15,273,487 Motivate Our Minds, $339,843 Muncie Children's Museum, $523,894 Muncie Civic and College Symphony Association, $343,599 MCS, $558,644 City of Muncie, IN, $385,000 Professor Garfield Foundation, $372,000 Red Tail Conservancy, $524,062 Second Harvest, $802,533 Soil and Water Conservation,… South Madison Comm. Center, $485,000 United Day Care Center, $419,000 United Way, $1,193,561 YMCA, $1,023,683 Youth Opportunity Center, $581,858 Other (see next chart), $3,745,704 GRANTEES OF MUNCIE, IN WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS
- 8. WHO HAS THEBIGGEST PIECE OF THE PIE?
- 9. THE BIG THREE INMUNCIE Ball State University Foundation $9.3 million Ball State University $9.4 million Minnetrista $15.2 million
- 10. A Better Way,$163,842 Academy of Model Aeronautics, $151,000 American Red Cross, $59,748 Animal Rescue Fund, $85,740 Big Brothers, Big Sisters, $131,902 Boy Scouts of America, $65,498 Camp Adventure, $100,000 Cancer Svcs of East… First Presbyterian Church, $192,955 Gateway Health Clinic, $50,092 Hillcroft Services, $183,464 Huffer Memorial Children's Center, $209,600 Indiana Yearly Meeting of the Religious, $75,000 Inside Out Community Development, $217,500 Innovation Connector, $64,000 Kidz Korner Childcare, $89,500 Muncie Action Plan, $104,531 Muncie Civic Theatre, $72,500 Muncie Delaware Clean & Beautiful / Clean City, $88,400Muncie Parks Department, $63,000 Muncie Public Library, $155,448 Shafer Leadership Academy, $103,250 TEAMwork for Quality Living, $50,900 Urban Light Community Church, $51,960 West View Elementary School, $52,000 Westminster Village, $246,667 YWCA of Muncie, $219,265 Even SMALLER Grantees (next chart), $748,751 A CLOSER LOOK AT SOME OF THE SMALLER GRANTEES ORGANIZATIONS WITH LESS THAN $250,000 IN GRANT FUNDS WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS
- 11. Alpha Center, $20,000 Backto School Teacher's Store, $19,875 Bridges Community Services, $26,000 Chamber of Commerce, $6,500 Christian Ministries of Delaware County, $20,985 Cowan Community Schools, $3,700 Daleville Community Library Association, $31,493 Daleville Community Schools, $16,750 Delaware Community School Corporation, $10,000 Delaware County Historical Society, $3,895 Delaware County Sheriffs Office, $7,500 Delta High School, $4,000 Eden Church , $40,180 Eta Sigma Gamma, $24,000 First Choice for Women, $21,500 Four-H Club of Delaware County, $14,996 Girl Scouts of the USA, $2,750 Grace Episcopal Church, $45,838 High Street United Methodist Church, $10,400 Indiana Small Business Development, $10,000 LifeStream Services, $27,000 Masterworks Chorale, $16,047 Morning Star Church, $49,995 Muncie Central High School, $5,990 Muncie Delaware Robotics, $15,000 Muncie Mission, $30,196 National Council on Youth Leadership, $24,000 Police Athletic League, $8,415 Salvation Army, $14,996 Special Olympics of… Webster Foundation, $6,000 White River Watershed Project, $29,000 Whitely Community Council, $12,000 THE SMALLEST GRANTEES ORGANIZATIONS WITH LESS THAN $50,000 IN GRANT FUNDING
- 13. Alcoa Foundation, $150,000AndersonFoundation, $180,000 Ball Brothers Foundation, $26,600,000 Ball Foundation, George and Francis, $6,500,000 Ball Foundation, Edmund F. and Virginia B., $2,300,000 Central Indiana Community Foundation, $5,020,000 Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, $135,710 Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware Cty, $3,120,000 Ellerbrook Family Foundation, $100,000 Kitselman Foundation, $68,000 The Kresge Foundation, $175,000 Lilly and Company Foundation, $80,000 Lilly Endowment,… Marshall Cty Community Foundation, Inc., $76,378 Mutual Charitable Foundation, $130,478 The Scheumann Foundation, $800,000 Schwab Foundation, $372,000 Shafer Foundation Charitable Trust, $969,932 Silicon Valley Community Foundation, $418,000 Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, $700,000 The Wal-Mart Foundation, $270,650 Walton Family Foundation, $152,080 Weaver Popcorn Foundation, $96,250 Other Grantmakers (giving less than $50k each), $1,216,822 Funds Given to Muncie Organizations by Grantmaker
- 14. THE MAJOR GRANTMAKERSGIVING TO MUNCIE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS Ball Brothers Foundation $26.6 million given to 57 organizations. George and Frances Ball Foundation $6.5 million given to 17 organizations. Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Foundation $2.3 million given to 7 organizations. Central Indiana Community Foundation $5 million given to 3 organizations. Lilly Endowment, Inc. $4.35 million given to 7 organizations. Hamer D. & Phyllis C. Shafer Foundation Charitable Trust $969,932 given to 14 organizations. Community Foundation of the National Capital Region $135,710 given to 17 organizations. Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. $3.12 million given to 48 organizations. Gannet Foundation, Inc. $39,000 given to 12 organizations. Mutual Charitable Foundation Inc. $130,478 given to 11 organizations. Old National Bank Foundation, Inc. $22,000 given to 4 organizations. Rochester Area Community Foundation $41,700 given to 12 organizations. A small sampling…
- 15. GRANT STRATEGIES Ifyou have limited time to dedicate to grant-writing, focusing on major local grantmakers is a great strategy. Local grantmakers are a limited resource and Muncie has a very large number of nonprofits competing for them. If you think nationally and look for grants that fit your subject area, you may find a great opportunity. 5% of that $54 million dollars came from 60 out-of-state grantmakers. Local is best, but there’s a whole wide world of resources out there. $2.9 million came into Muncie from out-of-state grants in the last five years. 6% of that $54 million dollars came from 79 grantmakers that gave to only ONE Muncie organization each. Applying for a long-shot grant can pay off! That’s $3.4 million in funds!
- 16. THINK STRATEGICALLY Inaddition to researching local organizations to find out where they’ve been successful with grant funding, consider looking up organizations that have a similar goal/mission to yours. This will help you to find niche grantmakers who are specifically interested in your cause.
Editor's Notes
- #2 This presentation will be MUCH shorter than the first. The first covered the basics on how to find information for yourself, but in this presentation I did some of the legwork for you and compiled data that is relevant to Muncie nonprofits, specifically. Here we’re going to look at how much grant funding is coming into Muncie, which organizations are getting it, which grantmakers are giving it out – and how you can get a piece of that funding for yourself. We’ll also talk briefly about other research strategies beyond the local focus – like researching organizations that are thematically similar to your own instead of geographically similar.
- #8 Alright, so who are the major grantees? We’ve got BSU, BSU Foundation, and Minnetrista. Who’s the next biggest? Just so you know this is based solely on date from the Foundation Directory. That means teeny-tiny local funds and scholarships will not show up here. If you got an Altrusa grant, for example, it won’t show up. Major grants only.
- #10 These are the big dogs in Muncie. Why are they the big dogs? Because (1) they have the staff and resources to pursue grants vigorously and often and (2) because of reason 1 they are able to step outside of the local grants and also take some risks on BIG grants from other cities and states.
- #11 Here are some of the medium-sized grantees. These groups received between $50k and $250k in funding just from grants in the last five years.
- #12 And here are some of the smaller grant recipients. All these groups got less than $50k in grant funding over a five year period.
- #13 Alright, so here’s the big question. Where are these folks getting their money, and how can I use that information to get some money for my group?
- #14 Here are the major grantmakers giving to Muncie. All these groups have given over $50k to Muncie nonprofits, BUT (and that’s a big but) that doesn’t mean all these grantmakers will consider you – some of the big awards came from groups that the Big Three pursued who might not be a good fit at all for your nonprofit and who don’t normally give locally. So what’s another way we could look at this data?
- #15 How about we look at the grantmakers who have given to the highest number of organizations in Muncie? Its not the dollar amount that matters most, it’s the number of groups in town they’re giving to. If they give to lots of local groups, that tells you this is either 1) a local grantmaker that gives in Muncie often or 2) a grantmaker who gives LOTS of grants and a bunch just happened to end up coming to Muncie.
- #16 Alright, so what’s the moral of the story? Your safe bet is to look at those major grantmakers and focus your attention on them. If you have limited time and resources to dedicate to grant-writing, then that’s what you should do. But that doesn’t mean you should completely discount other grantmakers you might find through the Foundation Center. Taking a risk can lead to great rewards, so it’s worth it to try if you have the time. Use other local nonprofits as a guide. This information is publicly available and there’s no reason that you shouldn’t utilize it in your grant-seeking strategy. Lets do a local search – someone name a mid-sized local nonprofit and I’ll show you how to search for their grantee history.
- #17 For example, a nonprofit like Muncie ARF will likely apply for local grants, but they also have a niche focus that probably has lots of state and national level grant opportunities, if they just know where to look. If they look up the official name of an organization that does similar work like PAWS of Dearborn County or Partners for Animal Welfare, they may find some grants they weren’t aware of. Lets do an example search. Remember you need to have the official name that the grantee files under in order to search for them effectively. That is the biggest stumbling block for strategic searching like this.