The Boren Foundation

• The Boren Foundation funds education, community outreach and social enrichment, with a priority on Grant County and Central Indiana, so a project that clearly serves those themes and that community is the strongest fit.
• Its typical grants run from about $4,750 to $33,000, with a median of $14,000, so a request in that range is realistic, and it does not fund overhead, salaries or mileage, so ask for project costs only.
• Applications are due by 31 March or 31 August, and the application should explain how the proposal matches the foundation's priorities and geographic preference, the project's need and its benefit to the community.
• Repeat recipients received 59% of its grant dollars, so a first request may face established grantees, and any organisation without proof of 501(c)(3) status is not eligible to apply.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Eastbrook Community Schools · Provide numerous upgrades
  $327,5002024 tax year
• Isaiah 117 House · To assist with construction of house for foster children
  $100,0002024 tax year
• Upland Volunteer Fire Department · To purchase a medical response vehicle
  $65,0002024 tax year
• Second Harvest Food Bank · To support food insecurity programs
  $60,0002024 tax year
• Grant County Sheriff's Department · To replace aed units
  $60,0002024 tax year
• Mill Township Fire Department · To purchase an air compressor and fill station
  $54,2002024 tax year
• Ivy Tech Foundation · Assist with students facing financial barriers
  $50,0002024 tax year
• Our Town Upland · Historical signs, park beautification, depot restoration
  $47,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.