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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 35-1783030

Hazel & Walter Bales Foundation

A private foundation in Jeffersonville, IN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 45 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Charitable religious and educational org in clark and floyd indiana

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Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,028,500

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $11,047,128

  • Tax year 2024

    $835,850

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $10,862,902

  • Tax year 2023

    $816,000

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $11,117,611

  • Tax year 2022

    $928,500

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $11,103,642

  • Tax year 2021

    $789,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $11,508,275

  • Tax year 2020

    $798,060

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $11,306,423

  • Tax year 2019

    $783,560

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $11,568,672

  • Tax year 2018

    $744,600

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $11,747,306

Grants paid in 2025

45 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Communtity Foundation of SiNew Albany, IN

    General

    $125,000
  2. Family ArkJeffersonvlle, IN

    General

    $75,000
  3. Eastside Praise ChurchLouisville, KY

    General

    $70,000
  4. Individual

    General

    $50,000
  5. Individual

    General

    $50,000
  6. Homeless Coalition of SiNew Albany, IN

    General

    $50,000
  7. Clark County MuseumJeffersonvlle, IN

    General

    $50,000
  8. Catalyst Rescue MissionJeffersonvlle, IN

    General

    $50,000
  9. Individual

    General

    $40,000
  10. Choices Life Resource CenterNew Albany, IN

    General

    $30,000
  11. Habitat for Humanity Clark FloydNew Albany, IN

    General

    $30,000
  12. Falls of the Ohio FoundationClarksville, IN

    General

    $25,000
  13. YMCA SiLouisville, KY

    Camp honor bright

    $25,000
  14. Individual

    General

    $25,000
  15. Individual

    General

    $25,000
  16. Recenter MinistriesLouisville, KY

    General

    $25,000
  17. Center for Lay MinistriesJeffersonvlle, IN

    General

    $20,000
  18. Clark County ReadsClarksville, IN

    General

    $20,000
  19. Individual

    General

    $20,000
  20. Individual

    General

    $15,000
  21. St Elizabeth Catholic CharitiesNew Albany, IN

    General

    $13,000
  22. University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY

    General

    $10,000
  23. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  24. Vintage Fire MuseumJeffersonville, IN

    General

    $10,000
  25. Clark County Youth ShelterJeffersonville, IN

    General

    $10,000
  26. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  27. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  28. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  29. The Community KitchenJeffersonvlle, IN

    General

    $10,000
  30. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  31. Christian Academy of SiNew Albany, IN

    General

    $10,000
  32. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  33. Micah Christian SchoolLouisville, KY

    General

    $10,000
  34. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  35. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  36. Individual

    General

    $8,000
  37. Individual

    General

    $7,500
  38. Girl Scouts of KentuckianaLouisville, KY

    General

    $5,000
  39. Metro United WayLouisville, KY

    Build a bed

    $5,000
  40. Individual

    General

    $5,000
  41. Individual

    General

    $5,000
  42. Individual

    General

    $5,000
  43. Individual

    General

    $5,000
  44. Individual

    General

    $5,000
  45. Individual

    General

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services2 grants $105,00035% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $50,00017% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $50,00017% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $25,0008% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $25,0008% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $20,0007% of the total
  7. 2 other causes3 grants $25,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana15 grants $528,000
  2. Kentucky7 grants $150,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Judy AdamsonSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lori LewisEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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