Foundations that fund organizations in Lafayette, Indiana
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Lafayette nonprofits
105 private foundations gave $13M to Lafayette organizations in their latest filings; 47 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
216 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Lafayette around $7,000. 45 of these funders are based in Indiana; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 105
- Accept applications
- 47
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Lafayette
- $13M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 216
- Typical median grant
- $7,000
- Based in IN
- 45%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Lafayette organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 8 | $10.0M | $200K | Yes | Indiana community fdn init-gift; Supporting hoosier churches init; Employee matching gift(s) |
| Alfred J McAllister and Dorothy N McAllister Foundation | Lafayette, IN | 17 | $387K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Scheumann Foundation Inc C/O June Scheumann | Lafayette, IN | 10 | $370K | $25K | Yes | General fund |
| Roy Whistler Foundation Inc | Lafayette, IN | 2 | $363K | $182K | Yes | Per grant agreement |
| English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | Omnibus series/doermer |
| Arconic Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | $200K | $25K | Preselected only | Snap crisis general operating; Housing counseling and financial education; Emergency shelter program |
| Ge Aerospace Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 5 | $157K | $2,000 | Yes | Matching gift |
| James K and Mary Jo Risk Family Foundation Inc | Lafayette, IN | 12 | $146K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| Sia Foundation Inc | Lafayette, IN | 16 | $111K | $3,258 | Yes | Matching Gift; Grant for drone mobile command centers & equip; Grant for vision screening camera |
| American Water Charitable Foundationinc | Camden, NJ | 2 | $97K | $49K | Yes | General purpose |
| Elizabeth Moore Switzer Memorial Trust 018257 | Muncie, IN | 1 | $91K | $91K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 5 | $90K | $10K | Preselected only | General donation |
| The McAllister Foundation | Lafayette, IN | 2 | $79K | $40K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Barbara Merrick Hawkins Charitable Trust | Lafayette, IN | 1 | $66K | $66K | Preselected only | Medical equipment |
| Arthur & Nanette Avery Trust Xxxxx4006 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $57K | $57K | Preselected only | General |
| Elmer J and Eva Werner 5 Total Return Trust | Muncie, IN | 1 | $47K | $47K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $45K | $23K | Yes | Operations |
| 1st Source Bank Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | South Bend, IN | 3 | $40K | $14K | Preselected only | Support |
| Tw-Andrews Fbo Trinity Methodist Xxxxx6000 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | General |
| Lela E Powers Trust 29 007166 | Muncie, IN | 1 | $31K | $31K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Coffin Family Foundation Inc | West Lafayette, IN | 4 | $31K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating; Vehicle/bluejean ball sponsorship |
| Boyle Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General support |
| Forum Credit Union Foundation Inc | Fishers, IN | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | higher education scholarships |
| The Prayer of Jabez Charitable Foundation | Columbia City, IN | 2 | $29K | $14K | Yes | General operations |
| Sara & Soloman Hartman Family Charitable | Muncie, IN | 3 | $27K | $9,017 | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Kroger Co Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Organization's charitable purpose |
| Negley Flinn Charitable Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $25K | $13K | Yes | General support |
| Christian Education Charitable Trust Co C/O H O Maclellan Jr | Chattanooga, TN | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | For charitable leadership development. |
| Dahm Family Foundation Inc | Fishers, IN | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | James family student support services endowment fund |
| Good Seeds Foundation Inc | Remington, IN | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General fund |
| M J Murdock Charitable Trust | Vancouver, WA | 1 | $23K | $23K | Yes | Vision and call internship program (phase 10 - grant cycle… |
| John Scully Foundation | Detroit, MI | 1 | $23K | $23K | Yes | Scholarships |
| The Martha Royse Friberg Trust | Muncie, IN | 1 | $22K | $22K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Core Hope Foundation Inc | Mansfield, OH | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Mentoring Teaching Handicapped Care |
| Richard B Wetherill 50 in Total Return | Muncie, IN | 1 | $19K | $19K | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Promote wellness |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation | Coraopolis, PA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | 10th year anniversary grants |
| Ropchan Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | General support |
| The Richard and Beverly Dilling Foundation Inc | Logansport, IN | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Gerondelis Foundation Inc | Lynn, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | For funding |
| Stephen & Mary Birch Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | General operating support |
| Zf Recreation Association Zf Recreation Association | Lafayette, IN | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Disbursement of funds for athletic or recreational activiti… |
| Donald J Lindley Trust | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $14K | $14K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Civista Charitable Foundation Fka Ucb Charitable Foundation | Lawrenceburg, IN | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | Unrestricted contribution |
| Pink Team Foundation Ltd | Lafayette, IN | 5 | $12K | $500 | Preselected only | Supoort child advocacy; Provide support -children in mexico |
| Wymer Tr Fbo Faith Christian School Xxxxx8005 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | General |
| Grand Foundation | Sturtevant, WI | 2 | $11K | $5,500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted for general use of charity |
| FIRST Financial Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Capacity funding to help provide supportive services to fam… |
| Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Food Distribution Fund |
| John W Anderson Foundation | Valparaiso, IN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Scholarships |
| The Pierre Family Foundation | Lagrange, OH | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | General |
| Kimley-Horn Foundation | Raleigh, NC | 2 | $7,900 | $3,950 | Preselected only | Counts initiative; Volunteer grants |
| Round Room Gives Inc | Fishers, IN | 2 | $7,500 | $3,750 | Yes | Purchase food for the fresh market pantry; Remodel family living room and purchase new appliances at a… |
| Imperial Palace Foundation | West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | Public support |
| Bennett Bishop John G Ta | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $7,487 | $7,487 | Preselected only | General support |
| Woldenberg Foundation | Metairie, LA | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Healthcare Foundation of Miami County Inc | Peru, IN | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Yes | Mobile pantry |
| The Garatoni-Smith Family Foundation | Mishawaka, IN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General charitable gift |
| Marni & Morris Propp II Family Foundation Inc | Jupiter, FL | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Yes | Food distribution; Homeless services |
| Gay and Erskine Love Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Payment of educational donation to purdue university throug… |
| The Gerald W Hodel Foundation | Roanoke, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Support harvest call |
| New Eagle Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Community |
| The Yellow Birch Charitable Trust | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General Contribution |
| Peter Simon Veeder Sch Fd Tr Xxxxx2004 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $4,700 | $2,350 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 9 | $4,197 | $207 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support) |
| Palo Hills Foundation | Reno, NV | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | Undesignated |
| Nisource Charitable Foundation | Columbus, OH | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Yes | Corporate donation |
| Regal Beloit Charitable Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $3,500 | $1,750 | Preselected only | Amc; Pes |
| Land O'Lakes Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Member co-op matches |
| The Samuel Ernest Douglass Jr Foundation Inc | Wilmington, NC | 1 | $2,700 | $2,700 | Preselected only | General Support |
| The Dixon Foundation | Hoover, AL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Support of programs |
| Care Institute Group Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| King Trinitas Foundation Inc | Lafayette, IN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Contribution to general funds |
| Donald E Fike Family Foundation | Galesburg, IL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Grow in the love for jesus and the people around us |
| Marvin H and Gretchen V Cook Trust | Covington, IN | 2 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Lillian R Coleman Xxxxx2007 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Margaret Culver Miller Trust Fbo Habitat for | Frankfort, IN | 1 | $1,429 | $1,429 | Preselected only | General |
| The Woodforest Charitable Foundation | The Woodlands, TX | 2 | $1,140 | $570 | Preselected only | Support of general programs |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 5 | $1,117 | $200 | Preselected only | Housing, shelter; Animal-related; Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations |
| Paul Shirley Philpott Medical Trust | Kingman, IN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Scholarship |
| The Brave Heart Foundation Inc | Fishers, IN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Community support |
| Jx Gives Back Family Foundation Inc C/O Mark Muskevitsch | Hartland, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Program support |
| Keller Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Religious grant |
| Ardhenpal Incorporated | West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | General |
| Arthur J Gallagher Foundation | Rolling Meadows, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General exempt purpose |
| The George F and Marion D Johnson Charitable Trust | Terre Haute, IN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Operating support |
| The Caplan-Bensley Foundation | North Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | To be used in their ronnie honigsbaum-caplan bensley fund |
| The J E Fehsenfeld Family Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Sentry Insurance Foundation Inc | Stevens Point, WI | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Donations - matching gift |
| Lifesong Foundation Inc | Lafayette, IN | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Human services |
| Claire Scheibe Memorial Trust | Dyersville, IA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Education |
| Northwest Ohio Education Foundation | Sylvania, OH | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | To support |
| Keystone Charitable Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | General support |
| Tractor Supply Company Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 2 | $500 | $250 | Yes | Hometown heroes donation |
| Lafayette Lions Club Charitable Trust | Lafayette, IN | 2 | $430 | $215 | Yes | Eyeglasses for indigents; Sponsor |
| Assurant Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $349 | $349 | Preselected only | Financial Assistance |
| Stanek Foundation Inc | West Bend, WI | 1 | $275 | $275 | Yes | Environmental conservation |
| Jayden Lamb Memorial Foundation | Midland, MI | 1 | $264 | $264 | Yes | Childs Age 5 Type of Cancer B-Cell ALL |
| Bechtel Group Foundation | Glendale, AZ | 1 | $250 | $250 | Yes | Education |
| The Semler Family Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $200 | $200 | Yes | General fund |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Lafayette, Indiana?
Lilly Endowment Inc, Alfred J McAllister and Dorothy N McAllister Foundation, The Scheumann Foundation Inc C/O June Scheumann, Roy Whistler Foundation Inc, English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn and 95 others reported grants to Lafayette organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Lafayette. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.