How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Seth A Keele
First Financial Bank 125 3rd St
Columbus, IN 47201
(812) 373-1410
[email protected] - Form and materials
- There is a perset grant applicaton
- Deadlines
- Board of directors meet on a called basis 2 times annually.
- Restrictions
- Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) organization, preferably with in a 50 miles of columbus, in. No churches are currently considered. Prefer benefit to bartholomew county citizens.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$496,500
- Grants listed
- 37
- Assets, end of year
- $4,955,664
-
Tax year 2024
$354,500
- Grants listed
- 35
- Assets, end of year
- $5,069,741
-
Tax year 2023
$397,300
- Grants listed
- 40
- Assets, end of year
- $5,077,781
-
Tax year 2022
$330,500
- Grants listed
- 46
- Assets, end of year
- $5,246,366
-
Tax year 2021
$319,500
- Grants listed
- 38
- Assets, end of year
- $5,421,944
-
Tax year 2020
$319,300
- Grants listed
- 43
- Assets, end of year
- $5,434,367
-
Tax year 2019
$442,050
- Grants listed
- 40
- Assets, end of year
- $5,220,269
-
Tax year 2018
$290,800
- Grants listed
- 44
- Assets, end of year
- $5,302,513
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Bridge to Dove Recovery House IncColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$72,000 -
Hospice of South Central IndianaColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$51,500 -
Indiana University ColumbusColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$40,000 -
American Red CrossColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$34,000 -
Chain Breaker MinistriesColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$25,000 -
Family Services of Bartholomew CountyColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$25,000 -
Lincoln Central Neighborhood Family CenterColumbus, IN
Charitable purpose
$20,000 -
CasaColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$17,000 -
Love Chapel FoundationColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$15,000 -
Just Friends IncColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$15,000 -
Foundation for Youth of Bartholomew County IncColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$15,000 -
Mill Race Center IncColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$12,000 -
Bartholomew County Public LibraryColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$12,000 -
Columbus Indiana PhilharmonicColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$12,000 -
Friends of Columbus Animal Care ServicesColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$12,000 -
Ronald McDonald House of IndianaIndianapolis, IN
Charitable purposes
$10,000 -
Columbus Area Chamber of CommerceColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$10,000 -
Salvation ArmyIndianapolis, IN
Charitable purposes
$9,000 -
Turning Point Domestic ViolenceColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$8,000 -
Hoosier Trails Council BSABloomington, IN
Charitable purposes
$7,000 -
Columbus Indiana Architectural ArchivesColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$7,000 -
Riley Children's FoundationIndianapolis, IN
Charitable purposes
$7,000 -
Columbus Regional Health FoundationColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$7,000 -
Columbus Firemen's Cheer FundColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$5,000 -
Columbus Symphony OrchestraColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$5,000 -
Happy Hollow Children's Camp IncIndianapolis, IN
Charitable purposes
$5,000 -
Shop with A Cop FOP#89Columbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$5,000 -
Gleaners Foodbank of Indiana IncIndianapolis, IN
Charitable purposes
$5,000 -
Bartholomew Co Historical SocietyColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$5,000 -
Thrive AllianceColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$5,000 -
The ARC of Bartholomew CountyColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$5,000 -
Landmark ColumbusColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$3,000 -
First Christian ChurchColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$3,000 -
Mill Race Theatre CompanyColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$3,000 -
United Way of Bartholomew County IncColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$2,000 -
Kidscommons Columbus Community Children's MuseumColumbus, IN
Charitable purposes
$2,000 -
Reins to Recovery IncSeymour, IN
Charitable purposes
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Mental health2 grants $97,00052% of the total
- Human services4 grants $34,00018% of the total
- Community development1 grant $20,00011% of the total
- Religion2 grants $18,00010% of the total
- Animals1 grant $12,0006% of the total
- Arts and culture1 grant $3,0002% of the total
- 1 other causes1 grant $2,0001% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Indiana37 grants $496,500
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Diane BradleyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $650
- Steve CarothersDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $650
- James HollandSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $650
- Richard H WeaverDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $650
- Sam PentzerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $650
- Seth A KeeleDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $650
The return
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