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Who funds Ball State University Foundation?

Muncie, Indiana · EIN 356024566

30 private foundations reported grants to Ball State University Foundation in Muncie, Indiana totaling $5.0 million across 35 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was Nelson Family Foundation, with $1.2 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Funders of Ball State University Foundation that accept applications

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Foundations that fund Ball State University Foundation

All 30 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Nelson Family Foundation
Georgia · 2023 · accepts applications
Education1$1.2 million
The Patricia Schaefer Foundation Tr
Indiana · 2024
Performing arts center1$1.0 million
Lilly Endowment Inc
Indiana · 2025 · accepts applications
Indiana youth programs on campus3$705,400
Foreside Foundation
Montana · 2025
General operating support1$500,000
George and Frances Ball Foundation
Indiana · 2024 · accepts applications
Performing arts center1$400,000
Ball Brothers Foundation
Indiana · 2024 · accepts applications
Flight path fund1$250,000
William & Evelyn Stokes Foundation
California · 2024
The $250,000 gifted in 2023 was directed to two scholarship programs through the Teachers College.$200,000 for the William & Evelyn Stokes Foundation Mathematics Educators Scholarship Fund #8885 for scholarships to under-resourced/economically challenged undergraduate students pursuing a degree and teaching certification with a focus on mathematics.$50,000 for the William & Evelyn Stokes Foundation Art Educators Scholarship Fund #8884 for scholarships to under-resourced/economically challenged undergraduate students pursuing a degree and teaching certification with a focus on Art.1$250,000
John W Anderson Foundation
Indiana · 2024 · accepts applications
Capital1$150,000
American Electric Power Foundation
Delaware · 2025
Beneficence of Business fund2$125,000
Wm Craig and Teneen L Dobbs Charitable Foundation
Indiana · 2024
$100,000 to athletic director fund; $5,000 to dance and theater1$105,000
Edmund F and Virginia B Ball Foundation Inc
Indiana · 2024 · accepts applications
Renovations ball honors house1$100,000
Niel C & Karen M Ellerbrook Family Foundation Inc
Indiana · 2024
Unrestricted1$50,000
Hamer D & Phyllis C Shafer Foundation Charitable Trust
Indiana · 2024 · accepts applications
Payment 3 of 5 performing arts1$50,000
The Shipley Educational Foundation
Delaware · 2023
Gloria Shipley Scholarship Fund1$50,000
E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2024 · accepts applications
Help with the cost of an academic journal, as described in its grant proposal.1$40,000
Lacy Foundation
Indiana · 2024
General operations1$27,500
Arthur R Hilton Scholarship Trust
Indiana · 2025 · accepts applications
Scholarships1$9,200
R & E Cooper Bsu Science Students Award Trust
Indiana · 2025
Cooper science award1$7,875
Shive-Hattery Group Charitable Contribution Fund Inc
Iowa · 2025
Scholarships support1$5,000
Kite Family Foundation
Ohio · 2025
Donation1$4,000
The Presser Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2024 · accepts applications
Undergraduate scholar awards1$3,000
Walter Lemonde FBO Ball State Univ
Indiana · 2025
Scholarships1$2,480
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc
Pennsylvania · 2025 · accepts applications
Matching gifts3$1,400
Verizon Foundation
New Jersey · 2024
Other civic / community1$1,000
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York · 2025
Matching contribution (general operating support)1$600
Put God First Foundation
New York · 2025 · accepts applications
Student scholarships1$500
Amazonsmile Foundation
Washington · 2023
General support1$311
Edward Jones Foundation
Missouri · 2024
Educational institutions and related activities1$250
American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2024
General purpose1$200
Texas Instruments Foundation
Texas · 2024 · accepts applications
Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."1$100

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

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Questions people ask

Who funds Ball State University Foundation?

Nelson Family Foundation, The Patricia Schaefer Foundation Tr, Lilly Endowment Inc, Foreside Foundation and George and Frances Ball Foundation, and 25 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Ball State University Foundation get from foundations?

$5.0 million in 35 reported grants from 30 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Nelson Family Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc, George and Frances Ball Foundation, Ball Brothers Foundation and John W Anderson Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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