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 2022–2025. 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
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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