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DCF Grants Are Investments in Our Community

The Dearborn Community Foundation, Inc. (DCF) has awarded more than $10 million in grants since 1997. The grants support the needs/interests of the community in the fields of community service, social service, education, health, environment and the arts.

The Foundation considers awarded grants to be “investments” in our community. DCF grants benefit the community in a variety of ways – ranging from support for the Dearborn County Clearinghouse for Emergency Aid, Inc., and the Dearborn County Superior Court Adult Drug Court counseling to providing operating funds for the Extension Homemakers’ First Books for Kids Program and the Dogwood Horse Ranch, Inc.’s Reward Riding Program that provides therapeutic riding lessons and more to children and adults with developmental disabilities.

The majority of Foundation funds awarded to non-profit organizations are discretionary grants for which the organization conducts a competitive review and decision-making process. The balance of DCF grants are awarded based on recommendations by our donors and are paid out of donors’ endowment funds.

 Please click on General Policies to learn DCF’s grant criteria and policies. To download a copy of the grant application (includes policies, guidelines and grant program summaries) please click on the “Application” link .

Each grant program has unique criteria and guidelines. Please click on the below links to learn the details of each program to determine whether your organization is eligible to apply.

 
  1. Dearborn Community Foundation County Progress Grant Program
  2. City of Aurora Grant Program
  3. City of Lawrenceburg Community Grant Program
  4. City of Lawrenceburg Youth Grant Program
  5. Sprint Educational Excellence Grants


pdf Application For All Grants (Use One Application Only - Regardless of Number Applied For)

All questions relating to available scholarship/educational grant opportunities should be directed to Jerri Worthington, DCF Program Director.
Dearborn Community Foundation
204 Short Street
Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
(812)539-4115 phone
dcfgrants@comcast.net