Funding search · EIN 264068454 · Indianapolis, IN
David P Sheetz 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.
- 113
- grants reported
- $3.1M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $15,000
- 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.
- Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $550,000
- Hope College3 grants · $460,000
- Munson Healthcare Foundation2 grants · $243,450
- Joy'S House Indianapolis4 grants · $125,000
- Grand Traverse Commission On Aging4 grants · $105,000
- Fathers and Family4 grants · $100,000
- United Way of Northern Michigan1 grant · $83,000
- Mission Hill Church2 grants · $77,000
- Safe Harbor of Grand Traverse4 grants · $75,000
- Peace Learning Center4 grants · $75,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 113 grants.
- $350,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $300,000
Hope College · Holland, MI · 2025
General
- $160,000
Munson Healthcare Foundation · Traverse City, MI · 2022
General
- $100,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General
- $100,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $100,000
Hope College · Holland, MI · 2023
General
- $83,450
Munson Healthcare Foundation · Traverse City, MI · 2023
General
- $83,000
United Way of Northern Michigan · Traverse City, MI · 2024
General
- $60,000
Hope College · Holland, MI · 2024
General
- $52,000
Mission Hill Church · Traverse City, MI · 2024
General
- $50,000
Joy'S House Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $50,000
William James Association · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
General
- $50,000
Child and Family Services of Nw Michigan · Traverse City, MI · 2022
General
- $40,000
District Theatre · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
- $35,000
Grand Traverse Commission On Aging · Traverse City, MI · 2025
General
- $35,000
Peace Learning Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $30,000
Freewheelin' Community Bikes · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
- $30,000
Northern Mi Adaptive Sports · Traverse City, MI · 2024
General
- $30,000
React · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $30,000
Safe Harbor of Grand Traverse · Traverse City, MI · 2024
General
- $30,000
Grand Traverse Commission On Aging · Traverse City, MI · 2023
General
- $30,000
React · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
- $30,000
Fulton Music Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
General
- $25,000
Fathers and Family · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
- $25,000
Joy'S House Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
- $25,000
Mission Hill Church · Traverse City, MI · 2025
General
- $25,000
Fathers and Family · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $25,000
Free Wheelin Community Bikes · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $25,000
Mission Hill Church Senior Mission · Traverse City, MI · 2024
General
- $25,000
Family Promise of Greater Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
- $25,000
Fathers and Family · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
- $25,000
Free Whellin Community Bikes · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
- $25,000
Joy'S House Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
- $25,000
People for Urban Progress · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
- $25,000
Safe Harbor of Grand Traverse · Traverse City, MI · 2023
General
- $25,000
Family Promise of Greater Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
- $25,000
Fathers and Family · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
- $25,000
Indy Reads · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
- $25,000
Joy'S House Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
- $25,000
Young Actors Theatre · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
- $20,000
Morning Light · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
- $20,000
Peace Learning Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
- $20,000
Re Act · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
- $20,000
District Theatre · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $20,000
Grand Traverse Commission On Aging · Traverse City, MI · 2024
General
- $20,000
Morning Light · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $20,000
Traverse City Junior Golf Foundation · Traverse City, MI · 2024
General
- $20,000
Morning Light · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
- $20,000
Free Whellin Community Bikes · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
- $20,000
Grand Traverse Commission On Aging · Traverse City, MI · 2022
General
- $20,000
The Little Red Door Cancer · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
- $20,000
Unlock Tomorrow · Hollywood, CA · 2022
General
- $15,000
Harrison Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
- $15,000
Mlk Community Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
- $15,000
Exodus Refuge · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $15,000
Family Promise of Greater Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $15,000
Harrison Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $15,000
Mlk Community Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $15,000
Exodus Immigration · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
- $15,000
Harrison Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
- $15,000
Exodus Immigration · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
- $15,000
Morning Light · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
- $15,000
People for Urban Progress · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
- $15,000
Safe Harbor of Grand Traverse · Traverse City, MI · 2022
General
- $10,000
100 Black Men of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
- $10,000
Allen Creek Preschool · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
General
- $10,000
Center for Leadership Development · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
- $10,000
Coverant House New Jersey-Newark · Newark, NJ · 2025
General
- $10,000
Exodus Refuge · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
- $10,000
Indy Reads · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
- $10,000
Leadership Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
- $10,000
Vulnerable Childrens Foundation · McLean, VA · 2025
General
- $10,000
Ac Paw · Acme, MI · 2024
General
- $10,000
Center for Leadership Development · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $10,000
Cherryland Humane Society · Traverse City, MI · 2024
General
- $10,000
Ele'S Place Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General
- $10,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2024
General
- $10,000
Fund for Public Housing · New York, NY · 2024
General
- $10,000
Indy Reads · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $10,000
Leadership Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $10,000
Rising Pursuit Services · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $10,000
Tech Point Foundation for Youth · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
- $10,000
District Theatre · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
- $10,000
Indy Reads · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
- $10,000
Leadership Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
- $10,000
Peace Learning Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
- $10,000
Tech Point Foundation for Youth · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
- $10,000
Center for Leadership Development · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
- $10,000
Harrison Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
- $10,000
Indiana Latino Institute · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
- $10,000
Peace Learning Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
- $10,000
Tech Point Foundation for Youth · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
- $8,000
Tandem Community Birth Center & Postpartum House · Bloomington, IN · 2025
General
- $7,550
Ac Paw · Acme, MI · 2023
General
- $5,000
Ac Paw · Acme, MI · 2025
General
- $5,000
Cherryland Humane Society · Traverse City, MI · 2025
General
- $5,000
Random Acts of Flowers - Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General
- $5,000
Safe Harbor of Grand Traverse · Traverse City, MI · 2025
General
- $5,000
St Thomas Aquinas School · Traverse City, MI · 2025
General
- $5,000
The Cat Theater · Carmel, IN · 2025
General
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