The Ball Brothers Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in Indiana, with a particular focus on the Muncie/Delaware County area. The foundation aims to support organizations in East Central Indiana through funding initiatives that drive community improvement, innovation, and long-term sustainability in various focus areas including arts, education, environment, health, human services, and public affairs.
The grant program from the Ball Brothers Foundation is designed to support organizations within Indiana, emphasizing those based in the Muncie/Delaware County area. Funding priorities include capacity-building initiatives, innovative approaches to address community needs, specific program/project initiatives, general operating support, and seed money for new endeavors. Focus areas of the foundation include arts, culture, humanities, education, environment, health, human services, and public affairs/society benefits. Within these focus areas, the foundation has a keen interest in quality of place, early childhood education, emergency management, outdoor pursuits, and workforce development. The Ball Brothers Foundation also offers Rapid Grants to address immediate funding needs for projects or initiatives, such as continuing a project, providing professional development, purchasing equipment, traveling for project advancement, formulating project ideas, carrying out mandated events, or offering seed money for new projects.