Statue in Fireman's Memorial Park in downtown Muncie, IN

Contributing to the community forever.

 

Mission

The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County, Inc. encourages philanthropy, assists donors in building an enduring source of charitable assets, and exercises leadership in directing resources to enhance the quality of life for residents of Muncie and Delaware County.

Vision

To impact and empower Muncie and Delaware County by enabling philanthropy as a trusted community leader and promoting positive change now and for generations to come.

Values

 

Representative

The Community Foundation values the ability of all citizens in Muncie and Delaware County to give and serve for the common good of the community.

Responsive

The Community Foundation values its ability to serve as a community convener around issues and needs of Delaware County.

Relevant

The Community Foundation values the understanding of, importance of, and involvement in charitable giving to the people of Muncie and Delaware County.

Columns stand tall in Minnetrista in Muncie, IN

Strategic Directives

A plan for a strong future.

 

To contribute to the community today, tomorrow, and always, our staff, board, and volunteers:

 
Red flame

Explore and act in service of the community

Yellow flame

Cultivate donor relationships

Blue flame

Support local nonprofit organizations

2022-2026 Strategic Plan Goals

Goal 1: Increase awareness of The Community Foundation

Goal 2: Expand donor relations

Goal 3: Strengthen relationships & opportunities with partner funders

Goal 4: Enhance grantmaking in response to Picture, Purpose, Practice statement

Goal 5: Show support to nonprofits beyond traditional grantmaking

Goal 6: Improve efficiency & sustainability of the scholarship program

Goal 7: Encourage and influence shared community results

Goal 8: Explore and develop impact investing program

Goal 9: Build operational sustainability and efficiencies

Financial Overview

We share the community’s resources.

As of December 31, 2023, our asset pool of endowed funds totaled $83 million from which we give grants to support nonprofit organizations in Muncie and Delaware County.

2023 Community Grants by Area of Interest

  • Arts & Culture

    $238,000

  • Education

    $231,871

  • Human Services

    $363,700

  • Community Betterment

    $563,300

  • Economic Development

    $141,050

 Grants Totaled: $3,802,620

Other Year-End Results for 2023

  • $2,225,134

    Total Contributions

  • 970

    Total Number of Gifts

  • 573

    Total Number of Donors

  • 235

    Total Number of New Donors

  • 7

    Total Number of New Funds

List of Funds

Unrestricted Funds

Living legacies that grow and change with the community, used for grants to nonprofit organizations serving Muncie and Delaware County.

Unrestricted Fund of The Community Foundation
Gary Addison Fund
Alpha Center Fund
Stefan and Joan Anderson Unrestricted Fund
Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Fund
Esther Ball Fund
Bassett Family Fund
J. Robert and Joanne N. Baur Fund
Louisa and Waldo Beebe Unrestricted Endowment Fund
Derron and Charity Bishop Fund
Pat and Jane Botts Fund
William and Juanita Bruns Fund
Jane Harrell Buckles Fund
Patrick and Marilyn Cleary Fund
Gordon and Pam Cox Fund
Laura Sursa Crampton Family Fund
William and Margaret Dutton Fund
Edgar Faulkner Sr./Ermal S. Roundtree Fund
Ron and Cheryl Fauquher Fund
John and Janice Fisher Unrestricted Endowment Fund
Beulah M. Frogge Fund
Mike and Cathy Galliher Fund
Linda and Connie Gregory Fund
Julian and Suzanne Gresham Fund
Brandon Hamilton and Sara Shade Hamilton Fund
Gayle and Jeannine Harrold Fund
Jane E. Hughes Fund
Roni Johnson Fund
Wayne and Mia Johnson Fund
John C. Kelly and Marcia Ressler Kelly Fund
Laura Stanley Keppler Fund
Dain and Amanda Kavars Family Fund
Francis Lafferty Fund

Jeff and Beth Lang Fund
LEAP Managed IT Fund
John and Katherine Littler Fund
Michael O. and Nicole T. Lunsford Fund
Maxon Foundation Fund
Mid-West Metal Products Fund
Jason and Marcy Minton Fund
Jon and Barbara Moll Fund
Jay and Karen Moorman Fund
MutualBank Charitable Foundation Fund
Old National Bank Fund
Ontario Systems-Wil Davis and Ron Fauquher Fund
Jack and Thelma Peckinpaugh Fund
Mary Kate Pingry Fund
Jim and Mary Rosema Fund
Anna Winick Schwartz Memorial Fund
Martin D. and  Helen B. Schwartz Unrestricted Named Endowment Fund
Hamer and Phyllis Shafer Fund
Shafer/Muncie Power Products Legacy Fund
Kent Shuff and Steve Fennimore Fund
Jeanne and John Smith Unrestricted Fund
Steven and Barbara Smith Fund
Daniel and Lynne Stallings Fund
Casey and Jennifer Stanley Family Fund
Daniel and Catharine Stewart Fund
Charles and Claudia Sursa Unrestricted Endowment Fund
David and Mary Jane Sursa Fund
Mary Jane Sursa Fund
Gary and Amy Thomas Fund
Wayne E. and Carolyn K. Thomas Fund
James Updike and Munjot Sahu Family Fund
Mac and Lila Warrell Endowment Fund
Joseph and Janet Wilson Unrestricted Endowment Fund
Faye Wingate Fund


Field of Interest Funds

Supports a cause without naming specific charities.

1924 Community Trust Fund
5000th Charitable Fund, Inc. Fund
Albany Fund in Memory of the Frazee Family
Ball Corporation Community Betterment Fund
Robert P. Bell Teacher Grant Fund
Day Star Center Fund
Larry Dollison Fund
Economic Development Fund
The Endowment for the Arts Fund
John and Janice Fisher Quality of Place Endowment Fund
Gaston Town Endowment Fund
Historical Preservation Fund
Michael L and Jacqueline J Johnston Fund
KAKATU Foundation/David and Joanna Meeks Fund
Ellen Lacey Endowment Fund for Companion Animals

Land Conservation Fund
Liberty Perry Selma Town Endowment Fund
Maxon Foundation Fund
Howard and Erma McVicker Endowment Fund
Bill and Nancy Mitchell Living Well in Delaware County Fund
Morris Youth Fund
Muncie Power Products Community Impact Fund
Mutual Legacy Fund
Larry and Barbara Ottinger Fund
Rural Philanthropy Pass Through Fund
Jeanne and John Smith Fund
Nancy J. Smith Fund
Robert and Janet Stratton Fund
Town of Yorktown Endowment Fund
Youth as Resources Fund


Designated Funds

Select a particular charity or charities to benefit from your endowed gift.

A Better Way - Shelter for Domestic Violence Fund
Tiny Adams "Toys for Tots" Endowment Fund
Albany Community Library Endowment Fund
Alpha Center Fund
Animal Rescue Fund (ARF)
Appeal to the Great Spirit Fund
Isabell Urban Ball Library Music Center Fund
Albert E. and Mary E. Baur Fund
R. Donald and Susan A. Bell Memorial Fund
Bethel Church/Historic Bethel Cemetery Fund
Beyond I CAN Fund
Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie Educational Fund
Boys & Girls Club of Muncie Fund
Buley Center Endowment Fund
BY5 Early Childhood Endowment Fund
Cardinal Greenway Fund
CASA of Delaware County Fund
Christian Ministries of Delaware County Fund
Christian Student Foundation Legacy Fund
Jane R. Church Community Music Fund
Community Enhancement Projects Maintenance Fund
Cornerstone Center for the Arts Fund
Cornerstone HVAC Fund
Cornerstone Center for the Arts - Program Fund
John M. Craddock Wetland Nature Preserve Fund
Daleville Community Library Fund
Delaware Advancement Corporation Fund
Delaware Community Schools Educational Foundation Fund
Delaware County 4-H Clubs, Inc. Fund
Delaware County BY5 Early Childhood Initiative
Delaware County Historical Society Fund
Eaton Public Library Fund
Eden Church Fund
Fieldhouse Renovation Fund
Dub and Nancy Fike Fund/Ball Memorial Hospital Foundation
Dub and Nancy Fike Covenant Christian High School Fund
Dub and Nancy Fike Damar Services Fund
MCM/Dub & Nancy Fike Family Fund
Dub and Nancy Fike Family Fund for MCS Children's Clothing Bank
Dub and Nancy Fike/Riley Children's Hospital Fund
Dub and Nancy Fike Tabernacle Presbyterian Church Fund
Dub and Nancy Fike Fund/United Way of Delaware County
Nancy Finan "The Hair Goddess" Fund
First Choice for Women Fund
First Presbyterian Church Maintenance Fund
First Presbyterian Church Youth Programs Fund
Flags of Honor & Exchange Club of Muncie Fund
Molly Flodder TEAMwork for Quality Living Fund
Friends of Beech Grove Fund
Suzanne Gresham Center Fund
Habitat for Humanity Fund
Herbert H. Hamilton Charitable Fund
Herbert H. Hamilton Charitable Designated Fund II
Heritage Hall Christian School Fund
Hillcroft Services Fund
Home Savers of Delaware County Fund
Ruby Hughes Memorial Fund of Friends of the YOC, Inc.
Indiana Public Radio Fund
Isanogel Campership Fund
Isanogel Center Fund
Flo Lapin Center for Middletown Studies Fund
LifeStream Fund
Martin Luther King Dream Team Fund
Masterworks Chorale Fund
Meridian Health Services Fund

Minnetrista Cultural Foundation Fund
Mock Fund for Special Education
Pat and Bruce Moore Family Fund
Pat K. Moore Pre-Kindergarten Memorial Fund
Jean W. and Mora Morris Fund for Youth
Motivate Our Minds Fund
Motivate Our Minds/Fred Wenger Scholars Fund
Muncie Action Plan Fund
Muncie Animal Care Fund
Muncie Animal Shelter Roof Fund
Muncie Arts and Culture Council Fund
Muncie Children's Museum Fund
Muncie Civic Theatre Fund
MCS CEO Endowment Fund
Muncie Community Schools Fund
Muncie Delaware County Senior Citizens Center Fund
Muncie Endurathon/Lenette Freeman Fund
Muncie Mission Ministries, Inc. Fund
Muncie OUTreach Fund
Muncie Parks and Recreation Endowment Fund
Muncie Parks and Recreation Pass-Thru Fund
Muncie Skate Park Fund
MSO Endowment Fund
MSO Fisher/Shafer Honorary Fund
MSO Outreach & Youth Symphonies Fund
NAACP Muncie Branch Fund
Charles and Mary Newmier Benefit Fund
NonproFIT Support Network
Old National Bank Fund for Muncie Community Schools
Open Door Health Services Judith B. Roepke Fund
Passing of the Buffalo Fund
Richard L. and Regina B. Peck Fund
Red-tail Land Conservancy Fund
Al Rent Honorary IPR/WIPB Public Media Student Fund
Jerry and Nanette Rushton First Presbyterian Church Fund
Salvation Army Food Pantry Fund
Anna Winick Schwartz Memorial Fund
Sharon & Andrew Seager Fund
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana, Inc. Fund
Shafer Leadership Academy Fund
Soup Kitchen of Muncie Fund
Special Olympics Indiana Delaware County Fund
John R. and Mary K. Stanley Fund
David and Mary Jane Sursa Trust Fund
Mary Jane & David Sursa Muncie Symphony Orchestra Fund
Mary Frances Thomas Library Fund
Helen L. Towne Designated Fund
Tuhey Pool Endowment Fund
Tuhey Pool Pass Through Fund
United Day Care Center Fund
United Way of Delaware County Legacy Fund
Urban Light Community Development Endowment Fund
Village Foundation Fund
Wheeler Orchid Collection and Species Bank Fund
White River Corridor Maintenance Fund
Janet A. Wilson Memorial Fund
James Wingate Sr. Memorial Fund
YMCA of Muncie Camp Crosley Fund
YMCA of Muncie Fund
Yorktown Community Schools Education Fund
Youth Opportunity Center Fund
YWCA Fund
Jay S. Zimmerman Memorial Fund


Donor Advised Fund

Take a role in recommending what nonprofit organizations will benefit from grants.

Stefan and Joan Anderson Fund
Michael N. Baur Fund
Waldo and Louisa Beebe Donor Advised Fund
Brown Family Charitable Fund
Buckles Family Fund
Schuyler and Mary Louise Buck Fund
Durham Veterinary Trust Fund
The Fauquher Family Fund
First Merchants Bank Charitable Fund
Funders Forum Fund
Jane E. Hughes Education Fund
Kid Aid Fund
Kiwanis Club of Muncie Fund
Michael and Nicole Lunsford Charitable Fund
Kirk and Deb Mace Memorial Foundation Fund
Keith and Elaine Miller Fund
Old National Bank Charitable Fund

Jack and Thelma Peckinpaugh Fund
Ray Family Fund
Ross Family Fund
Rotary Club of Muncie Fund
Pat Schaefer Donor Advised Pass-Thru Fund
Sigma Phi Epsilon, Indiana Gamma Charities Endowment Fund
Steve and Barbara Smith Donor Advised Fund
Van & Margaret Smith Family Fund
Dylan T. Stafford Memorial Fund
Charles V. and Claudia B. Sursa Family Fund
Natalie LaShay Teague Fund
Terhune Fund
Robert A. and Beverly D. Terhune Fund
Tri Kappa Fund
Walker Family Donor Advised Fund
Douglas and Katherine White Fund


Scholarship Funds

Providing financial support to students in our community.

Sarah E. Adams Scholarship Fund
Gary W. Addison Scholarship Fund
Patricia K. and Franklyn D. Brinkman, Sr. Nursing Scholarship Fund
Michael Brodhead Scholarship Fund
Schuyler and Mary Louise Buck Scholarship Fund
Ashley Burgauer Scholarship Fund
E.A. and E.E. Burgess Memorial Scholarship Fund
J. Burgess Memorial Scholarship Fund
Burris Class of 1949 Angie Wilson Scholarship Fund
Adam Cline Scholarship Fund
Max V. Creviston and Nellie Cathrine Scholarship Fund
Delaware Community School Corporation Scholarship Fund
Delta Eagles Wrestling Scholarship Fund
Tom Devine Memorial Scholarship Fund
East Central Opportunities Scholarship Fund
eKeeper Systems Unparalleled Excellence Scholarship Fund
Hurley C. and Fredine (Wynn) Goodall Scholarship Fund
Zach Greenwalt Scholarship Fund
Ollie Mae Hammond Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sue Harris Unsung Hero Scholarship Fund
Jenny Haskell Memorial Scholarship Fund
Michele Barnhart Hires Scholarship Fund
Janice Paige Hughes Scholarship Fund
Jon Hunter Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lathrop P. Johnson Scholarship Fund
E.K. Keesling Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kishel Art Scholarship Fund
Alice Miriam Kitselman Scholarship Fund
Jim Leffler Memorial Scholarship Fund

Robbin S. Lindsey Memorial Scholarship Fund
Carolyn A. Lucas Scholarship Fund
Grace K. Maring Scholarship Fund
Robert and Wanda McKibben Scholarship Fund
Dr. William J. and Thelma V. McNabney Memorial Scholarship Fund
Dr. Albert O. Miller Scholarship Fund
Kenneth R. and Glenda D. Miller Scholarship Fund
Muncie Elks Lodge 245/H. Wayne Standerford Scholarship Fund
Muncie Southside Spirit Scholarship Fund
Murray's Jewelers Scholarship Fund
Jerry Parrish Scholarship Fund
Owen H. Ramey Memorial Scholarship Fund
Braden R. Reynolds Memorial Construction Management Scholarship Fund
Arthur D. and Josephine M. Robling Scholarship Fund
Ross Family Autism Scholarship Fund
Kathleen Rozelle-Camplin Scholarship Fund
Nicholas Brooks Sherfy Memorial Scholarship Fund
Steve Shondell Scholarship Fund
Dylan T. Stafford We Before Me Scholarship Fund
Charles W. and Jane (Klipsch) Thomas Scholarship Fund
Robert L. Thompson Scholarship Fund
George and Nelda Van Laningham Scholarship Fund
Rex A. Waldo II Scholarship Fund
Bobby Watters Scholarship Fund
Charles L. Whitehair Memorial Scholarship Fund
Wilfred Wingate Scholarship Fund
Yorktown Lions Club Scholarship Fund

Contact us to learn more about The Community Foundation.