A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 35-1404338Arts and culture

Who funds Muncie Childrens Museum Inc?

18 private foundations gave Muncie Childrens Museum Inc in Muncie, IN $1.7 million across 49 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

49 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Sherman and Marjorie Zeigler Foundation IncMuncie, IN 2025

    Discovery park expansion

    $85,000
  2. Care Institute Group IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    Capital Campaign

    $25,000
  3. American Electric Power FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    Improving Access & Programming for Children.

    $20,000
  4. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 2025

    General donation

    $10,000
  5. Hamer D & Phyllis C Shafer Foundation Charitable TrustMuncie, IN 2024

    Capital campaign4th quarter holiday programming

    $40,000
  6. Edmund F and Virginia B Ball Foundation IncMuncie, IN 2024

    More to explore capital campaign

    $36,204
  7. Ball Brothers FoundationMuncie, IN 2024

    More to explore - nature learning; nature everywhere conference

    $32,450
  8. Care Institute Group IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Capital Campaign

    $25,000
  9. George and Frances Ball FoundationMuncie, IN 2024

    More to explore capital campaign

    $5,000
  10. Boren Foundation IncUpland, IN 2023

    Program

    $25,000
  11. Care Institute Group IncIndianapolis, IN 2023

    Capital Campaign

    $25,000
  12. Hamer D & Phyllis C Shafer Foundation Charitable TrustMuncie, IN 2023

    2023 holiday programs

    $15,000
  13. The Patricia Schaefer Foundation TRFort Wayne, IN 2023

    Operating support

    $2,000
  14. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $148
  15. R David & Suzanne A Hoover Charitable TrustBoulder, CO 2022

    Education

    $100,000
  16. Hamer D & Phyllis C Shafer Foundation Charitable TrustMuncie, IN 2022

    Programming support

    $30,000
  17. Ball Brothers FoundationMuncie, IN 2022

    Expanding director education & exhibits

    $25,000
  18. Care Institute Group IncIndianapolis, IN 2022

    Capital Campaign

    $25,000
  19. George and Frances Ball FoundationMuncie, IN 2022

    Director of education & exhibits

    $25,000
  20. American Water Charitable FoundationincCamden, NJ 2022

    General purpose

    $20,000
  21. The Patricia Schaefer Foundation TRFort Wayne, IN 2022

    Charitable

    $500
  22. Maurer Family Foundation IncCarmel, IN 2022

    General fund

    $363
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $193
  24. Hamer D & Phyllis C Shafer Foundation Charitable TrustMuncie, IN 2021

    Programming support

    $200,000
  25. Mutualbank Charitable Foundation IncMuncie, IN 2021

    Further exempt purpose of recipient

    $80,000
  26. Care Institute Group IncIndianapolis, IN 2021

    Capital Campaign

    $25,000
  27. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 2021

    More to explore

    $20,000
  28. Sherman and Marjorie Zeigler Foundation IncMuncie, IN 2021

    Outdoor learning bog filtration system

    $10,000
  29. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $200
  30. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $174
  31. George and Frances Ball FoundationMuncie, IN 2020

    More to explore capital campaign

    $400,000
  32. Ball Brothers FoundationMuncie, IN 2020

    MCM a campaign for the future (part i)

    $150,000
  33. Edmund F and Virginia B Ball Foundation IncMuncie, IN 2020

    More to explore capital campaign project

    $100,000
  34. Boren Foundation IncUpland, IN 2020

    Educational

    $25,000
  35. Mutualbank Charitable Foundation IncMuncie, IN 2020

    Further exempt purpose of recipient

    $20,000
  36. Hamer D & Phyllis C Shafer Foundation Charitable TrustMuncie, IN 2020

    Programming support

    $15,000
  37. Care Institute Group IncIndianapolis, IN 2020

    General Purpose

    $12,000
  38. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2020

    Covid19 youth program resilience FD

    $10,000
  39. George and Frances Ball FoundationMuncie, IN 2020

    Mitigating covid-19

    $2,000
  40. Muncie Endurathon IncMuncie, IN 2020

    Promote health and wellness

    $1,000
  41. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $99
  42. Care Institute Group IncIndianapolis, IN 2019

    General Purpose

    $24,000
  43. Hamer D & Phyllis C Shafer Foundation Charitable TrustMuncie, IN 2019

    Holiday programming

    $15,000
  44. Ball Brothers FoundationMuncie, IN 2019

    Feasibility study

    $2,500
  45. Muncie Endurathon IncMuncie, IN 2019

    Promote health and wellness

    $1,000
  46. George and Frances Ball FoundationMuncie, IN 2018

    Rent support

    $35,000
  47. Hamer D & Phyllis C Shafer Foundation Charitable TrustMuncie, IN 2018

    Holiday programming

    $15,000
  48. Care Institute Group IncIndianapolis, IN 2018

    Event Sponsorship

    $12,000
  49. Muncie Endurathon IncMuncie, IN 2018

    Promote health and wellness

    $1,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Muncie, IN and are not among Muncie Childrens Museum Inc’s funders above.

  1. Avis Foundation IncUpland, IN 1 grant Preselected only $150,000 to similar organizations
  2. The Grace Helen Spearman FoundationPalm Springs, CA 2 grants Preselected only $17,500 to similar organizations
  3. BNSF Railway FoundationFort Worth, TX 1 grant Accepts applications $10,000 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 1 grant Accepts applications $2,000 to similar organizations
  5. Atlas Foundry Foundation IncMarion, IN 1 grant Preselected only $1,000 to similar organizations
  6. Webster Gladstone Foundation IncBloomington, IN 1 grant Preselected only $500 to similar organizations
  7. Sempra FoundationSan Diego, CA 2 grants Preselected only $230 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 35-1404338 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.