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INDY PICKLEBALL CLUB INC

INDY PICKLEBALL CLUB INC (Indiana) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,833 to it, the largest being BAIRD FOUNDATION INC ($2,333). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2023
$98k
Funders on record
2
Grants received
$4k
Net assets
$103k
2/2 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 3%
01What it does

What Indy Pickleball Club Inc does

Mission

The purposes of this Corporation are charitable and educational. Our goals are to enhance the health and welfare of the public by encouraging, organizing, and promoting engagement in the sport of pickleball in Indianapolis and surrounding counties. The mission is to encourage participation in local pickleball events and competitions to reduce the burdens of local municipalities, and to partner with other qualified charities for fund raising efforts. This includes organizing and managing local, regional, national, and international tournaments. It also includes providing financial assistance to local municipalities for planning, construction, and maintenance of pickleball courts and related infrastructures.

As stated on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ.

Programs

  1. Running Pickleball Tournaments and Leagues. We introduce and educate the public to organized, competitive pickleball play. Many of our participants travel from other states, and we have had several international entries. We have already hosted 6 tournaments with participation rates averages approximately 200 players per event. Participation rates have usually been limited due to court capacity.

    $7,995 spent
    41% of program spending

  2. Drills -Provide educational and practice opportunities for beginning and intermediate players to improve their skill level and encourage them to continue with the game

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending

  3. Beginner Clinics - We introduce the sport to people with little to no experience. We educate participants on the rules, court positioning, and introductory strokes

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending

  4. Philanthropic -We host tournaments in partnership with other organizations for the benefit of philanthropic causes. For example, in Sept. 2023, we co-sponsored a pickleball tournament with Cage Foundation for the benefit of the Hamilton County (Indiana) Humane society. We also contributed towards the installation of lights and court maintenance at a local park and donate supplies to other local pickleball organizations. We also made a $2,500 contribution to Empowered Pathways for the development of pickleball in lower income communities.

    $11,500 spentof which $29,386 as grants
    59% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $19,495.

02Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2022 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $500 → $3k.

Funder
'22
'23
'24*
total
funders
1
2
1

From the IRS filings of INDY PICKLEBALL CLUB INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

INDY PICKLEBALL CLUB INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 61% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

61%
largest funder
100%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 67% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

INDY PICKLEBALL CLUB INC draws 61% of its grant income from funders outside Indiana, across 2 states in all.

WI
IN

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’22
’23
Indiana out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

03Its place in the field

Against its field

INDY PICKLEBALL CLUB INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 12,891 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.

Operating margin56% · top quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 12,891 recreation & sports nonprofits under $100k, FY2023

Organizations like INDY PICKLEBALL CLUB INC

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In Indiana

Lafayette Indiana Pickleball Association Inc79%Rivertown Pickleball of Southern Indiana Inc77%Friends of Hamilton County Parks Inc76%Indianapolis Tennis and Education Foundation Inc76%Indy Championships Legacy Inc76%Northern Indiana Tennis Assoc Inc75%Indy Black Professionals Inc75%Indianapolis Urban Youth Baseball & Softball Inc75%

Nationally

Delray Beach Pickleball Club Inc82%Lafayette Indiana Pickleball Association Inc79%Pikes Peak Pickleball Association79%Lakes Area Pickleball Association78%First State Pickleball Club77%Pickleball Lincoln Inc77%Pickleball Cares Inc77%Warren Pickleball Inc77%
04Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

IN

Screen this organization

A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for INDY PICKLEBALL CLUB INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.

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Questions and answers

Who funds INDY PICKLEBALL CLUB INC?
INDY PICKLEBALL CLUB INC (Indiana) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,833 to it, the largest being BAIRD FOUNDATION INC ($2,333). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does INDY PICKLEBALL CLUB INC have?
IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $3,833 in grants to INDY PICKLEBALL CLUB INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of INDY PICKLEBALL CLUB INC?
BAIRD FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $2,333 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like INDY PICKLEBALL CLUB INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Indiana. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2023 (financials across 2023–2023), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing