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

Grant recipient EIN 35-1405179Arts and culture

Who funds Indianapolis Opera Company?

16 private foundations gave Indianapolis Opera Company in Indianapolis, IN $3 million across 57 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

57 grants

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

  1. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    General operating support

    $90,000
  2. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    Employee matching gift(s)

    $4,000
  3. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    Summer youth program

    $3,325
  4. Cavalier Foundation IncNaples, FL 2025

    General

    $2,500
  5. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    General operating support

    $90,000
  6. Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Operations

    $75,000
  7. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    50th anniversary special events

    $25,000
  8. Arthur Jordan FoundationCarmel, IN 2024

    Operating support

    $15,000
  9. Robert & Toni Bader Charitable Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    To educate, inspire and entertain through the creation and presentation of musical storytelling for the hoosier community

    $10,000
  10. Eugene & Marilyn Glick FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Support program

    $2,000
  11. OneAmerica Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Civic & Community

    $1,500
  12. Christel DeHaan Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2023

    General Operating Support

    $343,000
  13. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2023

    General operating support

    $90,000
  14. Niel C & Karen M Ellerbrook Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2023

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  15. Arthur Jordan FoundationCarmel, IN 2023

    Operating support

    $5,000
  16. Cavalier Foundation IncNaples, FL 2023

    General

    $2,500
  17. Eugene & Marilyn Glick FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2023

    Support program

    $2,000
  18. Devon Creek FoundationReston, VA 2023

    General support

    $1,000
  19. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2023

    Employee matching gift(s)

    $500
  20. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2022

    General operating support

    $90,000
  21. Christel DeHaan Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2022

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  22. Nicholas H Noyes Jr Memorial FoundationCarmel, IN 2022

    Annual support

    $18,000
  23. Lacy FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2022

    General operations

    $10,000
  24. Christel DeHaan Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2022

    GOS IN Distri t Metro Laffont Competition M of CD

    $3,000
  25. Cavalier Foundation IncNaples, FL 2022

    General

    $2,500
  26. Eugene & Marilyn Glick FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2022

    Support program

    $2,000
  27. Nicholas H Noyes Jr Memorial FoundationCarmel, IN 2022

    Supplemental year-end grant

    $1,800
  28. Devon Creek FoundationReston, VA 2022

    General support

    $1,000
  29. Paul Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2022

    Operations

    $500
  30. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2021

    General operating support

    $80,000
  31. Christel DeHaan Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2021

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  32. Christel DeHaan Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2021

    Metro Opera Laffont Competition

    $3,000
  33. Niel C & Karen M Ellerbrook Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2021

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  34. Cavalier Foundation IncNaples, FL 2021

    General

    $2,500
  35. Eugene & Marilyn Glick FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2021

    Support program

    $2,000
  36. Devon Creek FoundationReston, VA 2021

    General support

    $1,000
  37. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2020

    Capital campaign-basile opera center

    $1,500,000
  38. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2020

    General operating support

    $80,000
  39. Christel DeHaan Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2020

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  40. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2020

    General operating support

    $25,000
  41. Robert & Toni Bader Charitable Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2020

    To educate, inspire and entertain through the creation and presentation of musical storytelling for the hoosier community.

    $5,000
  42. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 2020

    Employee matching grant

    $2,500
  43. Niel C & Karen M Ellerbrook Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2020

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  44. Cavalier Foundation IncNaples, FL 2020

    General

    $2,500
  45. Meredith Anne Thomas Foundation IncCarmel, IN 2020

    General contribution

    $2,000
  46. Eugene & Marilyn Glick FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2020

    Annual pledge

    $2,000
  47. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $1,000
  48. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2019

    General operating support

    $55,000
  49. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2019

    General operating support

    $25,000
  50. Christel DeHaan Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2019

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  51. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2019

    Brundibar & vedem production

    $15,000
  52. Paul Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2019

    Operation

    $500
  53. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2018

    General operating support

    $55,000
  54. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2018

    Development capacity building

    $50,000
  55. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2018

    General operating support

    $25,000
  56. Christel DeHaan Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2018

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  57. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $1,250

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Indianapolis, IN and are not among Indianapolis Opera Company’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 320 grants Preselected only $30,870 to similar organizations
  2. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 86 grants Accepts applications $1,682,425 to similar organizations
  3. Richard M Fairbanks Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 83 grants Preselected only $7,776,972 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 60 grants Preselected only $106,912 to similar organizations
  5. Maurer Family Foundation IncCarmel, IN 28 grants Preselected only $39,436 to similar organizations
  6. Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable TrustIndianapolis, IN 20 grants Accepts applications $1,628,200 to similar organizations
  7. Griffith Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 47 grants Accepts applications $227,500 to similar organizations
  8. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 19 grants Preselected only $15,267 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 35-1405179 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.