Funding search · EIN 351557058 · Upland, IN

Boren Foundation

Name: Boren Foundation grants, 2021–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

274
grants reported: $7.0M
total given: 2021–2025
filing years: $15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educational education students supplies house purchase build building

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Daf - Renaissance Charitable Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
Eastbrook Community Schools5 grants · $924,775
Second Harvest Food Bank5 grants · $276,913
Nearspace Education4 grants · $227,000
East Central Indiana Robotics6 grants · $187,000
First Light Child Advocacy Center3 grants · $132,367
Wilson-Vaughan Hostess House4 grants · $120,000
Isaiah 117 House1 grant · $100,000
Marion Land Trustsagamore Institute1 grant · $100,000
Upland Volunteer Fire Department2 grants · $92,091

Giving over time

$1.1M

2021

$1.1M

2022

$1.3M

2023

$1.7M

2024

$1.8M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 274 grants.

$1.0M
Daf - Renaissance Charitable Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Daf for town of upland (park)
$327,500
Eastbrook Community Schools · Marion, IN · 2024
Provide numerous upgrades
$185,000
Eastbrook Community Schools · Marion, IN · 2023
Educational
$181,000
Eastbrook Community Schools · Marion, IN · 2022
Educational
$150,000
Nearspace Education · Upland, IN · 2022
Program
$150,000
Eastbrook Community Schools · Marion, IN · 2021
Educational
$100,000
Marion Land Trustsagamore Institute · Marion, IN · 2025
To address blight in downtown marion
$100,000
Isaiah 117 House · Elizabethton, TN · 2024
To assist with construction of house for foster children
$81,275
Eastbrook Community Schools · Marion, IN · 2025
To provide a new scoreboard for the football field
$66,913
Second Harvest Food Bank · Muncie, IN · 2025
To provide food for the food insecure
$65,000
Upland Volunteer Fire Department · Upland, IN · 2024
To purchase a medical response vehicle
$63,367
First Light Child Advocacy Center · Marion, IN · 2025
Provide resources for combating child abuse
$60,000
Grant County Sheriff'S Department · Marion, IN · 2024
To replace aed units
$60,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Muncie, IN · 2024
To support food insecurity programs
$60,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Muncie, IN · 2022
Program
$60,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Muncie, IN · 2021
Program
$55,000
Matthews Fire Department · Matthews, IN · 2023
Program
$54,200
Mill Township Fire Department · Marion, IN · 2024
To purchase an air compressor and fill station
$53,251
Jefferson Township Fire Department · Columbia City, IN · 2021
General
$52,500
Wilson-Vaughan Hostess House · Marion, IN · 2021
Program
$52,000
East Central Indiana Robotics · Matthews, IN · 2025
To assist with the organization's programming
$50,000
Ivy Tech Foundation · Marion, IN · 2024
Assist with students facing financial barriers
$50,000
East Central Indiana Robotics · Matthews, IN · 2023
Program
$50,000
Eastbrook Youth Baseball & Softball · Upland, IN · 2023
Program
$50,000
Center Township Volunteer Fire Dept · Marion, IN · 2022
Program
$50,000
Fairmount Friends Church · Fairmount, IN · 2021
Program
$50,000
First Light Child Advocacy Center · Marion, IN · 2021
Program
$47,000
Our Town Upland · Upland, IN · 2024
Historical signs, park beautification, depot restoration
$45,000
Salvation Army of Grant County · Marion, IN · 2023
Program
$45,000
Orchestra Indiana · Muncie, IN · 2021
Program
$41,275
Matthews Volunteer Fire Department · Matthews, IN · 2025
To provide for equipment
$40,637
Mid-North Food Pantry · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
To provide food for the food insecure
$40,000
Union Chapel Ministries · Muncie, IN · 2025
Towards a new van and jr sr high programming
$40,000
East Central Indiana Robotics · Matthews, IN · 2022
Program
$40,000
Kinwell Academy · Marion, IN · 2021
Educational
$35,000
Blackford Jr Sr High School · Hartford City, IN · 2022
Program
$33,000
Marion Pal Club · Marion, IN · 2023
Program
$33,000
No Rain No Rainbows · Mooresville, IN · 2021
Program
$32,000
Nearspace Education · Upland, IN · 2025
To provide educational programming and a new chair lift
$30,000
Wilson-Vaughan Hostess House · Marion, IN · 2025
Renovations to the historical home
$30,000
Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Indiana · Marion, IN · 2024
To provide educational programming
$30,000
Grant County Rescue Mission · Marion, IN · 2024
Provide box truck to pick up donations
$30,000
Pierce Churchglobal Methodist Church · Upland, IN · 2024
Preschool financial aid, carpet for nursery
$30,000
Van Buren Youth Sports · Van Buren, IN · 2024
To repair 3 ball diamonds
$30,000
1846 Enterprises · Upland, IN · 2023
Program
$30,000
Fairmount Fire Dept · Fairmount, IN · 2023
Program
$30,000
Grant County Regional Career Center · Marion, IN · 2023
Program
$30,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Muncie, IN · 2023
Program
$30,000
Washington Volunteer Fire Dept · Marion, IN · 2023
Program
$30,000
Grant Co Ymca · Marion, IN · 2022
Program
$30,000
Eastbrook Youth Baseball · Upland, IN · 2021
Program
$30,000
Habitat for Humanity of Grant Count · Marion, IN · 2021
Build habitat house
$30,000
Ivy Tech Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2021
Educational
$30,000
Thriving Grant Co Thriving Mill Tw · Gas City, IN · 2021
Program
$29,000
Fairmount Police Department · Fairmount, IN · 2024
To provide tasers
$28,000
Upland Public Library · Upland, IN · 2024
Summer reading program and misc. Programming
$28,000
Boys and Girls Club of Ne Indiana · Marion, IN · 2023
Program
$27,600
Community Foundation of Grant County · Marion, IN · 2024
To support the academy program with laptops
$27,500
Ivy Tech Fdn · Marion, IN · 2023
Program
$27,092
Casa of Grant County · Marion, IN · 2025
Provide resources for child advocacy
$27,091
Upland Volunteer Fire Department · Upland, IN · 2025
Tank pump/assembly for new truck
$25,000
Bnf Ministries · Muncie, IN · 2025
To provide food for the food insecure
$25,000
Destiny Rescue USA · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
To enroll survivors in the freedom plan program
$25,000
Gilead Ministries · Marion, IN · 2024
To help with general needs of the organization
$25,000
Habitat for Humanity of Grant Co · Marion, IN · 2024
Construction costs for house build
$25,000
Heartland Film · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
To assist with radiance cinema at ball state univ.
$25,000
Nearspace Education · Upland, IN · 2024
Balloon subscription for local schools
$25,000
Thriving Grant Co · Gas City, IN · 2024
Support early childhood programming
$25,000
Blood N Fire · Muncie, IN · 2023
Program
$25,000
Delaware County Special Needs Progr · Muncie, IN · 2023
Program
$25,000
Habitat for Humanity of Grant Count · Marion, IN · 2023
Build habitat house
$25,000
Muncie Children'S Museum · Muncie, IN · 2023
Program
$25,000
Thriving Grant Co Thriving Mill Twn · Gas City, IN · 2023
Program
$25,000
Blood N Fire · Muncie, IN · 2022
Program
$25,000
Boys and Girls Club of Grant County · Marion, IN · 2022
Program
$25,000
Grant County Rescue Mission · Marion, IN · 2022
Program
$25,000
City of Marionparks & Rec · Marion, IN · 2021
General
$25,000
Hope City · Marion, IN · 2021
Program
$25,000
Quilters Hall of Fame · Marion, IN · 2021
Program
$25,000
Ymca of Muncie · Muncie, IN · 2021
Operating
$23,000
Community Foundation of Grant Count · Marion, IN · 2023
Program
$23,000
Pierce Upland United Methodist Chur · Upland, IN · 2022
Program
$22,500
Wilson-Vaughan Hostess House · Marion, IN · 2024
For renovations to the historical building
$22,000
No Rain No Rainbows · Mooresville, IN · 2022
Program
$21,000
Agape Therapeutic Riding Resources · Cicero, IN · 2024
Utv and equine-assisted program
$21,000
Oak Hill Community Schoolsspec Educ Coop · Converse, IN · 2024
Robotics competition, compete in lego league
$21,000
Destiny Rescue USA · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Program
$20,000
Ascent 121 · Carmel, IN · 2024
Provide trafficking survivor support groups
$20,000
Southside Wesleyan Church · Gas City, IN · 2024
To complete their youth building project
$20,000
Stillwater Hospice · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
To purchase respirator fit-testing equipment
$20,000
United Way of Grant Co · Marion, IN · 2024
To support grant county reads
$20,000
Cancer Services of Grant County · Marion, IN · 2023
Program
$20,000
Nearspace Education · Upland, IN · 2023
Program
$20,000
Orchestra Indiana · Muncie, IN · 2023
Program
$20,000
Stillwater Hospice · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Program
$20,000
United Way of Grant County · Marion, IN · 2023
Program
$20,000
Agape · Cicero, IN · 2022
Program
$20,000
Delaware County Special Needs Progr · Muncie, IN · 2022
Program
$20,000
Eastbrook Youth Baseball & Softball · Upland, IN · 2022
Program
$20,000
Gilead Ministries · Marion, IN · 2022
Program

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