The Middletown Community Foundation aims to secure permanent and growing assets to meet the area's changing needs. Since its inception in 1976, and after becoming a standalone foundation in 1986, its mission has been to serve as a perpetual community endowment. The foundation funds projects, programs, and scholarships that benefit education, the arts, and human needs across Franklin, Madison, Monroe, Trenton, and Middletown, focusing on creating and executing initiatives that address immediate community needs and offering donors a variety of tax-deductible options to support the community's development.
The grant program encourages collaborative projects and prioritizes those with multiple funding sources to promote efficient use of philanthropic resources, cooperation among service providers, and to avoid duplication of services. Applications should target specific community needs rather than merely supporting individual organizations, striving to create safe, positive living environments and enabling families to develop necessary skills and resources. Projects that support the development of responsible young individuals in the community are particularly encouraged. The focus areas for these grants include education, workforce development, economic development, and capital projects related to these areas.