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Gerling Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$57k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
25
Grants FY2025
19
Organizations funded FY2024
11%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
19 to 33
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$706k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 11% of the organizations Gerling Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthEducationPhilanthropyArts & CultureAnimalsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving20$56k30%
FY202419$49k11%
FY202324$28k17%
FY202229$40k24%
FY202131$29k39%
FY202033$36kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$55kPhilanthropy$38kHousing & Shelter$35kReligion$29kArts & Culture$27kYouth Development$22kHuman Services$19kHealth$10kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Evansville$31,50050%
Bethel United Church of Christ$27,5004n/a
United Way of Southwestern Indiana Inc$27,00060%
Habitat for Humanity of Evansville$21,00060%
Artis-Naples Inc$11,40060%
Indiana University Foundation$9,50040%
Youth First$9,25050%
Evansville Philharmonic Orchestral$8,00050%
Naples Community Hospital Inc$7,50010%
Evansville Rescue Mission Inc$6,75050%
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All grantees of Gerling Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Evansville$31,50050%
Bethel United Church of Christ$27,5004n/a
United Way of Southwestern Indiana Inc$27,00060%
Habitat for Humanity of Evansville$21,00060%
Artis-Naples Inc$11,40060%
Indiana University Foundation$9,50040%
Youth First$9,25050%
Evansville Philharmonic Orchestral$8,00050%
Naples Community Hospital Inc$7,50010%
Evansville Rescue Mission Inc$6,75050%
Dan Scism Scholarship Foundation Inc$6,50062%
United Caring Shelters Inc$5,00050%
Vanderburgh County CASA Inc$4,50060%
Salvation Army$3,5003n/a
Dream Center Evansville$3,50040%
Santa Clothes Club Inc$3,20050%
Boys & Girls Club of Evansville Inc$3,00040%
Evansville Christian Life Center Inc$2,50040%
YWCA of Evansville Indiana Inc$2,50030%
Easter Seals Southwestern Indiana Incorp$2,5001n/a
Aurora Inc$2,50040%
Tri-State Food Bank$2,50030%
Deaconess Hospital Inc$1,00010%
Southwestern Indiana Regional Council on Aging Inc Dba Swirca & More$1,00010%
Evsc Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation$1,00010%
Evansville Association for the Blind Inc$1,00010%
Louis J Koch Family Children's Museum of Evansville Inc$50010%
Cancer Pathways Midwest$45020%
Tri-State Multiple Sclerosis Assn$25010%
AVOW Hospice Inc$25010%
Indiana Legal Services Inc$25010%
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$25010%
Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center Inc$20010%
Zion Baptist Church$2001n/a
Wildcare Inc$20010%
St Benedict Cathedral$2001n/a
Christian Fellowship Church Inc$2001n/a
Holly's House Inc$10010%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Indiana Inc$10010%
Heart to Heart Hospice Foundation$10010%
Baskett Christian Church$1001n/a
Tidewell Foundation Inc$10010%
The Aopa Foundation Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($27k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Gerling Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Evansville: $31,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Southwestern Indiana Inc: $27,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Evansville: $21,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetArtis-Naples Inc: $11,400 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetIndiana University Foundation: $9,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetYouth First: $9,250 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetEvansville Philharmonic Orchestral: $8,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetNaples Community Hospital Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEvansville Rescue Mission Inc: $6,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDan Scism Scholarship Foundation Inc: $6,500 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetUnited Caring Shelters Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetVanderburgh County CASA Inc: $4,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetDream Center Evansville: $3,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSanta Clothes Club Inc: $3,200 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Evansville Inc: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEvansville Christian Life Center Inc: $2,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetYWCA of Evansville Indiana Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAurora Inc: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTri-State Food Bank: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDeaconess Hospital Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthwestern Indiana Regional Council on Aging Inc Dba Swirca & More: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEvsc Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSigma Alpha Epsilon Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEvansville Association for the Blind Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLouis J Koch Family Children's Museum of Evansville Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Pathways Midwest: $450 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTri-State Multiple Sclerosis Assn: $250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAVOW Hospice Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIndiana Legal Services Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuscular Dystrophy Association Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEaster Seals Rehabilitation Center Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWildcare Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHolly's House Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Indiana Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHeart to Heart Hospice Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTidewell Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Aopa Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 37.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Cecil a and Mabel Lene Hamman Foundation IncIN53.4× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Cecil a and Mabel Lene Hamman Foundation Inc · Koch Foundation Inc · Community Foundation Alliance Inc · Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc · Evansville Endowment Fund Inc · Braun Family Foundation Inc co Jim Burger ONB Trust Co · The Bower-Suhrheinrich Foundation Fifth Third · Welborn Baptist Foundation Inc · Holiday Management Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · James R Duncan Trust Uw Fifth Third · West Side Nut Club Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Gerling Family Foundation Inc

How much does Gerling Family Foundation Inc give?
Gerling Family Foundation Inc reported 25 grants totaling $56,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 33 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Gerling Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (23%), Philanthropy (15%), Housing & Shelter (14%).
Who are Gerling Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: University of Evansville ($32k), Bethel United Church of Christ ($28k), United Way of Southwestern Indiana Inc ($27k).
Does Gerling Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Gerling Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Gerling Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Cecil a and Mabel Lene Hamman Foundation Inc, Koch Foundation Inc, Community Foundation Alliance Inc.
Where is Gerling Family Foundation Inc based?
Gerling Family Foundation Inc is based in IN.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 67 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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