Funding search · EIN 883061439 · Hope, IN

Garry and Mary Lou Estes Foundation

Name: Garry and Mary Lou Estes Foundation 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.

60
grants reported: $237,216
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,000
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

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Ivy Tech Community College4 grants · $27,228
Trine University3 grants · $27,000
Vincennes University3 grants · $26,500
American Welding Academy1 grant · $25,500
Purdue University3 grants · $14,000
Wyotech1 grant · $14,000
North American Lineman Training Center1 grant · $10,000
Paul Mitchell the School1 grant · $10,000
Hope Elementary4 grants · $9,105
University of Cincinnati2 grants · $7,500

Giving over time

$18,088

2022

$56,114

2023

$86,331

2024

$76,683

2025

Grant history

All 60 reported grants, largest first.

$25,500
American Welding Academy · Union, MO · 2024
Scholarship
$17,173
Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$16,808
Trine University · Angola, IN · 2023
Scholarship
$15,000
Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$14,000
Wyotech · Laramie, WY · 2025
Scholarship
$10,000
North American Lineman Training Center · McEwen, TN · 2024
Scholarship
$10,000
Paul Mitchell the School · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Scholarship
$9,692
Trine University · Angola, IN · 2022
Scholarship
$6,500
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$6,500
Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$5,580
Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$5,494
Hope Elementary · Hope, IN · 2022
Grant
$5,148
Southeast Lineman Training Center · Trenton, GA · 2023
Scholarship
$5,000
Aveda Institute · Carmel, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$5,000
Iu Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$5,000
University of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$5,000
University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Scholarship
$5,000
Vincennes University · Vincennes, IN · 2023
Scholarship
$4,760
Angel Marquis · Columbus, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$4,500
Grooming School of Indiana · Greenwood, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$4,500
Students' Fund of Hope · Hope, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$4,500
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Iu Columbus · Columbus, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$3,000
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$2,902
Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Grants/scholarships
$2,500
University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Scholarship
$2,500
Iupuc · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Scholarship
$2,250
Hope Elementary · Hope, IN · 2025
Stem lab
$2,000
Indiana State University · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
University of Southern Indiana · Evansville, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Indiana State University · Terre Haute, IN · 2023
Scholarship
$1,573
Ivy Tech Community College · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Scholarship
$1,500
Future Jets Biddy Basketball Travel Team · Hope, IN · 2025
Program support
$1,500
Indiana State University · Terre Haute, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$1,500
Iu Columbus · Columbus, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$1,500
University of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$1,500
Trevecca Nazarene University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Scholarship
$1,375
Future Jets Biddy Basketball Travel Team · Hope, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$1,100
Austin Cowan · St Hope, IN · 2023
Scholarship
$1,000
Franklin College · Franklin, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$1,000
University of Southern Indiana · Evansville, IN · 2023
Scholarship
$876
Hope Elementary · Hope, IN · 2024
Art room and reading celebration
$750
Saint Mary of the Woods College · St Mary of the Woods, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$750
Taylor University · Upland, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$500
Ball State University · Muncie, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$500
Hanover College · Hanover, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$500
Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$500
Indiana Wesleyan University · Marion, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$500
Iu Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$500
Oakland City University · Oakland, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$500
Saint Mary of the Woods College · St Mary of the Woods, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$500
Taylor University · Upland, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$500
Trine University · Angola, IN · 2025
Scholarship
$500
Ball State University · Muncie, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$500
Franklin College · Franklin, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$500
Hanover College · Hanover, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$500
Oakland City University · Oakland, IN · 2024
Scholarship
$500
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Scholarship
$500
University of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Scholarship
$485
Hope Elementary · Hope, IN · 2023
Scholarship

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