Indiana · Private foundation
Pope & Edwards Family Foundation Inc
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $219k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 23
- Grants FY2026
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $3,300
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $55,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 18
- FY2018 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 5
- Total assets, FY2026
- $4.7M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 29% of the organizations Pope & Edwards Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 23 | $219k | 22% |
| FY2025 | 17 | $249k | 29% |
| FY2024 | 18 | $178k | 17% |
| FY2023 | 17 | $161k | 53% |
| FY2022 | 14 | $149k | 71% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $94k | 57% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $64k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $50k | 33% |
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 FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Memorial University | $130,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Hancock County 4-H Association Inc | $108,000 | 4 | 7% |
| Eastern Hancock Education Foundation | $45,000 | 3 | 31% |
| Kenneth Butler Memorial Soup Kitchen Inc | $36,700 | 4 | 13% |
| Greenfield Central School Foundation Inc | $36,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Greenfield Main Street Inc | $25,000 | 5 | 11% |
| Hancock County Arts Council | $22,000 | 4 | 8% |
| The Landing Place Inc | $9,200 | 3 | 0% |
| Meals on Wheels Inc | $7,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Hancock County Food Pantry Inc | $6,700 | 2 | 1% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Memorial University | $130,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Hancock County 4-H Association Inc | $108,000 | 4 | 7% |
| Eastern Hancock Education Foundation | $45,000 | 3 | 31% |
| Kenneth Butler Memorial Soup Kitchen Inc | $36,700 | 4 | 13% |
| Greenfield Central School Foundation Inc | $36,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Greenfield Main Street Inc | $25,000 | 5 | 11% |
| Hancock County Arts Council | $22,000 | 4 | 8% |
| The Landing Place Inc | $9,200 | 3 | 0% |
| Meals on Wheels Inc | $7,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Hancock County Food Pantry Inc | $6,700 | 2 | 1% |
| The Shelby Foundation for Kindness | $6,000 | 1 | 21% |
| Eastern Hancock Athletic Boosters | $6,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Shelby County Fair Association Inc | $5,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Hancock County Visitors Bureau Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Hancock Regional Hospital Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Indianapolis Zoological Society Inc | $4,000 | 2 | n/a |
| National Child Safety Council | $2,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Alternatives Inc | $2,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Nameless Creek Youth Camp Inc | $1,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Indiana Troopers Youth Services Inc | $1,400 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($722k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Pope & Edwards Family Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 15 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Hancock County Inc · Lilly Endowment Inc · United Way of Central Indiana Inc · Eugene & Marilyn Glick Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Pope & Edwards Family Foundation Inc with peer funders
About Pope & Edwards Family Foundation Inc
- How much does Pope & Edwards Family Foundation Inc give?
- Pope & Edwards Family Foundation Inc reported 23 grants totaling $218,750 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 18 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2025.
- What does Pope & Edwards Family Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (19%), Youth Development (14%), Religion (14%).
- Who are Pope & Edwards Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Lincoln Memorial University ($130k), Hancock County 4-H Association Inc ($108k), Eastern Hancock Education Foundation ($45k).
- Does Pope & Edwards Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Pope & Edwards 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 Pope & Edwards Family Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Hancock County Inc, Lilly Endowment Inc, United Way of Central Indiana Inc.
- Where is Pope & Edwards Family Foundation Inc based?
- Pope & Edwards Family Foundation Inc is based in IN.
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