Grantmaking: Forms

Please download and fill out the forms below. You can mail or fax them back the Community Foundation:

Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc.
2901 Ohio Boulevard, Suite 153
Terre Haute, IN 47803

Fax: 812.234.4853

The Wabash Valley Community Foundation has determined broad priorities for awarding its grant funds. Each county has its own individual review process and deadlines. The Foundation's grant process takes advantage of one of the greatest strengths of this three-county partnership - the use of local volunteer leadership to determine the organizations and agencies to be funded within each county

Download Grant Application for complete details. [528 kb Adobe Acrobat® Pdf Document]

Download Grant Final Report Form. [88 kb Adobe Acrobat® Pdf Document]

Download Form for Donor Advisers to Recommend Grants [68 kb Adobe Acrobat® Pdf Document]

Youth Opportunities

Download Youth Grant Application (funding opportunity) [96 kb Adobe Acrobat® Pdf Document]

Download Application for Membership on the Youth Grant Committee (youth volunteer opportunity) [128 kb Adobe Acrobat® Pdf Document]

Terre Haute Day Nursery:

Download Grant Application Process Information Sheet [64 kb Adobe Acrobat® Pdf Document]

Download THDN Application [52 kb Adobe Acrobat® Pdf Document]

Request for Proposals

Better Together Download RFP Information [146 kb pdf]

Good Grant Writing Advice

A Top Ten list of recommendations from private and community foundations in Indiana (heard at "Meet the Funder" events hosted by the Indiana Youth Institute across the Hoosier State):

1. Do your homework on the foundation using the foundation's Web site and annual report.
   
   
2. But don't chase dollars based on what you learn. Foundations will see right through this. Instead, apply only for grants that support your mission. Stick to your mission!
   
   
3. In your grant proposal, articulate the problem and how you will try to solve (or at least reduce) the problem. Do not over-promise. Be realistic.
   
   
4. Explain how you will know when you are successful. That means include an evaluation plan.
   
   
5. Keep the proposal clear, simple and concise.
   
   
6. Do not write a generic proposal that then is mass produced for multiple foundations. Tailor each proposal to the specific interests of each foundation.
   
   
7. Do not go to a foundation too late, with an urgent need or as a last resort.
   
   
8. Foundations do not want to be the Lone Ranger. The more broad-based financial support you can demonstrate, the more you are demonstrating sustainability to the foundation.
   
   
9. The accompanying budget needs to be detailed and include a written justification. Do not submit general estimates. Don't ask for more than you need, thinking you will receive less.
   
   
10. After receiving the grant, submit an accurate grant report and an accurate financial report by the foundation's deadline. Good grant management strengthens your reputation among funders.