The Community Organizations database provides information about Monroe County nonprofits and groups.

 

Civic Organizations - Community Organizations

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Bloomington Good Evening Toastmasters Club 2471

Description: 

The Toastmasters club is dedicated to improving communication skills through public speaking. Toastmaster clubs help men and women learn the arts of speaking, listening, and thinking - vital skills which promote self-actualization, enhance leadership potential, foster human understanding, and contribute to the betterment of the world.

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Address
American Legion 1800 W 3rd Street
Bloomington
IN
47404
Contact

Childrens Organ Transplant Association Inc. (COTA)

Description: 

The Children's Organ Transplant Association is a nonprofit organization based in Bloomington, Indiana that helps raise funds for and promote awareness of children and young adults in need of life-saving organ, bone marrow, cord blood, or stem cell transplants.

Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
2501 Cota Dr
Bloomington
IN
47403
Contact
Richard
Lofgren
Executive Director
800-336-2682

City of Bloomington Volunteer Network

Description: 

The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network is your one-stop source for volunteer information in Bloomington and Monroe County. We invite you to connect to your community through volunteering to "be the change!" Search for volunteer opportunities.

Mission: The City of Bloomington Volunteer network exists to mobilize volunteers to address community issues and build on community assets.

Year Established: 
1980 (all day)
Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
Bloomington
IN
47404

Ellettsville Chamber of Commerce

Description: 

The Ellettsville Chamber of Commerce is the voice of the business community and provides the glue in a mosaic of community partners working together to make Ellettsville a more vibrant, productive, and cohesive community. The Chamber, established in 1960, continues to preserve the twon's image and help make the community a better place to work and live.

Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Address
Ellettsville
IN
47429

Exchange Club of Northside Bloomington Indiana

Description: 

Founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1911 with only a small handful of members, the National Exchange Club has grown to become America’s oldest service organization. Along the way, we’ve developed into a progressive, inclusive Club comprised of over 18,000 men and women who selflessly serve their communities through Exchange.

Whether local clubs decide to focus their service within our four areas of impact or something more personal to their own community, we provide our members with every resource available to make their little corner of the world—and beyond—a better, brighter place for all.

Address
Bloomington
IN
47402

Leadership Bloomington - Monroe County

Description: 

Leadership Bloomington - Monroe County (LBMC) builds a stronger community by identifying a diverse cross-section of emerging leaders and preparing them for roles in shaping our future. Each year, people who are broadly representative of Bloomington and Monroe County participate in this leadership program to prepare for greater involvement in community life. To date, more than 800 local leaders have participated in this program.

LBMC is a program offered in partnership by Indiana University and the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
Bloomington
IN
47404

Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1081

Description: 

The Moose Community Service program of today and for the next century challenges people to become volunteers through membership in the Moose.

Address
Moose Lodge
1580 W. Bloomfield Rd.
Bloomington
IN
47403
Additional Address
P.O.Box 1318
Bloomington
IN
Contact
Kevin
Russ
Governor
812-336-5281
812-333-1213

Monroe County Community Justice and Mediation Center

Description: 

CJAM is a nonprofit community agency serving Monroe County, Indiana and the surrounding counties of southern Indiana. The mission of CJAM is to promote a civil and just community through mediation, education, and restorative justice. We envision a fair community that learns from conflict, prevents harm, and grows in understanding.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
Bloomington
IN
47404

New Leaf New Life

Description: 

New Leaf – New Life is a 501 c3 nonprofit organization that offers services to inmates in the Monroe County Jail during incarceration and after release. Applying the philosophy of therapeutic justice, we encourage personal growth and self-advocacy, helping inmates make a successful transition back into the community and family life.

Year Established: 
2005 (all day)
Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Address
1010 S. Walnut, Suite H
P.O. Box 7071
Bloomington
IN
47407
Contact
812-219-1349

United Way of South Central Indiana

Description: 

United Way of South Central Indiana improves people’s lives by working to address our community’s most pressing needs. They bring together expertise, funding, and volunteer support to positively impact the resilience of our community, and those who live within it. In partnership with others, they work to eliminate inequities experienced by low-income and diverse populations so that all people have a safe, healthy home environment, achieve their educational potential, and increase their financial stability. They commit to building bridges across cultural, racial, religious, and economic boundaries. They create and sustain solutions to the most pressing issues in Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe, Orange and Owen counties.

In September 2023, United Way of Monroe County and United Way of South Central Indiana announced that these two organizations have united as one, joining forces to combine their unique abilities, partnerships, and histories to bring new opportunities to the region. Merging creates operational efficiencies, ensuring greater impact while maintaining a strong local presence within each distinct community that makes up the south-central region.

The United Way of South Central Indiana offers free community tax assistance

Address
Bloomington
IN
47403