How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Indiana?

Start with the funders already giving to community development in Indiana, currently Lilly Endowment Inc, National Urban League Inc, The Indianapolis Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Indiana from out of state.

How much grant money goes to community development in Indiana?

$1.1B reached 751 community development organizations in Indiana, from 822 funders. 88% came from funders also based in Indiana.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Indiana · Community development

Who funds community development in Indiana

One funder dominates the giving, Lilly Endowment Inc, at 68% of the total. It is overwhelmingly local money: 88% comes from funders based in Indiana.

$1.1B

granted

751

organizations

88%

from in-state

The short version

822 funders gave $1.1B to 751 community development organizations in Indiana across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
88% of that came from funders also based in Indiana; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of community development in Indiana is Lilly Endowment Inc, at $752M.
The community development organization drawing the most is Indiana Community Development Projects Inc, at $400M.

Largest funders of community development in Indiana

The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Indiana, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Lilly Endowment Inc$752M 2National Urban League Inc$41M 3The Indianapolis Foundation Inc$19M 4Samaritan's Feet International$17M 5University of Notre Dame du Lac$13M 6United Way of Central Indiana Inc$10M 7Kokomo Community Development Corporation$8M 8Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$7M 9Local Initiatives Support Corporation$7M 10Covering Kids & Families of Indiana Inc$7M

Community development organizations in Indiana that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

Indiana Community Development Projects Inc$400M

741 other community development organizations$298M

Cicp Foundation Inc$178M 16 Tech Community Corporation$64M Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc$49M

How to find community development funders in Indiana

1
Start with the funders already active in Indiana
The funders giving the most to community development in Indiana are Lilly Endowment Inc, National Urban League Inc, The Indianapolis Foundation Inc. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
Most community development money here is local, so focus on Indiana funders first before widening the search.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Indiana?: Start with the funders already giving to community development in Indiana, currently Lilly Endowment Inc, National Urban League Inc, The Indianapolis Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Indiana from out of state.
Who is the largest community development funder in Indiana?: Lilly Endowment Inc gives the most to community development organizations in Indiana, $752M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in Indiana?: $1.1B reached 751 community development organizations in Indiana, from 822 funders. 88% came from funders also based in Indiana.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.