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Sycamore Land Trust, photo by John Lawrence

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Greene Co. Pregnancy Care Center (Pregnancy Choices) received a grant in 2023 for a new roof

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Brown County Art Gallery
Association Members working in the Art Education Studio

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Hendricks Regional Health, photo by Carly Herring

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Leadership Hendricks County Youth

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Smithville Center for Computing & Informatics
Ivy Tech

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MYPath, Owen County

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The Smithville Charitable Foundation kindly requests that all grant applicants, whether your organization has received grants in the past, are first-time applicants, or plan to submit an application in the future, review the updated FAQs section of the website.  Important information is housed within this area.

In 2024…

The Smithville Charitable Foundation received grant requests totaling $2,742,821.  The Foundation granted $1,022,766 to 13 counties in central and southern Indiana.

The Smithville Charitable Foundation has been serving central and southern Indiana since 2007, and we are excited to continue making a difference in our communities through annual grant-making. Our foundation has awarded over $10 million in grants since incorporating, and we’re proud to play a role in the wide variety of successful projects tackled by our grantees each year.

Partner Counties

central & southern Indiana

Rollover the state map or the county names to see our 2017 funding totals and the overall historic totals for the county.

The Smithville Charitable Foundation’s online application for the 2025 cycle will be available from August 1, 2025 through September 12, 2025 No extensions will be granted and no applications will be accepted after September 12, 2025. Click here for more information.

During the 2024 grant cycle, the Foundation received more grant applications in a single cycle than at any other time in its history.  The Foundation is assuming that the quantity of applications will continue to increase.   Therefore, it would be prudent to ensure that your 2025 application is submitted prior to the deadline.