Indiana · Public charity
James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association
Riley children's endowment raises funds to sustain and advance the life-saving and life-changing care provided by riley hospital for children, to spur research discoveries that will lead to new treatments and cures for devastating childhood illnesses and injuries, and to perpetuate the memory of our namesake, beloved hoosier poet james…
- $49M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $14,547,402
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $31,783,285
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 12
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $558M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $49M | 25% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $41M | 0% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $34M | 20% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $30M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $30M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 12 | $29M | 67% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $30M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $34M | 56% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $192,589,849 | 9 | n/a |
| Indiana University Health Inc | $95,386,324 | 9 | 0% |
| Indiana University Foundation | $10,579,267 | 9 | 2% |
| Indiana University Health Care Associates Inc | $5,926,802 | 8 | 0% |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $1,250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Riley Cheer Guild Inc | $75,487 | 2 | 3% |
| Deaconess Hospital Inc | $25,730 | 1 | 0% |
| Christamore House Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Family Service of Bartholomew County Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Fort Wayne Medical Society Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $192,589,849 | 9 | n/a |
| Indiana University Health Inc | $95,386,324 | 9 | 0% |
| Indiana University Foundation | $10,579,267 | 9 | 2% |
| Indiana University Health Care Associates Inc | $5,926,802 | 8 | 0% |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $1,250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Riley Cheer Guild Inc | $75,487 | 2 | 3% |
| Deaconess Hospital Inc | $25,730 | 1 | 0% |
| Christamore House Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Family Service of Bartholomew County Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Fort Wayne Medical Society Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| YWCA North Central Indiana Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Evansville Ballet Theatre Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Joe's Kids Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Indiana Inc | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Indianapolis Children's Choir | $6,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Inc | $6,300 | 1 | 0% |
| Concord Center Association Inc | $6,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Child and Parent Services Inc | $6,049 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
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About James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association
- How much does James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association give?
- James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association reported 4 grants totaling $49,286,268 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 12 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (95%), Education (3%), Recreation & Sports (2%).
- Who are James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Indiana University School of Medicine ($193M), Indiana University Health Inc ($95M), Indiana University Foundation ($11M).
- Does James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Indianapolis Foundation Inc, Lilly Endowment Inc, Community Foundation of Elkhart County Inc.
- Where is James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association based?
- James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association is based in IN.
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