About Orl Foundation
The ORL Foundation concentrates giving in Indiana, prioritizing faith-based institutions (both Catholic and Protestant churches/schools) and a small number of local community and higher-education beneficiaries. Grants are typically unrestricted foundation support rather than project-specific funding, indicating trust-based general operating support. The foundation makes a small number of sizeable grants each year and shows a willingness to repeat funding to select local nonprofits.
Focus Areas
Catholic K–12 and parish support in Indiana (e.g., Shawe Memorial High School)Protestant congregations and church plants in Indiana (e.g., Soma Downtown Church, Prince of Peace)Local community service organization support in Indiana (e.g., Shepherd Community Inc)State-level higher education support (Purdue University/Foundation)
Who They Fund
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Giving Approach
Concentrated giving: few, relatively large grants focused regionally in Indiana; mix of repeat funding to select grantees and one-off sizable unrestricted foundation grants.
Funding Style
About Orl Foundation
A $218,221 grant to Shepherd Community Inc. in 2023 stands out as the clearest signal in The Orl Foundation Inc.'s recent giving: the foundation backs a small set of Indiana organizations with a mix of substantial foundation support and repeated follow-on grants. Its largest recent awards cluster around faith-based institutions, with Shawe Memorial High School receiving $100,000 in 2023 and $25,500 in 2024, while Prince of Peace and Soma Downtown Church also appear among the larger grants. The pattern suggests a funder that supports schools, churches, and local community-serving nonprofits in a concentrated way rather than spreading dollars broadly across many regions. Smaller awards sit alongside those larger commitments, including multiple $1,000 grants to Indianapolis cultural and civic organizations. That mix of sizes points to a portfolio that includes both anchor gifts and modest support for a wider circle of local institutions. The foundation also appears to repeat support for select recipients across years, which is visible in several names returning in the recent-grants list. Overall, The Orl Foundation Inc. gives in a highly local, Indiana-centered way, with a clear preference for organizations rooted in Indianapolis and nearby communities.
What Orl Foundation Funds
Faith-based education is a major theme in The Orl Foundation Inc.'s recent grants. Shawe Memorial High School received $100,000 in 2023 and another $25,500 in 2024, and Friends of Shawe & John Pope Schools received $25,000 in 2023. Those gifts sit alongside support for parish and church settings, including Prince of Peace at $52,000 in 2024 and Soma Downtown Church at $50,000 in 2024. The foundation also funds local community services. Shepherd Community Inc. received $218,221 in 2023 and $76,200 in 2024, making it the clearest repeated beneficiary in the recent list. In addition, St Marys Child Center received $15,650 in 2024 and $6,000 in 2023. Beyond those core areas, the foundation makes smaller gifts to education and civic institutions in Indiana, including Purdue Foundation, Thinkndonow, and a range of Indianapolis cultural organizations.
How Orl Foundation Gives
The Orl Foundation Inc.'s typical grant size is $1,000 at the 25th percentile and median, with a 75th percentile of $20,325, which reflects a pattern of many small awards plus a smaller number of larger commitments. Recent grants show repeat support to the same organizations across years, including Shepherd Community Inc., Shawe Memorial High School, Prince of Peace, St Marys Child Center, Indiana Historical Society, and others. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grants appear to come from foundation support rather than a public application program, and the recent record shows a family of recurring local gifts rather than one-time-only awards.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$293K
Total Assets
$4.3M
Total Revenue
$132K
Total Expenses
$305K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $20K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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