BROWN COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

EIN 35-1960379 NASHVILLE, IN

Revenue 2024: $7,405,512
Expenses 2024: $2,700,706

Program services were 89.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection: 03
NTEE code: T31
Classification: 1000
Street: PO BOX 191

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE BROWN COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INSPIRES CHARITABLE GIVING, BRINGS PEOPLE AND RESOURCES TOGETHER, AND FACILITATES INVESTMENT TO MEET THE GREATEST NEEDS OF OUR COUNTY.

THE BCCF GRANTS PROGRAM CREATES PARTNERSHIPS BY ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES WITH FINANCIAL GRANTS ASSISTANCE. THE VISIBILITY AND SUCCESS OF THESE GRANT PROJECTS ATTRACT NEW ENDOWMENT FUNDS. THE PURPOSE OF THE BCCF GRANTS PROGRAM IS TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT LOCAL NON-PROFIT AGENCIES (AND A FEW OUT OF STATE) BY AN ANNUAL COMPETITIVE GRANT CYCLE, SIMILAR TO THE BCCF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. FROM A DIRECT MAILING, MARKETING AND NETWORKING METHODS, POTENTIAL GRANTEES ARE NOTIFIED OF THE CYCLE DATES WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. ALL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DULY NOTED AND RECORDED.

Expenses $2,336,181 · Grants $2,136,904 · Revenue $23,379
THE OBJECTIVE OF BCCF SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS TO NOT ONLY ENHANCE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS QUALITY OF LIFE DUE TO HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ALSO TO SERVE BCCF DONORS PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVORS WITH SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTS. THERE WERE 38 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED IN 2024 FOR A TOTAL OF $66,867. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID FOR DESERVING STUDENTS TO ATTEND AND/OR GRADUATE FROM A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OR TRADE SCHOOL. FROM ENDOWED OR NON-PERMANENT FUNDS ANNUAL MONIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE AND THROUGH FOUNDATION MARKETING AND NETWORKING POTENTIAL APPLICANTS ARE MADE AWARE OF THE SELECTION PROCESS. A SCHOLARSHIP ORIENTATION FOR ALL PARENTS AND/OR STUDENTS IS FACILITATED BY THE BCCF DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM ASSISTANT AND BCCF SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR WHERE APPLICATION BOOKLETS ARE DISTRIBUTED. UPON RECEIPT OF ALL APPLICATIONS, A BLIND PROCESS BEGINS WITH A BOARD APPROVED COMMITTEE.

Expenses $66,867 · Grants $66,867

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Bill WaltersBILL WALTERS

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
David PhelpsDAVID PHELPS

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Debbie KelleyDEBBIE KELLEY

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Dwight ThompsonDWIGHT THOMPSON

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Kerry RidgeKERRY RIDGE

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Kevin McCrackenKEVIN MCCRACKEN

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Phil McKownPHIL MCKOWN

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Victor Bongard IIIVICTOR BONGARD III

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Laurie TealLAURIE TEAL

CHAIR - PART YEAR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

10
John ElliottJOHN ELLIOTT

VICE CHAIR/CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Terry NormanTERRY NORMAN

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

20
Rachel PerryRACHEL PERRY

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Alice SusemichelALICE SUSEMICHEL

CEO

Total calculated

$83,800

From this org

$82,500

From related orgs

$0

Other

$1,300

Hours/week

50

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

2024

Revenue

$7,405,512

Expenses

$2,700,706

Contributions

$2,975,524

Grants paid

$2,203,771
2023

Revenue

$2,707,577

Expenses

$2,342,431

Contributions

$1,479,773

Grants paid

$1,950,927
2022

Revenue

$3,112,590

Expenses

$2,125,362

Contributions

$2,291,920

Grants paid

$1,776,909

Tax year	Revenue	Expenses	Contributions	Grants paid
2024	$7,405,512	$2,700,706	$2,975,524	$2,203,771
2023	$2,707,577	$2,342,431	$1,479,773	$1,950,927
2022	$3,112,590	$2,125,362	$2,291,920	$1,776,909

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

2021 · 990

Revenue

$2,085,681

Expenses

$1,097,052

Assets (EOY)

$17,557,791
2020 · 990

Revenue

$920,231

Expenses

$1,363,304

Assets (EOY)

$15,054,315
2019 · 990

Revenue

$2,700,399

Expenses

$1,502,246

Assets (EOY)

$14,183,788
2018 · 990

Revenue

$2,793,757

Expenses

$1,390,726

Assets (EOY)

$11,854,880
2017 · 990

Revenue

$2,196,775

Expenses

$824,036

Assets (EOY)

$11,300,287
2016 · 990

Revenue

$798,629

Expenses

$779,501

Assets (EOY)

$10,238,891
2015 · 990

Revenue

$1,475,258

Expenses

$1,106,765

Assets (EOY)

$9,938,774
2014 · 990

Revenue

$1,489,487

Expenses

$648,552

Assets (EOY)

$10,453,554
2013 · 990

Revenue

$954,952

Expenses

$863,889

Assets (EOY)

$9,345,547
2012 · 990

Revenue

not reported

Expenses

$769,143

Assets (EOY)

$8,455,132

Tax year	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Assets (EOY)
2021	990	$2,085,681	$1,097,052	$17,557,791
2020	990	$920,231	$1,363,304	$15,054,315
2019	990	$2,700,399	$1,502,246	$14,183,788
2018	990	$2,793,757	$1,390,726	$11,854,880
2017	990	$2,196,775	$824,036	$11,300,287
2016	990	$798,629	$779,501	$10,238,891
2015	990	$1,475,258	$1,106,765	$9,938,774
2014	990	$1,489,487	$648,552	$10,453,554
2013	990	$954,952	$863,889	$9,345,547
2012	990	not reported	$769,143	$8,455,132

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

BROWN COUNTY SCHOOLS

$672,960

2023 TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
BROWN COUNTY SCHOOLS

$398,714

2024 TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
BROWN COUNTY SCHOOLS

$328,766

2022 TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
BROWN COUNTY ART GALLERY

$309,803

2024 TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
BROWN COUNTY ART GUILD INC

$128,539

2024 TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
BROWN COUNTY COMMUNITY YMCA

$113,745

2024 TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
LIVE ADVENTUROUSLY

$96,389

2024 TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
CAREER RESOURCE CENTER OF BROWN COUNTY

$85,951

2024 TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
CAREER RESOURCE CENTER OF BROWN COUNTY

$83,045

2022 TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
JACKSON TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPT

$70,749

2024 TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

BROWN COUNTY MAPLE LEAF MANAGEMENT GROUP INC

$200,250

2023 TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
BROWN COUNTY MAPLE LEAF MANAGEMENT GROUP INC

$140,625

2025 TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
BROWN COUNTY MAPLE LEAF MANAGEMENT GROUP INC

$56,085

2024 TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
REGIONAL OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVES INC

$53,500

2022 TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
NASHVILLE BROWN COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU INC

$30,000

2024 SEE SUPPLEMENT INFO
HERITAGE FUND OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY INC

$29,963

2023 TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM

$27,500

2023 FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

$25,000

2024 PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

$25,000

2024 PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

$25,000

2023 HUMAN SERVICES

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.