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


 

Wapehani Mountain Bike Park

Description: 

Wapehani Mountain Bike Park on Weimer Road is located off of West 2nd Street (Bloomfield Road). This wooded hilly 43 acre area is designed for mountain bike use. Several trails are available for biking or hiking by foot.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
3431 Wapehani Road
Bloomington
IN
47403
Contact

Well House Society

Description: 

Well House Society associates give to IU where the University's needs are greatest. Your unrestricted support is a source of flexible funding that beautifies IU's campuses and enriches its academic mission. Associates give at least $2,000 annually with a minimum of $1,000 going to unrestricted uses. If you are under 40, you may become an associate with an annual gift of $1,000.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
IU Foundation
Post Office Box 500
Bloomington
IN
47402
Contact
Jim
Muehling
Director
855-8311
1-800-558-8311

West Side Assembly Of God

Description: 

The Assemblies of God was founded in 1914 in Hot Springs, Arkansas with 300 people at the founding convention. Today there are nearly 13,000 churches in the U.S. with over 3 million members and adherents. There are more than 69 million Assemblies of God members worldwide, making the Assemblies of God the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
Bloomington
IN
47404

WFHB Community Radio

Description: 

WFHB is the hub of our local community, and to that end, we create programming that meets the needs of the community. Hola Bloomington, Bring It On!, BloomingOUT, EcoReport, and many other programs produced by the public affairs department are important reminders of diversity of this area. The WFHB news department has won over 40 awards for journalistic excellence. This is evident in Daily Local News at 5:30 PM. WFHB music programming is eclectic and unique- nothing you will hear on other stations- such as Planetary Caravan, Golden Age Radio, Reggae Children, and so much more. WFHB also produces the quarterly live radio show- Firehouse Follies, the monthly Brown Country Hour, and many live, in-studio music performances throughout the year. WFHb on air at 91.3/98.1/100.7/106.3 and online at WFHB.org.

Year Established: 
1993 (all day)
Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
108 W Fourth St
Bloomington
IN
47404
Contact
Cleveland
Dietz
General Manager
812-323-1200

Wheeler Mission Ministries

Description: 

Backstreet Missions, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving the homeless and those with spiritual and physical needs, reaching out to people where they are, extending Christ’s love in practical ways.

Wheeler Mission for Men 215 S Westplex Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47404  812-333-1905

Wheeler for Women 400 S Opportunity Lane, Bloomington, Indiana 47404 812-333-0360

In October of 2015 Backstreet Missions merged with Wheeler Mission.

Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Address
215 Westplex Avenue.
Bloomington
IN
47404
Additional Address
P.O. Box 3297
Bloomington
IN
47402
Contact
812-333-1905
Mailing address

Wild Nature Project

Description: 

Nature Connection and Community through animal tracking, wilderness survival, naturalist skills, wild edible and medicinal plants, and teacher-trainings.

 

Formerly known as Owl Creek Programs.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
P.O. Box 7351
Bloomington
IN
47407
Contact

Willie Streeter Community Gardens

Description: 

In Winslow Woods Park on South Highland Avenue, Willie Streeter Community Garden is a place for members of the public to try their hands at gardening in rented plots. The garden includes in-ground plots (available in two sizes) as well as raised beds for rent. Garden tools, other amenities, and educational opportunities are available to gardeners as well.

Address
2120 S. Highland Ave
Bloomington
IN
47402
Contact

Windfall Dancers

Description: 

Windfall Dancers is Bloomington's oldest community modern dance collective. We are a fully qualified 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization governed by a board of directors. Windfall is comprised of a community of people who love to dance. Windfall Dancers is always working to make sure that Bloomington has a space where the community can come together to create, learn, and enjoy dance

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
Windfall Studio
101 N. Dunn St.
Bloomington
IN
47408
Contact
Kay
Olges
President
812-334-0506

Women of the Moose

Description: 

Along with other units of Moose International, the Women of the Moose supports the operation of Mooseheart Child City & School , a 1,000-acre community for children and teens in need, located 40 miles west of Chicago; and Moosehaven, a 70-acre retirement community for members, located near Jacksonville, Florida. Additionally, Women of the Moose Chapters conduct more than $20 million worth of community service (counting monetary donations and volunteer hours worked) annually.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
840 S. Cory Lane
Bloomington
IN
47403
Additional Address
P.O. Box 1318
Bloomington
IN
47402
Contact
Richard
Gadlage
Area Contact
812-336-5281
812-336-5281

Women Writing for (a) Change

Description: 

The Bloomington affiliate of Women Writing for (a) Change is an emerging school which supports the lives of women for whom writing is, or is becoming, an important creative and spiritual practice. The mission of the school has always been to create a healthy, creatively-charged writing community that celebrates the voices of women (and men in select offerings) in search of authenticity, deeper consciousness, healing, personal transformation and re-connection.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
Bloomington
IN
47408

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

Description: 

International peace and justice organization concerned with a range of issues, such as nuclear weapons, the selling of private water supplies, women's issues, racial intolerance, and corporate power. We study issues and then determine actions.

Year Established: 
1965 (all day)
Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
Bloomington
IN
47404

WonderLab Museum of Health, Science, and Technology

Description: 

The mission of WonderLab is to provide opportunities where people of all ages, especially children, can experience the wonder and excitement of science through hands-on experiences that stimulate curiosity, encourage exploration, facilitate discovery and foster learning.

Website contains a link for sending direct emails.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
308 West 4th Street
Bloomington
IN
47404
Contact
812-337-1337

Writers Guild at Bloomington

Description: 

The Writers Guild at Bloomington is an association of writers committed to mutual support and the professional development of their craft. Its mission is to foster interaction among writers as well as other artists, educators, and the Monroe County public, thereby enhancing the vibrancy of the arts and the writing community in the greater Bloomington area.

The Writers Guild holds monthly meetings, maintains a website, engages in projects, and produces and supports events such as reading series, workshops, and conferences.

Writers of all levels are welcomed, and if you are not a writer but would like to support poets, fiction writers and playwrights, we welcome you to visit our website and enjoy our events. Artists from other genres, and organizations, are welcomed to contact us about possible projects. We are open to creative interaction.

The Writers Guild was founded in October, 2010 and is a member of the Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington.

Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Address
Bloomington
IN
47402

Young Professionals Bloomington

Description: 

Young Professionals Bloomington is a program of The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce that is designed to provide opportunities for young professionals to develop a personal network, to grow professionally, and to succeed in business while enhancing the community's quality of life.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
421 West 6th Street, Suite A
Bloomington
IN
47404
Contact
812.336.6381

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