How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Paul Thrift
901 Wabash Avenue Suite 300
Terre Haute, IN 47807
(513) 381-2838
- Form and materials
- Sufficient written details to determine need and purpose.
- Deadlines
- None.
- Restrictions
- Limited to sec. 501(c)(3) purposes.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$1,281,230
- Grants listed
- 49
- Assets, end of year
- $10,229,274
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Tax year 2024
$1,007,265
- Grants listed
- 29
- Assets, end of year
- $7,269,350
-
Tax year 2023
$404,075
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $4,970,116
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Tax year 2022
$228,600
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $5,256,318
-
Tax year 2021
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $927,466
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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International Cooperating MinistriesNewport News, VA
General fund
$285,430 -
Next Step Foundation IncTerre Haute, IN
General fund
$156,000 -
1792 ExchangeCincinnati, OH
General fund
$100,000 -
Turning Point USA IncIndianapolis, IN
General fund
$100,000 -
Big Life Foundation USASeattle, WA
General fund
$75,000 -
Heart Change MinistriesIndianapolis, IN
General fund
$75,000 -
Empathy & CompassionLexington, KY
General fund
$52,000 -
Heart for Lebanon FoundationBlack MTN, NC
General fund
$50,000 -
Crossroads Care ClinicTerre Haute, IN
General fund
$35,000 -
Skilled Knowledeable YouthAlabaster, AL
General fund
$33,000 -
Apartment Life IncBedford, TX
General fund
$25,000 -
Champion Ministries Inc DBA GroundwireCastle Rock, CO
General fund
$25,000 -
Eastside Christian Academy IncTerre Haute, IN
General fund
$25,000 -
IladdZionsville, IN
General fund
$25,000 -
Lifepoint Church Indy IncIndianapolis, IN
General fund
$25,000 -
New Story IncAtlanta, GA
General fund
$25,000 -
Sagamore Institute IncIndianapolis, IN
General fund
$25,000 -
Federated Insurance Foundation IncOwatonna, MN
General fund
$15,000 -
St Andrew Assembly of GodPanama City, FL
General fund
$12,000 -
Fellowship of Christian AthletesKansas City, MO
General fund
$10,000 -
Indiana State University Foundation IncTerre Haute, IN
General fund
$10,000 -
National Christian Foundation IncAlpharetta, GA
General fund
$10,000 -
Open EyesLeeds, AL
General fund
$10,000 -
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana IncIndianapolis, IN
General fund
$7,500 -
The NavigatorsColorado SPGS, CO
General fund
$7,500 -
Anglican Church InternationalOrange City, FL
General fund
$5,300 -
Donate Life FoundationSaint Louis, MO
General fund
$5,000 -
Terre Haute Children's Museum IncTerre Haute, IN
General fund
$5,000 -
Veritas MinistriesDallas, TX
General fund
$5,000 -
Outreach IncNashville, TN
General fund
$4,000 -
Wabash Valley Youth for Christ IncTerre Haute, IN
General fund
$3,500 -
Camp Navigate IncTerre Haute, IN
General fund
$3,000 -
Center for Global Impact IncIndianapolis, IN
General fund
$2,500 -
Indiana Wish IncIndianapolis, IN
General fund
$2,500 -
Reliant FoundationCanby, OR
General fund
$2,500 -
Terre Haute Symphony AssociationTerre Haute, IN
General fund
$2,500 -
A Friends House IncMcDonough, GA
General fund
$2,000 -
Atlanta Union Mission CorporationAtlanta, GA
General fund
$2,000 -
Big Cat Habitat Education and Conservation Center IncSarasota, FL
General fund
$2,000 -
Circle City Fellows IncIndianapolis, IN
General fund
$2,000 -
Keep Pensacola Beautiful IncPensacola, FL
General fund
$2,000 -
Loveland Center IncVenice, FL
General fund
$2,000 -
Manes and MiraclesSan Tan Vly, AZ
General fund
$2,000 -
The Children's Hunger Project IncCocoa, FL
General fund
$2,000 -
Wabash Valley Habitat for HumanityTerre Haute, IN
General fund
$2,000 -
St Patrick's Catholic Church Indianapolis IncIndianapolis, IN
General fund
$1,000 -
The Lions Tribe AcademyMarshall, IL
General fund
$1,000 -
Wabash Valley Community Foundation IncTerre Haute, IN
General fund
$1,000 -
Young Mens Christian Association of the Wabash Valley IncBrazil, IN
General fund
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Human services9 grants $165,50021% of the total
- Mental health2 grants $158,00020% of the total
- Civil rights1 grant $100,00013% of the total
- Animals2 grants $77,00010% of the total
- Religion5 grants $62,3008% of the total
- Community development1 grant $52,0007% of the total
- 10 other causes19 grants $161,50021% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Indiana21 grants $509,500
- Virginia1 grant $285,430
- Ohio1 grant $100,000
- Washington1 grant $75,000
- Kentucky1 grant $52,000
- North Carolina1 grant $50,000
- Alabama2 grants $43,000
- Georgia4 grants $39,000
- Colorado2 grants $32,500
- Texas2 grants $30,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Paul ThriftPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
- John ThompsonSECRETARY, TREASURER, AND DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
- Angie ThriftDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
- Jennifer ThompsonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
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