Foundations that fund organizations in Terre Haute, Indiana
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Terre Haute nonprofits
163 private foundations gave $18M to Terre Haute organizations in their latest filings; 48 of the 99 that say either way accept applications.
577 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Terre Haute around $15K. 54 of these funders are based in Indiana; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 163
- Accept applications
- 48
- of 99 that state a policy
- Dollars to Terre Haute
- $18M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 577
- Typical median grant
- $15K
- Based in IN
- 54%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Terre Haute organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 12 | $10M | $149K | Yes | Indiana community fdn init-gift; Artificial intelligence in higher ed; Teacher creativity fellows workshop |
| Gregory L Gibson Charitable Foundation Inc | Terre Haute, IN | 50 | $661K | $5,000 | Yes | Contribution for general operations; General Support; Contribution for general operational support. |
| Hrh Foundation C/O Nancy Jeffers | Terre Haute, IN | 3 | $550K | $150K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Indiana Chemical Trust Tr Ua-Fdt 320006018 | Evansville, IN | 19 | $461K | $20K | Yes | Program support |
| Hollie & Anna Oakley Foundation Inc | Terre Haute, IN | 10 | $461K | $25K | Yes | Unrestricted; Art and Upkeep; Scholarships |
| Hulman & Company Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 18 | $313K | $18K | Yes | General Operating Expenses; Response to Proposal; Imove Nesting Transport Chairs |
| The Weston Wabash Foundation C/O Old National Trust Company | Terre Haute, IN | 21 | $289K | $10K | Preselected only | Operating support; Operating Support; Vigo County Troops |
| Richard G Moench Charitable Trust | Terre Haute, IN | 2 | $275K | $138K | Preselected only | Per Trust Article 7(B) 1-3 |
| Centene Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Enhances the health and well-being of indianas rural popula… |
| John W Anderson Foundation | Valparaiso, IN | 2 | $250K | $125K | Yes | Operating |
| Thompson Thrift Foundation Inc | Terre Haute, IN | 10 | $243K | $4,250 | Yes | General fund |
| The Hux Family Charitable Trust | Riley, IN | 14 | $210K | $4,000 | Preselected only | Contribution |
| Chauncey Rose Equipment Endowment Fund | Terre Haute, IN | 1 | $203K | $203K | Preselected only | Purchase Academic Equipment |
| Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $200K | $100K | Yes | Capital & Special Project; Operations |
| The Conru Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | General support |
| Max L Gibson & Jacqueline Gibson Foundation | Terre Haute, IN | 48 | $195K | $1,000 | Yes | General Support; Genera Support |
| The Froderman Foundation Inc | Terre Haute, IN | 5 | $177K | $26K | Yes | Support mission |
| Hurst Charitable Trust | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $174K | $174K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Smith - Fuqua Foundation | Kokomo, IN | 1 | $172K | $172K | Preselected only | Donation |
| Mary Ann Carroll Charitable Tr Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | Evansville, IN | 3 | $144K | $61K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Joseph E and Dorothy Archer Scholarship Fund | Terre Haute, IN | 1 | $139K | $139K | Preselected only | General funding |
| Wabash Valley Jeep Junkies Inc | Centerpoint, IN | 3 | $135K | $48K | Preselected only | For general operating support |
| Clara Fairbanks Foundation Inc | Terre Haute, IN | 14 | $113K | $5,000 | Yes | Operations; Opertations; Home fire relief |
| Miguel B Fernandez Family Foundation | Coral Gables, FL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Charitable support of programs and services |
| Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 4 | $94K | $26K | Preselected only | General donation |
| The George F and Marion D Johnson Charitable Trust | Terre Haute, IN | 17 | $79K | $5,000 | Yes | Operating support |
| Frederick R Benson Trust | Terre Haute, IN | 48 | $79K | $1,000 | Yes | General Support; General support |
| Larry J and Dinah M Bird Family Foundation Inc | Terre Haute, IN | 6 | $70K | $10K | Yes | General operational support; Lavern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course; To support general fund |
| Larry Paul Fleschner Charitable Foundation | Terre Haute, IN | 3 | $68K | $18K | Yes | To support general operations. |
| The Donald W Scott Foundation | Terre Haute, IN | 8 | $64K | $1,750 | Yes | To support the general fund; To support church activities; To support foundation's mission |
| Rose Ladies Aid Society C/O Jennie Thomas | Terre Haute, IN | 21 | $61K | $1,000 | Yes | Support organization; Misc items paid for needy individuals including food, appli…; Utility Assistance Fund |
| Baumgardt Family Foundation Inc C/O James R Baumgardt | Zionsville, IN | 1 | $60K | $60K | Yes | Charitable |
| John P & Lawrence J Giacoletto Fnd | Marion, IA | 2 | $58K | $29K | Yes | John p. & lawrence j. giacoletto scholarship |
| E E & Maud Greenwell Scholarship Trust | Terre Haute, IN | 24 | $57K | $1,250 | Yes | Higher Education |
| Husain Family Foundation Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | Unrestricted use |
| Hazel Travioli Charitable Trust Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | Evansville, IN | 2 | $52K | $26K | Preselected only | Program support |
| The Schmetterling Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Lookout Foundation Inc | Summerland Key, FL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted charitable grant |
| Elkins Davis Fdn Charitable Trust | Detroit, MI | 1 | $44K | $44K | Preselected only | Support for daily operation |
| A Srajn Fbo Isu Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | Evansville, IN | 1 | $41K | $41K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Miller-Caballero Foundation Inc | Carmel, IN | 1 | $41K | $41K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Donald J Lindley Trust | Birmingham, AL | 2 | $40K | $20K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $39K | $39K | Preselected only | Embedding em institutionally |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $37K | $37K | Preselected only | Support for initiatives that provide logistical and strateg… |
| American Water Charitable Foundationinc | Camden, NJ | 5 | $32K | $7,000 | Yes | General purpose |
| Flavey J Birdsong Scholarship Trust Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | Evansville, IN | 1 | $31K | $31K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Geraldine C and Emory M Ford Foundation | Bozeman, MT | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General & ev program |
| Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general operating support |
| Verma Family Foundation | Terre Haute, IN | 2 | $27K | $13K | Yes | Donation |
| Root Family Foundation | Ormond Beach, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Operational |
| The Bernard Osher Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Lifelong learning institutes |
| Rdm Positive Impact Foundation | The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To promote youth sports and family engagement |
| Dahm Family Foundation Inc | Fishers, IN | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Yargus Family Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General Fund |
| Cless Family Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Education |
| Oscar Baur Foundation | Terre Haute, IN | 14 | $24K | $1,250 | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $23K | $23K | Yes | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations… |
| Lenore Higgins Charitable Trust Peoples State Bank | Newton, IL | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | Take care of stray/abandoned animals |
| English Fenton Scholarship Trust | Chicago, IL | 4 | $21K | $5,264 | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| E Cummings for St Stephens 310005012 | Evansville, IN | 1 | $21K | $21K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Garatoni-Smith Scholarship Corporation | Mishawaka, IN | 1 | $19K | $19K | Not stated | Gift |
| Hansen-Furnas Foundation Inc | Batavia, IL | 1 | $18K | $18K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Thomas Wright Foundation Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | St Louis, MO | 4 | $18K | $2,119 | Preselected only | Program support |
| Jm Rubin Foundation Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $18K | $18K | Yes | Scholarship for the benefit of a particular student |
| Helen Reitzel Trust | Terre Haute, IN | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Paul a Witty Private Foundation Xxxxx5008 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| James a & Carrie F Ball Char Trust 1121023 | Terre Haute, IN | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Selma J Hartke Community Foundation | Eagan, MN | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $12K | $3,700 | Yes | Human services |
| International Paper Company Foundation | Memphis, TN | 2 | $12K | $5,750 | Yes | Ivy tech terre haute laptop program; Casa christmas in whoville |
| Round Room Gives Inc | Fishers, IN | 3 | $11K | $5,000 | Yes | Support of the completion of a community mural project; Programming expense; Bring a new, traveling exhibit that teaches about bees, but… |
| Wayne C Stewart Foundation Uma | Eagan, MN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Peter Simon Veeder Sch Fd Tr Xxxxx2004 | Chicago, IL | 4 | $10K | $2,350 | Yes | Scholarship |
| P&f Mc Courtney Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Scholarship |
| Koch Foundation Inc | Evansville, IN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Charitable Operations |
| Eugene & Marilyn Glick Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Support program |
| Lucy Estes Memorial Trust | Blackwell, OK | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Current Operations |
| Watersite Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Florence and Laurence Spungen Family Foundation | Lincolnshire, IL | 1 | $9,800 | $9,800 | Preselected only | To provide scholarships for students to learn about holocau… |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $9,600 | $9,600 | Preselected only | 9600 |
| S K Francis for Nippert Fbo Rhit 310002019 | Evansville, IN | 1 | $9,077 | $9,077 | Preselected only | Program support |
| Cecil a and Mabel Lene Hamman Foundation Inc | Evansville, IN | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | general operating expense |
| Mary Smith Young Trust | Terre Haute, IN | 12 | $7,750 | $500 | Yes | Unrestricted |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education |
| Herbert and Gwendolyn Raab Educational Trust | Brazil, IN | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Ge Aerospace Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 2 | $6,465 | $3,232 | Yes | Matching gift |
| William W and Marilyn a Weil Foundation Charitable Trust | Golden, CO | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | General |
| Watson-Brown Foundation Inc | Thomson, GA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Yes | Awarded scholarship grants |
| Uct Charities | Galloway, OH | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| A Frank Orr Educational Trust Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | Evansville, IN | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Steenberg Family Foundation | Newburgh, IN | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Yes | Educational |
| The Northrop Grumman Foundation | Falls Church, VA | 4 | $5,640 | $1,500 | Yes | General operating grants & matching gifts. |
| Encova Foundation of West Virginia | Charleston, WV | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Golf event sponsor |
| Mac Fehsenfeld Family Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The B&m Impact Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General |
| Ted and Anna Nesty Charitable Trust C/O Wabash Valley Community Foundation | Terre Haute, IN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Program Support |
| Tr UW Ethel Voris Scott Xxxxx8002 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Future Keys Foundation Inc | Carmel, IN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General purposes |
| The George & Wilma Leonard Charitable Foundation | Novato, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Eleemosynary |
| City Wide Facility Solutions Foundation Inc | Lenexa, KS | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
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 Terre Haute, Indiana?
Lilly Endowment Inc, Gregory L Gibson Charitable Foundation Inc, Hrh Foundation C/O Nancy Jeffers, Indiana Chemical Trust Tr Ua-Fdt 320006018, Hollie & Anna Oakley Foundation Inc and 95 others reported grants to Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.