Funding search · EIN 351911169 · Muncie, IN
Edmund F and Virginia B Ball
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 40
- grants reported
- $7.6M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $100,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. 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
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Top recipients
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- Leelanau Community Cultural Center3 grants · $2.1M
- Muncie Ymca3 grants · $1.5M
- Inland Seas Education Assoc3 grants · $830,000
- Traverse Area Recreation and Transport3 grants · $750,000
- Central Caribbean Marine Institute3 grants · $492,665
- Ball State University Fdn2 grants · $424,404
- Leelanau Conservancy2 grants · $400,000
- Interlochen Center for the Arts3 grants · $350,000
- Minnetrista Cultural Fdn3 grants · $300,000
- Cornerstone Center for the Arts3 grants · $150,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 40 reported grants, largest first.
- $2.0M
Leelanau Community Cultural Center · Leland, MI · 2023
Building purchase & performance fund
- $770,000
Inland Seas Education Assoc · Suttons Bay, MI · 2021
Schoolship program & purchase property at south shore dr
- $500,000
Muncie Ymca · North Webster, IN · 2023
Capital campaign & camp crosley renovations
- $500,000
Muncie Ymca · North Webster, IN · 2022
Capital campaign & camp crosley renovations
- $500,000
Muncie Ymca · North Webster, IN · 2021
Capital campaign & camp crosley renovations
- $250,000
Traverse Area Recreation and Transport · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Sleeping bear heritage trail
- $250,000
Traverse Area Recreation and Transport · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Sleeping bear heritage trail
- $250,000
Traverse Area Recreation and Transport · Traverse City, MI · 2021
Sleeping bear heritage trail
- $213,156
Ball State University Fdn · Muncie, IN · 2022
V.b.ball center for creative inquiry
- $211,248
Ball State University Fdn · Muncie, IN · 2021
V.b.ball center for creative inquiry
- $200,000
Leelanau Conservancy · Leland, MI · 2022
Expansion palmer woods 1000-acre project
- $200,000
Leelanau Conservancy · Leland, MI · 2021
Expansion palmer woods 1000-acre project
- $173,599
Central Caribbean Marine Institute · Erwina, PA · 2023
Reefs go live & ocean science scholars program
- $159,533
Central Caribbean Marine Institute · Erwina, PA · 2022
Reefs go live & ocean science scholars program
- $159,533
Central Caribbean Marine Institute · Erwina, PA · 2021
Reefs go live & ocean science scholars program
- $150,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2021
Visiting faculty & writer in program; scholarship shafer endowment
- $100,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2023
Creative writing support
- $100,000
Minnetrista Cultural Fdn · Muncie, IN · 2023
Funder fund endowment
- $100,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2022
Visiting faculty & writer in program
- $100,000
Minnetrista Cultural Fdn · Muncie, IN · 2022
Funder fund endowment
- $100,000
Minnetrista Cultural Fdn · Muncie, IN · 2021
Funder fund endowment
- $50,000
Cardinal Greenway · Muncie, IN · 2023
Trail restoration support
- $50,000
Cornerstone Center for the Arts · Muncie, IN · 2023
Staffing & utilities
- $50,000
Cornerstone Center for the Arts · Muncie, IN · 2022
Staffing
- $50,000
Cornerstone Center for the Arts · Muncie, IN · 2021
Staffing and utilities
- $40,000
Indiana Youth Institute · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Virginia b. Ball library
- $40,000
Indiana Youth Institute · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Virginia b. Ball library
- $40,000
Indiana Youth Institute · Indianapolis, IN · 2021
Virginia b. Ball library
- $36,750
Leelanau Historical Society · Leland, MI · 2022
Broader community programs
- $35,000
Leelanau Community Cultural Center · Leland, MI · 2022
Performance fund
- $30,000
Inland Seas Education Assoc · Suttons Bay, MI · 2023
Schoolship program
- $30,000
Inland Seas Education Assoc · Suttons Bay, MI · 2022
Schoolship program
- $26,085
Leelanau Outdoor Center · Maple City, MI · 2023
Tuition assistance program
- $25,885
Leelanau Outdoor Center · Maple City, MI · 2022
Tuition assistance program
- $25,000
Leelanau Community Cultural Center · Leland, MI · 2021
Performance fund
- $25,000
Leelanau Outdoor Center · Maple City, MI · 2021
Tuition assistance program
- $13,000
Traverse Symphony Orchestra · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Program funding
- $13,000
Traverse Symphony Orchestra · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Family concert series & tso schools
- $10,000
Leo Creek Preserve · Suttons Bay, MI · 2022
Garden renovation
- $10,000
Traverse Symphony Orchestra · Traverse City, MI · 2021
Family concert series & tso schools
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