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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 35-2033162

Sia Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Lafayette, IN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 60 grants and $381,960 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
SIA Foundation
PO Box 6470
Lafayette, IN 47903
(765) 449-6565
Form and materials
SIA Foundation Grant Application Form required plus copy of IRS Determination letter for exempt status. Included should be a description of the capital project who will benefit from the project and the amount of the request.
Deadlines
3 31 and 9 30
Restrictions
Grant requests must be for 1,000 or more with a maximum request of 15,000. Funding must be used for the capital investments in facilities equipment or real estate non-operating expenses. Applying organizations must be either: 1 tax exempt under the Internal Revenue Code section 501 c with a chapter office in Indiana 2 an education institution located in Indiana or 3 an Indiana governmental or quasi-governmental entity. Organizations must be financially sound.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $381,960

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $4,708,720
  • Tax year 2024

    $313,540

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $4,717,396
  • Tax year 2023

    $244,046

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $4,663,325
  • Tax year 2022

    $288,220

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $4,792,153
  • Tax year 2021

    $321,969

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $4,478,131
  • Tax year 2020

    $254,478

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $4,404,727

Grants paid in 2025

60 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United Way of Greater LafayetteLafayette, IN

    Contribution to UW Fundraising Campaign

    $50,000
  2. Tippecanoe County Sheriffs OfficeLafayette, IN

    Grant for AEDs

    $15,000
  3. Gennesaret Free ClinicsIndianapolis, IN

    Grant for diagnostic ultrasound machine & testing equip

    $14,612
  4. Dayton Elementary SchoolDayton, IN

    Grant for greenhouse

    $14,500
  5. Benton Community School CorpFowler, IN

    Grant for brake lathe machine

    $14,382
  6. Combat CookiesDayton, IN

    Grant for building supplies for community space

    $14,252
  7. Tippecanoe Township Volunteer Fire DepartmentBattle Ground, IN

    Grant for AEDs

    $14,087
  8. Hear IndianaIndianapolis, IN

    Grant for sound booth clinical audiometer

    $13,922
  9. Cultivate Food RescueSouth Bend, IN

    Grant for kitchen equipment

    $13,632
  10. MAAC FoundationValparaiso, IN

    Grant for equip for fire response EMT training

    $13,490
  11. Lafayette Family YMCALafayette, IN

    Grant for desktop computers

    $12,683
  12. William Henry Harrison High SchoolWest Lafayette, IN

    Grant for digitial hybrid piano

    $12,015
  13. Tricias HopeLafayette, IN

    Grant for storage shed

    $12,000
  14. West Central High SchoolFrancesville, IN

    Grant for digital anatomy tablets

    $12,000
  15. Delphi Community High SchoolDelphi, IN

    Grant for chemistry lab equip

    $11,279
  16. Teachers TreasuresIndianapolis, IN

    Grant for inventory & security equip upgrades

    $10,500
  17. Central High SchoolEvansville, IN

    Grant for pottery kiln

    $10,468
  18. Delphi Community Middle SchoolDelphi, IN

    Grant for pottery wheels

    $10,270
  19. Healthy Communities of Clinton CountyFrankfort, IN

    Grant for irrigation system & utility vehicle

    $10,025
  20. Advance Volunteer Fire DepartmentAdvance, IN

    Grant for Battery powered extrication tool

    $9,732
  21. Boys and Girls Club of Morgan CountyMooresville, IN

    Grant for kitchen equipment

    $8,948
  22. Linnwood Early Learning CenterLafayette, IN

    Grant for sensory tools & equip

    $7,455
  23. East Tipp Middle SchoolLafayette, IN

    Grant for digital microscope & storage cart

    $7,440
  24. Lafayette Lions ClubLafayette, IN

    Grant for vision screening camera

    $6,995
  25. Community Kitchen of Monroe CountyBloomington, IN

    Grant for industrial can openers

    $6,858
  26. The Milk BankIndianapolis, IN

    Grant for commercial freezer

    $6,328
  27. Klondike Middle SchoolWest Lafayette, IN

    Grant for woodworking shop tools

    $6,000
  28. Pantry 279Bloomington, IN

    Grant for reach-in cooler & display case

    $5,712
  29. Friends of the Town Clock ChurcNew Albany, IN

    Grant for picnic tables

    $4,900
  30. Lafayette Police DepartmentLafayette, IN

    Grant for drone mobile command centers & equip

    $3,600
  31. Delphi Community Middle SchoolDelphi, IN

    Grant for library books

    $3,574
  32. East Tipp Middle SchoolLafayette, IN

    Grant for mini robots

    $3,517
  33. Senior Citizens Inc LebanonLebanon, IN

    Grant for entrance enclosure

    $3,400
  34. Cannelton Food PantryCannelton, IN

    Grant for pallet jack & pallet stacker

    $3,163
  35. Latino Center for Wellness and EducationLafayette, IN

    Grant for canopies

    $3,000
  36. The Carnegie Players of RensselaerRensselaer, IN

    Grant for sound mixer

    $2,999
  37. Morgan County Substance Abuse CouncilMartinsville, IN

    Grant for appliances

    $2,500
  38. Porter County Aging and Community ServicesValparaiso, IN

    Grant for storage shed

    $1,450
  39. Southeast Fountain School CorporationVeedersburg, IN

    Grant for digital cameras

    $1,249
  40. Switzerland County Historical SocietyVevay, IN

    Grant for flatbed scanners

    $1,208
  41. CASAs for Kids FundLafayette, IN

    Matching Gift

    $840
  42. IladdZionsville, IN

    Matching Gift

    $200
  43. Loving Paws Animal CenterBattle Ground, IN

    Matching Gift

    $200
  44. The Salvation Army Indiana DivisionIndianapolis, IN

    Matching Gift

    $100
  45. Central IN Technical and Environmental SocietiesMartinsville, IN

    Matching Gift

    $100
  46. YMCA Camp TecumsehBrookston, IN

    Matching Gift

    $100
  47. Guardian Angel Hospice FoundationKokomo, IN

    Matching Gift

    $100
  48. BrookIroquois Township Community FundBrook, IN

    Matching Gift

    $100
  49. Willowstone Family ServicesLafayette, IN

    Matching Gift

    $100
  50. Ericas Rescues and Humane SocietyDelphi, IN

    Matching Gift

    $100
  51. Paw Pals of Clinton CountyFrankfort, IN

    Matching Gift

    $100
  52. WoodHaven Rescue FarmLafayette, IN

    Matching Gift

    $100
  53. Right Steps Child Development CentersLafayette, IN

    Matching Gift

    $100
  54. Kokomo Public Schools Education FundKokomo, IN

    Matching Gift

    $100
  55. BandO Trail Association IncBrownsburg, IN

    Matching Gift

    $100
  56. Bravely Womens HealthLafayette, IN

    Matching Gift

    $100
  57. Bravely Womens HealthLafayette, IN

    Matching Gift

    $100
  58. The Penrod Society LtdIndianapolis, IN

    Matching Gift

    $100
  59. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Matching Gift

    $50
  60. NICHES Land TrustLafayette, IN

    Matching Gift

    $25

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,00028% of the total
  2. Health4 grants $28,40316% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $25,44814% of the total
  4. Disaster relief and public safety2 grants $23,22213% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture3 grants $15,7339% of the total
  6. Veterans and military1 grant $14,2528% of the total
  7. 7 other causes12 grants $18,49711% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana60 grants $381,960

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • David TolesDirector Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Lesley Denham BairdDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Julie ColeDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Edward WulbrechtPresident Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Scott RigginsDirector & Secretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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