Funders

Foundations in Indiana That Accept Grant Applications

Every one of these 170 foundations is based in Indiana, gave to at least ten organizations we could identify, filed a return covering 2023 or later, and did not tell the IRS it funds only organizations it picks itself. Roughly three in four private foundations do tell the IRS exactly that; those are not listed here.

170foundations accepting requests
$7.1Bgranted between them
9,504funding relationships mapped

Ordered by number of organizations funded. A foundation supporting sixty groups is a far more realistic prospect than one writing two very large cheques, which is why this is not ranked by dollars.

FoundationBased inMedian grantOrganizationsTotal granted
Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis$50,0001,650$5.8B
Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis$15,000571$176.8M
Round Room Gives IncFishers$2,500515$7.5M
Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable TrustIndianapolis$45,000312$78.9M
Nicholas H Noyes JR MemorialCarmel$6,600256$14.9M
Eugene & Marilyn Glick FoundationIndianapolis$3,000231$69.5M
Jd Finish Line Foundation IncIndianapolis$10,000202$8.2M
John W Anderson FoundationValparaiso$15,000194$52.6M
Hoover Family FoundationIndianapolis$8,000165$2.3M
Elevance Health Foundation IncIndianapolis$100,000147$119.2M
The James Foundation IncAuburn$1,000139$38.9M
Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation IncIndianapolis$27,000127$54.9M
The J E Fehsenfeld Family Foundation IncIndianapolis$3,000125$2.4M
Surack Family Foundation IncFort Wayne$12,500111$44.8M
Welborn Baptist Foundation IncEvansville$4,075105$16.5M
The Waterfield Foundation IncFort Wayne$2,000104$1.7M
Robert & Toni Bader CharitableIndianapolis$10,000102$1.5M
Samerian Foundation IncIndianapolis$5,00092$19.3M
Christel Dehaan Family Foundation IncIndianapolis$10,00089$60.1M
The Smithville Charitable Foundation IncEllettsville$10,00084$3.9M
Koch Foundation IncEvansville$2,50080$3.9M
The Palmer Family FoundationCarmel$2,50078$978K
M E Raker Foundation IncFort Wayne$7,50070$1.9M
The Smith Family Foundation IncCarmel$30,00070$16.6M
Kosciusko 21ST Century Foundation IncWinona Lake$17,24668$15.0M
Zimmer Biomet Foundation IncWarsaw$10,00068$18.2M
8020 Foundation TrustFort Wayne$50,00067$30.4M
Everwise Foundation IncSouth Bend$3,00064$889K
Staley Charitable FoundationPlainfield$37063$118K
Do It Best Foundation IncFort Wayne$5,00062$1.2M
David E Simon & Jacqueline S SimonIndianapolis$25,00059$22.6M
Ayres Foundation IncIndianapolis$2,50058$871K
Van Riper-Woodard FamilyCarmel$2,00056$883K
Olive B Cole Foundation IncFort Wayne$13,25056$5.1M
Arthur Jordan FoundationCarmel$5,00055$2.0M
Judd Leighton Foundation IncSouth Bend$50,00054$27.3M
Oneamerica Foundation IncIndianapolis$10,00053$2.9M
Howard P Arnold Foundation IncFort Wayne$1,25051$322K
Griffith Family Foundation IncIndianapolis$2,00050$748K
Paul Family Foundation IncIndianapolis$25050$63K
Boren Foundation IncUpland$15,00047$3.5M
Mccomb Family Foundation IncFort Wayne$2,00047$687K
Irving S Johnson and Alwyn N Johnson FIndianapolis$4,50046$952K
William E Schmidt Foundation IncEvansville$6,00045$2.1M
Franklin Electric Charitable &Fort Wayne$2,50044$1.1M
Bill Simpson Foundation IncBrownsburg$10,00043$1.2M
Plym FoundationSouth Bend$3,00042$626K
The Ackerman FoundationIndianapolis$10,00041$2.5M
Dexter a & M Patricia Mccormick FamilyZionsville$50041$224K
Gregory L Gibson Charitable FoundationTerre Haute$3,00040$2.1M
Sia Foundation IncLafayette$1,59240$685K
The Forest Fund IncIndianapolis$10,00039$1.1M
The Dr Dane & Mary Louise MillerWinona Lake$10,00039$4.5M
The Semler Family Foundation IncIndianapolis$1,00038$453K
Buck FoundationEvansville$15,00037$2.0M
Mcmillen Foundation IncFort Wayne$40,00036$7.3M
The Cohen Family Foundation IncCarmel$1,20035$1.3M
Frederick R Benson TrustTerre Haute$1,00035$340K
William C Meier Foundation ImaCarmel$5,00034$517K
Madeira Fund IncIndianapolis$2,00034$491K
Max L Gibson & Jacqueline GibsonTerre Haute$50033$846K
Jasteka FoundationJeffersonville$5,00033$7.5M
C Richard Johnson & Verna LouiseBoonville$5,00032$1.8M
Disque Foundation LtdJeffersonville$2,29632$159K
Tim and Libby Ash Family Foundation IncFort Wayne$5,00031$3.2M
Future Keys Foundation IncCarmel$2,00031$508K
The Leep Foundation IncMishawaka$24,00030$3.7M
Clarence E Custer and Inez R CusterColumbus$5,00030$1.4M
White Oak Foundation IncIndianapolis$10,00030$7.4M
Elizabeth Ruddick Nugent FoundationColumbus$8,00030$1.8M
The West Foundation IncIndianapolis$10,00029$1.0M
Hart N and Simona Hasten FamilyIndianapolis$1,80029$1.2M
Gaither Charitable Foundation IncAlexandria$2,50029$2.0M
George and Frances Ball FoundationMuncie$43,00029$18.2M
The Health Foundation of GreaterIndianapolis$23,00028$9.1M
Flowers Family Foundation IncBloomington$10,00028$1.3M
Leonard J and Irene BrownMichigan City$1,00027$256K
Ball Brothers FoundationMuncie$45,25027$26.0M
Cornelius Family Foundation IncZionsville$10,00027$6.0M
The Gramelspacher Foundation IncIndianapolis$25027$93K
The Donald F Wood and Darlene MSpencerville$15,00026$2.3M
Von Tobel Foundation IncValparaiso$10,00026$11.3M
Baumgardt Family Foundation IncZionsville$75026$202K
The Froderman Foundation IncTerre Haute$25,00026$3.0M
O'rourke Schof Family FoundationFort Wayne$10,00026$905K
Larry J and Dinah M Bird FamilyTerre Haute$5,00026$665K
Mary C & Perry F Spencer FdnFort Wayne$10,00025$945K
Hulman & Company Foundation IncIndianapolis$20,00025$1.5M
Clara Fairbanks Foundation IncTerre Haute$5,00025$468K
Merchants Foundation IncCarmel$5,00025$553K
The George F and Marion D JohnsonTerre Haute$1,50025$183K
Paul Ogle Foundation IncJeffersonville$30,00024$8.3M
Fulner Family Foundation IncIndianapolis$23724$785K
Ford Meter Box Foundation IncWabash$2,50024$1.0M
Radiology Inc FoundationSouth Bend$50024$126K
The Bindley Family Foundation IncIndianapolis$3,00024$508K
Levine Family of Laporte FoundationMichigan City$50024$48K
Sherman and Marjorie ZeiglerMuncie$15,00023$3.0M
Niccum Educational TrustGreenfield$1,00023$108K
H C Gemmer Family Christian Foundation IncIndianapolis$2,00023$45K
Thompson Thrift Foundation IncTerre Haute$7,00023$1.6M
David P Sheetz FoundationIndianapolis$15,00022$3.0M
Tom and Julie Wood Family Foundation IncIndianapolis$55,00022$26.6M
The Scheumann Foundation IncLafayette$25,00022$2.7M
Dyer Family Foundation IncFort Wayne$1,00022$736K
Elba L and Gene Portteus Branigin FoundationFranklin$9,00021$1.2M
Zink Family Foundation IncIndianapolis$2,75021$230K
George E Shortle and Catherine HCarmel$2,50021$176K
Walker Corporate Foundation IncIndianapolis$2,50021$257K
Bethany Legacy Foundation IncMadison$53,10021$9.7M
Freeman-Spicer CharitiesBloomington$25020$44K
Irions Foundation IncElkhart$10,00020$1.8M
Edwin C Tretter Foundation IncFerdinand$2,00019$158K
Steel Dynamics Foundation IncFort Wayne$50,00019$7.1M
Wanda M Hart & Willis Edward HartTerre Haute$2,00019$147K
Bmam Foundation IncIndianapolis$1,20019$75K
Rjs Foundation IncIndianapolis$5,25019$5.1M
Thomas W Seger and Cynthia J SegerJasper$1,00019$1.5M
Hollie & Anna Oakley Foundation IncTerre Haute$25,00018$2.2M
The Klapper Family Foundation IncIndianapolis$10,50018$2.4M
Arvin Sango FoundationMadison$2,00018$867K
Hamer D & Phyllis C Shafer FoundationMuncie$20,00017$1.8M
Thomas a & Sharon K Ruder FoundationEvansville$1,50017$627K
Baldwin Foundation Xxx-Xx-XxxxEvansville$6,00017$442K
The Winchester FoundationWinchester$5,00016$545K
Jerry L and Barbara J Burris FoundationIndianapolis$2,75016$527K
Adl Charitable TrustZionsville$7,50016$1.3M
Lincoln Legacy Foundation IncPlainfield$2,00016$1.6M
The Pine Tree Foundation IncIndianapolis$1,50016$108K
Fenneman Family Foundation IncMartinsville$10,00016$1.0M
The Green Family Charitable FndGreenwood$17,78815$1.8M
Campbell Family Foundation IncTipton$1,94015$424K
The Swisher Foundation Inc Co Jeffrey BodkinIndianapolis$11,00015$862K
Andrew & Ellen Greenspan Foundation IncIndianapolis$1,00015$90K
Forum Credit Union Foundation IncFishers$2,49515$183K
The Jones Family Foundation IncFranklin$2,90414$107K
Kevin and Pamela Kelly FamilyFort Wayne$5,00014$484K
Rose Ladies Aid SocietyTerre Haute$2,00014$257K
Charles Deere Wiman Memorial Trust Xxx-Xx-XxxxEvansville$2,35014$133K
Arthur and Gesena Griffin TrustNorth Manchester$5,00014$595K
Raymond Foundation IncBloomington$40,00014$4.1M
Larry Paul Fleschner CharitableTerre Haute$10,00013$483K
Ruxer Foundation IncJasper$2,25013$1.8M
Gibson FoundationCulver$1,00013$621K
Mirro Family FoundationFort Wayne$1,00013$1.2M
Lifesong Foundation IncLafayette$1,00012$109K
Vevay Switzerland County Foundation IncVevay$6,25012$715K
Mcadams FoundationIndianapolis$2,00012$94K
The Vann Family Foundation IncFort Wayne$4,50012$3.4M
Rmsm Fdn Xxx-Xx-XxxxEvansville$5,00012$200K
Mary Smith Young TrustTerre Haute$50012$34K
Lupke Foundation Inc AgencyFort Wayne$2,50012$311K
Indiana Chemical Trust Tr Ua-Fdt 320006018Evansville$10,00012$2.3M
Christian Science Society ofBoonville$4,00012$286K
W August Hillenbrand Family FoundationBatesville$2,25012$486K
The Moody Family FoundationBargersville$4,00012$165K
Garry and Mary Lou Estes Foundation IncHope$2,50012$159K
Shaw-Burckhardt-Brenner FoundationIndianapolis$5,00011$192K
Robert & Helen Haddad FoundationColumbus$5,00011$751K
Wood Foundation IncSouth Bend$40,00011$2.5M
William a & Marth H HillenbrandBatesville$13,93711$986K
Oscar Baur FoundationTerre Haute$2,00011$100K
Jean and Bernas DowningIndianapolis$50,00011$16.1M
Healthcare Foundation of MiamiPeru$10,76410$4.0M
Edmund F and Virginia B BallMuncie$100,00010$9.3M
The Brougher Family Foundation IncIndianapolis$5,00010$162K
Herman & Irene Gertz FoundationMuncie$3,00010$252K
The Donald W Scott FoundationTerre Haute$2,00010$252K
Shein Charitable TrustSouth Bend$19,50010$1.1M
Garatoni-Smith Scholarship CorporationMishawaka$10,00010$416K

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