Conference Center


The Community Foundation of Jackson County offers local nonprofit organizations the opportunity to meet at our facility. Designed to function as a community meeting place, the Conference Center is versatile enough to accommodate most small to medium sized gatherings with seating for up to 30 people, and may accommodate up to 50 if your organization chooses to bring in extra seating.

To make a reservation, please call the Foundation office at 812-523-4483.

Eligibility Criteria
Jackson County non-profit organizations and other organizations at the discretion of the Foundation, may request to use the Conference Center. Groups must usually be tax exempt [501(c)(3)] to be considered a nonprofit organization. For profit organizations and businesses will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Food and Beverages
Food and beverages are allowed in the conference room. If you bring in food, please make sure all spills are cleaned up, tables are wiped down and all trash is thrown away. It would be very much appreciated if you would take your trash with you for disposal. The Foundation does not supply food, drinks or catering services.

Cost
There is no fee for nonprofit organizations. However, a donation to the Foundation is appreciated from other organizations and businesses using the conference room. All catering costs are the responsibility of the host organization.

Key to Premises
The host organization is responsible for picking up and returning the key used to access the Foundation premises.
If the key has not been picked up by 4:00 p.m., the host organization will need to make other arrangements for their meeting or event. If the key is lost, the host organization will be charged a $25.00 replacement fee. 

Upon completion of the use of the Conference Center, please return the key to the Key Box in the Conference Center or to the Foundation’s front desk.

Smoke-Free Building
The Community Foundation of Jackson County building is a smoke-free environment.

Host Responsibilities
As a host organization we expect you to notify a Foundation staff member if there are spills of any kind in the Conference Center, restrooms that need attention, or anything else you see that needs our immediate attention.

Feel free to arrange the tables and chairs to best suit your purposes, but we do ask that you return them to the original configuration when your meeting is ended.
Before leaving the building, please make sure that all the lights are turned out, the coffee pot is turned off, and the thermostat is returned to its initial setting.

If these tasks are not taken care of, the Foundation does not guarantee that your reservation requests will be accepted in the future.

Ethical Standards
The Foundation presumes that all organizations hosting events at the Conference Center will uphold high ethical standards without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender preference, age, origin or handicap.