South Madison Community Foundation, Inc.

What South Madison Community Foundation, Inc. does

South Madison Community Foundation (SMCF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community foundation established in 1992 and headquartered at 233 S. Main Street in Pendleton, Indiana. It serves the people and places of South Madison County—specifically the Adams, Fall Creek, Green, and Stony Creek Townships—by connecting individual and organizational donors with local causes through more than 120 named charitable funds. The foundation is governed by an eleven-member citizen board and operated by a lean staff of three: Executive Director Tammy Bowman (since 2013), Associate Director Kerry Dodd (since 2002), and part-time Scholarship Manager Lisa Floyd.

SMCF's product surface is a portfolio of grant programs, scholarship funds, and community engagement initiatives rather than a technology platform. Core programs include Charlie's Fund for Children (assistance with eyeglasses, book fees, field trips), the Open Hearts Open Purses (OHOP) women's giving circle that collectively awards a $10,000 annual grant, Community Engagement and Public Safety grants, multiple scholarship funds for Pendleton Heights and Lapel students, and the Small Towns Bright Futures endowment campaign backed by a Lilly Endowment match. The foundation's technology stack is a standard web presence on southmadisonfoundation.org, hosted by a third-party vendor (Solutions4ebiz), with no proprietary platforms, AI capabilities, or APIs disclosed.

SMCF generates no commercial revenue; its inflows are donor contributions, planned gifts, and limited administrative fees on managed funds. To date, donors have collectively invested $10M, the foundation has deployed $7.6M+ in grants, and assets under stewardship exceed $12M. It is certified compliant with the Council on Foundations' National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations. Operating geographies are strictly domestic, limited to South Madison County, Indiana.

Name

South Madison Community Foundation, Inc.

Legal name

South Madison Community Foundation, Inc.

Website

https://southmadisonfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

South Madison Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community foundation in Pendleton, Indiana, administering 120+ charitable funds that channel donor contributions into grants, scholarships, and community programs for South Madison County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA), Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Community foundation services
• Charitable grantmaking
• Scholarship administration
• Donor-advised giving
• Women's giving circle

Headquarters

HQ city

Pendleton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donor Contributions and Charitable Gifts: The foundation receives donations from individuals, families, and organizations into various named funds. These contributions are then deployed as grants to support local causes and community projects in South Madison County.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

South Madison Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) community foundation that manages more than 120 named charitable funds on behalf of individual, family, and organizational donors. It redistributes pooled contributions as grants, scholarships, and community programs to nonprofits, schools, fire departments, and residents of South Madison County, Indiana, with over $7.6 million in grants deployed to date.

Product overview

South Madison Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves as a community foundation connecting donors with causes in South Madison County, Indiana. The organization operates as a unified platform offering multiple grant programs, scholarship funds, and community investment initiatives. Core offerings include Charlie's Fund for Children, general community grants, the Open Hearts Open Purses women's giving circle, educational attainment programs, public safety grants, and the Small Towns Bright Futures Campaign. To date, the Foundation has invested over $7.6 million in grants and built assets exceeding $12 million for lasting community impact.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Open Hearts Open Purses (OHOP): A women's giving circle program where 100 women x $100 = major impact. Members vote to award a $10,000 grant each June to a worthwhile community cause.
• Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
• Charlie's Fund for Children

Products and services

• Charlie's Fund for Children A designated charitable fund providing financial assistance to children in South Madison County for needs such as eyeglasses, book fees, and field trips, investing in a child's success and future. Targeted at families and children in need within the foundation's service area.
• Community Engagement Fund Grant program supporting community organizations and initiatives that create positive change and lasting impact in South Madison County. Available to local nonprofits and community groups.
• South Madison Foundation Grants General grant program with applications accepted by the 5th of each month, funding projects that benefit people and places of South Madison County. Open to qualifying nonprofit organizations and community groups.
• Open Hearts, Open Purses (OHOP) A women's giving circle program in which 100 members contribute $100 each annually to collectively award a $10,000 grant each June to a worthy community cause in South Madison County. Members vote on the recipient organization.
• Public Safety Projects Grants supporting public safety volunteers and equipment, benefiting the South Madison County community in times of need. Available to fire departments and emergency service entities.
• South Madison Scholarships Multiple scholarship funds supporting Pendleton Heights and Lapel students pursuing higher education, each with its own eligibility criteria and award parameters.
• Small Towns, Bright Futures Campaign Lilly Endowment-funded matching grant campaign encouraging donations to grow the foundation's endowment for the long-term benefit of South Madison County communities.
• Educational Attainment Program Programs supporting educational achievement, including the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library affiliate program which provided free monthly books to children birth through age 5 in South Madison County for a decade.
• Community Projects Borrow Program Program allowing community members in South Madison County to borrow resources or equipment for community projects.
• South Madison Community Arts Fund Designated fund providing annual financial awards to winners of art contests including the South Madison Visual Arts Exhibit and Arts in the Park. Established by Robert and Vinetta Wills' children in honor of their parents.

Quantifiable outcome

• $7.6 million+ invested in community grants to date
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dolly Parton's Imagination LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSMCF was a proud affiliate of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library for a decade, paying enrollment fees for children birth through age 5. After SMCF's affiliation ended, coverage continued through a broader Madison County affiliation. The program provided free monthly books to young children.
• United Way of Madison CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Blast Off to Kindergarten event. SMCF staff volunteered at the event to welcome families and promote community connection.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Madison County Community Foundation: Community foundation serving Madison County, Indiana (adjacent to and overlapping with South Madison County). Directly comparable as a county-level community foundation with similar grantmaking, scholarship, and donor-advised fund services.

Direct peers

• Hendricks County Community Foundation: Indiana community foundation with parallel structure of named funds, scholarship programs, and community grantmaking across a single county. Operates a similar women's giving circle and Lilly Endowment partnership.
• Hancock County Community Foundation: Indiana community foundation offering grants, scholarships, and donor-advised funds for Hancock County. Closely matched in scale, mission, and program mix to SMCF.
• Hamilton County Community Foundation: Indiana community foundation serving Hamilton County with comparable endowment-driven grantmaking, scholarship programs, and donor-advised funds. Represents a more mature peer against which SMCF's growth trajectory can be benchmarked.
• Blackford County Community Foundation: Small Indiana community foundation serving Blackford County with similar endowed fund and grantmaking structure. Representative of the smallest-tier Indiana community foundations comparable to SMCF.
• Delaware County Community Foundation: Muncie-area community foundation providing grants, scholarships, and donor services in a similarly sized Indiana county. Directly comparable operating model and scale.
• Community Foundation of Grant County: Indiana community foundation providing grantmaking, scholarships, and fund administration for a single county. Comparable rural Indiana operating context.
• Johnson County Community Foundation: Indiana community foundation offering comparable grantmaking, scholarship administration, and endowed fund management for a single Indiana county. Similar board governance and National Standards-aligned operations.
• Henry County Community Foundation: Indiana community foundation serving a single rural county with grants, scholarships, and donor services. Closely analogous geographic and operational profile to SMCF.
• Tipton County Foundation: Small Indiana community foundation managing endowed funds and grants for a single rural county. Similar scale and operating model to SMCF, useful as a like-for-like rural peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@southmadisoncommfoundation
• Facebookfacebook.com/127310342615
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/south-madison-community-foundation

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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