Indiana · Public charity
Tipton County Foundation Inc
The foundation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes including the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c) (3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, or corresponding sections of any subsequent federal tax code. It is empowered to…
- $1.5M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 34
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 33
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 15%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.2M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $200,100
- Organizations funded a year
- 21 to 33
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 8
- Total assets, FY2025
- $73M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 15% of the organizations Tipton County Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $53k 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 | 33 | $1.2M | 18% |
| FY2024 | 33 | $863k | 15% |
| FY2023 | 30 | $744k | 10% |
| FY2022 | 32 | $1.3M | 22% |
| FY2021 | 30 | $677k | 20% |
| FY2020 | 29 | $503k | 10% |
| FY2019 | 29 | $1.1M | 17% |
| FY2018 | 21 | $928k | 19% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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 Health Tipton Hospital Inc | $772,111 | 5 | 1% |
| KAHM INC co CHRIS KELLEY | $702,938 | 9 | 69% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Tipton County | $638,083 | 9 | 19% |
| Tipton County Council on Aging Inc | $627,353 | 9 | 46% |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Church | $617,141 | 2 | n/a |
| West St Christian Church | $359,906 | 9 | n/a |
| Tri Central Community Schools | $307,773 | 8 | n/a |
| Tipton County Historical Society | $299,357 | 9 | 56% |
| Friends of the Community Center of Tipton County Inc | $258,658 | 6 | 53% |
| Indiana University Health Foundation Inc | $232,686 | 9 | 0% |
Show all 58 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital Inc | $772,111 | 5 | 1% |
| KAHM INC co CHRIS KELLEY | $702,938 | 9 | 69% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Tipton County | $638,083 | 9 | 19% |
| Tipton County Council on Aging Inc | $627,353 | 9 | 46% |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Church | $617,141 | 2 | n/a |
| West St Christian Church | $359,906 | 9 | n/a |
| Tri Central Community Schools | $307,773 | 8 | n/a |
| Tipton County Historical Society | $299,357 | 9 | 56% |
| Friends of the Community Center of Tipton County Inc | $258,658 | 6 | 53% |
| Indiana University Health Foundation Inc | $232,686 | 9 | 0% |
| Kemp United Methodist Church Inc | $223,866 | 9 | n/a |
| Tipton Community School Corporation | $220,841 | 7 | n/a |
| Alternatives Incorporated of Madison County | $188,996 | 8 | 3% |
| Friends of Tipton FFA Inc | $159,436 | 2 | 48% |
| Indiana University Foundation | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Far East Broadcasting Company | $106,264 | 9 | 0% |
| Salvation Army | $105,472 | 9 | n/a |
| Children's Bureau Inc | $82,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Northview Church of Christ Inc | $78,578 | 5 | n/a |
| Tipton County Mustard Seed Inc | $65,000 | 4 | 46% |
| Food Finders Food Bank Inc | $60,725 | 5 | 0% |
| Gospel Literature International | $53,710 | 8 | n/a |
| Humane Society of Tipton County | $49,172 | 4 | 15% |
| Wesleyan Native Ministries Inc | $48,478 | 8 | n/a |
| David C Cook | $48,478 | 8 | 0% |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Inc | $48,478 | 8 | n/a |
| Johnson University | $48,478 | 8 | 0% |
| Abc & Me | $44,500 | 1 | 18% |
| American Bible Society | $38,356 | 6 | 0% |
| Teen Blast Ministries | $36,628 | 3 | 12% |
| Tipton County Chamber of Commerce | $35,000 | 2 | 20% |
| Second Blessing Thrift Shop Inc | $31,717 | 3 | 9% |
| Billy Graham Evangelistic Association | $27,642 | 5 | n/a |
| One Mission Society USA Inc | $27,641 | 5 | n/a |
| Heartland Ministries Inc | $27,320 | 3 | n/a |
| Youth for Christusa Inc | $26,472 | 4 | 0% |
| Guardian Advocates Inc | $22,500 | 1 | 7% |
| Youth for Christ International Ministries | $22,006 | 4 | 0% |
| Billy Graham Evangelistic Association | $20,837 | 3 | n/a |
| One Mission Society Global Inc | $20,837 | 3 | n/a |
| Tipton Main Street Association Inc | $19,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Indiana Center for Prevention of Youth Abuse and Suicide | $16,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Hope Family Care Center | $15,091 | 1 | 5% |
| United Way of Howard County Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Indiana University Health North Hospital Inc | $14,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Servants at Work Inc | $14,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Tipton Band Boosters Inc | $12,377 | 2 | n/a |
| Tipton County Shares Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 81% |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $11,824 | 2 | n/a |
| American Bible College Inc | $10,122 | 2 | n/a |
| Public School | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Arts Federation Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Paws on My Heart Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Cicero Volunteer Fire Dept Inc | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Trinity Wesleyan Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cicero Christian Church | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Emanuel Lutheran Childcare | $5,101 | 1 | n/a |
| Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($726k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Tipton County Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 7 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 34 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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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How this is measured
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About Tipton County Foundation Inc
- How much does Tipton County Foundation Inc give?
- Tipton County Foundation Inc reported 34 itemized grants totaling $1,170,931, out of $1,482,159 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 33 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Tipton County Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (24%), Human Services (22%), Health (13%).
- Who are Tipton County Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital Inc ($772k), KAHM INC co CHRIS KELLEY ($703k), Boys & Girls Club of Tipton County ($638k).
- Does Tipton County Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Tipton County Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of Howard County Inc, Lilly Endowment Inc, Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc.
- Where is Tipton County Foundation Inc based?
- Tipton County Foundation Inc is based in IN.
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