Funding search · EIN 356418207 · Nashville, IN

Mary Elizabeth Ober 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.

53
grants reported
$393,100
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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  • Shepherd Community4 grants · $80,000
  • Brown County Playhouse4 grants · $63,000
  • Reilly Children'S Foundation4 grants · $40,000
  • St Peter'S Lutheran Church School4 grants · $32,000
  • First Christian Church Preschool3 grants · $24,800
  • Reach Columbus2 grants · $20,000
  • Hilltop Christian Camp2 grants · $20,000
  • 91 Place2 grants · $20,000
  • Ogilville Church Daycare4 grants · $16,300
  • Love Chapel Ecumenical Assembly of4 grants · $12,000

Giving over time

$95,000
2022
$100,500
2023
$95,900
2024
$101,700
2025

Grant history

All 53 reported grants, largest first.

  • $30,000

    Shepherd Community · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $30,000

    Shepherd Community · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    Charitable

  • $18,000

    Brown County Playhouse · Nashville, IN · 2024

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Brown County Playhouse · Nashville, IN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Brown County Playhouse · Nashville, IN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $15,000

    Brown County Playhouse · Nashville, IN · 2022

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Hilltop Christian Camp · Columbus, IN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Reach Columbus · Columbus, IN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Reilly Children'S Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Shepherd Community · Indianapolis, IN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    St Peter'S Lutheran Church School · Columbus, IN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Hilltop Christian Camp · Columbus, IN · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Reach Columbus · Columbus, IN · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Reilly Children'S Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Shepherd Community · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    St Peter'S Lutheran Church School · Columbus, IN · 2024

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    91 Place · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Reilly Children'S Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    91 Place · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    Charitable

  • $10,000

    Reilly Children'S Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    Charitable

  • $8,800

    First Christian Church Preschool · Columbus, IN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $8,800

    First Christian Church Preschool · Columbus, IN · 2024

    Charitable

  • $7,500

    Area 10 Council On Aging · Ellettsville, IN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $7,200

    First Christian Church Preschool · Columbus, IN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $6,000

    St Peter'S Lutheran Church School · Columbus, IN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $6,000

    St Peter'S Lutheran Church School · Columbus, IN · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    College Mentors for Kids · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    College Mentors for Kids · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    Charitable

  • $5,000

    Fortune Academy · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    Charitable

  • $4,300

    Ogilville Church Daycare · Columbus, IN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $4,000

    Love Chapel Ecumenical Assembly of · Columbus, IN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $4,000

    Ogilville Church Daycare · Columbus, IN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $4,000

    Harmony Church · Nashville, IN · 2024

    Charitable

  • $4,000

    Love Chapel Ecumenical Assembly of · Columbus, IN · 2024

    Charitable

  • $4,000

    Ogilville Church Daycare · Columbus, IN · 2024

    Charitable

  • $4,000

    Ogilville Church Daycare · Columbus, IN · 2022

    Charitable

  • $3,500

    Wfhbbloomington Community Radio · Bloomington, IN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $3,100

    Ready To Read · Nashville, IN · 2024

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    God'S Grace · Nashville, IN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    God'S Grace · Nashville, IN · 2024

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Fortune Academy · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    God'S Grace · Nashville, IN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Wfhbbloomington Community Radio · Bloomington, IN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    God'S Grace · Nashville, IN · 2022

    Charitable

  • $3,000

    Wfhbbloomington Community Radio · Bloomington, IN · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,500

    Joy'S House Adult Day Services · Indianapolis, IN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,400

    Morning Dove Therapeutic Riding · Zionsville, IN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Love Chapel Ecumenical Assembly of · Columbus, IN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Stone City Alliance for Recovery · Bedford, IN · 2023

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Love Chapel Ecumenical Assembly of · Columbus, IN · 2022

    Charitable

  • $2,000

    Stone City Alliance for Recovery · Bedford, IN · 2022

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Crown Hill Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2025

    Charitable

  • $1,000

    Wfhbbloomington Community Radio · Bloomington, IN · 2024

    Charitable

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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.