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

Start with the funders already giving to religion in Indiana, currently Lilly Endowment Inc, The Jehovah-Jireh Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Indiana from out of state.

Who is the largest religion funder in Indiana?

Lilly Endowment Inc gives the most to religion organizations in Indiana, $134M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to religion in Indiana?

$375M reached 698 religion organizations in Indiana, from 818 funders. 66% 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 · Religion

Who funds religion in Indiana

Funders are thin on the ground: 698 religion organizations share only 818 funders between them. One funder dominates the giving, Lilly Endowment Inc, at 36% of the total.

$375M

granted

698

organizations

66%

from in-state

The short version

818 funders gave $375M to 698 religion organizations in Indiana across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
66% of that came from funders also based in Indiana; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of religion in Indiana is Lilly Endowment Inc, at $134M.
The religion organization drawing the most is Indianapolis Center for Congregations Inc, at $107M.

Largest funders of religion in Indiana

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

1Lilly Endowment Inc$134M 2The Jehovah-Jireh Foundation Inc$56M 3Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$20M 4Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$20M 5The Voice of God Recordings Inc$14M 6Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$10M 7Woodlawn Foundation$9M 8Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$8M 9Charles K Smith Dec D T W$5M 10Brotherhood Mutual Foundation Inc$4M

Religion organizations in Indiana that draw the most

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

688 other religion organizations$134M

Indianapolis Center for Congregations Inc$107M The Voice of God Recordings Inc$70M The Jehovah-Jireh Foundation Inc$14M Eastern Star Jewel Human Services Corporation$11M The Presbyterian Foundation of Columbus Indiana$10M

How to find religion funders in Indiana

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Start with the funders already active in Indiana
The funders giving the most to religion in Indiana are Lilly Endowment Inc, The Jehovah-Jireh Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. A funder already writing religion checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the religion 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
34% of religion money in Indiana comes from funders elsewhere, so national religion funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Indiana.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a religion nonprofit in Indiana?: Start with the funders already giving to religion in Indiana, currently Lilly Endowment Inc, The Jehovah-Jireh Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Indiana from out of state.
Who is the largest religion funder in Indiana?: Lilly Endowment Inc gives the most to religion organizations in Indiana, $134M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to religion in Indiana?: $375M reached 698 religion organizations in Indiana, from 818 funders. 66% 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.

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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.