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Maurer Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$144k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
80
Grants FY2024
77
Organizations funded FY2023
36%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$307
Largest grant, FY2024
$40,807
Organizations funded a year
7 to 112
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$878k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 36% of the organizations Maurer Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementAnimalsOther
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
FY2024still arriving77$93k42%
FY202377$149k36%
FY202265$135k37%
FY202184$148k50%
FY20207$15k57%
FY201992$160k33%
FY2018112$226k54%
FY2017100$158kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$310kPhilanthropy$296kHealth$213kYouth Development$71kHuman Services$59kArts & Culture$53kEnvironment$38kEmployment$35kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MI
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IN
OH
PA
NJ
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MO
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DC
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 260 grantees
All grantees of Maurer Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Indiana University Foundation$130,21570%
Little Star Center Inc$49,28270%
Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library Inc$32,16263%
United Way of Central Indiana Inc$28,14650%
Center for Leadership Development Inc$27,35940%
Secure Community Network Inc$25,00010%
Martin University$23,66150%
International School of Indiana Inc$23,65770%
Peace Learning Center Inc$22,32471%
Cancer Support Community Indiana$22,13761%
Indiana Special Olympics Inc$21,43230%
Tindley Accelerated Schools Inc$19,15110%
Indy Black Chamber of Commerce Inc$18,88142%
Legacy of Life Foundation Inc$18,19431%
Washington Township Schools Foundation Inc$18,07021%
Goodwill Legacy Group Foundation Inc$16,94940%
Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation Inc$16,91933%
Dove Recovery House for Women Inc$16,27021%
Jewish Community Center Association of Indianapolis Incorporated$15,96060%
Indianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc$15,12431%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$15,11230%
Indianapolis Public Schools Education Foundation Inc$14,7331n/a
Gary Brackett's Impact Foundation Inc$14,653228%
Indiana Black Expo Inc$14,07370%
Teenworks Inc$13,95760%
Anti-Defamation League$13,93030%
Little Red Door Cancer Agency Inc$12,25651%
Lutheran Child and Family Services of In/Ky Inc$11,90650%
Rock Steady Boxing Inc$11,87141%
Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation$11,40011%
Indiana Center for Prevention of Youth Abuse and Suicide$11,36423%
Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence Inc$11,09540%
Keys2work Inc$10,55541%
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana Inc$9,56820%
Congregation Beth El Zedeck$8,3704n/a
In Cure of Ms Inc$8,27122%
Congregation Beth-El Zedeck Foundation Inc$8,1801n/a
Tangram Inc$8,06510%
The Bev Hartig Huntingtons Disease Foundation Inc$6,83832%
Indy Hub Foundation Inc$6,75035%
Trustees of Purdue University$5,7192n/a
Indianapolis Jewish Home Inc$4,47850%
Humane Society of Indianapolis$4,02050%
Link Observatory and Space Science Center Corporation$3,9003n/a
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Inc$3,89750%
The Villages of Indiana Inc$3,69550%
Children's Bureau Inc$3,32030%
James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association$3,29060%
Spirits for Smiles Inc$3,27832%
Eskenazi Health Foundation Inc$3,00010%
Hasten Hebrew Academy of Indianapolis$2,92530%
American Piano Awards Inc$2,80370%
Best Buddies International Inc$2,80010%
Second Helpings Inc$2,67750%
Hoosier Burn Camp Inc$2,50011%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$2,50010%
Rotary Foundation of Indianapolis Inc$2,50031%
Indianapolis Zoological Society Inc$2,27530%
College Mentors for Kids Inc$2,16020%
American Heart Association Inc$2,14520%
Horizon House Inc$2,10840%
Indianapolis Legal Aid Society Inc$2,00030%
Dance Kaleidoscope Inc$1,97870%
Shaarey Tefilla Congregation Inc$1,9325n/a
Christel House International Inc$1,87750%
St Joan of Arc Church$1,8205n/a
College Park Church Inc$1,7102n/a
Discovering Broadway Inc$1,61510%
Ivy Tech Foundation Inc$1,59030%
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis Inc$1,53850%
Ida Crown Jewish Academy Inc$1,5252n/a
Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister Assoc of Greater Boston Endowment$1,52140%
YMCA Foundation of Greater Indianapolis$1,47440%
Friends of Garfield Park Inc$1,4252n/a
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$1,37830%
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School$1,3202n/a
Kids' Voice of Indiana Inc$1,27840%
Timmy Global Health Inc$1,27510%
Wabash College$1,24530%
Sheltering Wings Center for Women Inc$1,24530%
Cicoa Aging & In-Home Solutions Inc$1,24520%
Agape Therapeutic Riding Resources$1,19530%
The International Center Inc$1,17540%
Etz Chaim Synagogue$1,1702n/a
Sycamore Schools Inc$1,17020%
Actors Theatre of Indiana Inc$1,15030%
Heartland Film Inc$1,13830%
Boys' & Girls' Club of Boone County Inc$1,13230%
Indiana Civil Liberties Union of Indiana Inc$1,12530%
The Damien Center$1,10330%
Damar Foundation Inc$1,07520%
Misty Eyes Dog Shelter & Humane Educatio$1,06530%
Pathways Inc$97520%
St Luke Catholic Church Indianapolis Inc$9753n/a
The Arc of Indiana Inc$97520%
The Center for the Performing Arts Inc$94430%
Mass Ave Cultural Arts District Inc$9373n/a
Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer Inc$93730%
Spay Neuter Services of Indiana$90020%
Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation$84010%
Trinity Free Clinic Inc$82160%
Fishing's Future$76220%
The Julian Center Inc$75720%
Indiana Historical Society$75010%
Teachers Treasures Inc$73720%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$70020%
The Oaks Academy Inc$69020%
Indianapolis Cultural Trail Inc$68320%
Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation Foundation Inc$68220%
The Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis Inc$67520%
Huntington's Disease Society of America Inc$67520%
Fairbanks Hospital Inc$67520%
Zionsville Education Foundation Inc$67120%
Noble Inc$66320%
Girls Incorporated of Greater Indianapolis$65020%
The Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation Inc$61510%
Jewish Community Relations Council of Indianapolis$60820%
Salvation Army$6001n/a
Sheldon Swope Art Museum Inc$60020%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana Inc$57120%
Indiana University Health Foundation Inc$57020%
Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center Inc$56320%
Indianapolis Children's Choir$55720%
Temple Emunah$5402n/a
Blood Cancer United Inc$53720%
Orchard School Foundation Inc$45010%
St Louis de Montfort$4501n/a
Anna's Celebration of Life Foundation Inc$45010%
Trinity Trust Missions Inc$45011%
Indianapolis Ballet Inc$45010%
First Baptist Church of North Terre Haute$4501n/a
Brightlane Learning Corp$45010%
Progeria Research Foundation Inc$45010%
Back on My Feet$45010%
Carmel Symphony Orchestra$45010%
Life Centers Inc$45010%
Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County$45010%
Commonsensetodayorg$4501n/a
Edna Martin Christian Center Inc$45010%
Indiana Canine Assistant Network Inc$42010%
Greater Yellowstone Coalition$42010%
Dream Alive Inc$42010%
Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services Inc$42010%
The Cost of Freedom Incorporated$420117%
Christian Theological Seminary$4201n/a
Million Meal Movement Inc$42010%
Carmel Dads Club Inc$42010%
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic Inc$4201n/a
Jameson Inc$4201n/a
St John Lutheran Church & School$4201n/a
The Foundation Against Companion-Animal Euthanasia Inc$42010%
Building and Impacting Communities Inc$4201n/a
Pathway to Recovery Inc$40010%
Ball State University Foundation Inc$40010%
Fountains of Hope International Inc$40010%
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc$40010%
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation Inc$40010%
Kennedy King Memorial Initiative$40010%
Indianapolis Art Center Inc$40010%
Project Will Inc$40010%
Unite Indy Inc$40010%
Pace Inc$40010%
Afghan Women's and Kids' Education & Necessities Inc$39920%
Center for Interfaith Cooperation Inc$37510%
Lymphoma Research Foundation$37510%
Citizens Academy Foundation Inc$37516%
Second Chance Small Dog Rescue Inc$3751n/a
Indiana Humanities Council Inc$37510%
Food 4 Souls Inc$37510%
Carmel Lutheran Church$3751n/a
Indiana United Methodist Children's Home Foundation Inc$37510%
Lake Area United Way Inc$37510%
Indiana Sports Corporation$37510%
Happy Hollow Camp Inc$37510%
Msd of Lawrence Township Foundation Inc$37510%
Humane Society of Sullivan County$37510%
Catch the Stars Foundation$3751n/a
The Milk Bank Inc$37510%
Prevail Inc of Hamilton County$37510%
Association for Civil Air Patro Nfp$3751n/a
Give Kids the World Inc$37510%
Governor Bob Orr Indiana Entrepreneurial Fellowship Inc$37510%
Indiana Jewish Historical Society Inc$37511%
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Inc$37510%
Ican Improving Chandler Area Neighborhoods$37510%
Tourism Tomorrow Inc$37510%
Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault Inc$37510%
Central Indiana Land Trust Incorporated$37510%
Bishop Noll Institute Foundation Inc$37510%
Kipp Indianapolis Inc$37510%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America$37510%
John P Craine House Inc$3631n/a
Reach for Youth Inc$36310%
Muncie Children's Museum Inc$36310%
Liberty Fund Inc$36210%
The Hillel Foundation at Purdue$36010%
Power of One Inc$3081n/a
Little Sisters of the Poor of Indianapolis Inc$30810%
Arts Place Inc$30810%
Next Generation Initiative Inc$30810%
Institute for Affordable Transportation$30810%
Fathers and Families Resourceresearch Center Inc$30810%
Vantage Point 3 Ministries$30710%
Candles$30710%
Indianapolis Urban Youth Baseball & Softball Inc$30710%
Shepherd Community Inc$30710%
Crossroads of America Council Boy Scouts of America Inc$30710%
Nextechorg Inc$30710%
Twin Lakes Camp Inc$30710%
Indiana Conference for Women Ltd$3001n/a
New Direction Saves Inc$3001n/a
The Chris Center Inc$30010%
Assistance League of Indianapolis Inc$30010%
Concord Center Association Inc$30010%
Historic Paramount Theatre Inc$3001n/a
Champ Camp Inc$30010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana Inc$30010%
Gotr of Hamilton County$3001n/a
Hendricks County Humane Society Ark Inc$30010%
Anderson Young Ballet Theatre Inc$3001n/a
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art Inc$30010%
The Indy Learning Team Inc$3001n/a
Child Advocates Inc$30010%
Best Friends Animal Society$30010%
Children's Policy & Law Initiative of Indiana Inc$30011%
Autism Speaks Inc$3001n/a
Aspire Indiana Health Inc$27510%
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$27510%
Newfields Inc$27510%
United Negro College Fund Inc$27510%
Youth Mentoring Initiative Inc$27510%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$27510%
Little Angel Gowns LTD$27510%
Accessability Ctr for Independent Living$27510%
Progress House$27510%
Arts Council of Indianapolis Inc$27510%
Dress for Success Indianapolis$27510%
Pals for Paws Inc$26310%
Indiana Gsd & Siberian Husky Rescue Inc$2631n/a
Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County$26310%
Artmix Inc$26310%
Friends of Jcc Krakow Inc$26310%
Inspired-Threads Inc$2631n/a
Greater Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church$2621n/a
Humane Society for Hamilton County$26210%
Animal Care and Control Team$26210%
The 24 Group Inc$26211%
Isaiah 117 House$24010%
Hoosier Salon Patrons Association Inc$24010%
Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership Inc$24010%
House of Hope International Ministries Inc$2401n/a
Martin Luther King Multi-Service Center Indianapolis Inc$24010%
Redemption Rescue Inc$24010%
COTA - Children's Organ Transplant Association$21010%
Youth For Christ Inc$1881n/a
Advocates For Balance At Chautauqua Inc$18110%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$15010%
Center for At-Risk Elders$12010%
Bricks Alliance Inc$10010%
Indiana University Health Inc$3010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 61 recipients with no EIN on record ($121k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Maurer Family Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetIndiana University Foundation: $130,215 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLittle Star Center Inc: $49,282 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetKurt Vonnegut Memorial Library Inc: $32,162 over 6y, 2.7% of budgetUnited Way of Central Indiana Inc: $28,146 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Leadership Development Inc: $27,359 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetSecure Community Network Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMartin University: $23,661 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetInternational School of Indiana Inc: $23,657 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetPeace Learning Center Inc: $22,324 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetCancer Support Community Indiana: $22,137 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetIndiana Special Olympics Inc: $21,432 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTindley Accelerated Schools Inc: $19,151 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIndy Black Chamber of Commerce Inc: $18,881 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetLegacy of Life Foundation Inc: $18,194 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetWashington Township Schools Foundation Inc: $18,070 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetGoodwill Legacy Group Foundation Inc: $16,949 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMitch Daniels Leadership Foundation Inc: $16,919 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetDove Recovery House for Women Inc: $16,270 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetJewish Community Center Association of Indianapolis Incorporated: $15,960 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetIndianapolis - Marion County Public Library Foundation Inc: $15,124 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $15,112 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGary Brackett's Impact Foundation Inc: $14,653 over 2y, 28% of budgetIndiana Black Expo Inc: $14,073 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetTeenworks Inc: $13,957 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $13,930 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLittle Red Door Cancer Agency Inc: $12,256 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetLutheran Child and Family Services of In/Ky Inc: $11,906 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetRock Steady Boxing Inc: $11,871 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetAlpha Epsilon Pi Foundation: $11,400 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetIndiana Center for Prevention of Youth Abuse and Suicide: $11,364 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetIndiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence Inc: $11,095 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetKeys2work Inc: $10,555 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetGirl Scouts of Central Indiana Inc: $9,568 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIn Cure of Ms Inc: $8,271 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetTangram Inc: $8,065 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Bev Hartig Huntingtons Disease Foundation Inc: $6,838 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetIndy Hub Foundation Inc: $6,750 over 3y, 5.2% of budgetIndianapolis Jewish Home Inc: $4,478 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Society of Indianapolis: $4,020 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGleaners Food Bank of Indiana Inc: $3,897 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Villages of Indiana Inc: $3,695 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Bureau Inc: $3,320 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJames Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association: $3,290 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSpirits for Smiles Inc: $3,278 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetEskenazi Health Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHasten Hebrew Academy of Indianapolis: $2,925 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Piano Awards Inc: $2,803 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $2,800 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 200.

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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.

Nicholas H Noyes Jr Memorial FoundationIN159.7× affinity84 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Nicholas H Noyes Jr Memorial Foundation · Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc · The Indianapolis Foundation Inc · United Way of Central Indiana Inc · Lilly Endowment Inc · Lumina Foundation for Education Inc · Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust · Eugene & Marilyn Glick Foundation · Hamilton County Community Foundation Inc · The Brave Heart Foundation Inc · Richard M Fairbanks Foundation Inc · Hoover Family Foundation

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 Maurer Family Foundation Inc

How much does Maurer Family Foundation Inc give?
Maurer Family Foundation Inc reported 80 grants totaling $144,366 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 112 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Maurer Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (24%), Philanthropy (23%), Health (16%).
Who are Maurer Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Indiana University Foundation ($130k), Little Star Center Inc ($49k), Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library Inc ($32k).
Does Maurer Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Maurer 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 Maurer Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Nicholas H Noyes Jr Memorial Foundation, Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc, The Indianapolis Foundation Inc.
Where is Maurer Family Foundation Inc based?
Maurer 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 331 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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