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Who funds 500 Festival Foundation
EIN 35-1961814 · Indianapolis, IN · NTEE O50
500 Festival Foundation of Indianapolis, IN (EIN 35-1961814) was named as a grant recipient by 26 funders in 73 grants paid totaling $1,720,130 in tax years 2018–2026, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$1,720,130
73 grants paid
Funders
26
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2026
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$200,000
not included in grants received
Funders
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Grants
The 74 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 500 Museum of Wheels Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | B | $500 | paid | For festival support | 202621909349100602 |
| 2025 | Sexton Charitable Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE 500 FESTIVAL PRINCESS PROGRAM WHICH HELPS DEVELOP CIVIC-MINDED INDIANA WOMEN INTO FUTURE LEADERS. | 202601289349101300 |
| 2025 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Inc Indianapolis, IN | A | $30,350 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202611199349300601 |
| 2025 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $18,750 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202601389349301700 |
| 2025 | Forvis Mazars Foundation | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $17,500 | paid | General Purpose | 202641049349301984 |
| 2025 | Walker Corporate Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION | 202631349349101308 |
| 2025 | Hulman & Company Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Inc Indianapolis, IN | C | $5,000 | paid | General Operating Expenses | 202601329349100230 |
| 2025 | Aletto Family Foundation Gary S Aletto | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202601249349101705 |
| 2024 | Samerian Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202503169349101665 |
| 2024 | Elevance Health Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $50,000 | paid | 500 Festival KidsFit Program: Promoting healthier lifestyles for Indiana youth program | 202542839349100309 |
| 2024 | Sexton Charitable Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE 500 FESTIVAL PRINCESS PROGRAM WHICH HELPS DEVELOP CIVIC-MINDED INDIANA WOMEN INTO FUTURE LEADERS. | 202523189349101032 |
| 2024 | Transformation Trust Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | B | $40,000 | paid | EXPANDING ACCESS TO NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INDIANA SCHOOLS - KIDSFIT PROGRAM | 202523219349104817 |
| 2024 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Inc Indianapolis, IN | A | $30,100 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202541069349300729 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $27,500 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202521349349310887 |
| 2024 | The Michael & Jody Petrie Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | B | $25,000 | paid | TO PRODUCE LIFE-ENRICHING EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THAT CELEBRATE THE SPIRIT AND LEGACY OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THE COMMUNITY. | 202531329349102618 |
| 2024 | Forvis Mazars Foundation | 500 Festival Foundation | A | $17,500 | paid | General Purpose | 202530789349300308 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $15,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202511339349301311 |
| 2024 | Hamilton County Community Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $10,000 | paid | To Be Used at the Organization's Discretion | 202542739349301449 |
| 2024 | The Semler Family Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202541339349101119 |
| 2024 | Walker Corporate Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION | 202531719349100413 |
| 2024 | Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | 500 Festival Foundation Inc Indianapolis, IN | B | $5,040 | paid | MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT) | 202531699349100608 |
| 2024 | Aletto Family Foundation Gary S Aletto | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202531339349100203 |
| 2024 | Hulman & Company Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Inc Indianapolis, IN | C | $5,000 | paid | General Operating Expenses | 202531339349102333 |
| 2024 | Thurston Foundation | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202533159349100628 |
| 2023 | Samerian Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202413189349103326 |
| 2023 | Charities Aid Foundation America | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $80,087 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202440679349300014 |
| 2023 | Sexton Charitable Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE 500 FESTIVAL PRINCESS PROGRAM WHICH HELPS DEVELOP CIVIC-MINDED INDIANA WOMEN INTO FUTURE LEADERS. | 202422559349100517 |
| 2023 | Hulman & Company Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Inc Indianapolis, IN | C | $50,000 | paid | General Operating Expenses | 202401029349100530 |
| 2023 | Schwab Charitable Fund | 500 Festival Foundation Inc Indianapolis, IN | A | $27,100 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202411039349301716 |
| 2023 | The Indianapolis Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $27,000 | paid | To Be Used at the Organization's Discretion | 202412779349301331 |
| 2023 | The Michael & Jody Petrie Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | B | $25,000 | paid | TO PRODUCE LIFE-ENRICHING EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THAT CELEBRATE THE SPIRIT AND LEGACY OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THE COMMUNITY. | 202421369349102462 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $17,830 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202441369349301334 |
| 2023 | Forvis Foundation | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $17,500 | paid | General Purpose | 202442849349301214 |
| 2023 | Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | 500 Festival Foundation Inc Indianapolis, IN | B | $15,040 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202443059349101309 |
| 2023 | National Philanthropic Trust | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $15,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202431429349301368 |
| 2023 | Walker Corporate Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION | 202402899349100515 |
| 2023 | The Semler Family Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $10,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202411349349102336 |
| 2023 | Aletto Family Foundation Gary S Aletto | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202443169349101039 |
| 2023 | Lacy Foundation | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202413049349100341 |
| 2023 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403209349313980 |
| 2023 | Van Riper-Woodard Family Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | B | $2,573 | paid | UNRESTRICTED DONATION | 202420799349100707 |
| 2023 | Thurston Foundation | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $1,000 | paid | YOUTH PROGRAMING | 202423169349102867 |
| 2022 | Samerian Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $200,000 | approved, future | GENERAL FUND | 202313199349100821 |
| 2022 | Charities Aid Foundation America | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $122,060 | paid | CHARITABLE DONATION | 202320699349300532 |
| 2022 | Central Indiana Community Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $110,000 | paid | To Be Used at the Organization's Discretion | 202343189349311349 |
| 2022 | Sexton Charitable Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $100,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE 500 FESTIVAL PRINCESS PROGRAM WHICH HELPS DEVELOP CIVIC-MINDED INDIANA WOMEN INTO FUTURE LEADERS. | 202312069349100861 |
| 2022 | Samerian Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202313199349100821 |
| 2022 | Schwab Charitable Fund | 500 Festival Foundation Inc Indianapolis, IN | A | $40,500 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202330939349300403 |
| 2022 | Hulman & Company Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Inc Indianapolis, IN | C | $25,000 | paid | General Operating Expenses | 202310889349100016 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $25,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202430459349302913 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | National Conference On Citizenship Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202321309349304807 |
| 2022 | Forvis Foundation | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $17,500 | paid | General Purpose | 202320689349301657 |
| 2022 | The Semler Family Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $11,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202301329349102130 |
| 2022 | Lacy Foundation | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202313199349105661 |
| 2022 | Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | 500 Festival Foundation Inc Indianapolis, IN | C | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202322839349100212 |
| 2022 | Hamilton County Community Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $7,000 | paid | To Be Used at the Organization's Discretion | 202333139349303648 |
| 2022 | Aletto Family Foundation Gary S Aletto | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202341319349101309 |
| 2022 | Thurston Foundation | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $1,000 | paid | YOUTH PROGRAMING | 202343189349101304 |
| 2022 | Richard M Fairbanks Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $750 | paid | Matching Gift Donation | 202333199349100723 |
| 2021 | Bkd Foundation | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $17,500 | paid | General Purpose | 202122869349301467 |
| 2021 | Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $11,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202232809349100618 |
| 2021 | Walker Corporate Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTION | 202221339349103352 |
| 2021 | Aletto Family Foundation Gary S Aletto | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202241329349101419 |
| 2021 | Schwab Charitable Fund | 500 Festival Foundation Inc Indianapolis, IN | A | $5,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202230499349301028 |
| 2021 | Hulman & Company Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Inc Indianapolis, IN | C | $5,000 | paid | General Operating Expenses | 202221269349100607 |
| 2021 | The Semler Family Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $1,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202231239349101868 |
| 2020 | Hulman & Company Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Inc Indianapolis, IN | C | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Expenses | 202101269349102305 |
| 2020 | Samerian Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $5,000 | paid | EVA KOR MEMORIAL | 202143199349104049 |
| 2020 | International Paper Company Foundation | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $5,000 | paid | 500 FESTIVAL KIDSFIT PROGRAM | 202113199349109816 |
| 2020 | Shiel Sexton Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL ASSISTANCE | 202111319349101311 |
| 2020 | Aletto Family Foundation Gary S Aletto | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202131269349100313 |
| 2019 | Aletto Family Foundation Inc Gary S Aletto | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202001419349100200 |
| 2018 | The Indianapolis Foundation Inc | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | A | $22,950 | paid | Veterans Programming | 201942959349300944 |
| 2018 | Aletto Family Foundation Inc Gary S Aletto | 500 Festival Foundation Indianapolis, IN | C | $1,000 | paid | CHILD EDUCATION | 201901919349100305 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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