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White Oak Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Indianapolis, Indiana · EIN 352090392

White Oak Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.0 million in 26 grants; the typical grant was $37,500 and the largest $1.0 million. 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 $881,894 the year before.

65% of its 2024 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$881,89414$73.9 million
2024$3.0 million26$93.8 million

How to apply

ContactDawn Parham
PO Box 80238, Indianapolis, IN 46280-0238
Phone or email(317) 843-5678
RestrictionsMust be a 501(c)(3) Organization

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What White Oak Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana14$2.7 million
Tennessee8$130,000
Minnesota1$100,000
West Virginia1$100,000
Arizona1$15,000
Massachusetts1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 26 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Riley's Children Foundation
Indianapolis, IN
General$1.0 million
Brown County Community Foundation
Nashville, IN
General$530,400
Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
St Meinrad, IN
General$250,000
United Way of Central Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
General$200,000
Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-The-Woods
St MaryofTheWoods, IN
General$200,000
United Way of Greenbrier Valley Inc
Lewisburg, WV
General$100,000
Hope Academy
Minneapolis, MN
General$100,000
Shepherd Community Inc
Indianapolis, IN
General$100,000
Indianapolis Downtown Inc
Indianapolis, IN
General$100,000
Franklin College - Elwood Fitness Center
Franklin, IN
General$100,000
Park Tudor School
Indianapolis, IN
General$60,000
Sagamore Institute
Indianapolis, IN
General$50,000
Finish Well Foundation
Westfield, IN
General$50,000
Harpeth Hall School
Nashville, TN
General$25,000
Friends of Warner Parks
Nashville, TN
General$25,000
Oak Hill School
Nashville, TN
General$25,000
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
General$20,000
Banner Alzheimer's Foundation
Phoenix, AZ
General$15,000
Indianapolis Art Center
Indianapolis, IN
General$15,000
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Nashville, TN
General$10,000
Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
Nashville, TN
General$10,000
Harvard Business School
Boston, MA
General$10,000
Mind What Matters
Nashville, TN
General$10,000
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
Indianapolis, IN
General$5,000
Friends of Brown County State Park
Nashville, IN
General$5,000
Montgomery Bell Academy
Nashville, TN
General$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does White Oak Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does White Oak Foundation Inc give?

$3.0 million in tax year 2024, across 26 grants, with a typical grant of $37,500.

Who runs White Oak Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Allison R Lechleiter (Director), Daniel M Lechleiter (Director), Elizabeth L Kelly (Director) and Rachel Lechleiter (Director) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does White Oak Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development, education and human services.

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