Paul Family Foundation Inc
Indianapolis, IN · EIN 30-0105821. Reported 106 grants totalling $63,450 to 63 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. Paul Family Foundation Inc 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 $250. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $500; the smallest was $150 and the largest $3,500. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra | Indianapolis, IN | $9,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indiana University Foundation | Bloomington, IN | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way | Indianapolis, IN | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation | Indianapolis, IN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Calhoun School | New York, NY | $2,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dance Kaleidoscope | Indianapolis, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra | Indianapolis, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indiana State Museum Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Phoenix Theatre | Indianapolis, IN | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Food Pantry of Sleepy Hollow Tarrytown | Tarrytown, NY | $1,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Indianapolis, IN | $1,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Medecins Sans Frantieres USA Inc (doctors Without Borders) | New York, NY | $1,150 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Festival Music Societyindianapolis Early Music | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Holliday Park Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Furniture Sharehouse Inc | Larchmont, NY | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indiana Historical Society | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Public Schools of the Tarrytowns | Sleepy Hollow, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth Shelter Program of Westchester | Mt Vernon, NY | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harvard College Fund | Boston, MA | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hispanic Resource Center of Larchmontmamoroneck Inc | Mamaroneck, NY | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Open Door Foundation Inc | Ossining, NY | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Harvard Radcliffe | Cambridge, MA | $700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Immigrant Defense Project | New York, NY | $550 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Resource Center of Larchmont Mamoroneck | Mamaroneck, NY | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dayspring Center | Indianapolis, IN | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hooverwood Guild | Indianapolis, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hopes Door Inc | Hawthorne, NY | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Indianapolis Ballet Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indianapolis Opera | Indianapolis, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Doe Fund | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Sentencing Project | Washington, DC | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Make the Road New York | Jackson Heights, NY | $450 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Guttmacher Institute | New York, NY | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Violin Competition of Indianapolis Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Honor the Earth | Callaway, MN | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Corps | Portland, OR | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Pianists Association Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls Incorporated of Greater Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indiana Landmarks | Indianapolis, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indianapolis Art Center | Indianapolis, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indianapolis Public Library Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| My Sisters Place | White Plains, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Merrifield, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Israel Fund | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Foundation for Lutheran Child and Family Services | Indianapolis, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unlocal Inc | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Constitutional Rights | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indiana Repertory Theatre (irt) | Indianapolis, IN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Julian Center | Indianapolis, IN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Utah Dine Bikeyah | Salt Lake City, UT | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocate (dba Casa) | New York, NY | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Brigid Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
25 of 63 (40%) 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 44%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Indiana University Foundation
OPERATIONS - $1,000 FOR JEWISH STUDIES AND $1,000 FOR THE HERRON SCHOOL OF ART
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 66 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | $17,250 | $250 |
| 2022 | 29 | $17,600 | $400 |
| 2023 | 25 | $13,950 | $250 |
| 2024 | 25 | $14,650 | $300 |
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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 69% of this one's giving went to organizations in Indiana. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 $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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Paul Family Foundation Inc'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: 365 W 62ND St, Indianapolis, IN, 46260. 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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