Funding search · EIN 455288066 · Columbus, IN
Centra Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 263
- grants reported
- $1.3M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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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.
- Burd Scholarships 371 grant · $92,500
- Burd Scholarships 361 grant · $90,000
- Burd Scholarships 341 grant · $85,000
- Burd Scholarships 321 grant · $80,000
- United Way Campaign1 grant · $53,192
- United Way of Bartholomew County1 grant · $49,671
- Love Chapel3 grants · $32,500
- Salvation Army New Albany3 grants · $32,325
- Scott County Shop With the Sheriff3 grants · $30,739
- Fraternal Order of Police Cops and Kids Jackson County3 grants · $30,706
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 263 grants.
- $92,500
Burd Scholarships 37 · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $90,000
Burd Scholarships 36 · Columbus, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $85,000
Burd Scholarships 34 · Columbus, IN · 2022
Charitable
- $80,000
Burd Scholarships 32 · Columbus, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $53,192
United Way Campaign · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $49,671
United Way of Bartholomew County · Columbus, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $28,268
Pay It Forward · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $27,500
Love Chapel · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $13,176
Salvation Army New Albany · New Albany, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $11,197
Salvation Army New Albany · New Albany, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $11,000
Fraternal Order of Police Cops and Kids Jackson County · Seymour, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $10,705
Scott County Shop With the Sheriff · Scottsburg, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $10,688
Fraternal Order of Police Cops and Kids Jackson County · Seymour, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $10,525
Good Samaritan Food Pantry · North Vernon, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $10,272
Community Involvement Leadership Program · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $10,055
Scott County Shop With the Sheriff · Scottsburg, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $9,979
Scott County Shop With the Sheriff · Scottsburg, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $9,500
Anchor House · Seymour, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $9,500
Center for Lay · Jeffersonville, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $9,379
Seymour Fraternal Order of Police Cops and Kids Jackson County · Seymour, IN · 2022
Charitable
- $9,018
Fraternal Order of Police Cops and Kids Jackson County · Seymour, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $7,952
Salvation Army New Albany · New Albany, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $7,742
Salvation Army - New Albany · New Albany, IN · 2022
Charitable
- $7,500
Community Center of Hope · Hope, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $7,500
Turning Point · Columbus, IN · 2022
Charitable
- $7,461
Columbus Firemen'S Cheer Fund · Columbus, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $7,000
Scott County Clearinghouse · Scottsburg, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $6,168
Shop With a Cop Scott County · Scottsburg, IN · 2022
Charitable
- $5,524
Columbus Firemen'S Cheer Fund · Columbus, IN · 2022
Charitable
- $5,524
Salvation Army - Columbus · Columbus, IN · 2022
Charitable
- $5,524
Shop With a Cop Columbus · Columbus, IN · 2022
Charitable
- $5,500
Sellersburg Community Food Pantry and Clothes Closet · Sellersburg, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $5,171
Turning Point Domestic Violence Services · Columbus, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,130
Columbus Firemen'S Cheer Fund · Columbus, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $5,130
Columbus Shop With a Cop · Columbus, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $5,130
Turning Point Holiday Store · Columbus, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $5,104
Good Samaritan Food Pantry · North Vernon, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Sans Souci · Columbus, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
San Souci · Columbus, IN · 2022
Charitable
- $4,977
Good Samaritan Food Pantry · North Vernon, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $4,961
Columbus Shop With a Cop · Columbus, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $4,961
Turning Point Holiday Store · Columbus, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $4,500
Mia - Mission in Action · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $4,371
Good Samaritan Food Pantry - North Vernon · North Vernon, IN · 2022
Charitable
- $4,143
The Caring Center · Lebanon, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $4,000
Hope Southern Indiana · New Albany, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $3,538
Columbus Firemen'S Cheer Fund · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $3,538
Columbus Shop With a Cop · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $3,538
Turning Point Holiday Store · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $3,215
The Caring Center · Lebanon, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $3,183
Salvation Army - Madison · Madison, IN · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
Jefferson County House of Hope · Madison, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $3,000
Volunteerism Grants · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,949
Johnson County Fraternal Order of Police Shop With a Cop · Franklin, IN · 2023
Charitable
- $2,872
Santa Protectors · Shelbyville, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,817
Johnson County Fraternal Order of Police - Shop With a Cop · Franklin, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $2,724
Santa Protectors · Shelbyville, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $2,712
Turning Point Domestic Violence Services · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,578
Salvation Army Madison · Madison, IN · 2024
Charitable
- $2,507
Salvation Army - Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IN · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Advocates for Children · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Asap Bartholomew County · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters Kentuckiana · Louisville, KY · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bartholomew County · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Boone County Cancer Society · Lebanon, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Career Resource Center-Brown County · Nashville, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Casa of Scott County · Scottsburg, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Children · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Coburn Place Safe Haven · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Council for Youth Development Bartholomew County · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Developmental Services · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Family Ark · Jeffersonville, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Family Promise of Hamilton County · Noblesville, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Family School Partners · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Foundation for Youth · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Girls Inc of Johnson County · Franklin, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Greensburg Community Bread of Life · Greensburg, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Habitat for Humanity Clark & Floyd Indiana · New Albany, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Harrison County Circuit Court Appointed Special Advocates (Casa) Program · Corydon, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Homeless Coalition of Southern Indiana · New Albany, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Hope Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Human Services · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Indiana Youth Group Columbus · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Ivy Cares (Ivy Tech Community College Food Pantry) · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Jefferson County Youth Shelter · Madison, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Just Friends Adult Day Services · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Kic-It · Franklin, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Lincoln Central Neighborhood Family Center · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Neigh · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
New Directions of Decatur County · Greensburg, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
New Hope Service · Jeffersonville, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
North Vernon Kiwanis Club · North Vernon, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Open Door Youth Services · New Albany, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Our Hospice of South Central Indiana · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Reach Columbus · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Ride for a Cure · Scottsburg, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Riverview Health- Women of Vision Giving Club · Noblesville, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Sans Souci · Columbus, IN · 2025
Charitable
- $2,500
Shelby County Youth Assistance Program · Shelbyville, IN · 2025
Charitable
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