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Who funds Indiana State Museum Foundation?

Indianapolis, Indiana · EIN 356202818

10 private foundations reported grants to Indiana State Museum Foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana totaling $4.7 million across 15 grants in tax years 2024 to 2025. The largest funder was Lilly Endowment Inc, with $4.2 million.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Indiana State Museum Foundation

All 10 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Lilly Endowment Inc
Indiana · 2025 · accepts applications
Religion & cultural inst initiative5$4.2 million
Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation Inc
Indiana · 2024 · accepts applications
Operations, Capital, & Special Project1$303,000
Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
Indiana · 2024 · accepts applications
Capital support to help redesign and construct the Ancient Seas gallery, which tells the story of Indiana's prehistoric environment.2$130,000
Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc
Texas · 2025
General donation1$15,000
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York · 2025
Matching contribution (general operating support)1$5,000
Cecil A and Mabel Lene Hamman Foundation Inc
Indiana · 2025
general operating expense1$3,500
Eugene & Marilyn Glick Foundation
Indiana · 2024 · accepts applications
Support program1$2,000
Sherman and Marjorie Zeigler Foundation Inc
Indiana · 2025 · accepts applications
Annual operating support1$1,500
The R B Annis Educational Foundation
Indiana · 2024
Charitable1$1,000
The Orl Foundation Inc
Indiana · 2024
Foundation fund1$1,000

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 Indiana State Museum Foundation?

Lilly Endowment Inc, Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation Inc, Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc and Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, and 5 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Indiana State Museum Foundation get from foundations?

$4.7 million in 15 reported grants from 10 private foundations in tax years 2024 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Lilly Endowment Inc, Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation Inc, Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, Eugene & Marilyn Glick Foundation and Sherman and Marjorie Zeigler Foundation Inc say in their filings that they accept applications.

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