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.

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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