How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Indiana?

Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Indiana, currently Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, National Philanthropic Trust. Then look at who funds the philanthropy 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 philanthropy in Indiana?

$2.0B reached 325 philanthropy organizations in Indiana, from 934 funders. 25% 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 · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in Indiana

Most of it comes from outside Indiana: only 25% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc alone draws 54% of every philanthropy grant dollar in Indiana.

$2.0B

granted

325

organizations

25%

from in-state

The short version

934 funders gave $2.0B to 325 philanthropy organizations in Indiana across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
25% of that came from funders also based in Indiana; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in Indiana is Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund, at $622M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc, at $1.1B.

Largest funders of philanthropy in Indiana

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

1Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$622M 2Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$226M 3National Philanthropic Trust$186M 4Lilly Endowment Inc$158M 5Gift Clearing Trust$136M 6Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$126M 7Dechomai Foundation Inc$48M 8American Endowment Foundation$30M 9Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$28M 10Herbert Simon Family Foundation$23M

Philanthropy organizations in Indiana that draw the most

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

Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc$1.1B Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$445M

315 other philanthropy organizations$184M

How to find philanthropy funders in Indiana

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Start with the funders already active in Indiana
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in Indiana are Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, National Philanthropic Trust. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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
75% of philanthropy money in Indiana comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Indiana.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Indiana?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Indiana, currently Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, National Philanthropic Trust. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Indiana from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Indiana?: Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Indiana, $622M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Indiana?: $2.0B reached 325 philanthropy organizations in Indiana, from 934 funders. 25% 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 regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

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

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.