Indigo Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation without an invitation should not send a request.
- Its recorded grants mainly support human services, so work in that area is the best fit.
- Most of its grants fall between $50,000 and $500,000, with a median of $250,000, so a request in or near that range suits its usual pattern; that band is typical rather than a limit, since its largest grant was $750,000.
- In its most recent filing, 41% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded in earlier filings, so existing relationships appear to matter.
- The filings do not state a geographic focus, and the giving record is concentrated in Kentucky, but that reflects past grants rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Indigo Foundation is a US private foundation based in Louisville, KY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Its recorded grants mainly support human-services work, alongside a child development centre, a university scholarship programme and parks. Recipients include community clinics, social-service providers, a technical college, a university, health organisations and park bodies; the grants also include water-access work and international relief. The giving record is concentrated in Kentucky, with further grants recorded in California and smaller amounts in Massachusetts. It gives to charitable organisations and educational, health and community-service institutions, with recorded purposes ranging from human services to parks and scholarships.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Human services
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Kentucky and California.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 41% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 34 grants to organisations were $250,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 41% of grant dollars went to organisations Indigo Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 20% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 13 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $250k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Baptist Health Foundation Greater Louisville · Child development center$750,0002024 tax year
- National Philanthropic Trust (Optimus Foundation) · Imgaine worldwide and americares$600,0002024 tax year
- Jefferson Community Technical College Foundation Inc · Human services$500,0002024 tax year
- Family Community Clinic · Human services$500,0002024 tax year
- Volunteers of America Mid-States · Human services$266,6662024 tax year
- U-Go Initiative · Human services$250,0002024 tax year
- 21st Century Parks Endowment · Human services$250,0002024 tax year
- University of Kentucky · Uk leads scholarship program$250,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Laura Forbes — Secretary / Treasurer
- Vicki Buster — Vice President
- Leslie Taylor — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,850,554 | $1,708,684 | $31,906,005 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,845,267 | $2,733,333 | $36,232,170 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,147,823 | $3,866,666 | $41,283,338 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
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.
Sources
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Contact
- Louisville, KY