Private foundations · 990-PF data

Foundations accepting grant applications in Indiana

321
foundations
$4.08B
grants paid, FY2023–FY2025
$5,000
median grant

Grantlas lists 321 private foundations based in Indiana whose latest 990-PF says they accept unsolicited requests, from filings for FY2023–FY2025. Together they paid out $4.08 billion in grants in their latest filing year. The most common cities are Indianapolis (49), Evansville (41) and Terre Haute (25).

“Accepts unsolicited requests” is a box the foundation ticked on its 990-PF — not a promise to read your letter. Check the foundation’s own site before you write.

See all 1,089 foundations in Indiana, including the ones that give by invitation only.

Top 25 of 321 foundations

Ranked by how many grants they made last year, most first. Another 296 are not shown.

Foundations accepting grant applications in Indiana
Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN2,285$100,000$3.86B$50–$400MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Nicholas H Noyes Jr MemorialCarmel, IN305$10,000$6.4M$2,500–$300,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Welborn Baptist Foundation IncEvansville, IN274$4,760$4M$12–$166,817No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Eugene & Marilyn Glick FoundationIndianapolis, IN204$2,500$21.3M$250–$17.5MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Koch Foundation IncEvansville, IN173$2,500$4M$21–$533,250No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Brotherhood Mutual Foundation IncFort Wayne, IN140$5,000$1.6M$300–$110,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Surack Family Foundation IncFort Wayne, IN128$10,000$7.4M$200–$4MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The J E Fehsenfeld Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN95$10,000$882,000$500–$150,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Samerian Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN93$5,000$4.9M$1,000–$2MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Do It Best Foundation IncFort Wayne, IN80$5,000$699,782$60–$100,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The James Foundation IncAuburn, IN71$10,000$8.9M$500–$3MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Max L Gibson & Jacqueline GibsonTerre Haute, IN71$1,000$265,250$250–$55,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Smithville Charitable Foundation IncEllettsville, IN69$10,010$1.1M$1,808–$100,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
OneAmerica Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN68$8,000$1M$150–$327,391No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Gregory L Gibson Charitable FoundationTerre Haute, IN67$2,500$814,000$500–$210,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Smith Family Foundation IncCarmel, IN66$50,000$6.3M$5,000–$1MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Gaither Charitable Foundation IncAlexandria, IN65$3,000$2.3M$50–$500,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Palmer Family FoundationCarmel, IN64$3,000$287,650$150–$50,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Sia Foundation IncLafayette, IN60$3,587$381,960$25–$50,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Boren Foundation IncUpland, IN57$16,255$1.8M$50–$1MUp 45% over 3 yearsFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Olive B Cole Foundation IncFort Wayne, IN56$13,000$1.5M$100–$241,250No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Ayres Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN55$4,000$291,700$200–$18,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
McComb Family Foundation IncFort Wayne, IN55$2,000$195,750$100–$25,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Frederick R Benson TrustTerre Haute, IN53$1,000$83,000$250–$27,667No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Kendrick Foundation IncMooresville, IN51$12,258$1.6M$616–$506,681No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
  • Median grant and grant range come from the 990-PF grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report.
  • “One grant” means a schedule with a single grant — no median, nothing to range over. “One amount” means several grants, all the same size.
  • 3-yr trend compares the latest filing year with the year two before it, so it needs grants on file for both. Most foundations file one year of grants, so most rows show a dash.

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Data from 990-PF filings, FY2023–FY2025. Updated September 27, 2026.