Steuben County Community Foundation

What Steuben County Community Foundation does

Steuben County Community Foundation (SCCF) is an independent 501(c)(3) public charity founded in 1991 and headquartered at 1701 North Wayne Street in Angola, Indiana. As a community foundation, SCCF serves as an intermediary that connects donors with charitable causes, manages endowed funds, and distributes grants and scholarships across Steuben County. The foundation holds approximately $55 million in total assets across 290+ funds (including donor-advised, designated, unrestricted, field of interest, scholarship, and 10 community funds), serves 570+ unique donors, and awards an average of $1.5 million in grants and $400,000 in scholarships annually, with fiscal year 2025 grants reaching $3.7 million. Recipients include 75+ nonprofits across healthcare, education, social services, disability services, and the performing arts, alongside 70+ scholarship recipients per year.

SCCF's core offerings are organized around three functions: fund management (holding and administering donor-endowed funds with minimum establishment thresholds ranging from $5,000 to $25,000), grantmaking (multiple cycle-based programs including Education, Arts & Culture, Health & Human Services, Impact Grants, Substance Abuse & Recovery, REMC Operation Round Up, and F.I.S.T. youth philanthropy grants), and scholarship administration (General, Vocational, and the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship covering full tuition plus $900 annual book stipend). The foundation's technology stack relies on third-party platforms including Grant Interface for grant and scholarship application management, an online donor portal for giving and fund management, and a community room facility at headquarters. The foundation also facilitates community initiatives such as the Sheets Family Park project (an $8.5 million fully funded community park developed with the City of Angola and YMCA) and capacity-building workshops for nonprofit leaders, including a 2025 AI workshop series.

SCCF's revenue mechanics are donation-driven: it accepts cash, publicly traded securities, tangible personal property, life insurance, and estate gifts, with investment earnings from the endowment funding ongoing grants and scholarships. No fees are charged to grant or scholarship applicants. The foundation has achieved National Standards Reaccreditation through April 2028 from the Community Foundations National Standards Board and earned the Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency in 2025. Major institutional partners include Lilly Endowment Inc. (matching gift campaigns, scholarship funding, and multi-million-dollar community collaboration grants), Trine University, the Dekko Foundation (founder of the FIST youth philanthropy program), Cameron Health, YMCA of Steuben County, and the City of Angola, alongside a regional partnership with the community foundations of DeKalb, LaGrange, and Noble counties established in 2026.

Name

Steuben County Community Foundation

Legal name

Steuben County Community Foundation

Website

https://steubenfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Steuben County Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) community foundation that manages 290+ endowed funds from 570+ donors and distributes grants and scholarships to nonprofits and students in Steuben County, Indiana.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC), Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

Keywords

• Community foundation services
• Charitable grantmaking
• Donor-advised funds
• Scholarship administration
• Nonprofit support

Headquarters

HQ city

Angola

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations and Gifts: Receives voluntary donations from individuals, families, and businesses via cash, publicly traded stocks or securities, tangible personal property, life insurance, and other assets. Gifts are permanently endowed and investment earnings fund grants and scholarships.
2. Fund Management and Administration: Manages 290+ funds including designated, donor-advised, unrestricted, field of interest, and scholarship funds. Earnings from endowment investments are distributed through grants and scholarships.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Steuben County Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) community foundation that holds and manages 290+ donor-established funds, awards grants to nonprofit organizations serving Steuben County, and administers scholarship programs for local students. Its core work connects donors with causes they care about, distributes philanthropic dollars through multiple grant cycles, and supports community initiatives such as Sheets Family Park and youth philanthropy programs like F.I.S.T.

Product overview

Steuben County Community Foundation (SCCF) operates as a community foundation offering grantmaking, scholarship administration, donor services, and nonprofit capacity building. The core offerings include multiple grant programs (Education, Arts & Culture, Health & Human Services, Impact Grants, Substance Abuse Recovery, Community Funds, REMC Operation Round Up, F.I.S.T.), scholarship programs (General, Vocational, Lilly Endowment), donor-advised and designated fund management, youth philanthropy through F.I.S.T., nonprofit leadership development workshops, and community initiatives like Sheets Family Park. The Foundation manages 290+ unique funds, serves 570+ unique donors, awards 370+ grants totaling $1.5M annually, and distributes 70+ scholarships worth $400K annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FIST (Forever Improving Steuben County Together): Youth philanthropy organization founded by Dekko Foundation under direction of SCCF. Students from Hamilton, Angola, and Fremont schools become members as 8th graders and remain through high school.
• Baron Von Steuben Society
• Spirit of the Community Fund
• Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship

Products and services

• Grant Programs
• Scholarship Programs
• Donor Services and Fund Establishment
• F.I.S.T. (Forever Improving Steuben County Together) Youth Philanthropy

Quantifiable outcome

• $3.7 million in grants awarded in fiscal year 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Community Foundations of DeKalb, LaGrange, and Noble CountiesmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Regional partnership for 'Stronger Together' nonprofit leadership workshop series; collaborative professional development across four-county region covering marketing, fundraising, and board development
• City of AngolacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2021Partner in Sheets Family Park development; future property owner and long-term steward of the park; early financial supporter of the project
• YMCA of Steuben CountycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Original visionary and project lead for Sheets Family Park; donated land; will gift completed park to City of Angola; collaborative partner on community initiatives
• Dekko FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded FIST (Forever Improving Steuben County Together), a youth philanthropy organization; provides funding for FIST programs and grants; hosted Generation YP Retreat bringing together youth philanthropy groups from across the US
• Trine UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided facilities for nonprofit leadership workshops; received $17.2M Lilly Endowment grant including $2.2M for Sheets Family Park; partnership for community projects and education initiatives
• Cameron Memorial Community HospitalmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlatinum-level donor to Sheets Family Park; collaborative partner in community health initiatives including Impact Grant programs
• Chuck Sheets FamilycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerDonated land for Sheets Family Park to YMCA; primary named donor for the park project
• Steuben County GovernmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly financial supporter of Sheets Family Park; partner in county-wide community initiatives
• Steuben County REMC Operation Round UpminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAdministers Operation Round Up Grant program for economic development and community growth projects; quarterly grant cycles
• Independent Colleges of IndianamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide administrator of Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program; provides final approval for scholarship recommendations

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• United Way of Steuben County: Local peer nonprofit operating in the same Steuben County geography with parallel fundraising, donor stewardship, and community grantmaking functions. Overlapping donor and nonprofit audience.
• Elkhart County Community Foundation: Northern Indiana community foundation serving Elkhart County with comparable grant cycles, scholarship programs, and donor fund management. Direct peer in scale and mission within the same geographic region.
• Legacy Foundation: Lake County, Indiana community foundation operating a comparable grantmaking, scholarship, and donor services model. Larger scale peer demonstrating growth trajectory for similar rural-region foundations.
• Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne: Allen County, Indiana community foundation serving the Fort Wayne metro area. Highly comparable community foundation model with similar grantmaking, scholarship, and donor-advised fund services operating in the broader northeast Indiana region.

Direct peers

• Noble County Community Foundation: Regional partner with SCCF in the Stronger Together workshop series. Northeastern Indiana community foundation of similar size and service model.
• Kosciusko County Community Foundation: Warsaw, Indiana-based community foundation serving Kosciusko County with similar rural-county footprint, grantmaking cycles, and scholarship administration. Closest 1:1 comparable in scale and population served.
• DeKalb County Community Foundation: Direct collaborator with SCCF in the 'Stronger Together' regional workshop series. Adjacent rural Indiana community foundation with comparable asset size and grantmaking model.
• LaGrange County Community Foundation: Fourth member of SCCF's Stronger Together regional collaboration. Rural Indiana community foundation with parallel grantmaking, scholarship, and donor-advised fund services.

Broad incumbents

• The Indianapolis Foundation (an Indiana Philanthropy Alliance affiliate): Central Indiana community foundation managing significantly larger assets but operating the same grantmaking, scholarship, and donor-advised fund model. Industry incumbent setting standards for smaller Indiana peers.

Others

• Indiana Philanthropy Alliance: Statewide association of Indiana foundations and philanthropies. Provides sector support, training (including the John Mutz Philanthropic Leadership Institute SCCF staff attended), and accreditation services shared across community foundations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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