What Scott County Community Foundation does

Scott County Community Foundation (SCCF) is a private 501(c)(3) community foundation established in December 1996 and headquartered in Scottsburg, Indiana. It serves Scott County, Indiana, by managing charitable funds, administering competitive grant programs and scholarships, and convening community initiatives. The foundation manages 28 unrestricted funds plus the CAPE Endowment Fund, alongside numerous designated, donor-advised, scholarship, and field-of-interest funds established by individuals, families, and businesses.

SCCF's core "products" are its Community Grants Program (an annual competitive cycle for community betterment, health and human services, and education), multiple scholarship programs (including the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship and named memorial scholarships for graduates of Austin, Scottsburg, and Grace Christian Academy), and donor fund services across six fund types. Supporting community initiatives include the Youth Grantmaking Council (YGC, with $110,000+ awarded since inception), the Dolly Parton Imagination Library (serving 853 children), StoryWalk, Women's Philanthropy, and the newly created Early Childhood Director position funded through Lilly Endowment.

The foundation's revenue model combines charitable donations and endowment contributions, investment returns on managed funds, administrative fees on endowed assets, and competitive grants — most notably from Lilly Endowment Inc., which has directed over $13 million to the county through SCCF and awarded $750,000 via the GIFT IX Community Support Grant in December 2025. The foundation is governed by a local board of directors (chaired by Ryan Payne) under Executive Director Jaime Toppe, and operates as a community-led organization with no parent company, subsidiaries, or ownership structure.

Name

Scott County Community Foundation

Legal name

Scott County Community Foundation

Website

https://scottcountyfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scott County Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) community foundation based in Scottsburg, Indiana, that manages charitable funds, administers competitive grants and scholarships, and runs community initiatives serving nonprofits, schools, students, and donors across Scott County.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation / Philanthropic Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Lilly Endowment Grants: Major funding through Lilly Endowment Inc.'s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT IX) initiative, receiving significant competitive grants such as $750,000 for community support and additional matching grant opportunities.
2. Donations and Endowments: Receives charitable donations from individuals, families, and businesses to establish permanent endowment funds. Donors can create various fund types including unrestricted, designated, donor-advised, scholarship, and field of interest funds.
3. Administrative Fees: Manages endowment funds and provides administrative services for charitable giving, with funds invested and earnings distributed as grants annually.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Scott County Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community foundation that manages permanent endowment funds, administers competitive grants to local nonprofits and schools, awards scholarships to graduating seniors, and offers six types of donor charitable funds (unrestricted, designated, donor-advised, pass-through, field of interest, and scholarship). Since 1997 it has distributed over $6.8 million in grants and scholarships to strengthen Scott County, Indiana.

Product overview

Scott County Community Foundation operates as a single unified community foundation rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization's primary offerings include its Community Grants Program (awarding competitive grants from 28 unrestricted funds), Scholarship Programs (including Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship and memorial scholarships), and six Types of Funds for donors. Supporting programs include the Youth Grantmaking Council (YGC), Imagination Library Initiative, StoryWalk, Women's Philanthropy initiative, and the newly established Early Childhood Director position. The Foundation also launched the 'Big Ideas, Lasting Impact' proactive grant initiative for large-scale community projects. All services are designed to grow and preserve charitable gifts to strengthen Scott County through grants, scholarships, and community initiatives.

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Products and services

• Community Grants Program Annual competitive grant program that awards funding from 28 unrestricted funds for charitable purposes in community betterment, health and human services, and education, serving 501(c)(3) nonprofits, schools, and government entities in Scott County.
• Scholarship Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $6.8 million in grants and scholarships awarded since 1997
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Scott County PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaborative partner working on educational initiatives. Recently partnered on Early Childhood Director position funded by Lilly Endowment grant. SCP manages CAPE (Community Alliances Promoting Education) grant and has demonstrated commitment to educational advancement for students.
• New Washington State Bank (NWSB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated permanent NWSB Community Fund at SCCF to provide grants to nonprofit organizations and schools each year during Community Grants Program. NWSB has been a faithful donor since 2007 with commitment to community support.
• Emily SpellmanminorOthersHired as first-ever Early Childhood Director for Scott County Partnership, funded through SCCF grant from Lilly Endowment. Provides strategic leadership for strengthening childcare quality, family engagement, and school readiness.
• Youth Grantmaking Council (YGC)minorOthersProgram of the Scott County Community Foundation where youth award grants to youth-related community projects. Has awarded over $110,000 in grants since inception and teaches youth about philanthropy through the Philanthropy in the Schools project.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hamilton County Community Foundation: One of Indiana's largest community foundations; demonstrates the upper-scale operating model (multiple fund types, large endowments, multi-program initiatives) relevant for benchmarking SCCF's growth trajectory.
• Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County: Larger Indiana community foundation operating the same endowment and grantmaking model; useful as a scaled comparable for governance, fund types, and grant program structure.

Direct peers

• Washington County Community Foundation: Southern Indiana community foundation with comparable grantmaking, scholarship, and fund types, serving a small rural county with a similar operating footprint to SCCF.
• Jackson County Community Foundation: Neighboring southern Indiana community foundation with a similar small-staff model, offering unrestricted/scholarship/agency funds and annual competitive community grants.
• Community Foundation of Southern Indiana: Multi-county Indiana community foundation offering the same mix of unrestricted, donor-advised, scholarship, and field-of-interest funds at a slightly larger regional scale.
• Hendricks County Community Foundation: Indiana community foundation with a similar fund-type architecture (unrestricted, designated, scholarship, agency endowments) and competitive annual grant program.
• Dubois County Community Foundation: Small Indiana rural county community foundation administering endowed funds, scholarships, and competitive community grants—closely comparable in geography, scale, and program mix to SCCF.
• Fayette County Foundation: Indiana county foundation providing grants, scholarships, and donor fund administration for a small/rural community, directly comparable in scope and operating model.
• Jennings County Community Foundation: Small Indiana county community foundation administering permanent endowments, scholarships, and donor-advised funds for a similarly sized rural county.

Others

• Indiana Philanthropy Alliance: Statewide membership association for Indiana grantmakers, community foundations, and donor services—an enabling ecosystem peer that supports SCCF's operational and funding networks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ScottCountyCF
• Facebookfacebook.com/ScottCountyCommunityFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scott-county-partnership

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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