Home Grants Indiana Foundations Private foundations in Indiana that accept applications 155 foundations, biggest givers first From each foundation’s own IRS return: they say they accept applications. These aren’t open grant rounds; each page shows how to apply as the foundation reported it.
Lumina Foundation for Education Indianapolis · paid $30.2 million in 2024 Elevance Health Foundation Indianapolis · paid $28.5 million in 2024 Surack Family Foundation Fort Wayne · paid $13 million in 2025 Judd Leighton Foundation South Bend · paid $11.2 million in 2024 James Foundation Auburn · paid $8.9 million in 2025 8020 Foundation Trust Fort Wayne · paid $8.2 million in 2024 Smith Family Foundation Carmel · paid $6.3 million in 2025 Samerian Foundation Carmel · paid $4.9 million in 2024 Zimmer Biomet Foundation Warsaw · paid $4 million in 2025 Welborn Baptist Foundation Evansville · paid $4 million in 2024 Gaither Charitable Foundation Alexandria · paid $2.3 million in 2025 Jasteka Foundation Jeffersonvlle · paid $2.2 million in 2024 Finish Line Youth Foundation Indianapolis · paid $2.1 million in 2024 Foundations of East Chicago East Chicago · paid $2.1 million in 2025 Steel Dynamics Foundation Fort Wayne · paid $2 million in 2024 Round Room Gives Fishers · paid $1.8 million in 2024 Kendrick Foundation Mooresville · paid $1.6 million in 2024 Brotherhood Mutual Foundation Fort Wayne · paid $1.6 million in 2025 Thompson Thrift Foundation Terre Haute · paid $1.3 million in 2025 Vann Family Foundation Fort Wayne · paid $1.1 million in 2025 Leep Foundation Mishawaka · paid $1.1 million in 2024 Smithville Charitable Foundation Ellettsville · paid $1.1 million in 2024 The Oneamerica Foundation Indianapolis · paid $1 million in 2024 Tim and Libby Ash Family Foundation Fort Wayne · paid $983,500 in 2024 Gregory L Gibson Charitable Foundation Terre Haute · paid $814,000 in 2024 Klapper Family Foundation Indianapolis · paid $807,928 in 2025 Hulman & Company Foundation Indianapolis · paid $802,794 in 2025 Elanco Foundation Greenfield · paid $775,404 in 2025 Scheumann Foundation Lafayette · paid $725,000 in 2025 David P Sheetz Foundation Indianapolis · paid $700,000 in 2025 The Donald F Wood and Darlene M Richardson Foundation Spencerville · paid $700,000 in 2025 Do It Best Foundation Fort Wayne · paid $699,782 in 2025 Wood Foundation South Bend · paid $675,000 in 2024 Green Fam Charitable Foundation Greenwood · paid $662,900 in 2025 Landmark Farm Foundation Elizabethtown · paid $635,100 in 2024 Roy Whistler Foundation Lafayette · paid $559,184 in 2025 The Carson and Rosemary Noecker Family Foundation Evansville · paid $558,000 in 2024 C Richard Johnson & Verna Louise Johnson Foundation Boonville · paid $553,691 in 2025 Irving S & Alwyn N Johnson Family Foundation Indianapolis · paid $507,500 in 2025 Irions Foundation Elkhart · paid $493,783 in 2025 Haughey Family Foundation Fort Wayne · paid $450,000 in 2025 Merchants Foundation Carmel · paid $449,520 in 2024 The Hamer D and Phyllis C Shafer Foundation Charitable Trust Muncie · paid $432,000 in 2024 Cohen Family Foundation Carmel · paid $414,244 in 2024 Sia Foundation Lafayette · paid $381,960 in 2025 Fund for Good Foundation Evansville · paid $380,000 in 2025 The Kharis Foundation Schererville · paid $329,800 in 2025 Future Keys Foundation Carmel · paid $322,753 in 2025 Duneland Health Council Michigan City · paid $308,800 in 2024 Madeira Fund Indianapolis · paid $292,953 in 2024 The Palmer Family Foundation Carmel · paid $287,650 in 2025 Jaxson William Augustus Swank Foundation South Bend · paid $287,293 in 2024 Robert & Toni Bader Charitable Foundation Indianapolis · paid $281,004 in 2024 Forest Fund Indianapolis · paid $280,500 in 2025 3 Rivers Credit Union Foundation Fort Wayne · paid $275,000 in 2025 First Savings Charitable Foundation Jeffersonvlle · paid $268,116 in 2025 Everwise Foundation South Bend · paid $267,591 in 2024 Dyer Family Foundation Fort Wayne · paid $263,050 in 2024 Vital Foundation Beech Grove · paid $237,035 in 2025 Johnson Family Foundation Orleans · paid $224,790 in 2025 Laidig Family Foundation Mishawaka · paid $216,550 in 2024 Christel Dehaan Family Foundation Indianapolis · paid $212,505 in 2024 Griffith Family Foundation Indianapolis · paid $210,350 in 2024 Van Riper-Woodard Family Foundation Carmel · paid $196,575 in 2025 McComb Family Foundation Fort Wayne · paid $195,750 in 2024 Cooke Family Foundation Fishers · paid $190,750 in 2025 Olin B and Desta Schwab Foundation Fort Wayne · paid $186,000 in 2024 Arvin Sango Foundation Madison · paid $183,885 in 2025 Stults Foundation Paoli · paid $172,443 in 2025 Dimarchi Family Foundation Carmel · paid $166,200 in 2024 Bindley Family Foundation Indianapolis · paid $165,000 in 2025 Forum Credit Union Foundation Fishers · paid $161,675 in 2024 Campbell Family Foundation Noblesville · paid $161,300 in 2024 Thomas a & Sharon K Ruder Foundation Evansville · paid $159,000 in 2025 Donald L Abbott Perpetual Charitable Trust Terre Haute · paid $147,550 in 2025 William C Meier Foundation Carmel · paid $145,001 in 2025 Fred T & Maxine Humes Mem Scholarship 03003795 North Manchester · paid $137,292 in 2023 W August Hillenbrand Family Foundation Batesville · paid $136,000 in 2025 With Gratitude II Carmel · paid $126,912 in 2025 Arthur & Gesena Griffin Trust N Manchester · paid $126,035 in 2025 M a Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation Greenwood · paid $112,000 in 2025 Thomas W Seger and Cynthia J Seger Family Foundation Jasper · paid $109,462 in 2025 Semler Family Foundation Indianapolis · paid $101,100 in 2025 John R Irving Family Charitable Foundation Carmel · paid $100,000 in 2024 Plainfield Chamber Foundation Plainfield · paid $94,866 in 2025 Br Foundation Michigan City · paid $93,842 in 2025 The Irrevocable Trust of the Christian Science Society of Boonville · paid $93,006 in 2025 Fenneman Family Foundation Martinsville · paid $92,000 in 2025 Beacon Credit Union Foundation Wabash · paid $86,480 in 2025 Aikman Foundation Indianapolis · paid $85,000 in 2025 Millennial Jubilee Indianapolis · paid $80,000 in 2024 Baumgardt Family Foundation Zionsville · paid $79,600 in 2024 Mary K Garr Scholarship Foundation Muncie · paid $76,832 in 2025 Rockwell Foundation Kendallville · paid $76,500 in 2024 Lucille B Deinzer Charitable Trust Muncie · paid $73,356 in 2025 James L and Gloria J Godschalk Jr Family Foundation Ft. Wayne · paid $69,500 in 2025 Walker Corporate Foundation Indianapolis · paid $64,881 in 2025 Frank and Marsha Martin Family Foundation Bristol · paid $61,000 in 2024 Prayer of Jabez Charitable Foundation Fort Wayne · paid $60,000 in 2025 Elden and Mary Lee Gutwein Family Foundation Monticello · paid $59,500 in 2024 Hammond Community Corporation Hammond · paid $58,934 in 2024 Georgina Joshi Foundation South Bend · paid $56,553 in 2024 Shaikh Family Charitable Foundation Trust Granger · paid $56,093 in 2025 Christian Foundation of Indiana Indianapolis · paid $55,417 in 2025 Ilf Foundation North Vernon · paid $55,000 in 2025 Moody Family Foundation Bargersville · paid $55,000 in 2025 The Culver Family Foundation North Webster · paid $53,250 in 2025 Kenneth B Hughes & Glenna K Hughes Scholarship Trust Evansville · paid $52,125 in 2025 George E and Catherine H Shortle Foundation Carmel · paid $45,000 in 2025 Zink Family Foundation Indianapolis · paid $45,000 in 2025 Golden Family Foundation Indianapolis · paid $43,000 in 2024 Osteopathic Medical Foundation South Bend · paid $40,000 in 2025 Wanda M Hart and Willis Edward Hart Memorial Scholarship Trust Terre Haute · paid $37,600 in 2025 Edwin C Tretter Foundation Ferdinand · paid $37,300 in 2024 Bmam Foundation Indianapolis · paid $36,220 in 2025 Trends International Charitable Foundation Indianapolis · paid $31,000 in 2024 David Detar Corn Trust Jasper · paid $30,535 in 2025 Hipskind Fam Charitable Trust Indianapolis · paid $28,580 in 2025 Andrew and Ellen Greenspan Foundation Indianapolis · paid $27,325 in 2024 Huser Charitable Foundatin Huntertown · paid $27,200 in 2025 Verma Family Foundation Terre Haute · paid $26,902 in 2024 Lifesong Foundation Lafayette · paid $24,048 in 2024 Lohmiller Foundation Lawrenceburg · paid $23,051 in 2025 Betley Foundation Indianapolis · paid $23,000 in 2024 A Frank Orr Charitable Trust Evansville · paid $22,500 in 2025 Jones Family Foundation Franklin · paid $22,100 in 2024 Tuttle Private Family Foundation Wakarusa · paid $21,200 in 2024 J D Ruffolo Family Foundation Evansville · paid $20,000 in 2024 Martha J Shafer Charitable Scholarship Trust New Castle · paid $20,000 in 2025 Unruh Charitable Foundation Floyds Knobs · paid $20,000 in 2025 Steenberg Family Mutual Benefit Foundation Boonville · paid $19,500 in 2025 Buchanan-Clements Foundation Columbus · paid $17,318 in 2025 Brougher Family Foundation Indianapolis · paid $17,250 in 2025 Stinefield Indiana University Scholarship Trust Evansville · paid $16,800 in 2025 Becker Family Foundation Carmel · paid $16,100 in 2025 Mennel Family Foundation Carmel · paid $15,540 in 2025 Dennis R and Cathy M Fryman Foundation Indianapolis · paid $15,000 in 2024 R M S M Foundation Evansville · paid $15,000 in 2024 Paul Family Foundation Indianapolis · paid $14,650 in 2024 The Roderick and Mildred Mann Scholarship Trust Franklin · paid $12,250 in 2025 A Frank Orr Educational Trust Evansville · paid $12,000 in 2025 Joseph C Fitzgerald and Louise Skinner Fitzgerald Foundation Lafayette · paid $11,000 in 2025 Vafa Foundation Indianapolis · paid $10,100 in 2025 Edmond and Martha Lauer Scholarship Trust Crawfordsvlle · paid $10,000 in 2025 Dallas K Conolty Perpetual Education Trust Jasper · paid $7,632 in 2025 Billy J & Christina R Moore Scholarship Trust New Castle · paid $5,500 in 2025 Catherine C Borden Scholarship Trust 70436600 Peru · paid $5,000 in 2024 Elkhart Chamber Foundation Elkhart · paid $5,000 in 2024 Edmund J Russell Estate Monterey · paid $3,919 in 2024 Ardhenpal W Lafayette · paid $3,850 in 2024 Freda Reed Award Trust Michigan City · paid $1,874 in 2025 Taylor Patterson Memorial Foundation Wolcottville · paid $1,500 in 2025 Lucas Charitable Foundation Indianapolis · paid $1,400 in 2025 Foundation for the Greater Good Ltd Avon · paid $1,000 in 2025 Douglas a and Nancy L Habig Foundation Jasper · paid $400 in 2025