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Madeira Fund Inc

Accepts applications Indianapolis, Indiana · EIN 461584806

Madeira Fund Inc is a private foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana. In tax year 2024 it gave $221,524 in 49 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $107,470. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $177,269 the year before.

39% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$237,00218$6.7 million
2023$177,26937$10.9 million
2024$221,52449$10.1 million

How to apply

ContactMadeira Fund Inc
3603 E Raymond St, Indianapolis, IN 46203
Phone or email(317) 791-2955
What to submitANY

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Madeira Fund Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana34$204,570
New York5$7,250
District of Columbia2$5,500
Connecticut3$2,250
Tennessee1$1,000
Virginia1$254
Maryland1$250
New Jersey1$250
California1$200

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 49 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Indianapolis Film Project Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$107,470
Big Car Media Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$20,000
Eagle Creek Nature Conservancy & Preservation Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$9,800
Kheprw Institute
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$6,000
Bigger Picture Film Group
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$5,000
Hoosier Environmental Council
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$5,000
Planned Parenthood of Indiana & Kentucky
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$5,000
Eskenazi Health Foundation Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$3,500
Second Helpings Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$3,000
Syrian Emergency Task Force
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$3,000
The STEM Connection
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$3,000
Indianapolis Zoological Society Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$2,800
American Journalism Project Inc
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$2,500
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
Unrestricted$2,500
Gleaners
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$2,500
Goodwill Industries Foundation
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$2,500
Greenways Foundation Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$2,500
Horizon House
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$2,500
Lantern Foundation
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$2,500
Newfields
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$2,500
Parent-Child Home Program
Garden City, NY
Unrestricted$2,500
Indiana University Foundation
Bloomington, IN
Unrestricted$2,000
Crooked Creek Food Pantry
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$1,500
Indiana Black Expo Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$1,500
Bartholomew County Community Foundation
Columbus, IN
Unrestricted$1,000
Central Indiana Land Trust
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$1,000
Crown Hill Heritage Foundation
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$1,000
Indiana Diaper Bank Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$1,000
Indiana Forest Alliance Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Unestricted$1,000
Indiana Landmarks
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$1,000
Indiana Writers Center
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$1,000
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Fdn Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$1,000
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$1,000
Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$1,000
Orchard School Foundation Inc
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$1,000
Pattern Inc
Carmel, IN
Unrestricted$1,000
Sullivan Munce Cultural Center
Zionsville, IN
Unrestricted$1,000
The Central Indiana Police Foundation
Indianapolis, IN
Unrestricted$1,000
The Hotchkiss School
Lakeville, CT
Unrestricted$1,000
Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust
Watertown, NY
Unrestricted$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Madeira Fund Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Madeira Fund Inc give?

$221,524 in tax year 2024, across 49 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Madeira Fund Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Samuel B Sutphin II (Sec/Treas), Carol E Dinneen (President) and Samuel Bernarde Sutphin (Director).

What does Madeira Fund Inc fund?

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

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