Private foundation · EIN 35-2090392 · Indianapolis, Indiana · Education

White Oak Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (None) and its median grant is $38K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 26 grants paid, $3.0M total, median $38K. 54% of grants stayed in Indiana. Stated restrictions: Must be a 501(c)(3) Organization

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
26
$3.0M
Median grant
$38K
Stays in IN
54%
of grants
Deadline
None
Assets
$16M

How to apply

None Contact: Dawn Parham, Po Box 80238, Indianapolis, in, 3178435678 Deadlines: None Restrictions: Must be a 501(c)(3) Organization

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

26 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Riley's Children FoundationIndianapolis, INGeneral$1.0M
Brown County Community FoundationNashville, INGeneral$530K
Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of TheologySt Meinrad, INGeneral$250K
United Way of Central IndianaIndianapolis, INGeneral$200K
Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-Of-The-WoodsSt Maryofthewoods, INGeneral$200K
United Way of Greenbrier Valley IncLewisburg, WVGeneral$100K
Hope AcademyMinneapolis, MNGeneral$100K
Shepherd Community IncIndianapolis, INGeneral$100K
Indianapolis Downtown IncIndianapolis, INGeneral$100K
Franklin College - Elwood Fitness CenterFranklin, INGeneral$100K
Park Tudor SchoolIndianapolis, INGeneral$60K
Sagamore InstituteIndianapolis, INGeneral$50K
Finish Well FoundationWestfield, INGeneral$50K
Harpeth Hall SchoolNashville, TNGeneral$25K
Friends of Warner ParksNashville, TNGeneral$25K
Oak Hill SchoolNashville, TNGeneral$25K
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TNGeneral$20K
Banner Alzheimer's FoundationPhoenix, AZGeneral$15K
Indianapolis Art CenterIndianapolis, INGeneral$15K
Tennessee Performing Arts CenterNashville, TNGeneral$10K
Cheekwood Estate & GardensNashville, TNGeneral$10K
Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MAGeneral$10K
Mind What MattersNashville, TNGeneral$10K
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory SchoolIndianapolis, INGeneral$5,000
Friends of Brown County State ParkNashville, INGeneral$5,000
Montgomery Bell AcademyNashville, TNGeneral$5,000

By state: Indiana 14 · Tennessee 8 · West Virginia 1 · Minnesota 1 · Arizona 1 · Massachusetts 1

About this foundation

White Oak Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Indianapolis, Indiana, administered in care of Dawn Parham, tax-exempt since 2001. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does White Oak Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. None Deadlines: None.

How much does White Oak Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $3.0M across 26 grants, a median of $38K.

Where does White Oak Foundation Inc give?

Indiana (14 grants), Tennessee (8 grants), West Virginia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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