What Kosciusko County Foundation does

Kosciusko County Community Foundation is a nonprofit public charity established in 1968 and headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana. It serves as a community foundation for Kosciusko County, managing over $100M in charitable funds across 400+ named funds and awarding $60M+ in cumulative grants since inception. The foundation operates donor-advised funds, agency endowment funds, and scholarship programs, awarding 450+ scholarships annually to students pursuing higher education and vocational training. Its primary customer segments are individual donors seeking tax-efficient philanthropic vehicles, professional advisors (attorneys, accountants, financial planners) referring clients, local nonprofit organizations receiving grants, and students applying for scholarships.

The foundation's core technology consists of an online donation portal accepting credit cards and PayPal, plus an FCSuite-powered Fund Advisor Portal providing 24/7 access to fund balances, contribution history, grant history, and grant recommendation submission. It generates revenue through two primary streams: charitable contributions and donations (accepting cash, appreciated assets, real estate, grain, livestock, and estate gifts) and administrative fees on managed endowment funds (statements issued semi-annually). Donor services are provided free of charge; the foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity with tax-deductible giving status. The foundation is led by CEO Stephanie Overbey with a staff of 1-10 employees.

The foundation's go-to-market combines digital channels (website, Facebook, Instagram, email newsletters), community events (Collaborate Kosciusko, Grant Writing 101 workshops, 100 Women Who Care gatherings, KEYS youth philanthropy program), and professional advisor referrals. Its distribution model is relationship-driven and regionally focused on Kosciusko County, Indiana. The organization holds National Standards certification from the Community Foundations National Standards Board and offers diverse fund types including donor-advised funds, field of interest funds, agency endowment funds, and legacy giving vehicles through the Neal & Joy Carlson Legacy Society.

Name

Kosciusko County Foundation

Legal name

Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Inc.

Website

https://kcfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Kosciusko County Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity established in 1968 that manages over $100M in charitable funds for Kosciusko County, Indiana. It serves individual donors, professional advisors, local nonprofits, and students through donor-advised funds, grantmaking, and scholarship programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation / Philanthropic Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE), College Access, Scholarships & Student Success Nonprofits (BPAGADAE)

Keywords

• Community foundation
• Charitable fund management
• Donor-advised funds
• Grant administration
• Scholarship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Charitable Contributions and Donations: Receives charitable gifts from donors including cash, checks, appreciated assets, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, life insurance, grain, livestock, and estate gifts. The foundation is a public charity with tax-deductible giving status.
2. Fund Management and Administrative Fees: Manages charitable endowment funds and charges administrative fees for fund management services. Statements generated semi-annually in January and July.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Kosciusko County Community Foundation is a nonprofit public charity that manages charitable endowment funds for individual donors, professional advisors, and nonprofit organizations. It accepts a wide range of gifts (cash, appreciated assets, real estate, grain, livestock, estate gifts), provides donor-advised and field-of-interest funds, administers grants to local nonprofits, and disburses scholarships to students pursuing higher education and vocational training.

Product overview

Kosciusko County Community Foundation is a philanthropic services organization rather than a technology product company. Its core offering consists of charitable fund management services including online donation processing, a Fund Advisor Portal for donor-advised fund management, grant administration, scholarship disbursement, and agency endowment services. The organization manages over 300 named funds and has awarded over $60M in grants since 1968. The primary digital products are the online donation portal and the FCSuite-powered Fund Advisor Portal, which together enable charitable giving, fund management, and grantmaking workflows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KEYS: Youth Philanthropy Program: A youth philanthropy program that engages young people in charitable giving and community leadership.
• 100 Women Who Care
• Collaborate Kosciusko

Products and services

• Online Donation Portal Secure web-based platform allowing donors to make one-time or recurring donations to designated funds using credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express) or PayPal, with options to dedicate gifts in memory or honor of someone.
• Fund Advisor Portal 24/7 online portal for fund advisors to access fund balance information, gift history, grant history, manage profile, access resources/documents, view statements, and submit grant recommendations. Powered by FCSuite.
• Donor Advised Funds (DAF) Charitable giving vehicles allowing donors to make grants to preferred charities over time while receiving immediate tax benefits. Includes 24/7 online access to fund information via the Fund Advisor Portal.
• Grant Management Services Administrative services for awarding grants to charitable projects and organizations, including grant application review, committee processing, and Board approval workflows for community, youth, and specialized grants.
• Scholarship Programs Management and disbursement of 450+ scholarships awarded annually to students, including traditional, non-traditional, merit-based, and for-profit school scholarships.
• Agency Endowment Funds Endowment services for nonprofit organizations to build permanent funds that generate ongoing revenue for their operations.
• Donor Learning Portal Educational resource portal providing gift examples, giving options, philanthropic news, and personal planning tools for donors and professional advisors.
• Legacy Society Recognition program for donors who have included the Community Foundation in their estate planning, including the Neal & Joy Carlson Legacy Society.

Quantifiable outcome

• $100M total funds managed to support community causes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Donor-Recommended OrganizationsminorOthersVarious local nonprofits benefit from donor-advised funds and agency endowments managed by the foundation. Examples include Baker Youth Clubs, Habitat for Humanity, United Way of Kosciusko County, Cancer Services, and animal welfare organizations.
• fcsuite (Fund Accounting Software Provider)coreTechnology or IntegrationProvides the online Fund Advisor Portal platform used by fund advisors to access account information, view balances, contributions, grants, and manage their charitable funds online 24/7.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Indiana Philanthropy Alliance: The regional association serving Indiana's philanthropic community, including community foundations like KCCF - an enabling/ecosystem organization rather than a competitor, providing advocacy, training, and convening infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Lilly Endowment Inc. Major Indiana private foundation that provides matching-grant initiatives (GIFT VI, GIFT VII) and capacity-building funding to Indiana community foundations including KCCF. It is a funder of, not a competitor to, KCCF but operates in the same Indiana philanthropic ecosystem at much larger scale.
• National Philanthropic Trust: Major independent national sponsor of donor-advised funds offering the same core products (DAF accounts, investment options, grant administration) as KCCF but at national scale through an online-only operating model - competes indirectly for donor-advised fund flows.
• Fidelity Charitable: Largest U.S. donor-advised fund sponsor offering comparable donor-advised fund, investment, and grantmaking services nationally. National scale and brand compete for DAF dollars that could otherwise flow into community foundations like KCCF.

Direct peers

• Central Indiana Community Foundation: The Indianapolis-area community foundation offering grantmaking, donor-advised funds, scholarships, and community leadership programs - directly comparable business model to KCCF but operating at materially larger AUM scale in a metro market.
• Fulton County Community Foundation: Small northeast-Indiana county community foundation offering donor services, grants, and scholarships - comparable rural-community foundation model, AUM scale, and operating approach to KCCF.
• Legacy Foundation (Lake County, IN): Indiana community foundation providing donor-advised funds, grantmaking, and scholarship administration with National Standards compliance - structurally identical operating model and mission to KCCF though serving a different county geography.
• The Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County: Indiana community foundation operating donor-advised funds, competitive grant programs, and scholarships for its county - comparable footprint and community foundation value proposition to KCCF in a different regional economy.
• Whitley County Community Foundation: A neighboring northeast-Indiana county community foundation serving Whitley County with the same rural-county community foundation model, donor services, scholarships, and grant cycles - the closest geographic and demographic peer to KCCF.
• Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne: Indiana community foundation serving the Fort Wayne/Allen County region with comparable grantmaking, donor services, scholarship programs, and donor-advised fund offerings - the closest operational analog to KCCF within the state, scaled to a larger population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gotoKCCF
• Instagraminstagram.com/goto_kccf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kosciusko-county-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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