Ball Brothers Foundation Rapid Grants for Arts Organizations

Ball Brothers Foundation provides funding to organizations operating in Indiana. Historically, the vast majority of their funding has been targeted to organizations in East Central Indiana with a particular emphasis in the Muncie/Delaware County area. While organizations outside the Muncie/East Central Indiana area are welcome to apply for support, please be aware that funding for organizations outside this footprint is rare.

The foundation prefers to provide funding for:

• Capacity-building initiatives that strengthen an organization’s ability to achieve greater performance and impact, such as through strategic planning, board development, collaboration, communications, professional development, and operational improvements
• Innovative approaches for addressing traditional or emerging community needs that result in long-term, systematic, sustained solutions that consider the use of community impact models and result in measurable outcomes
• Specific program/project initiatives or endeavors
• General operating support
• Seed money to help launch new programs, projects or initiatives

Rapid Grants
Up to $5,000

Provided for immediate funding needs which may include funds to provide professional development, to assist with travel or equipment needs for a new project or initiative, to act as seed money for a new project, or other related needs

Awarded between February 1 and November 30 annually (awardees are typically notified within one to two weeks of submission)

Learn more here: https://www.ballfdn.org/apply