Private foundation · EIN 35-6644740 · Batesville, Indiana · Philanthropy & grantmaking

W August Hillenbrand Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you work nationally. The foundation accepts applications (No deadlines) and its median grant is $5,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 14 grants paid, $136K total, median $5,000. 21% of grants stayed in Indiana. Stated restrictions: Must be reviewed by the trust advisory committee.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
14
$136K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in IN
21%
of grants
Deadline
No deadlines
Assets
$3.1M

How to apply

No specific form Contact: W August Hillenbrand, 300 Winding Way Ste 200, Batesville, in, 8129347856 Deadlines: No deadlines Restrictions: Must be reviewed by the trust advisory committee.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ocean Reef ChapelKey Largo, FLOperating Support$36K
Ocean Reef Catholic CommunityKey Largo, FLOperating Support$25K
Ocean Reef Protestant CommunityKey Largo, FLOperating Support$25K
Duluth Newman Catholic Campus MinistrySouth Bend, INOperating Support$10K
Health NetFarminton, MOOperating Support$10K
Sacred Heart Church FestivalHudson, MIOperating Support$10K
Bonefish & Tarpon TrustCoral Cable, FLOperating Support$5,000
Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FLOperating Support$5,000
Ann's NestHarbor Springs, MIOperating Support$5,000
Abcd Diocese of MiamiMiami, FLOperating Support$1,000
St Justin Mytar Catholic ChurchKey Largo, FLPublic$1,000
St Mary's of the Woods CollegeTerre Haute, INOperating Support$1,000
Southeastern Indiana YMCABatesville, INOperating Support$1,000
Cincinnati Children's HospitalCincinnati, OHOperating Support$1,000

By state: Florida 7 · Michigan 2 · Indiana 3 · Missouri 1 · Ohio 1

About this foundation

W August Hillenbrand Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Batesville, Indiana, administered in care of The Trust Company of Oxford, tax-exempt since 1997. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does W August Hillenbrand Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. No specific form Deadlines: No deadlines.

How much does W August Hillenbrand Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $136K across 14 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does W August Hillenbrand Family Foundation give?

Florida (7 grants), Michigan (2 grants), Indiana (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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