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

 

Sanshin Zen Community

Description: 

Sanshin Zen Community is an authorized Buddhist temple in the Soto Zen tradition. It exists to enable practice in the style of Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: zazen (meditation), deep study of Dogen Zenji’s teachings, and commitment to beneficial action. These three elements--zazen, study and work—are the foundation of Sanshin’s practice vision and calendar of activities.

New practitioners are welcome and orientation is provided. Please see the New to Sanshin? page of our website at https://www.sanshinji.org/new-to-sanshin.html

Sanshin was founded in 1996 by Shohaku Okumura, a Soto Zen priest and respected translator of the thirteenth-century Japanese Zen master, Eihei Dogen Zenji. We're based at Shobozan Sanshinji 正法山 三心寺 in Bloomington, IN, where we offer opportunities for daily practice, weekly dharma talks, sesshin and retreats, and a three-month ango (practice period). Activities are open to anyone with a sincere interest in the practice of Soto Zen. We're largely a lay sangha, with most regular activities happening on weekday and Sunday mornings as well as occasional evenings in order to accommodate lives of work and family.

Year Established: 
1996 (all day)
Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
Bloomington
IN
47401

Sassafras Audubon Society

Description: 
A community of informed and engaged stewards dedicated to nurturing the knowledge, enjoyment
and conservation of birds and nature. Serving the Indiana counties of Monroe, Lawrence, Owen, Greene, Morgan, Jackson, Brown and Bartholomew since 1970.

The Sassafras Audubon Society is a chapter of the National Audubon Society.

Year Established: 
1970 (all day)
Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
P.O. Box 85
Bloomington
IN
47402
Contact
David
Rupp
President
812-272-6336
Tommy
Grav

Schizophrenic Anonymous

Description: 

Free and confidential support group for people with Schizophrenia. Meets second and fourth Thursday at 7:00 pm at the Fairview United Methodist Church.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
Fairview United Methodist Church, Wesley Room
600 West 6th St
Bloomington
IN
47404
Contact
Valerie
Markley
Contact Person
812-323-9720

SCORE Bloomington

Description: 

 SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is America's premier source of free & confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs. SCORE is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization formed in 1964 to help small businesses flourish. SCORE provides a public service to America by offering free small business advice and training.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
216 West Allen St
Bloomington
IN
47403
Contact
812-334-2392

Scottish Society of Greater Bloomington

Description: 

The Scottish Society of Greater Bloomington was founded to provide a means for individuals of Scottish ancestry or interest to experience and participate in activities that celebrate the Scottish culture.

Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
P.O. Box 862
Bloomington
IN
47402
Contact

Serve Indiana

Description: 

The Serve Indiana Commission consists of up to twenty-five (25) Commissioners who are appointed by the Governor to advocate, review, and adjust the state's position on issues related to the community service and the volunteer sectors.  It is comprised of community leaders with expertise in areas such as education, public safety, human services, volunteer activities, business/labor and government.  They work closely with Serve Indiana to advance service and volunteerism and to appropriately distribute funding to support Serve Indiana's programs.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Contact
Debbie
Pidgeon
Executive Director
317-233-4273

Seven Oaks Classical School

Description: 

The mission of Seven Oaks Classical School is to train the minds and improve the hearts of young people through a rigorous classical education in the liberal arts and sciences, with instruction in the principles of moral character and civic virtue.

To this end, we seek to cultivate certain “pillars of character”: responsibility and respect, perseverance and courage, honesty and integrity, cooperation and citizenship. Teachers at Seven Oaks understand that it is their duty to talk about these and other virtues in their lessons and to model them with their lives. By teaching and practicing these virtues, we hope to prepare students for a life well-lived.

Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Address
Ellettsville
IN
47429

Shalom Community Center

Description: 

The Shalom Community Center is dedicated to relieving the plight of those experiencing homelessness and poverty in South Central Indiana. Since access to food, housing, education, and health and human services are fundamental human rights; we seek to meet these basic needs. As a non profit resource center, we deliver social services directly and in collaboration with other agencies in a respectful and secure environment. We advocate for the most vulnerable among us and promote activities that empower people to develop their assets to the fullest extent possible.

Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Address
620 S. Walnut Street
P.O. Box 451
Bloomington
IN
47402
Contact
Forrest
Gilmore
Executive Director
812-334-5734
Shalom Day Center, Dining Hall, and Administrative

Sherwood Green Homeowners Association

Description: 

Sherwood Green Homeowners Association consists of 258 units with a mix of ranch and town home designs. We sit on approximately 14 acres in scenic southeast Bloomington, IN, just minutes from the B-Line Trail, College Mall, YMCA, downtown Bloomington, and Lake Monroe.

Sherwood Green is also located in Bloomington's finest school district including Childs Elementary, Jackson Creek Middle School, and Bloomington High School South.

We offer a carefree yet active lifestyle: our association fee provides a pool, tennis courts, clubhouse, exterior maintenance, snow removal, yard maintenance,  and more

Call for more information.

Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
3300 Piccadilly
Bloomington
IN
47401
Contact
812-339-1880

SING FOR JOY! Community Choir

Description: 

The SING FOR JOY! Community Choir is in its fifth year of rehearsing and presenting concerts. The mission of the SING FOR JOY! Community Choir is to invite all people of the community, including the disabled and those living with dementia with a care partner, to join a vibrant choir in rehearsing and performing music. Members of the SFJ! include people that have never sung to professional singers – ages range from 28 to 94!

Address
Bloomington
IN
47401

SIREN- Southern Indiana Renewable Energy Network

Description: 

SIREN (the Southern Indiana Renewable Energy Network) is a volunteer-run organization that promotes renewable energy in southern Indiana. We are a project of the nonprofit, 501(c)3, Center for Sustainable Living (CSL). Our primary focus is promoting solar power including photovoltaic (electricity), solar hot water, and solar air heating furnaces for homes, business, churches and schools. We host free "Going Solar" educational events to empower people to start generating their own energy from the sun. To learn more, send email to contact [at] sirensolar.org

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Year Established: 
2008 (all day)
Incorporation Status: 
Exempt
Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
P.O. Box 1665
Bloomington
IN
47402
Additional Address
P.O. Box 1665
Bloomington
IN
47402
Contact
Rhonda
Baird
Coordinator

Smithville Diamonds

Description: 

Smithville Diamonds Little league will provide a healthy environment for the youth of our communities. Our focus is to encourage participation, develop character and discipline, promote teamwork, and advocate citizenship and community pride. We will strive to provide quality instruction in the development of baseball and softball skills, sportsmanship, competitiveness and fair play. Smithville Diamonds Little League is committed to enriching the lives of our youth and fostering a love of the game.

Year Established: 
1960 (all day)
Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
7555 Strain Ridge Road
PO Box 13
Bloomington
IN
47401
Contact
JT
Bellush
812-887-0256

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