Funding search · EIN 260726460 · Indianapolis, IN

Shiel Sexton Foundation

Name: Shiel Sexton Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

42
grants reported: $169,177
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,250
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

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.

Indy Economic Development1 grant · $25,000
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum1 grant · $25,000
United Way of Central Indiana1 grant · $13,375
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation1 grant · $12,500
Indiana Economic Forum1 grant · $10,000
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful1 grant · $10,000
Butler University2 grants · $6,000
United Way of Central Indiana1 grant · $5,402
Heart Change Ministries1 grant · $5,000
American Lung Association1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$39,800

2022

$48,825

2023

$25,052

2024

$55,500

2025

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

$25,000
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General fund
$25,000
Indy Economic Development · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General fund
$13,375
United Way of Central Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General fund
$12,500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Indiana Economic Forum · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General fund
$5,402
United Way of Central Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Crooked Creek Food Pantry · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General fund
$5,000
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Heart Change Ministries · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General fund
$5,000
American Lung Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Indiana Repertory Theatre · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Boy Scouts Crossroads of America Council · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Heart Change Ministries · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Horizon League · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General fund
$3,000
Butler University · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General fund
$3,000
Butler University · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General fund
$2,500
Washington Township Schools Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General fund
$2,500
Washington Township Schools Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General fund
$2,500
The Advancement Center · Indiapolis, IN · 2022
General fund
$1,500
Chh Foundation · Carmel, IN · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Leadership Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Little Red Door Cancer Agency · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General fund
$1,000
500 Festival · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Ace Mentor Program of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Indy Public Safety Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Iwin Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Little Red Door Cancer Agency · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General fund
$1,000
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Iwin Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General fund
$750
Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General fund
$500
Children'S Bureau Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General fund
$500
Children'S Bureau Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General fund
$500
Girls Incorporated of Greater Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General fund
$250
Our Little Roses · Miami Shores, FL · 2022
General fund
$100
St Roch Catholic School · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General fund
$100
Cottonwood Christian Church · Morgantown, IN · 2023
General fund
$50
Down Syndrome Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
General fund
$50
Adopt-a-Dog · Hood River, OR · 2023
General fund
$50
East 91st Christian Church · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General fund
$50
Montgomery County Community Foundation · Crawfordsville, IN · 2022
General fund

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