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Grant recipient EIN 45-5056874Human services

Who funds Foster Success Inc?

15 private foundations gave Foster Success Inc in Indianapolis, IN $7.1 million across 31 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 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

    Enhancing opportunity in indpls init

    $880,000
  2. The Community Covenant Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    General operations

    $12,500
  3. Nicholas H Noyes Jr Memorial FoundationCarmel, IN 2025

    General operating support

    $10,000
  4. Dorsey Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    General

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

    Breaking down barriers event

    $5,000
  6. The Bindley Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2025

    Programs and operations

    $1,500
  7. OneAmerica Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Civic & Community

    $10,000
  8. The Community Covenant Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    General operations

    $10,000
  9. Dorsey Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    General

    $10,000
  10. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    To support the Breaking Down Barriers program

    $5,000
  11. Merchants Foundation IncCarmel, IN 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  12. Betley FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  13. The Michael & Jody Petrie Foundation IncCarmel, IN 2024

    To help ensure teens and young adults, transitioning out of foster care are heard, supported, and empowered on their journey to self-sufficiency.

    $3,000
  14. The Bindley Family Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    Programs and operations

    $1,000
  15. Phelan Family Foundation IncCarrollton, TX 2024

    Opertions

    $800
  16. Dean Dorton Allen Ford Charitable Foundation IncLexington, KY 2024

    Subsidy

    $100
  17. Zotec Foundation IncCarmel, IN 2023

    For general operating support

    $115,000
  18. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 2023

    To support the Breaking Down Barriers event.

    $5,500
  19. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 2023

    To support Foster Success's efforts to assist young adults transition our of foster care.

    $5,000
  20. Dorsey Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2023

    General

    $5,000
  21. Betley FoundationIndianapolis, IN 2023

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  22. Lawrence and Sherian Washington Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  23. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2022

    Endowment, capacity building & tech

    $5,000,000
  24. Lilly Endowment IncIndianapolis, IN 2022

    Enhancing opportunity in indpls init

    $768,044
  25. Zotec Foundation IncCarmel, IN 2022

    For general operating support

    $115,000
  26. Zotec Foundation IncCarmel, IN 2021

    General donation to the operating fund

    $50,000
  27. Dorsey Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2021

    General

    $5,000
  28. Zotec Foundation IncCarmel, IN 2020

    Matching grant to support operational funds during their holidaygiving campaign

    $10,000
  29. Zotec Foundation IncCarmel, IN 2020

    Grant to help establish a covid emergency fund for it's foster youth

    $10,000
  30. Dorsey Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 2020

    General

    $1,000
  31. The Saltsburg Fund Charitable Trust XXXXX4005Chicago, IL 2020

    General

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other human services organizations in Indianapolis, IN and are not among Foster Success Inc’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 468 grants Preselected only $84,490 to similar organizations
  2. Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable TrustIndianapolis, IN 92 grants Accepts applications $3,952,660 to similar organizations
  3. The Brave Heart Foundation IncFishers, IN 97 grants Preselected only $533,640 to similar organizations
  4. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 103 grants Preselected only $1,710,903 to similar organizations
  5. Hoover Family FoundationIndianapolis, IN 37 grants Accepts applications $287,230 to similar organizations
  6. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 45 grants Accepts applications $50,191 to similar organizations
  7. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 77 grants Accepts applications $485,460 to similar organizations
  8. Richard M Fairbanks Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN 63 grants Preselected only $1,650,409 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 45-5056874 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.