The Endless Success Foundation concentrates almost all of its giving into two very large grants: one routed through a donor-advised vehicle and the other providing major operational support to Christel House International. This indicates the foundation uses a donor-advised fund for flexible or intermediary grantmaking while directly funding large-scale education and youth development work run by Christel House. The pattern suggests a focused, high-dollar approach rather than broad, small-scale grantmaking.
Extremely concentrated: four total grants split between two recipients, large single-sum awards, repeated funding to the same organizations (suggesting multi-grant commitments and use of a donor-advised intermediary).
Endless Success Foundation Inc’s recent giving is defined by two very large commitments: a $16,000,000 grant to National Philanthropic Trust for the ES Foundation donor fund and a $14,293,000 grant to Christel House International Inc for its exempt purpose. Those awards show a funder that works through both donor-advised infrastructure and direct institutional support. The foundation’s largest grants are far above its smaller education awards, which places its overall approach in a concentrated, high-dollar pattern rather than a broad portfolio of many small gifts. It also funds individual education-related purposes, including scholarships and emergency student support, but those grants sit alongside much larger support for organizational operations and related-entity activity. Christel House International appears as a repeated recipient in the latest filings, with one grant labeled operational support and another directed to support a related entity’s exempt purpose. In addition, the foundation has supported university- and arts-school-based programs in Indianapolis, including dual-credit scholarship support and community arts school programming.
One clear topic area is institutional support for education and youth development. Endless Success Foundation Inc gave $9,000,000 to Christel House International Inc for operational support, and a separate $14,293,000 grant to the same organization was marked to support a related entity’s exempt purpose. Another area is scholarship and student aid. The foundation awarded $251,277 to the University of Indianapolis for the DeHaan Dual Credit Scholarship Fund, and it also made a $187,336 grant to the university for emergency fund and scholarship support. Arts education is another visible line of giving. Butler University received $149,200 for the Community Arts School Fund and $84,000 for an arts school grant, pointing to support for community arts programming and school operations. These grants show a mix of operating, scholarship, and program support.
Typical grant size is skewed by a few very large awards: p25 is $168,268, the median is $251,277, and p75 is $8,291,000. The recent record also shows repeat grants to the same organizations across years, especially Christel House International Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, the University of Indianapolis, and Butler University. That pattern suggests recurring relationships rather than one-off giving. The foundation is not a program-related-investment funder. It also funds individuals, according to the foundation data, though the recent grants listed here are made to organizations.
$23.6M
$895.5M
$119M
$29.1M
Most grants fall between $168K and $8.3M, with a median of $251K.
25th Percentile
$168K
Median
$251K
75th Percentile
$8.3M
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Notable grantees: National Philanthropic Trust (donor-advised fund), Christel House International
Giving is highly concentrated in Indiana. Eighty-six percent of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state, and the top state by grant count is IN. Indianapolis appears repeatedly in the recipient list, including Christel House International Inc, the University of Indianapolis, and Butler University. Outside Indiana, the foundation’s donor-fund vehicle appears in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania through National Philanthropic Trust. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 8 grants in the United States.
The recent grants point to education and youth development, scholarship and student financial aid, emergency student support, and arts education. Specific examples include operational support for Christel House International Inc, scholarship support for the University of Indianapolis, and arts school funding for Butler University.
Its grant sizes are highly polarized. The p25 grant is $168,268, the median is $251,277, and the p75 jumps to $8,291,000, showing that most of its giving includes a few very large grants alongside smaller education-related awards.
Yes. Christel House International Inc appears in both 2023 and 2024, National Philanthropic Trust appears in 2024 and 2025, and the University of Indianapolis and Butler University also each received grants in more than one year.
It gives most often in Indiana. The data shows 86% of grants go to recipients in IN, and Indianapolis recipients include Christel House International Inc, the University of Indianapolis, and Butler University.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST | JENKINTOWN, PA | $16,000,000 | 2025 | ES FOUNDATION - DONOR FUND |
| CHRISTEL HOUSE INTERNATIONAL INC | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $9,000,000 | 2024 | GRANT FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST | JENKINTOWN, PA | $7,582,000 | 2024 | ES FOUNDATION - DONOR FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $251,277 | 2024 | DEHAAN DUAL CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| BUTLER UNIVERSITY | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $149,200 | 2024 | COMMUNITY ARTS SCHOOL FUND |
| CHRISTEL HOUSE INTERNATIONAL INC | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $14,293,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT RELATED ENTITY'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $187,336 | 2023 | EMERGENCY FUND AND SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
| BUTLER UNIVERSITY | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $84,000 | 2023 | ARTS SCHOOL GRANT |
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$16,000,000ES FOUNDATION - DONOR FUND
CHRISTEL HOUSE INTERNATIONAL INC
$9,000,000GRANT FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$7,582,000ES FOUNDATION - DONOR FUND
UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS
$251,277DEHAAN DUAL CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP FUND
BUTLER UNIVERSITY
$149,200COMMUNITY ARTS SCHOOL FUND
CHRISTEL HOUSE INTERNATIONAL INC
$14,293,000TO SUPPORT RELATED ENTITY'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.