The Forest Fund Inc
Indianapolis, IN · EIN 26-3922724. Reported 102 grants totalling $1,117,111 to 55 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. The Forest Fund 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $50,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Tudor Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Indianapolis, IN | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Roaring Fork Conservancy | Basalt, CO | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Baptist Church of Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | $56,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Midwest Food Bank | Normal, IN | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Second Presbyterian Church | Indianapolis, IN | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Fund Inc | Culver, IN | $44,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Principles Forum | Indianapolis, IN | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dyslexia Institute of Indiana Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sam's Wish Inc | Carmel, IN | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Child Center | Indianapolis, IN | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coburn Place Safehaven II Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fair Foundation Against Intolerance | New York City, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Second Helpings Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Citizen Warm Heart Warm Home Fdn | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc | Asheville, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation Inc | Highland Park, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Random Acts of Flowers Indianapolis Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wine to Water | Boone, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brooke's Place for Grieving Young People Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Culver | Culver, IN | $16,361 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| English in Action | Basalt, CO | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ascension St Vincent Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Culver Community Christmas Basket Inc | Culver, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grit & Grace Girls | Acworth, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grit & Grace Nation | Fishers, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Indianapolis Humane Society | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association (dba Riley Children's Endowment) | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania 30 Day Fund Inc | Merion Station, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sojourner Truth House Inc | Hobart, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Vincent Hospital Foundation Inc (dba Ascension St Vincent Foundation) | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Step Up | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Broad Ripple Village Association Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Inc of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horizon House Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humane Society of Indianapolis Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Springfield, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnies Food Pantry Inc | Plano, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Patriotic Kenny Foundation | Willernie, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Family Place | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Culver Community Youth Center Foundaiton Dba Culver Youth Club | Culver, IN | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aspen Youth Center | Aspen, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Culver Educational Foundation | Culver, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aspen High School | Aspen, CO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mountain Rescue Aspen Inc | Aspen, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hundred Club of Indianapolis Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indiana Golf Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wheeler Mission Ministries Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation | Syracuse, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
23 of 55 (42%) 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 60%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- First Baptist Church of Indianapolis
FIRST BAPTIST ATHLETICS, SUPPORTING YOUTH SPORTS - Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc
$25,000 FOR TURKEY/SYRIA EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY, AND $20,000 FOR MISSISSIPPI TORNADO RECOVERY EFFORTS - Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc
EMERGENCY AND DISASTER RESPONSE FUND - HURRICANE RELIEF - Park Tudor Foundation
BUILD POSSIBILITY CAMPAIGN - Town of Culver
REPLACEMENT OF PUBLIC PIER - Second Presbyterian Church
TO SUPPORT YOUTH MINISTRIES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 71 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $209,500 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 25 | $307,250 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 23 | $290,500 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 28 | $309,861 | $10,000 |
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. The Forest Fund Inc has 1 of them, worth $80,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Park Tudor Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $80,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 70% 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.
Find more foundations like The Forest Fund Inc
We email you newly filed foundations whose giving matches your state and cause, as the IRS publishes them. Free.
No spam, unsubscribe in one click. We never sell or share your address.
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 $10,000. 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 The Forest Fund 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: 320 N Meridian Street 700, Indianapolis, IN, 46204. 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.
EIN 26-3922724 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email hello@funderscope.com and we will correct it.