Ball Brothers Foundation
Muncie, IN · EIN 35-0882856. Reported 178 grants totalling $26.0M to 52 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Ball Brothers Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $45,250. Half of everything it gave fell between $17,150 and $105,500; the smallest was $500 and the largest $2,790,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnetrista Cultural Fnd | Muncie, IN | $8,240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Minnetrista Museum & Gardens | Muncie, IN | $2,790,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Muncie | Muncie, IN | $2,740,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ball State University | Muncie, IN | $1,414,900 | 20 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Muncie in Habitat for Humanity | Muncie, IN | $1,095,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ball State University Foundation | Muncie, IN | $1,030,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cardinal Greenway Inc | Muncie, IN | $945,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Muncie | Muncie, IN | $735,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Muncie Corporation | Muncie, IN | $705,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone Center for the Arts | Muncie, IN | $585,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eci Regional Partnership Inc | Muncie, IN | $405,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Independent Colleges of Indiana Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $405,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delaware Advancement Corp | Muncie, IN | $363,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Muncie Sports Commission Inc | Muncie, IN | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Red Tail Conservancy | Muncie, IN | $285,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Whiteley Community Council | Muncie, IN | $265,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Muncie & De | Muncie, IN | $249,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Muncie Civic Theatre | Muncie, IN | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meridian Health Services | Muncie, IN | $215,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA Central Indiana | Muncie, IN | $210,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Foodbank East Central in | Muncie, IN | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delaware County Soil & Water | Muncie, IN | $197,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Enhancement Projects Inc | Muncie, IN | $193,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Huffer Memorial Childrens Center | Muncie, IN | $190,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teenworks | Indianapolis, IN | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indiana Youth Institute | Indianapolis, IN | $185,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Motivate Our Minds | Muncie, IN | $181,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Muncie Downtown Development Partnership | Muncie, IN | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Day Care Center of De County | Muncie, IN | $172,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Opportunity Center Inc | Muncie, IN | $157,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Daleville Community Schools | Daleville, IN | $149,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Muncie Innovation Connector | Muncie, IN | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Music for All Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inside Out Cdc | Muncie, IN | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way Delaware Henry & Randolph Co | Muncie, IN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Indiana Philanthropy Alliance | Indianapolis, IN | $74,970 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delaware Co BY5 Early Childhood | Muncie, IN | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Indiana Dept of Natural Resources | Anderson, IN | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Muncie BY5 | Muncie, IN | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Purdue Research Foundation | West Lafayette, IN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Symphony Orchestras of Eci | Muncie, IN | $23,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College Mentors for Kids | Indianapolis, IN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delaware County Historical Society | Muncie, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hillcroft Services Inc | Muncie, IN | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Delaware Cnty Emergency Medical Service | Muncie, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Muncie City of | Muncie, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jay-Randolph Developmental Services Inc | Portland, IN | $9,784 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Better Way Services Inc | Muncie, IN | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alliance for Strategic Growth | Muncie, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Destiny Christian Academy-Yorktown Inc | Yorktown, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Masterworks Chorale Inc | Muncie, IN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
42 of 52 (81%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 88%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
GENERAL OPERATIONS & CAPITAL SUPPORT; FELLOWS - Minnetrista Cultural Fnd
GENERAL OPERATIONS & CAPITAL SUPPORT - YMCA of Muncie
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR NEW FACILITY; CAMP CROSLEY HILLTOP CABIN RENOVATION;MITCHELL STAFF RECRUITMENT; MICHIGAN SUMMIT; ICE LEAGUE - Greater Muncie in Habitat for Humanity
HOUSING PROGRAM; 8TWELVE COALITION - PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE & FISHER GOVERNANCE AWARD - Cardinal Greenway Inc
OPERATING SUPPORT; CLOSING THE CARDINAL GREENWAY GAP PHASE I - Whiteley Community Council
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE HUB; CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT OPPORTUNITY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 65 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | $6,448,154 | $40,000 |
| 2022 | 49 | $7,255,050 | $45,000 |
| 2023 | 40 | $6,172,000 | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 41 | $6,173,950 | $50,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Ball Brothers Foundation has 9 of them, worth $12.1M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Minnetrista Cultural Foundation | Muncie, IN | $2,775,000 |
| Minnetrista Cultural Foundation | Muncie, IN | $2,775,000 |
| Minnetrista Museum & Gardens | Muncie, IN | $2,775,000 |
| Minnetrista Cultural Foundation | Muncie, IN | $2,750,000 |
| Delaware Advancement Corporation | Muncie, IN | $350,000 |
| Cardinal Greenway Inc | Muncie, IN | $200,000 |
| Cardinal Greenway Inc | Muncie, IN | $200,000 |
| Project Leadership | Marion, IN | $198,000 |
| Cornerstone Center for the Arts | Muncie, IN | $100,000 |
Where its money goes
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $45,250. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Indiana.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ball Brothers Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: P O Box 1408, Muncie, IN, 47308. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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