Funding search · EIN 351870799 · Indianapolis, IN

The Thomasson 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.

140
grants reported
$1.5M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$9,000
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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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Cedarville University4 grants · $315,519
  • The Cru Foundation4 grants · $105,000
  • Taylor University4 grants · $100,000
  • Wheaton College4 grants · $84,000
  • University of Central Florida4 grants · $67,338
  • Moody Bible Institute4 grants · $66,000
  • Mission Stream4 grants · $54,000
  • Liberty University3 grants · $46,000
  • Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research4 grants · $40,000
  • Anderson University4 grants · $38,000

Giving over time

$376,438
2022
$369,347
2023
$389,312
2024
$387,260
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 140 grants.

  • $112,312

    Cedarville University · Cedarville, OH · 2024

    Education

  • $100,260

    Cedarville University · Cedarville, OH · 2025

    Education

  • $59,847

    Cedarville University · Cedarville, OH · 2023

    Education

  • $43,100

    Cedarville University · Cedarville, OH · 2022

    Education

  • $36,000

    Wheaton College · Wheaton, IL · 2022

    Education

  • $30,000

    Taylor University · Upland, IN · 2025

    Education

  • $27,000

    Taylor University · Upland, IN · 2023

    Education

  • $27,000

    University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL · 2023

    Education

  • $26,250

    The Cru Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2025

    Missions

  • $26,250

    The Cru Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2024

    Missions

  • $26,250

    The Cru Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2023

    Missions

  • $26,250

    The Cru Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2022

    Missions

  • $25,000

    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research · Rochester, MN · 2025

    Donation

  • $25,000

    Taylor University · Upland, IN · 2024

    Education

  • $20,000

    Texas a&M University · College Station, TX · 2025

    Education

  • $20,000

    Wheaton College · Wheaton, IL · 2025

    Education

  • $20,000

    Moody Bible Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Education

  • $20,000

    University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL · 2024

    Education

  • $18,000

    Liberty University · Lynchburg, VA · 2023

    Education

  • $18,000

    Moody Bible Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Education

  • $18,000

    Wheaton College · Wheaton, IL · 2023

    Education

  • $18,000

    Liberty University · Lynchburg, VA · 2022

    Education

  • $18,000

    Moody Bible Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Education

  • $18,000

    Taylor University · Upland, IN · 2022

    Education

  • $13,500

    Mission Stream · Meadow Vista, CA · 2025

    Missions

  • $13,500

    Mission Stream · Meadow Vista, CA · 2024

    Missions

  • $13,500

    Mission Stream · Meadow Vista, CA · 2023

    Missions

  • $13,500

    Mission Stream · Meadow Vista, CA · 2022

    Missions

  • $10,338

    University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL · 2022

    Education

  • $10,000

    Anderson University · Anderson, SC · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    Bob Jones University · Greenville, SC · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    Grace College · Winona Lake, IN · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    Graham and Courtney Rahal Foundation · Zionsville, IN · 2025

    Donation

  • $10,000

    John Brown University · Siloam Springs, AK · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    Moody Bible Institute · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    University of Akron · Akron, OH · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    University of South Florida · Tampa, FL · 2025

    Education

  • $10,000

    Anderson University · Anderson, SC · 2024

    Education

  • $10,000

    Grace College · Winona Lake, IN · 2024

    Education

  • $10,000

    Harding University · Searcy, AR · 2024

    Education

  • $10,000

    Indiana Wesleyan · Marion, IN · 2024

    Education

  • $10,000

    John Brown University · Siloam Springs, AK · 2024

    Education

  • $10,000

    Liberty University · Lynchburg, VA · 2024

    Education

  • $10,000

    Palm Beach Atlantic University · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    Education

  • $10,000

    Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2024

    Education

  • $10,000

    The Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2024

    Education

  • $10,000

    University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2024

    Education

  • $10,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    Education

  • $10,000

    University of South Florida · Tampa, FL · 2024

    Education

  • $10,000

    Wheaton College · Wheaton, IL · 2024

    Education

  • $9,000

    Anderson University · Anderson, SC · 2023

    Education

  • $9,000

    Bob Jones University · Greenville, SC · 2023

    Education

  • $9,000

    Butler University · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    Education

  • $9,000

    Cornerstone University · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    Education

  • $9,000

    Greenville University · Greenville, IL · 2023

    Education

  • $9,000

    Indiana Wesleyan · Marion, IN · 2023

    Education

  • $9,000

    John Brown University · Siloam Springs, AK · 2023

    Education

  • $9,000

    Judson University · Elgin, IL · 2023

    Education

  • $9,000

    The Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2023

    Education

  • $9,000

    University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR · 2023

    Education

  • $9,000

    University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2023

    Education

  • $9,000

    University of Texas at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2023

    Education

  • $9,000

    Westmont College · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    Education

  • $9,000

    Anderson University · Anderson, SC · 2022

    Education

  • $9,000

    Bob Jones University · Greenville, SC · 2022

    Education

  • $9,000

    Butler University · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    Education

  • $9,000

    Cornerstone University · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Education

  • $9,000

    George Fox University · Newberg, OR · 2022

    Education

  • $9,000

    Grace College · Winona Lake, IN · 2022

    Education

  • $9,000

    Greenville University · Greenville, IL · 2022

    Education

  • $9,000

    Indiana Wesleyan · Marion, IN · 2022

    Education

  • $9,000

    Palm Beach Atlantic University · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022

    Education

  • $9,000

    Rider University · Larenceville, NJ · 2022

    Education

  • $9,000

    Seminole State College · Sanford, FL · 2022

    Education

  • $9,000

    The Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2022

    Education

  • $9,000

    University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2022

    Education

  • $9,000

    University of North Carolina Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022

    Education

  • $9,000

    University of South Florida · Tampa, FL · 2022

    Education

  • $9,000

    University of Texas at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2022

    Education

  • $9,000

    Westmont College · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    Education

  • $8,000

    Evangelical Alliance Mission (Team) · Grapevine, TX · 2025

    Missions

  • $8,000

    Evangelical Alliance Mission (Team) · Grapevine, TX · 2024

    Missions

  • $6,000

    Resourcing Christian Education International Nfp · Wheaton, IL · 2025

    Missions

  • $6,000

    World Gospel Mission · Marion, IN · 2025

    Missions

  • $6,000

    Resourcing Christian Education International Nfp · Wheaton, IL · 2024

    Missions

  • $6,000

    World Gospel Mission · Marion, IN · 2024

    Missions

  • $6,000

    Evangelical Alliance Mission (Team) · Grapevine, TX · 2023

    Missions

  • $6,000

    Resourcing Christian Education International Nfp · Wheaton, IL · 2023

    Missions

  • $6,000

    World Gospel Mission · Marion, IN · 2023

    Missions

  • $6,000

    Evangelical Alliance Mission (Team) · Grapevine, TX · 2022

    Missions

  • $6,000

    Resourcing Christian Education International Nfp · Wheaton, IL · 2022

    Missions

  • $6,000

    World Gospel Mission · Marion, IN · 2022

    Missions

  • $5,000

    Indiana University · Bloomington, IN · 2025

    Education

  • $5,000

    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research · Rochester, MN · 2024

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research · Rochester, MN · 2023

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research · Rochester, MN · 2022

    Donation

  • $4,500

    Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2023

    Education

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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.