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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 35-1860492

Quest For Excellence Inc

A private foundation in Indianapolis, IN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $203,330 paid in grants.

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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $203,330

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $518,763
  • Tax year 2024

    $70,132

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $658,649
  • Tax year 2023

    $106,875

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $664,604
  • Tax year 2022

    $10,200

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $625,757
  • Tax year 2021

    $305,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $698,428
  • Tax year 2020

    $19,469

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,017,143
  • Tax year 2019

    $12,819

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,142,934
  • Tax year 2018

    $341,120

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,200,598

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

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

  1. Washington Township Schools FoundatIndianapolis, IN

    Salary and to Establish a Student Assistance Fund

    $71,700
  2. Individual

    Operating expenses.

    $30,000
  3. Assistance League of IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN

    Operation School Bell and Assault Survivor kits.

    $28,000
  4. Indiana Blind Childrens FoundationIndianapolis, IN

    Health and wellness programs

    $25,360
  5. East 10th Children Youth CenterIndianapolis, IN

    Operating expenses

    $25,000
  6. Paws and Think IncIndianapolis, IN

    Operating expenses

    $10,000
  7. Medical Mutts service Dogs IncIndianapolis, IN

    Operating expenses

    $9,443
  8. Individual

    [individual]

    $3,670
  9. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    General operating expenses

    $157

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 $35,36048% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $28,00038% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $9,44313% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $157<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana7 grants $169,660

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Patricia FoltzPresident Hours 20Pay $0
  • Howard F Foltz IIISecretary/Treas Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lisa L DellacquaVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Daniel E FoltzVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bill NelsonDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nancy EstabrookDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Patrick J Brakedirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • William Randy DavisDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Terry Scottdirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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