About Indiana Philanthropy Alliance
Indiana Philanthropy Alliance Inc focuses almost exclusively on funding local community foundations across Indiana to support an internship program that places or develops nonprofit interns. Its giving is statewide and hyper-targeted to county and regional community foundations, signaling a priority on building local nonprofit capacity and creating early-career pathways into the sector. Grants are program-specific (intern programs) rather than general operating support, and many recipients receive repeated awards.
Focus Areas
County and regional community foundations in Indiana (supporting local infrastructure)Statewide nonprofit internship program (placing/developing nonprofit interns)Local nonprofit capacity building through workforce development and early-career pipeline supportRural and small-town philanthropic strengthening via repeat grants to community foundations
Who They Fund
college studentsrecent graduates / early-career adultsyoung professionals
Giving Approach
About Indiana Philanthropy Alliance
Indiana Philanthropy Alliance Inc centers its giving on one program: intern support for county and regional community foundations across Indiana. The largest recent award in the data was $40,334 to Community Foundation Partnership in Bedford for an Intern Program, showing that the foundation’s grants are designed to resource local intermediaries rather than direct-service nonprofits. That pattern extends across the state, with repeat awards to community foundations in places such as Terre Haute, Batesville, Salem, and Winchester. The grant list points to a statewide workforce pipeline built through philanthropy infrastructure. Awards are directed to community foundations in both larger and smaller Indiana cities, and the same recipient can appear in multiple years with continued intern-program support. Indiana Philanthropy Alliance Inc does not fund individuals, and the grant descriptions consistently tie money to a specific program rather than unrestricted support. The result is a focused grantmaker that uses modest, program-specific awards to help local foundations place or develop nonprofit interns and strengthen early-career pathways in the sector.
What Indiana Philanthropy Alliance Funds
The clearest topic in the grant data is internship programming. In 2025, Indiana Philanthropy Alliance Inc gave $35,290 to Owen County Community Foundation in Spencer for an Intern Program, and $30,199 to Wabash Valley Community Foundation in Terre Haute for the same purpose. Repeat support shows how the foundation treats local infrastructure as part of its program strategy. Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc in Terre Haute received $29,561 in 2023 and $18,745 in 2024, both for Intern Program support. Ripley County Community Foundation Inc in Batesville also appears more than once, with $22,199 in 2024 and $17,469 in 2023. The grant list also includes smaller county foundations, such as Community Foundation of Noble County in Ligonier and South Madison County Community Found in Pendleton, both funded for intern programs. Across these awards, the focus remains on nonprofit career readiness and hands-on training.
How Indiana Philanthropy Alliance Gives
Typical awards are modest: the 25th percentile is $7,689, the median is $10,840, and the 75th percentile is $15,477. Recent grants in the file show repeated support for the same recipients across multiple years, especially county and regional community foundations that receive Intern Program funding more than once. That repeat pattern suggests an ongoing program relationship rather than one-off project support. The foundation’s structure appears programmatic and place-based rather than donor-advised or individual-facing: it does not fund individuals, and all listed grants are tied to the internship program. The grant descriptions do not show an open application process.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$904K
Total Assets
$4.6M
Total Revenue
$2.5M
Total Expenses
$2.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $15K, with a median of $11K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$11K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in IN.
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