Funding search · EIN 823000189 · Indianapolis, IN

Ciara Arts & Science 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.

93
grants reported
$822,750
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educationedcuation

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Chordoma Foundation4 grants · $200,000
  • Unc Eschelman School of Pharmacy Foundation2 grants · $80,000
  • Unc Chapel Hill4 grants · $30,000
  • Indiana University3 grants · $30,000
  • Wheeler Mission3 grants · $30,000
  • Summer Stock Stage2 grants · $27,500
  • Ball State University2 grants · $22,500
  • Tennesse State University4 grants · $20,000
  • University of Cincinnati3 grants · $17,500
  • Purdue University3 grants · $17,500

Giving over time

$219,750
2022
$202,500
2023
$210,500
2024
$190,000
2025

Grant history

All 93 reported grants, largest first.

  • $50,000

    Chordoma Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2025

    General

  • $50,000

    Chordoma Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    General

  • $50,000

    Chordoma Foundation · Durham, NC · 2023

    General

  • $50,000

    Chordoma Foundation · Durham, NC · 2022

    General

  • $40,000

    Unc Eschelman School of Pharmacy Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023

    General

  • $40,000

    Unc Eschelman School of Pharmacy Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    Education

  • $22,500

    Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2024

    General

  • $15,000

    Impact Health · Asheville, NC · 2025

    General

  • $15,000

    Summer Stock Stage · Indianapolis, IN · 2025

    General

  • $15,000

    Youth Mentoring Collaborative · Durham, NC · 2024

    General

  • $12,500

    Ball State University · Muncie, IN · 2024

    General

  • $12,500

    Summer Stock Stage · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    General

  • $12,500

    Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2022

    Education

  • $10,000

    Indiana University Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2025

    General

  • $10,000

    Nc a&T University · Greensboro, NC · 2025

    General

  • $10,000

    Unc Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025

    General

  • $10,000

    Thrive Funds · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Wheeler Mission · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    General

  • $10,000

    Ball State University · Muncie, IN · 2023

    General

  • $10,000

    Level the Playing Field · Fresno, CA · 2023

    General

  • $10,000

    Wheeler Mission · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    General

  • $10,000

    Ball State University · Muncie, IN · 2022

    Education

  • $10,000

    Unc Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    Edcuation

  • $10,000

    Wheeler Mission · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    General

  • $8,000

    Youth Mentoring Collaborative · Durham, NC · 2022

    General

  • $7,500

    Tennesse State University · Nashville, TN · 2025

    General

  • $7,500

    University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    General

  • $7,500

    Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2023

    General

  • $7,500

    Summer Stock Stage · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    General

  • $7,500

    Summer Stock Stage · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    General

  • $5,000

    Butler University · Indianapolis, IN · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Carmel Education Foundation · Carmel, IN · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Catch the Stars Sponsorship · Indianapolis, IN · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Duke University · Durham, NC · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    High Point University · High Point, NC · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Indiana State University · Terre Haute, IN · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Massachusetts Intitute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Nc State University · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Unc Eshelman School of Pharmacy Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, NC · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Xavier University · Cincinnatti, OH · 2025

    General

  • $5,000

    Catch the Stars Sponsorship · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    High Point University · High Point, NC · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Indiana University Kokomo · Kokomo, IN · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Mahec Hurricane Relief · Asheville, NC · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Massachusetts Intitute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Norte Dame University · Norte Dame, IN · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Unc Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    University of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, NC · 2024

    General

  • $5,000

    Catch the Stars · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    East Carolina University · Greenville, NC · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    Indiana University Kokomo · Kokomo, IN · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    Iupui · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    Marian University · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    Notre Dame University · Notre Dame, IN · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    Tennesse State University · Nashville, TN · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    Unc Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    University of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, NC · 2023

    General

  • $5,000

    American Cancer Society · Kennesaw, GA · 2022

    General

  • $5,000

    Catch the Stars Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    General

  • $5,000

    Columbia Southern University · Orange Beach, AL · 2022

    Education

  • $5,000

    Indiana University Kokomo · Kokomo, IN · 2022

    Education

  • $5,000

    Iupui · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    Education

  • $5,000

    Level the Playing Field · Fresno, CA · 2022

    General

  • $5,000

    Marian University · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    Education

  • $5,000

    Massachusetts Intitute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Edcuation

  • $5,000

    Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2022

    Education

  • $5,000

    Samford University · Birmingham, AL · 2022

    Education

  • $5,000

    Tennesse State University · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Education

  • $5,000

    University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022

    Education

  • $5,000

    University of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    Education

  • $3,500

    International Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    General

  • $2,500

    Wabash College · Crawfordsville, IN · 2025

    General

  • $2,500

    Nc a&T University · Greensboro, NC · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Taylor University · Upland, IN · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Tennesse State University · Nashville, TN · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Wabash College · Crawfordsville, IN · 2024

    General

  • $2,500

    Hutchinson Community College · Hutchinson, KS · 2023

    General

  • $2,500

    Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2023

    General

  • $2,500

    Taylor University · Upland, IN · 2023

    General

  • $2,500

    Hutchinson Community College · Hutchinson, KS · 2022

    Education

  • $750

    Employindy · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    General

  • $500

    Amina'S Gift · Gibsonville, NC · 2024

    General

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.