Frequently Asked Questions

The Grant Application for Quarterly Competitive Grants is easy to follow and asks for basic information about your organization and its project. The form is one page and requires that certain items be attached to the cover sheet before submission. First-time applicants should contact the Foundation to discuss proposals prior to submission.

Please contact us for more information or with questions about the application process.

The Foundation does not generally make grants to individuals, for religious purposes, for covering budget deficits, for travel, for fundraising events, for endowments, for salaries, or for projects normally the responsibility of a government agency.

Competitive Grants are reviewed on a quarterly basis. Applications can be mailed or delivered, but they are due in our office by 4:30 on the day of the grant deadline.

Upcoming Grant Deadlines:

July 8, 2011
October 14, 2011
January 13, 2012
April 13, 2012

Please note that requests of $25,000 or more are preferred during the first competitive grant cycle of each year.

Each school system in Delaware County is assigned a Bell Grant Committee representative. Click on the link below for your school's representitive. You can also contact our Program Officer, with general questions about Bell Grants.

• Bell Education Committee

The Kitselman Fund Advisory Board meets early each year to review applications and make recommendations to the Board of Directors of the Foundation, which makes the final selection of grant recipients.  Applicants can normally anticipate receiving a response within 60 days after the date the application was submitted. Most grants from the Fund will be of a significant amount, usually in excess of $25,000.

*Please submit your Kitselman Grant applications by December 31st of each year.

The Foundation asks that you wait to request the funds until you are ready to begin your project. Once you determine that your group is ready for your grant award, please send your request in writing for the grant distribution. Feel free to email our Program Officer or send a written request on your organization's letterhead to:

The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County, Inc.
ATTN: Program Officer
P.O. Box 807
Muncie, IN 47308

We generally ask that projects be completed within 12 months of your group being awarded a grant. However, we understand that sometimes projects are delayed due to unforeseen circumstances. If you do find that your grant project will not be completed within 12 months, please contact our Program Officer for an extension of your grant term.

Grants are provided by the Foundation for specific purposes as stated in your application. If your project changes or you do not require all of the funds provided, you must contact our Program Officer for a determination. In some cases the funds must be returned. In other cases, the Grants Committee might approve a variance. Please contact our Program Officer to discuss your individual situation.

Internal Revenue Service policies require that a post-grant report be completed for every grant we award. Reports are due one year from the date the grant was awarded, regardless of when the funds were disbursed. If your project requires longer than one year and a post grant report cannot be completed within this time, please contact our Program Officer.

We also ask that you promote our support of your project whenever possible. If you are printing posters or other promotional materials, please contact our office about ways to publicize the grant received from The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County, Inc. For a logo suitable to use in your promotional materials, please contact our office.

Post grant report forms can be found in the Grants Section.