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Private foundations in Indianapolis, Indiana

224 private foundations are based in Indianapolis. Together they paid $4.2 billion in grants in their latest year, and 76 of them accept applications. The largest is Lilly Endowment Inc, with $3.9 billion.

The 50 largest of 224 foundations in Indianapolis, by grants paid
FoundationGrants paidTypical grantAccepts applications
Lilly Endowment Inc$3.9 billion$100,000Yes
Lumina Foundation for Education Inc$30.2 million$12,500Yes
Eli Lilly and Company Foundation$29.1 million$100,000No
Elevance Health Foundation Inc$28.5 million$100,000Yes
Endless Success Foundation Inc$23.6 million$16.0 millionNo
Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust$22.7 million$35,000Yes
Eugene & Marilyn Glick Foundation$21.3 million$2,500Yes
Jean and Bernas Downing Charitable Trust$16.9 million$1.3 millionYes
Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation Inc$16.5 million$25,000Yes
Tom and Julie Wood Family Foundation Inc$15.8 million$123,062Yes
Richard M Fairbanks Foundation Inc$14.3 million$5,647No
Herbert Simon Family Foundation$13.7 million$50,000No
Indiana University Health Morgan Inc$11.1 million$2,500No
Regenstrief Foundation Inc$8.2 million$707,789No
University Obstetricians-Gynecologists Inc$7.8 million$7.8 millionNo
Walther Cancer Foundation Inc$7.5 million$7.5 millionNo
David E Simon & Jacqueline S Simon Charitable Foundation$6.8 million$50,000Yes
Samerian Foundation Inc$4.9 million$5,000Yes
The Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis Inc$3.7 million$31,250Yes
Arthur Dean Family Foundation Inc$3.7 million$70,000No
McKinney Family Foundation Inc$3.1 million$50,000No
The Clowes Fund Incorporated$3.1 million$3.1 millionYes
White Oak Foundation Inc$3.0 million$37,500Yes
RJS Foundation Inc$2.5 million$3,178Yes
JD Finish Line Foundation Inc$2.1 million$10,000Yes
The Ned and Emily Sherwood Family Foundation$1.6 million$2,750No
The Albert G and Grace Hahn Educational Foundation of the Indiana Hospital Assoc$1.6 million$15,000Yes
Care Institute Group Inc$1.4 million$15,000No
Met Foundation Inc$1.4 million$10,000No
Apgar Foundation Inc$1.3 million$36,500No
The Ethan and Joyce Jackson Family Charitable Foundation Inc$1.3 million$627,500No
Hubbard Family Foundation Inc$1.2 million$8,000No
Transformation Trust Inc$1.2 million$70,000No
Kej Foundation Inc$1.1 million$1.1 millionNo
OneAmerica Foundation Inc$1.0 million$8,000Yes
The Rick's Family Foundation Inc$1.0 million$5,000No
Dorsey Foundation Inc$913,000$10,000No
Gerald D and Edna E Mann Family Foundation Inc$904,290$5,000No
The J E Fehsenfeld Family Foundation Inc$882,000$10,000Yes
Eskenazi Family Foundation Inc$825,000$825,000No
Champagne Family Charitable Trust$810,295$5,000No
The Ackerman Foundation$810,000$10,000Yes
Baranay Family Foundation Inc$804,000$5,000No
Hulman & Company Foundation Inc$802,794$15,000Yes
Elanco Foundation Inc$775,404$27,675Yes
Hoosier Sudz Foundation Inc$728,500$25,000No
Katharine B Sutphin Foundation Inc$718,229$17,500No
David P Sheetz Foundation$700,000$10,000Yes
Abc Charities Formerly Indianapolis Ade Charities Inc$677,615$24,000Yes
Healthcare Initiatives Inc$664,500$5,000No

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