Funding search · EIN 263922724 · Indianapolis, IN

The Forest Fund

Name: The Forest Fund grants, 2022–2025
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.

104
grants reported: $1.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
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.

What they fund

youth ministries build campaign possibility athletics baptist families

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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.

The Salvation Army4 grants · $100,000
Park Tudor Foundation4 grants · $80,000
Midwest Food Bank4 grants · $75,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy4 grants · $65,000
Second Presbyterian Church4 grants · $60,000
First Baptist Church of Indianapolis2 grants · $55,000
Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation3 grants · $53,500
Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund4 grants · $51,000
First Principles Forum4 grants · $45,000
Center for Disaster Philanthropy1 grant · $45,000

Giving over time

$307,250

2022

$290,500

2023

$309,861

2024

$280,500

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 104 grants.

$50,000
First Baptist Church of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
First baptist athletics, supporting youth sports
$50,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy · Basalt, CO · 2022
Operations
$45,000
Center for Disaster Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2023
$25,000 for turkey/syria earthquake recovery, and $20,000 for mississippi tornado recovery efforts
$28,500
Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2025
Operations
$25,000
The Salvation Army · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Operations
$25,000
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina · Asheville, NC · 2024
Emergency and disaster response fund - hurricane relief
$25,000
The Salvation Army · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Operations
$25,000
The Salvation Army · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Operations
$25,000
Citizen Warm Heart Warm Home Fdn · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Operations
$25,000
Midwest Food Bank · Normal, IN · 2022
Operations
$25,000
The Salvation Army · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Operations
$20,000
Midwest Food Bank · Normal, IN · 2025
Operations
$20,000
New Hope of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Services for disabled persons and their families
$20,000
Park Tudor Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Build possibility campaign
$20,000
Park Tudor Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Build possibility campaign
$20,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Operations
$20,000
Wine To Water · Boone, NC · 2024
Operations
$20,000
Park Tudor Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Build possibility campaign
$20,000
Park Tudor Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Build possibility campaign
$18,000
Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund · Culver, IN · 2022
Operations
$16,361
Town of Culver · Culver, IN · 2024
Replacement of public pier
$15,000
First Principles Forum · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Operations
$15,000
Second Presbyterian Church · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
To support youth ministries
$15,000
Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Operations
$15,000
Midwest Food Bank · Normal, IN · 2024
Operations
$15,000
Second Presbyterian Church · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
To support youth ministries
$15,000
Fair Foundation Against Intolerance · New York City, NY · 2023
Operations
$15,000
Midwest Food Bank · Normal, IN · 2023
Operations
$15,000
Second Presbyterian Church · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
To support youth ministries
$15,000
Fair Foundation Against Intolerance · New York, NY · 2022
Operations
$15,000
Second Helpings · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Operations
$15,000
Second Presbyterian Church · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
To support youth ministries
$12,000
Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund · Culver, IN · 2025
Operations
$11,000
Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund · Culver, IN · 2024
Operations
$10,000
Coburn Place Safehaven Ii · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Operations
$10,000
Grit & Grace Girls · Acworth, GA · 2025
Operations
$10,000
James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association (Dba Riley Children'S Endowment) · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Operations
$10,000
Nehemiah Group (Dba Chicago Eco House) · Chicago, IL · 2025
Southside blooms project
$10,000
Sam'S Wish · Carmel, IN · 2025
Operations
$10,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2025
Operations
$10,000
St Mary'S Child Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Operations
$10,000
Coburn Place Safehaven Ii · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Operations
$10,000
Dyslexia Institute of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Operations
$10,000
First Principles Forum · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Operations
$10,000
Grit & Grace Girls · Acworth, GA · 2024
Operations
$10,000
James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association (Dba Riley Children'S Endowment) · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Operations
$10,000
Sam'S Wish · Carmel, IN · 2024
Operations
$10,000
Sojourner Truth House · Hobart, IN · 2024
Youth ministries
$10,000
St Mary'S Child Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Operations
$10,000
St Vincent Hospital Foundation Inc (Dba Ascension St Vincent Foundation) · St Louis, MO · 2024
Operations
$10,000
Dyslexia Institute of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Operations
$10,000
English in Action · Basalt, CO · 2023
Operations
$10,000
First Principles Forum · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Operations
$10,000
Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Operations
$10,000
Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund · Culver, IN · 2023
Operations
$10,000
Sam'S Wish · Carmel, IN · 2023
Operations
$10,000
St Mary'S Child Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Operations
$10,000
Ascension St Vincent Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Operations
$10,000
Coburn Place Safehaven Ii · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Operations
$10,000
Dyslexia Institute of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Operations
$10,000
First Principles Forum · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Operations
$10,000
Grit & Grace Nation · Fishers, IN · 2022
Operations
$10,000
Sam'S Wish · Carmel, IN · 2022
Operations
$10,000
St Mary'S Child Center · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Operations
$5,000
Brookes Place for Grieving Young People · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Grief support for youth and their families
$5,000
Culver Community Christmas Basket · Culver, IN · 2025
Operations
$5,000
Dyslexia Institute of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Operations
$5,000
Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2025
Operations
$5,000
Random Acts of Flowers Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Operations
$5,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy · Basalt, CO · 2025
Operations
$5,000
Second Helpings · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Operations
$5,000
Culver Community Christmas Basket · Culver, IN · 2024
Operations
$5,000
English in Action · Basalt, CO · 2024
Operations
$5,000
Girls Inc of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operations
$5,000
Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence · Springfield, IL · 2024
Operations
$5,000
Random Acts of Flowers Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Operations
$5,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy · Basalt, CO · 2024
Operations
$5,000
Second Helpings · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Operations
$5,000
Crohn'S & Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Operations
$5,000
Culver Community Christmas Basket · Culver, IN · 2023
Operations
$5,000
Indianapolis Humane Society · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Operations
$5,000
Patriotic Kenny Foundation · Willernie, MN · 2023
Operations
$5,000
Random Acts of Flowers Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Operations
$5,000
Roaring Fork Conservancy · Basalt, CO · 2023
Operations
$5,000
Crohn'S & Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Operations
$5,000
First Baptist Church of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
First baptist athletics, supporting youth sports
$5,000
Indianapolis Humane Society · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Operations
$5,000
Random Acts of Flowers Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Operations
$5,000
Step Up · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Operations
$4,000
Dignity Diner Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Helping the hungry
$4,000
Forever Fortunate Felines · Palatine, IL · 2025
Cat rescue and adoption
$4,000
Nourishing Hope · Chicago, IL · 2025
Food, ental health support and social serivces
$3,000
Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly Inc (Home) · Chicago, IL · 2025
Assistance for low-income elderly
$3,000
Sarahs Circle · Chicago, IL · 2025
Services and housing for homeless women
$2,500
Aspen Youth Center · Aspen, CO · 2023
Operations
$2,500
Culver Educational Foundation · Culver, IN · 2023
Operations
$2,500
Culver Community Youth Center Foundaiton Dba Culver Youth Club · Culver, IN · 2022
Operations
$2,000
Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation · Barrington, IL · 2025
To help injured and orphaned wildlife and provide educational programming regarding wildlife conservation
$1,500
Aspen High School · Aspen, CO · 2024
Ski & snowboard club
$1,000
Mountain Rescue Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2024
Operations

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