Funding search · EIN 463002776 · Indianapolis, IN

Dorsey Foundation

Name: Dorsey Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

148
grants reported: $2.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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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.

Indianapolis Zoo3 grants · $306,000
New Story3 grants · $160,000
Village of Merici3 grants · $152,500
Eskenazi Health Foundation3 grants · $150,000
Benjamin Harrison Presidential2 grants · $113,000
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana3 grants · $100,000
Hillcrest Historic Foundation2 grants · $100,000
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site1 grant · $66,500
Christel House3 grants · $60,000
Wheeler Mission3 grants · $55,000

Giving over time

$839,000

2022

$860,950

2023

$851,000

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 148 grants.

$106,000
Indianapolis Zoo · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$100,000
Indianapolis Zoo · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$100,000
Indianapolis Zoo · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$70,000
Benjamin Harrison Presidential · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$66,500
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$60,000
New Story · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
$53,000
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$52,500
Village of Merici · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$50,000
Eskenazi Health Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$50,000
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$50,000
New Story · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General
$50,000
Eskenazi Health Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$50,000
Hillcrest Historic Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$50,000
Indianapolis Museum of Art · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$50,000
New Story · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General
$50,000
Village of Merici · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$50,000
Eskenazi Health Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$50,000
Hillcrest Historic Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$50,000
Indy Championships Legacy · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$50,000
Village of Merici · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$43,000
Benjamin Harrison Presidential · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$35,000
Rajeev Ram Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$30,000
Binford Redevelopment & Growth (Brag) · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$30,000
Indiana Golf Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$30,000
Binford Redevelopment and Growth · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$25,000
Cathedral High School · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$25,000
Indianapolis Motor Speedway · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$25,000
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$25,000
Kellogg Annual Fund · Evanston, IL · 2024
General
$25,000
Newfields · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$25,000
Cathedral High School · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$25,000
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$25,000
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$25,000
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$25,000
Kellogg Annual Fund · Evanston, IL · 2023
General
$25,000
Catholic Community Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$25,000
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$25,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
General
$25,000
The Indianapolis Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$25,000
The Venture Capital Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$25,000
Wheeler Mission · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$20,000
Christel House · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$20,000
Central Indiana Community Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$20,000
Christel House · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$20,000
Central Indiana Community Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$20,000
Christel House · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$17,000
Junior Achievement of Central in · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$17,000
Nextech · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$16,500
Firefly Family Alliance · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$15,000
Indy Chamber Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$15,000
Indy Public Safety Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$15,000
Wheeler Mission · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$15,000
Nextech · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$15,000
Wheeler Mission · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$12,500
Junior Achievement of Central Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$11,000
Marian University · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$11,000
Indianapolis Colts Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$10,000
American Heart Association · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$10,000
Archdiocese of Indianapolis · Athens, TN · 2024
General
$10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$10,000
Big Car Collaborative · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$10,000
Children'S Museum of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$10,000
Conner Prarie Foundation · Fishers, IN · 2024
General
$10,000
Cruise Indy · Carmel, IN · 2024
General
$10,000
Foster Success · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$10,000
Nature Conservancy · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$10,000
Archdiocese of Indianapolis · Athens, TN · 2023
General
$10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$10,000
Cicf - Ganggang · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$10,000
Conner Prarie Foundation · Fishers, IN · 2023
General
$10,000
Downtown Indy · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$10,000
Joys House · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$10,000
Marian University · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$10,000
The Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$10,000
Indianapolis Colts Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$10,000
Junior Achievement of Central Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$10,000
Nextech · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$7,500
Center for Interfaith Cooperation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$7,500
The Head Cook for Als · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$7,500
Center for Interfaith Cooperation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$7,500
Providence Cristo Rey · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$7,500
Providence Cristo Rey · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General
$7,000
Indianapolis Colts Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$5,450
Indiana Philanthropy Alliance · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$5,000
Harrison Center for the Arts · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$5,000
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$5,000
Iu Foundation · Bloomington, IN · 2024
General
$5,000
Jdrf · New York, NY · 2024
General
$5,000
Joeseph Maley Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$5,000
Little Sisters of the Poor · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$5,000
Mitch Daniels Leadership · Carmel, IN · 2024
General
$5,000
Providence Cristo Rey · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$5,000
St Augustine Guild · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$5,000
Starfish Initiative · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$5,000
Western Golf Association · Glenview, IL · 2024
General
$5,000
Wfyi · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$5,000
Women'S Care Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General
$5,000
Children'S Museum of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$5,000
Foster Success · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General
$5,000
Head Cook for Als · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
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.