Giving for Donors

Impact in Your Community

As we look to the next 30 years and beyond, we will not rest on our successes of the past; but rather, take the lessons learned to expand, adapt, and propel our work in the coming months, years, and decades.

The Madison County Community Foundation belongs to the community and holds the community’s memory. More than 3,000 individual donors have contributed to the funds we manage, including a number of estate and memorial gifts. The generosity of these good friends continues to benefit local agencies and students far beyond their own lifetime.

We focus especially (but not exclusively) on permanently endowed funds which will never deplete. Our leadership takes seriously the notion that we serve as stewards for today while building a stronger Foundation - and a stronger Madison County- for tomorrow.

Join us as we continue to make an impact - for good, forever.

Fund Options
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MCCF Fund Contribution Options

Madison County Community Foundation facilitates six types of funds; Unrestricted, Special Project, Field of Interest, Scholarhip, Agency Designated, and Donor Advised funds. Each fund offers compelling opportunities to impact the lives of fellow citizens of Madison County.

Review our listings of the myriad of ways fellow donors have made an impact in Madison County. Your giving, too, can improve the quality of life and create a more vibrant community within the county we call home!

Discover Lilly Endowment’s community changing matching funds program, GIFT VIII, which promises a truly impactful and dynamic giving opportunity!

    • Harold J. and Hilda L. Anderson Community Fund

    • The Naomi Bennett Fund

    • Helen Jansen Burnett Endowment

    • Davis Family Fund for Madison County

    • Delco Remy Endowment

    • Dr. Richard N. Land Unrestricted Fund

    • W.R. Dunkin & Son, Inc. 100th Anniversary

    • Eugene and Marilyn Glick Fund

    • The Glen Hartzell Memorial Fund

    • Paddy & Mary Jamerson Community Care Fund

    • McDole Family Fund

    • George M. Lee Memorial Fund

    • Robert and Amy Shelton Endowment Fund

    • Steve and Donna Madinger Endowment Fund

    • James G. and Betty Pierce Endowment Fund

    • Ricker Endowment

    • Anderson Sertoma Club Unrestricted Fund in Honor of Farada & Jacqueline Hensley

    • Delle C. Smith Benevolent Fund

    • George H. Surbaugh Memorial Fund

    • Impact Madison Fund

    • Lilly Endowment - GIFT VIII

    • Larry's Legacy Project Fund

    • Madison County Community Connect

    • Hecht Family Fund

    • Humanities Fund

    • Madison Health Partners Fund

    • Rosemary B. Sigler Education Fund

    • Downtown Anderson Fund

    • Larry "The Can Man" VanNess Memorial Community Services Fund

    • Madison Health Partners Fund (CAF)

    • Women's Endowment Fund

    • Alexander Character in Athletics Scholarship

    • Gladys Susan Allen Scholarship

    • Anderson XI Chapter of Kappa Kappa Kappa Scholarships

    • William and Louise Bender Memorial Scholarship

    • Ed Bollman Scholarship

    • Carl Bonge Scholarship

    • Robert E. Campbell Memorial Scholarship

    • George A. and Valena Cunningham Memorial Scholarship

    • Elwood Community High School Alumni Association Scholarship Fund

    • Charles H. & Hazel Dickmann Youth Community Service Award

    • Chris Hatzell Memorial Scholarship

    • Georgia F. Edgell Scholarship

    • Gladys Susan Allen Scholarship

    • Anna H. & Dr. A Wayne Elsten Memorial Scholarship

    • Bill & Gloria Gaither Arts Scholarship

    • Don & Diana Garner Scholarship

    • Ralph & Lova Garriott Scholarship

    • Tommie Griffin Memorial Scholarship

    • Stephen Hamer Memorial Scholarship

    • George and Nancye Hawes Memorial Scholarship

    • Kathryn Hotzel Journalism Scholarship

    • Brent Holland Memorial Scholarship

    • Janice Paige Hughes Scholarship

    • Cathy Huntsinger Scholarship Fund

    • Interstate Warehousing Scholarship

    • James Robert and Phyllis Louise John Memorial Scholarship

    • Janny Green Jones Education Scholarship

    • John T. Kiely Medical Scholarship

    • George & Doris Kintzel Memorial Scholarships

    • Rachel Lakes Memorial Scholarship

    • Jessica Lyons Memorial Scholarship

    • Mike Maley Scholarship

    • Minnie Hunt Memorial Scholarship Fund

    • Marybelle Marvel Memorial Scholarship

    • Mary Jo Lee Alternatives Inc. Scholarship

    • Thomas, Elizabeth, Benjamin Manning Scholarship Fund

    • Tommie Griffin Memorial Scholarship

    • William and Louise Bender Memorial Scholarship

    • Derek Matthew Packard Memorial Scholarship

    • Betty Pierce Scholarship

    • Dorothea & Cecil Ray Scholarship

    • Eulala Roettger Scholarship for Future Teachers

    • Farada M. and Jaqueline Hensley Scholarship Fund

    • Lynsey Schildmeier Memorial Scholarship

    • Lance Corporal Matthew R. Smith Memorial Scholarship

    • Soroptomist Scholarship

    • Florence Margaret, Edward Nicholas, & Kathryne Ellen Spreen Scholarship

    • Joseph & Ellen St. Clair Scholarship

    • Betty E. & Ralph J. Starkey Scholarship

    • Brad Stansberry Scholarship

    • Bernice Surratt Scholarship

    • Ralph & Emza Thurston Memorial Basketball Scholarship

    • Rollin R. & Millicent G. Wingrove Scholarship


    • Alternatives, Inc.

    • ACS Improvement Fund

    • Thelma Neely Addison Endowment Fund

    • Harold J. and Hilda L. Anderson Fund for First United Methodist Church

    • Hilda L. and Harold J. Anderson Fund for St. John's Lutheran Church

    • Anderson Education Foundation Fund

    • Anderson Fine Arts Center Carnegie Project Fund

    • Anderson Parks Department Fund

    • Anderson Parks Department Trails System Fund

    • Anderson Preparatory Academy Endowment Fund

    • Anderson Public Library Fund

    • Anderson Rotary Club Endowment Fund

    • Anderson St. Matthews UMC Legacy Fund

    • Anderson Symphony Orchestra

    • Anderson University Fund

    • Bobbette Snyder Fund for the Leadership Academy of Madison County

    • Dora Callaway Trust

    • Community Hospital Foundation Fund

    • Charles H. and Hazel Dickmann Anderson Symphony Orchestra Fund

    • Charles H. and Hazel Dickmann Christian Center Fund

    • Charles H. and Hazel Dickmann Anderson Fine Arts Center/Carnegie Fund

    • Charles H. and Hazel Dickmann First United Methodist Church/Davis Park Fund

    • Charles H. Dickmann/Madison County Bar Association Fund

    • Charles H. and Hazel Dickmann Memorial Fund for

    • First United Methodist Church, the Young Men's Christian Association of Madison County and the United Way of Madison County

    • Charles H. and Hazel Dickmann/Chamber of Commerce/Anderson University Fund

    • Charles H. and Hazel Dickmann Paramount Theatre Fund

    • Charles H. and Hazel Dickmann Town Center Park Fund

    • Charles H. and Hazel Dickmann Wilson Boys and Girls Club Fund

    • Economic Development Fund for Alexandria, Ind.

    • Frankton Dollars for Scholars Fund

    • Frankton-Lapel Community Schools Fund

    • Grace Horizon - Outside Support

    • Sharon Swain Hiatt Central Christian Church Maintenance Fund

    • Alice Heck Trust

    • House of Hope of Madison County, Inc. Endowment Fund

    • Thelma Neely Addison Endowment Fund

    • Indiana Association of Spiritualists Trust

    • Keith and Jeanne Jones Christian Center Fund

    • Dr. Horace E. and Patricia H. Jones Memorial Fund

    • Kettering Chapel Restoration

    • Killbuck Recreation Association Fund

    • George M. Lee United Way Memorial Fund

    • Harold and Hilda L. Anderson Fund for First United Methodist Church

    • Hilda L. and Harold J. Anderson Fund for St. John's Lutheran

    • Lavonne Lovett Fund for Christian Center Rescue Ministries*

    • Lynsey Schildmeier Hopewell Fund

    • Madison County Sheriff's Chaplaincy Fund

    • Mangas Charitable Trust

    • Operation Love Ministries, Inc. Endowment Fund

    • Emma Milbourne Trust

    • Paramount Heritage Foundation Fund

    • William L. and Beverley Pitts United Way of Madison Co. Fund

    • Psi Iota Xi Fund

    • Red-Tail Conservancy, Incorporated Fund

    • Reichart Fund for the Orestes Community Pride Committie

    • Ricker Family Fund for Habitat for Humanity of Madison County

    • Julia Robinson Fund for the Anderson Fine Arts Center

    • Save Our Children Fund

    • Rosemary B. Sigler Fund for St. John's Lutheran Church

    • Second Harvest Food Bank Endowment

    • Stephenson Fund for Ten Mile Baptist Church

    • Anna E. Surbaugh/YWCA Endowment Fund

    • United Way of Madison County Endowment Fund

    • United Way of Madison County Targeted Impact Fund

    • Jack and Marilyn Voelz Ivy Tech Fund

    • Wilson Boys and Girls Club Fund

    • YMCA Fund

    • Anderson Art Alliance

    • Anderson Rotary Club Endowment

    • Austin Family Fund

    • Chandler Jude Moore Non-Permanent Fund

    • Kenton and Michale Clark Non- Permanent Fund

    • Kettering Chapel Restoration

    • Maadison County Mental Health and Addictions Coalition Fund

    • Marci L. and Rufus C. Cochran Jr. Fund

    • Contos Family Endowment Fund

    • Elwood Community Fund

    • Frederick's Friends Fund

    • George R. and Nancy C. Likens Advised Fund

    • Stephen Hamer Memorial Fund

    • Lance Gayle Endowment Fund

    • Madison County Problem- Solving Court Fund

    • Donna B. & Stephen C. Madinger Non-Permanent Fund

    • The Jimmy Fund

    • G. Timothy and Jean Ann Lee Fund

    • Myers Auto World Community Fund

    • Nic Childes Memorial Fund

    • Robert J. and Susan P. Pensec Nonpermanent Fund

    • Quality of Life Fund

    • Angelica Quashie Africa Fund

    • Frances H. Reichart Memorial Fund

    • Ann C. and John T. Scott Endowment Fund

    • We Help Dads

    • Team Roboto #447

Ways donors can engage with the Madison County Community Foundation

Give to an existing fund Any amount

Give toward MCCF’s discretionary use Any amount

Legacy/Estate gifts or Corporate Philanthropy Any amount

Create a named fund of your own $10,000 Endowed/$20,000 Pass-Through

How to Donate

Women in Philanthropy

The Madison County Community Foundations hosts an Annual Luncheon which gives us the opportunity to celebrate the power of women's charitable giving and impactful grant-making.

Women in Philanthropy was established in 2005 to strengthen the philanthropic voice of women in Madison County. By encouraging the use of time, talents, and treasures, Women in Philanthropy continues to build a strong collaboration of women who are active in making their communities better and brighter. Since 2005, Women in Philanthropy has grown the endowment fund to over $175,000 through meaningful contributions. This fund supports the needs and interests of women throughout Madison County through grant-making.

Participation in Women in Philanthropy is open to all women in Madison County who care about improving the quality of life for women and children in our community and are able to join us financially in that cause. We are confident that, together, we can increase our impact on women and children throughout Madison County.

Planned Giving with FreeWill®

Don't have a will or trust? As a gift to people like you, we’ve partnered with FreeWill® to make it easy for you to make a will or trust at no cost.

Planned gifts (most commonly a donation made in your will or trust) cost nothing today and allow you to make an incredible impact, which is why so many people choose to make them. There are some other exciting though less common gifts—learn more!

Making an Impact Today

for a better tomorrow in Madison County