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Hollie & Anna Oakley Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Terre Haute, Indiana · EIN 237008034

Hollie & Anna Oakley Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Terre Haute, Indiana. In tax year 2025 it gave $507,357 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $163,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $682,150 the year before.

40% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$551,90015$13.4 million
2024$682,15019$14.8 million
2025$507,35715$17.0 million

How to apply

ContactHollie and Anna Oakley Foundation I
120 S Fruitridge Ave, Terre Haute, IN 47803
Phone or email(812) 232-4437
What to submitLetter requesting grant setting forth reasons for need and purpose for which it will be used.
DeadlinesQuarterly - April 10, July 10, October 10 & December 10.
RestrictionsAll grants are given to tax exempt entities as defined in section 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue code.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Hollie & Anna Oakley Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana12$467,100
Missouri1$25,000
Illinois1$10,000
Texas1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Art Spaces Inc
Terre Haute, IN
Art and Upkeep$163,000
Swope Art Museum
Terre Haute, IN
Assessability$100,000
Indiana State University Foundation
Terre Haute, IN
Scholarships$50,000
Shepherds of Griffin Bike Park
Terre Haute, IN
Club House Additions$50,000
Optimist International Foundation
Saint Louis, MO
Unrestricted$25,000
ReThink Inc
Terre Haute, IN
Youth Programming$25,000
Wabash River Development & Beautification Inc
Terre Haute, IN
Beautification & Development$25,000
Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra
Terre Haute, IN
Unrestricted$15,000
Team of Mercy Inc
Terre Haute, IN
Unrestricted$12,500
Chances for Youth Inc
Terre Haute, IN
Unrestricted$10,000
Streator Township High School
Streator, IL
Scholarship$10,000
Terre Haute Childrens Museum
Terre Haute, IN
General Operations$10,000
Boy Scouts of America
Irving, TX
Unrestricted$10,000
Providence Food Pantry
West Terre Haute, IN
Mobile Food Pantry$5,000
North Central JrSr High School
Farmersburg, IN
N.E.A.T. Experience$1,600

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hollie & Anna Oakley Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Quarterly - April 10, July 10, October 10 & December 10.

How much does Hollie & Anna Oakley Foundation Inc give?

$507,357 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Hollie & Anna Oakley Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Jennifer Perry (Director), Alice Ann Perry (Part-Year President/Director), Eston L Perry (Part-Year V.Pres/Treas.) and Julie Heck (Part-Year Secretary/Director) among 9 officers and trustees.

What does Hollie & Anna Oakley Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, environment and conservation and education.

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