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