The Bloomington Community Foundation was incorporated in 1990 through the efforts of Ilknur Ralston, its first board president, and other enthusiasts. (It was later renamed the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County.) Our CF has long benefited from the leadership of caring and knowledgeable residents with diverse backgrounds.


Local leaders responded to the Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT) program launched at that time by Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment. Matching funds were offered to Indiana communities interested in establishing community foundations and building local endowments. Indiana communities jumped at this opportunity!

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Assets and Giving for Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County

Assets

2020 - 35,830,182
2019 - 34,838,412
2018 - 33,294,138
2017 - 29,776,648

Domestic Grants

2020 - 1,610,708
2019 - 1,078,078
2018 - 1,081,263

Link to Grants

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