The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County

What The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County does

The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County, Inc. is a private nonprofit community foundation established in 1985 and headquartered in Muncie, Indiana (Tax ID 35-1640051). The Foundation's core function is to steward philanthropic capital on behalf of donors and direct it to charitable causes within Delaware County. It operates five core fund types — Unrestricted, Field of Interest, Designated, Donor-Advised, and Scholarship — plus a Legacy Society for planned giving, and accepts contributions in cash, stock, real estate, and other asset forms. As of 2025, it stewards over 400 funds and more than $88 million in assets, supported by 4,000+ lifetime donors.

In 2025 the Foundation reported $10,331,004.61 in total contributions from 1,103 gifts across 501 donors (including 167 new donors) and awarded $4,281,329.27 in grants and scholarships, consistent with a long-stated annual disbursement of more than $3 million across arts and culture, community betterment, economic development, education, and human services. The operating model is community-led and relationship-driven: donor relations, nonprofit grantmaking, and scholarship administration are staffed by a small professional team (under 10 employees) supported by a nine-member volunteer board and committee structure. Distribution is regional — confined to Muncie and Delaware County — and channeled through school counselor networks for scholarships, a Professional Advisor Channel for donor pipelines, and online grant and scholarship management systems (GrantInterface) for nonprofit and student applicants.

Revenue mechanics do not follow a commercial pricing model: the Foundation does not charge donors for fund establishment or ongoing administration, recouping operating costs indirectly through pooled investment management under a 2024 spending policy rate of 4.25% on standard funds (1.5% on funds below historic gift total). Strategic positioning rests on brand trust built over 40 years, scale (the dominant community foundation in the county), and embedded relationships with local nonprofits, school systems, professional advisors, and peer funders via the Funders Forum Collaborative that the Foundation convenes.

Name

The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County

Legal name

The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County, Inc.

Website

https://cfmdin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County is a 1985-founded nonprofit community foundation that stewards 400+ charitable funds and $88M+ in assets, awarding more than $3 million annually in grants and scholarships to nonprofits, donors, and students across Muncie and Delaware County, Indiana.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation & Philanthropic Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE), Fundraising & Annual Giving (EDALAOAB)

Keywords

• Community foundation services
• Philanthropic fund management
• Charitable grantmaking
• Donor advised funds
• Scholarship administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Muncie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Contributions and Donations: The Foundation receives donations from individuals, families, organizations, and businesses in the form of cash, check, online, stock gifts, real estate, and other assets. These contributions are pooled into endowed funds that grow over time. Distributions from these funds support community grants and scholarships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County encourages philanthropy, assists donors in building an enduring source of charitable assets, and exercises leadership in directing resources to enhance quality of life for residents of Muncie and Delaware County. It pools charitable contributions into endowed funds, offers multiple fund types (Donor-Advised, Designated, Field of Interest, Unrestricted, Scholarship, Memorial), and distributes grants and scholarships to nonprofits, students, and community initiatives serving Delaware County.

Product overview

The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County operates as a unified philanthropy platform offering multiple fund types (Unrestricted Funds, Field of Interest Funds, Designated Funds, Donor-Advised Funds, and Scholarship Funds) alongside online management systems (Fund Portal, Grants Management System, Scholarship Management System, and Board/Volunteer Portal). The core offering combines charitable fund administration with grantmaking and scholarship distribution, supported by online platforms for donors, nonprofits, students, and internal operations. Established in 1985, the Foundation manages over $88 million in assets and distributes more than $3 million annually in grants and scholarships to benefit Muncie and Delaware County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Grants Program Annual grantmaking program awarding more than $3 million annually to nonprofit organizations serving Muncie and Delaware County across Arts & Culture, Community Betterment, Economic Development, Education, and Human Services.
• Scholarship Programs Financial support to students in Muncie and Delaware County through various scholarship funds, including the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship and dozens of named scholarship funds for higher education.
• Donor-Advised Fund A giving vehicle that allows donors to recommend which nonprofit organizations will benefit from grants, while The Community Foundation handles administrative responsibilities.
• Designated Fund An endowed fund that benefits a specified nonprofit organization or set of organizations, supporting general operations or specific programs as identified by the fund's creator.
• Field of Interest Fund Supports a cause area of importance to the donor (such as animal welfare or environmental impact) without naming specific charities, allowing The Community Foundation to identify aligned organizations.
• Unrestricted Fund A living legacy that grows and changes with the community, with donations used for grants to nonprofit organizations serving Muncie and Delaware County.
• Legacy Society (Planned Giving) Planned giving program for donors who have included The Community Foundation in their estate plans, with options including bequests, IRA beneficiaries, charitable remainder trusts, charitable gift annuities, gifts of life insurance, and charitable lead trusts.
• Memorial Fund A way for families and friends to gather memorial contributions and decide together how those gifts will be used — to support a cause, establish a lasting fund, or make a one-time grant.

Quantifiable outcome

• $4,281,329.27 in grants and scholarships awarded in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Nonprofit Support Network (NSN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Community Foundation supports and partners with the Nonprofit Support Network to ensure proper resources and tools exist to strengthen all nonprofits in the community. The NSN provides nonprofits with the resources and time they need to meet their mission.
• Professional AdvisorscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Foundation offers its David Sursa Board Room at no cost to local professional advisors as a venue for meetings and events. The Charitable Planning Toolkit provides resources for advisors to guide clients in charitable giving decisions.
• Funders Forum CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Community Foundation serves as convener of The Funders Forum Collaborative, which has put together a Philanthropic Snapshot sharing extensive list of community funders and their grantmaking in 2025.
• Delaware County School SystemscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with high school counselors throughout Delaware County to distribute scholarship information and support student applicants. School counselors serve as primary contact for high school students seeking scholarships.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Central Indiana Community Foundation: Indianapolis-based community foundation managing hundreds of funds, awarding millions annually across Central Indiana, and offering donor-advised, scholarship, and designated funds - a direct functional analog serving a larger Indiana geography.
• Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne: Community foundation serving Allen County and Northeast Indiana with similar fund types (DAF, scholarship, designated, unrestricted), donor relations model, and grantmaking focus on local nonprofits and students.
• The Columbus Foundation: Large Ohio-based community foundation stewarding more than $3B in assets across thousands of funds; closely comparable operating model, fund types, and community-focused grantmaking approach.
• Greater Cincinnati Foundation: Regional community foundation operating donor-advised funds, scholarship programs, and competitive grant cycles for nonprofits, with similar community-convening and leadership-development roles.
• Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines: Mid-sized Midwest community foundation managing donor-advised, scholarship, and field-of-interest funds; comparable in scale, fund structure, and grantmaking focus on local nonprofits and students.
• The Dayton Foundation: Ohio community foundation with multiple fund types, scholarship administration, and competitive grant cycles for regional nonprofits - a comparable operating model to a single-county Indiana foundation.

Broad incumbents

• Lilly Endowment Inc. Large Indianapolis-based private foundation that funds the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship program in which The Community Foundation participates; an Indiana incumbent funder and ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor for donor funds.
• Fidelity Charitable: Largest U.S. donor-advised fund sponsor; competes for the same donor dollars through a national, digital-first DAF platform and represents the primary substitute product for locally-rooted community foundation DAFs.

Regional players

• Ball Brothers Foundation: Muncie-based private foundation established by the Ball family that also funds Delaware County causes; operates as a peer grantmaker in the same geography with overlapping nonprofit and education focus areas.

Others

• Nonprofit Support Network (Muncie): Local nonprofit capacity-building organization partnered with The Community Foundation; not a foundation peer but a direct ecosystem partner that strengthens the Foundation's nonprofit grantmaking outcomes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CFMDIN
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cfmdin

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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