Community Foundation of White County

What Community Foundation of White County does

Community Foundation of White County (CFWC) is a 501(c)(3) community foundation founded in 1998 and headquartered in Monticello, Indiana. Its stated mission is to strengthen and transform White County by fostering charitable giving, philanthropic aspirations, and leadership. The foundation operates as an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette and complies with Community Foundation National Standards Board requirements, providing the institutional governance, audited financials, and donor-intent protections expected of an accredited community foundation.

CFWC's core activity is fundraising and grantmaking. On the fundraising side, it accepts cash, appreciated securities, bequests, life insurance, retirement plan assets, real estate, charitable remainder trusts, charitable gift annuities, and farm-crop proceeds via a 'Penny Per Bushel' program, and stewards donor-restricted funds across five vehicle types — Agency Endowment, Field of Interest, Donor Advised, Designated, and Unrestricted. On the deployment side, it administers more than 40 named local scholarships (totaling $149,840 in 2025) for students from Frontier, Twin Lakes, Tri-County, and North White high school corporations, plus the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship (full tuition plus a $900/year book stipend at Indiana colleges). It also runs multiple grant cycles — Community Cares (up to $100,000), Mental Wellness ($75,000), Women Giving Together, Leslie Grants ($500-$1,000), Youth Philanthropy Council, and the Glen B. and Lorraine D. Garrott Fund — and supports the Legacy Society planned-giving recognition program.

The foundation serves four primary constituencies: White County high school students (scholarship recipients), White County nonprofits (grantees), individual donors (charitable-givers and estate planners), and professional advisors (attorneys, CPAs, trust officers, financial planners) who channel client giving through CFWC. It is governed by a volunteer Governing Council, has a small staff led by Executive Director Leslie Goss, and operates a single office at 1001 Airport Rd, Monticello. The revenue model is donations-only with no fees or commercial pricing, and the technology stack is minimal — a Wix-hosted website plus a Facebook presence.

Name

Community Foundation of White County

Legal name

Community Foundation of White County

Website

https://cfwhitecounty.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Community Foundation of White County is a 501(c)(3) community foundation, founded 1998 and based in Monticello, Indiana, that stewards charitable funds and distributes scholarships and grants to White County students, nonprofits, and community causes.

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)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Sponsors (BPAGAKAF), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Community foundation services
• Charitable grant administration
• Scholarship fund management
• Donor advised funds
• Endowment fund stewardship

Headquarters

HQ city

Monticello

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The foundation receives donations from individuals and organizations in various forms including cash, appreciated securities, bequests, life insurance policies, retirement plan assets, real estate, charitable remainder trusts, and charitable gift annuities. They also offer the Penny Per Bushel program for farmers to donate a portion of crop proceeds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CFWC is a community foundation that pools charitable contributions from individuals and organizations into endowed and pass-through funds, then redistributes them as scholarships to White County high school students and grants to local nonprofits addressing mental wellness, education, youth development, food security, and community services. Donors may contribute through cash, appreciated securities, bequests, life insurance, retirement plan assets, real estate, charitable remainder trusts, charitable gift annuities, or the Penny Per Bushel program, and may establish unrestricted, field-of-interest, designated, donor-advised, scholarship, or agency endowment funds.

Product overview

Community Foundation of White County operates as a philanthropic organization offering a comprehensive suite of giving and grantmaking services rather than a technology product. The core offerings include multiple grant programs (Community Cares Grants up to $100,000, Mental Wellness Grants of $75,000, Women Giving Together Grants, Leslie Grants $500-$1,000, Youth Philanthropy Council Grants, and Garrott Fund Grants), scholarship programs (the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship providing full tuition plus $900/year book stipend, and over 40 local scholarships totaling $149,840 in 2025), and various donor services including Agency Endowment Funds, Field of Interest Funds, Donor Advised Funds, Designated Funds, and Unrestricted Funds. Additional services include Legacy Society recognition, multiple Ways to Give (cash, securities, bequests, insurance, real estate, trusts, annuities, penny per bushel), nonprofit agency endowment support, and professional advisor partnership resources. The organization serves the White County, Indiana community through these interconnected charitable giving and grantmaking programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CFWC: Abbreviated name used for Community Foundation of White County
• Women Giving Together
• Youth Philanthropy Council
• Legacy Society
• Leslie Grants

Products and services

• Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship A full-tuition scholarship program for White County high school seniors attending Indiana colleges, providing tuition, required fees, and a $900 annual book stipend for four years of full-time study. Funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. and administered locally by CFWC.
• Local Community Scholarships Over 40 locally administered named scholarships available to graduating students from Frontier, Twin Lakes, Tri-County, North White, and other White County high schools, totaling $149,840 distributed in 2025.
• Community Cares Grants Major annual grant cycle for nonprofit organizations serving White County, with requests up to $100,000, letters of intent due March 6th and awards announced June 26th.
• Mental Wellness Grants Grant cycle providing $75,000 to nonprofit organizations serving White County with a focus on mental wellness initiatives, with awards announced October 30th.
• Women Giving Together Grants Giving circle grant program serving White County women and children with added focus on early childcare initiatives, with awards announced December 5th.
• Leslie Grants Small year-round grants program for nonprofit organizations seeking $500 to $1,000, available until October 30th, 2026.
• Youth Philanthropy Council Grants Grants program designed to support school communities of Youth Philanthropy Council members across Twin Lakes, Frontier, North White, and Tri-County School Corporations.
• Glen B. and Lorraine D. Garrott Fund Grants Grant fund celebrating a love for the Brookston community, with $3,000 available to nonprofit organizations serving the Brookston area.
• Agency Endowment Funds Endowment funds created by nonprofit agencies (such as the Monticello-Union Township Public Library, White County United Way, and Happy Tails Animal Care) to provide an annual source of revenue.
• Field of Interest Funds Donor-established funds supporting specific charitable areas such as arts and culture, youth, education, and historical preservation, where the Governing Council awards grants to agencies in those fields.
• Donor Advised Funds Funds where donors serve as advisors, offering recommendations for grants to address charitable needs they care about, subject to Governing Council approval.
• Designated Funds Funds supporting specific nonprofit agencies such as churches, senior centers, educational institutions, libraries, and food pantries with annual grants.
• Unrestricted Funds Gifts providing resources for the Governing Council to address ever-changing community needs and creative charitable opportunities across White County.
• Legacy Society Recognition program for donors who gift all or a portion of their assets or estates to serve charitable wishes through the Foundation, honoring their generosity and dedication to White County.
• Ways to Give Multiple giving vehicles accepted by CFWC, including cash, appreciated securities, bequests, life insurance, retirement plan assets, real estate, charitable remainder trusts, charitable gift annuities, and the Penny Per Bushel program for farmers.
• Agency Endowment Services for Nonprofits Agency endowment services providing annual income to help nonprofits achieve their mission, with advantages including board member support, pooled investment, and administrative handling.
• Professional Advisor Partnership Services Resources for attorneys, CPAs, trust officers, financial planners, and insurance professionals, including donor fund agreements, accurate bequest language for estate planning, personal and charitable financial record worksheets, and charitable gift planning resources.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Community Foundation of Greater LafayettecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFWC is an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette, which provides governance support, board education resources through the Douglas Eberle Board Governance Series, and compliance with Community Foundation National Standards Board requirements.
• Douglas Eberle Board Governance SeriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished in 2008 by the Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette to strengthen and sustain nonprofit boards in Tippecanoe and surrounding counties including White County. Jointly sponsored by NCHS, United Way of Greater Lafayette, and the Community Foundation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Community Foundation of Wabash County: Small rural Indiana community foundation offering similar scholarship, grant, and donor fund services, providing a useful size-and-geography comparable.
• Community Foundation of Boone County: Indiana community foundation serving a single county with scholarship and grant programs for local students and nonprofits, providing a directly comparable small-rural community foundation model.
• Community Foundation of Grant County: Indiana-based community foundation serving Grant County with comparable scholarship administration, donor-advised funds, and competitive community grants to local nonprofits.
• Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette: CFWC's parent affiliate and the largest community foundation in the region, also serving Tippecanoe County with the same fund types, grant programs, and Community Foundation National Standards Board compliance. The closest operational and structural peer.
• Howard County Community Foundation: Indiana community foundation administering scholarship programs, Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships, and local nonprofit grants — closely matching CFWC's structure and offerings.

Others

• Council on Foundations: National membership association for community foundations and grantmakers, including many small Indiana community foundations. Not a direct competitor but a governing/peer ecosystem player relevant to CFWC's accreditation and standards alignment.

Broad incumbents

• Lilly Endowment Inc. Major private foundation that funds CFWC's signature Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship program and is the parent sponsor of the Community Scholarship Program across Indiana. Indirect peer via shared program but operates at vastly larger scale.

Regional players

• United Way of Greater Lafayette: Regional United Way operating in the same Lafayette-area geography as CFWC's affiliate. Competes for charitable dollars from overlapping donors and serves some of the same nonprofits, but uses a different fundraising and allocation model.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cfwhitecounty

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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