Froderman Foundation
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About Froderman Foundation
The Froderman Foundation concentrates its giving on a small number of large, local awards that support community infrastructure and services in the Terre Haute area. Recent grants show a strong preference for capital/project funding for nonprofit facilities and operational support for community rehabilitation services. The foundation tends to back organizations that provide continuing local cultural or health-related services rather than making many small grants.
Focus Areas
Capital campaigns and facility development for local arts organizations (e.g., performing/children’s theater)Community rehabilitation and disability services in the Terre Haute regionLarge, place-based grants to strengthen nonprofit infrastructure in Vigo County/Terre Haute
Who They Fund
individual scholarship recipients (students)the nonprofit organization (institutional beneficiaries)local community / facility users
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated giving: very few, large grants (one gift represents the majority of dollars) focused on local capital projects and operational support; favors repeatable, mission-critical investments rather than broad, small-scale funding.
About Froderman Foundation
A $500,000 capital campaign grant to Happiness Bag Players Inc for a new facility stands out as the Froderman Foundation Inc’s clearest recent signal: this is a funder that uses large, place-based awards to shape local nonprofit infrastructure. The foundation’s recent record also includes six-figure support for Crossroads Rehabilitation Center Inc and five-figure mission support for Catholic Charities of Terre Haute, showing a mix of capital investment and ongoing institutional backing. Its giving centers on religious, educational, medical, and charitable causes, with a strong tilt toward organizations that serve the Terre Haute region and nearby Indiana communities. Recent recipients include arts, rehabilitation, food assistance, churches, community centers, and schools. The pattern suggests a preference for specific projects or organizational needs rather than broad, unrestricted support. Scholarship funding appears as a separate strand in the portfolio, alongside facility development and mission support. Across the latest grants, the foundation’s choices favor established local organizations with continuing community roles, especially those tied to services, facilities, and long-term presence in the region.
What Froderman Foundation Funds
In facility and capital work, the Froderman Foundation Inc gave $500,000 to Happiness Bag Players Inc for a new facility, matching its stated preference for project-specific grants over general operating budgets. It also supported local infrastructure through a $50,000 grant to 14th & Chestnut Community Center Inc and $25,000 to League of Terre Haute Inc. In health and rehabilitation, the foundation made a $108,525 award to Crossroads Rehabilitation Center Inc to support its mission, and a $25,000 grant to Chemo Buddies for mission support. Food access is another clear theme: Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Inc received $100,000, while Crooked Creek Food Pantry received $62,916 and another $60,000 in separate years. Religious and educational institutions also appear in the portfolio. Examples include $60,000 to One Mission Society USA Inc and $47,226 to Marian University, both for mission support. Scholarship funding appears through Asbury College, which received $30,000 in 2023 and again in 2024.
How Froderman Foundation Gives
The typical grant size is $14,900 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $49,306 at the 75th percentile, which shows a base of mid-sized awards with a smaller number of larger commitments. The portfolio includes repeated support for the same recipients across multiple years, including Crooked Creek Food Pantry, Oaks Academy Inc, St Patrick Catholic Church, Sheltering Wings Center for Women, and Asbury College. That repeat pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off grants. The foundation is an independent grantmaker with a project-specific orientation. It also accepts unsolicited inquiries through its general grant program and one-page inquiry process, while typically avoiding general operating budgets.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$751K
Total Assets
$11.1M
Total Revenue
$756K
Total Expenses
$814K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $49K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$49K
Geographic Reach
Regional6 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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