Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 45-4618430Community development

Who funds Indianapolis Foundation Inc?

14 private foundations gave Indianapolis Foundation Inc in Indianapolis, IN $40.8 million across 39 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

39 grants

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

  1. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    Indiana community FDN init-gift

    $15,000,000
  2. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    In support of underserved small business expansion

    $450,000
  3. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    Indiana community FDN init-gift

    $100,000
  4. Elanco Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    Housing to recovery fund

    $100,000
  5. M Morgan Trust for Indpls FDN XXXXX4003Chicago, IL 2025

    General

    $43,924
  6. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Indiana community FDN initiative

    $15,000,000
  7. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Housing to recovery fund

    $2,000,000
  8. Eli Lilly and Company FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Support of charitable efforts to address homelessness in indianapolis

    $1,000,000
  9. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    to seed a collaboration of local and national foundations in Indiana to support strategies and policies at the intersection of environmental justice, federal funding implementation, and democracy

    $500,000
  10. Eli Lilly and Company FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Community health assessment related to obesity in marion county (indiana)

    $110,000
  11. McKinney Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    To mobilize people, ideas, and investments to make this a community where all individuals have equitable opportunity to reach their full potential.

    $100,000
  12. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    To support The Indianapolis Foundation's Center for Racial Equity and Economic Opportunity initiative.

    $100,000
  13. Elanco Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Housing to recovery fund

    $100,000
  14. The Patricia Schaefer Foundation TRFort Wayne, IN 2024

    Grantmaking

    $90,000
  15. M Morgan Trust for Indpls FDN XXXXX4003Chicago, IL 2024

    General

    $43,955
  16. Meyer S Efroymson TrustPittsburgh, PA 2024

    General support

    $15,906
  17. The Patricia Schaefer Foundation TRFort Wayne, IN 2024

    Operating support

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

    Support program

    $1,000
  19. Richard M Fairbanks Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2023

    Housing to Recovery Fund

    $500,000
  20. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2023

    Indiana community FDN initiative

    $250,000
  21. The Patricia Schaefer Foundation TRFort Wayne, IN 2023

    Grantmaking

    $90,000
  22. M Morgan Trust for Indpls FDN XXXXX4003Chicago, IL 2023

    General

    $56,376
  23. Meyer S Efroymson TrustPittsburgh, PA 2023

    General support

    $14,808
  24. The Patricia Schaefer Foundation TRFort Wayne, IN 2023

    Operating support

    $10,000
  25. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 2022

    To support The Indianapolis Foundation's racial equity community leadership initiatives.

    $100,000
  26. M Morgan Trust for Indpls FDN XXXXX4003Chicago, IL 2022

    General

    $68,539
  27. Dorsey Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2022

    General

    $25,000
  28. Meyer S Efroymson TrustPittsburgh, PA 2022

    General support

    $17,302
  29. M Morgan Trust for Indpls FDN XXXXX4003Chicago, IL 2021

    General

    $39,004
  30. Meyer S Efroymson TrustPittsburgh, PA 2021

    General support

    $17,157
  31. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2020

    Indiana community FDN initiative

    $500,000
  32. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2020

    Indiana community FDN initiative

    $100,000
  33. M Morgan Trust for Indpls FDN XXXXX4003Chicago, IL 2020

    General

    $41,666
  34. Meyer S Efroymson TrustPittsburgh, PA 2020

    General support

    $15,678
  35. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2019

    Indiana community FDN initiative

    $200,000
  36. Meyer S Efroymson TrustPittsburgh, PA 2019

    General support

    $15,596
  37. Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable TrustIndianapolis, IN 2019

    Employee Matching Gift Program

    $4,000
  38. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2018

    Indiana community FDN initiative

    $4,000,000
  39. Meyer S Efroymson TrustPittsburgh, PA 2018

    General support

    $16,056

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Indianapolis, IN and are not among Indianapolis Foundation Inc’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 121 grants Preselected only $37,480 to similar organizations
  2. Maurer Family Foundation IncCarmel, IN 14 grants Preselected only $23,614 to similar organizations
  3. Nicholas H Noyes Jr Memorial FoundationCarmel, IN 27 grants Accepts applications $157,500 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 11 grants Accepts applications $479,970 to similar organizations
  5. JD Finish Line Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 7 grants Accepts applications $58,620 to similar organizations
  6. First Financial FoundationCincinnati, OH 8 grants Accepts applications $158,500 to similar organizations
  7. Salesforce FoundationSan Francisco, CA 7 grants Preselected only $4,800 to similar organizations
  8. Arthur Dean Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 12 grants Preselected only $1,650,300 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 45-4618430 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.