A domed State capitol building across a wide lawn

Grant recipient EIN 35-2054817Public affairs

Who funds Leadership Indianapolis?

8 private foundations gave Leadership Indianapolis in Indianapolis, IN $632,819 across 31 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

31 grants

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

  1. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    2025 get on board

    $20,000
  2. David P Sheetz FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2025

    General

    $10,000
  3. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    Employee matching gift(s)

    $100
  4. Lacy FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2024

    General operations

    $105,200
  5. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    2024 get on board

    $20,000
  6. David P Sheetz FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2024

    General

    $10,000
  7. Shiel Sexton Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    General fund

    $1,000
  8. Lacy FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2023

    General operations

    $99,650
  9. David P Sheetz FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2023

    General

    $10,000
  10. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2023

    2023 get on board

    $7,500
  11. Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable TrustIndianapolis, IN 2023

    Employee Matching Gift Program

    $2,066
  12. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $24
  13. Lacy FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2022

    General operations

    $98,500
  14. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2022

    2021 get on board event

    $7,500
  15. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2022

    Employee matching gift(s)

    $1,000
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $13
  17. Lacy FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2021

    General operations

    $89,000
  18. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2021

    Capacity building

    $50,000
  19. David P Sheetz FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2021

    General

    $10,000
  20. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2021

    2021 get on board event

    $7,500
  21. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2021

    Employee matching gift(s)

    $2,000
  22. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $11
  23. Lacy FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2020

    General operations

    $47,000
  24. David P Sheetz FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2020

    General

    $10,000
  25. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2020

    2020 get on board

    $7,500
  26. Shaheen Family Foundation IncCarmel, IN 2020

    General operating support

    $1,000
  27. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $5
  28. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2019

    2019 get on board program

    $7,500
  29. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2019

    Employee matching gift(s)

    $500
  30. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2018

    2018 get on board

    $7,500
  31. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 2018

    To support young civic leadership.

    $750

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other public affairs organizations in Indianapolis, IN and are not among Leadership Indianapolis’s funders above.

  1. Eli Lilly and Company FoundationIndianapolis, IN 6 grants Preselected only $900,000 to similar organizations
  2. Eugene & Marilyn Glick FoundationIndianapolis, IN 8 grants Accepts applications $28,250 to similar organizations
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 11 grants Preselected only $654,891 to similar organizations
  4. Nicholas H Noyes Jr Memorial FoundationCarmel, IN 7 grants Accepts applications $122,500 to similar organizations
  5. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 5 grants Accepts applications $59,350 to similar organizations
  6. The Palmer Family FoundationCarmel, IN 9 grants Accepts applications $24,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Semler Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 4 grants Accepts applications $8,900 to similar organizations
  8. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 6 grants Preselected only $3,625 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 35-2054817 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.