Indiana · Nonprofit
JOSEPH MALEY FOUNDATION INC
JOSEPH MALEY FOUNDATION INC (Indiana) receives grants from 35 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,378,851 to it, the largest being LILLY ENDOWMENT INC ($387,000). 24 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $491k
- Funders on record
- 35
- Grants received
- $1.4M
- Net assets
- $1.2M
What Joseph Maley Foundation Inc does
Mission
Joseph Maley Foundation was founded in 2008, in honor of the life and spirit of Joseph Maley, a young man with severe disabilities who inspired others and who passed away in August 2008 at age 18 from leukemia. The Foundation's mission statement is, "Celebrating differences and cultivating an inclusive community through education and service of youth in Greater Indianapolis." The Foundation's vision is to lead the cultivation of a wholly inclusive community by educating and serving youth.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Disability awareness - established more than a decade ago, disability awareness is the foundation's cornerstone program. This program exists to foster acceptance through respect, empathy, and kindness. Students recognize the abilities of all individuals, which in turn brings organic friendship built on understanding for the similarities and differences that exist between all of us. The disability awareness program served over 27,000 children throughout many central indiana schools during 2024.
$129,981 spent$69,540 earned by the program55% of program spendingThe joseph maley puppets program is a unique way to teach children empathy, compassion, understanding, respect, and acceptance of all with the help of child-size puppets and carefully considered curriculum. In 2024, joseph maley foundation's puppet troupes performed in conjunction with other joseph maley foundation programs. 32 students participated as puppeteers in 2024.
$64,551 spent$5,050 earned by the program27% of program spendingJunior board/young professionals board - joseph maley foundation junior board of directors is comprised of a dynamic group of high school students. Joseph maley foundation young professionals board is comprised of recent graduates and professionals aged 21 to 30. Junior board and young professional board members support joseph maley foundation's mission of "celebrating differences and cultivating an inclusive community through education and service of youth in greater indianapolis and act as ambassadors of the foundation's programs, engaging their peers in service, and experiencing what it means to take on leadersip roles in nonprofit organizations. 17 high schoolers participated as a part of the junior board in 2024. Additionally, 17 recent graduates participated as part of the young professionals board in 2024.
$25,641 spent$738 earned by the program11% of program spendingHope - health through outreach, personal perspectives, and engagement brings emotional, social, and mental health awareness and advocacy to students in preschool through twelfth grades. As a partner with the school in instructing the child, hope conveys understanding and awareness of psychological and physical wellbeing. Students who participate in the program are equipped with tools to advocate for their own and their peers' health. In 2024, the hope program served over 1,100 children.
$13,417 spent$3,389 earned by the program6% of program spendingJoseph maley family support serves as a bridge between families navigating the individualized education program (iep) process and the schools their children attend. Jmfs offers services to parents and guardians, attorneys, siblings, and educators. This program served over 60 families in 2024 in addition to providing continuing education to 108 attorneys.
$2,883 spent$30 earned by the program1% of program spendingJoseph maley fitness (adaptive athletics) - this program uses adapted sports and activities to nurture a strong sense of self-esteem and positive self-image for both our participants and volunteers. Athletes are teamed with trained volunteers and enjoy the physical and emotional benefits of exercise. In 2024, athletes participated in various events throughout indianapolis with joseph maley foundation volunteers.
$30 earned by the programOther education programs - joseph maley foundation operates other education programming in conjuction with the flagship programs.
$1,100 earned by the program
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $236,473.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $830k to $1.2M (+40%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
71% of JOSEPH MALEY FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 9 funders to 16 funders, grant income rose $66k → $420k.
9 of 35 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 30% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of JOSEPH MALEY FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 35 funders by total. 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
JOSEPH MALEY FOUNDATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 28% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
52% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund JOSEPH MALEY FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 38% · 2018 21% · 2019 38% · 2020 39% · 2021 49% · 2022 45% · 2023 67% — growing more concentrated.
“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.
How long its funders stay
46% of JOSEPH MALEY FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 69% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
95% of JOSEPH MALEY FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from Indiana funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $417k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Against its field
JOSEPH MALEY FOUNDATION INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 13,754 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,754 health nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like JOSEPH MALEY FOUNDATION 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
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
55% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JOSEPH MALEY FOUNDATION INC?
- JOSEPH MALEY FOUNDATION INC (Indiana) receives grants from 35 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,378,851 to it, the largest being LILLY ENDOWMENT INC ($387,000). 24 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JOSEPH MALEY FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 35 organizations giving $1,378,851 in grants to JOSEPH MALEY FOUNDATION INC, 24 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JOSEPH MALEY FOUNDATION INC?
- LILLY ENDOWMENT INC is the largest funder on record, with $387,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JOSEPH MALEY FOUNDATION 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2019–2024), and the filings of 35 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