The Kent and Laurie Parker Family Foundation concentrates its giving on local/regional community infrastructure and higher‑education cultural and medical causes. Most grants support community foundations and university-affiliated entities—often as unrestricted or general charity/Program Support—while occasional gifts fund medical research at a major academic medical center. Grants are modest in number but meaningful in size, indicating targeted philanthropy focused on community impact in southwestern Indiana and nearby institutions.
A defining feature of Kent and Laurie Parker Family Foundation Inc is its repeated support for New Harmony and nearby southwestern Indiana institutions, especially through substantial charity grants to local community foundations and cultural organizations. The largest recent gifts include $25,000 in both 2024 and 2025 to Alliance Community Foundation in New Harmony, plus $24,000 in 2025 to Posey County Community Foundation in Mount Vernon. That pattern shows a funder that directs meaningful support to place-based community infrastructure rather than spreading grants broadly. The foundation also backs university-affiliated and medical work. In 2023, it gave $25,000 to Vanderbilt Universwity Medical Cent for medical research, and it has made recurring support to Usi Foundation in Evansville for Atheneum and Harmonist Orchard projects. Recent grants also reach arts and civic organizations tied to the New Harmony area, including Hoosier Salon Gallery, Under the Beams, and New Harmony Business Association. Overall, the foundation’s giving is focused, local, and tied to organizations serving community, cultural, and educational purposes in Indiana.
Community foundations are a central part of the foundation’s work. It gave $25,000 in 2024 and another $25,000 in 2025 to Alliance Community Foundation, and $24,000 in 2025 to Posey County Community Foundation, all for charity support. Arts and heritage programming also appears consistently. The foundation gave $20,650 in 2024 to Usi Foundation for Atheneum, and later $11,700 in 2025 and $1,250 in 2024 to the same grantee for Harmonist Orchard. Local arts organizations have also received support, including $6,500 to Hoosier Salon Gallery in 2025 and $5,000 to Under the Beams in 2025. Education and student-serving nonprofits appear as well, with $1,000 grants to University of Evansville and Youth First in 2024 and again to University of Evansville and Youth First in 2025.
Typical grants are small to mid-sized, with a p25 of $500, a median of $1,000, and a p75 of $1,500. The pattern is heavily recurring: Alliance Community Foundation appears in 2024 and 2025, Usi Foundation appears across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and several local recipients return in multiple years. The foundation gives directly as a private family foundation, not through individual gifts or program-related investments. Its awards often use broad charitable language or project labels such as charity, medical research, Atheneum, and Harmonist Orchard, suggesting a mix of unrestricted support and targeted project funding.
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$592K
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$83K
Most grants fall between $500 and $2K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$2K
About 90% of grants go to recipients in IN.
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Relatively concentrated giving: a small number of medium-sized grants with repeat funding to a few core recipients (several organizations received multiple grants). Geographic focus is local/regional with selective out-of-area grants to prominent institutions; gifts appear to be one-off or occasional rather than long-term multi-year commitments.
Notable grantees: Alliance Community Foundation, USI Foundation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Posey County Community Foundation
Giving is overwhelmingly concentrated in Indiana, with 90% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state and the top giving state also IN. New Harmony is the most frequent recipient city, followed by Evansville and Mount Vernon, with another grant to Indianapolis. Outside Indiana, the foundation has granted to Nashville, Tennessee, through Vanderbilt Universwity Medical Cent. All grants in the recent list were made to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants point to community foundations, university-affiliated organizations, and local arts and civic groups. Examples include Alliance Community Foundation and Posey County Community Foundation for charity support, Usi Foundation for Atheneum and Harmonist Orchard, and Hoosier Salon Gallery and Under the Beams for arts-related support.
Its grant size distribution is compact: p25 is $500, median is $1,000, and p75 is $1,500. That means many awards cluster around the $1,000 level, even though a few larger grants reach $20,650 or $25,000.
Yes. Ninety percent of grants go to recipients in Indiana, and Indiana is also the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include New Harmony, Evansville, Mount Vernon, and Indianapolis.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Alliance Community Foundation, Usi Foundation, Hoosier Salon Gallery, New Harmony Food Pantry, Youth First, University of Evansville, and Rapp Granary Owen Foundation. That suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards only.
The grant purposes include charity, medical research, Atheneum, and Harmonist Orchard. Those labels show a mix of general support and more specific project or program support tied to cultural, educational, and research activities.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLIANCE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | NEW HARMONY, IN | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| POSEY COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MT VERNON, IN | $24,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| USI FOUNDATION | EVANSVILLE, IN | $11,700 | 2025 | HARMONIST ORCHARD |
| HOOSIER SALON GALLERY | NEW HARMONY, IN | $6,500 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| UNDER THE BEAMS | NEW HARMONY, IN | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| ONE NEW HARMONY | NEW HARMONY, IN | $1,450 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| RAPP GRANARY OWEN FOUNDATION | NEW HARMONY, IN | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| YOUTH FIRST | EVANSVILLE, IN | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| NEW HARMONY BUSINESS ASSOC ED FUND | NEW HARMONY, IN | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| IPAPA ART AWARD | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| NEW HARMONY FOOD PANTRY | NEW HARMONY, IN | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE | EVANSVILLE, IN | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| NEW HARMONY PROJECT | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $1,000 | 2025 | MUSICAL SPECIAL |
| TUCK ANNUAL GIVING | HANOVER, NH | $500 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| INDIANA LANDMARKS | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $250 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| NEW HARMONY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT | NEW HARMONY, IN | $250 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| FRIENDS OF HARMONIE STATE PARK | NEW HARMONY, IN | $100 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| ALLIANCE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | NEW HARMONY, IN | $25,000 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| USI FOUNDATION | EVANSVILLE, IN | $20,650 | 2024 | ATHENEUM |
| ROBERT LEE BLAFFER FOUNDATION | NEW HARMONY, IN | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| HOOSIER SALON GALLERY | NEW HARMONY, IN | $1,500 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| USI FOUNDATION | EVANSVILLE, IN | $1,250 | 2024 | HARMONIST ORCHARD |
| UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE | EVANSVILLE, IN | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| NEW HARMONY PROJECT | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $1,000 | 2024 | MUSICAL SPECIAL |
| IPAPA ART AWARD | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| NEW HARMONY FOOD PANTRY | NEW HARMONY, IN | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| YOUTH FIRST | EVANSVILLE, IN | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSWITY MEDICAL CENT | NASHVILLE, TN | $1,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| RAPP GRANARY OWEN FOUNDATION | NEW HARMONY, IN | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| TUCK ANNUAL GIVING | HANOVER, NH | $500 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| NEW HARMONY BUSINESS ASSOC ED FUND | NEW HARMONY, IN | $400 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| ONE NEW HARMONY | NEW HARMONY, IN | $350 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| NEW HARMONY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT | NEW HARMONY, IN | $250 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| FRIENDS OF HARMONIE STATE PARK | NEW HARMONY, IN | $100 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSWITY MEDICAL CENT | NASHVILLE, TN | $25,000 | 2023 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| NEW HARMONY BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | NEW HARMONY, IN | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| USE - ATHENEUM | NEW HARMONY, IN | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| HOOSIER SALON GALLERY | NEW HARMONY, IN | $6,500 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| USI FOUNDATION | EVANSVILLE, IN | $1,250 | 2023 | HARMONIST ORCHARD |
| YOUTH FIRST | EVANSVILLE, IN | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| NEW HARMONY FOOD PANTRY | NEW HARMONY, IN | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE | EVANSVILLE, IN | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| RAPP GRANARY OWEN FOUNDATION | NEW HARMONY, IN | $1,000 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| NEW HARMONY PROJECT | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $1,000 | 2023 | MUSICAL SPECIAL |
| USI FOUNDATION | EVANSVILLE, IN | $600 | 2023 | ATHENEUM |
| TUCK ANNUAL GIVING | HANOVER, NH | $500 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| NEW HARMONY BUSINESS ASSOC ED FUND | NEW HARMONY, IN | $400 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| NEW HARMONY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT | NEW HARMONY, IN | $250 | 2023 | CHARITY |
| FRIENDS OF HARMONIE STATE PARK | NEW HARMONY, IN | $100 | 2023 | CHARITY |
ALLIANCE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$25,000CHARITY
POSEY COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$24,000CHARITY
USI FOUNDATION
$11,700HARMONIST ORCHARD
HOOSIER SALON GALLERY
$6,500CHARITY
UNDER THE BEAMS
$5,000CHARITY
ONE NEW HARMONY
$1,450CHARITY
RAPP GRANARY OWEN FOUNDATION
CHARITY
YOUTH FIRST
$1,000CHARITY
NEW HARMONY BUSINESS ASSOC ED FUND
$1,000CHARITY
IPAPA ART AWARD
$1,000CHARITY
NEW HARMONY FOOD PANTRY
$1,000CHARITY
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE
$1,000CHARITY
NEW HARMONY PROJECT
$1,000MUSICAL SPECIAL
TUCK ANNUAL GIVING
$500CHARITY
INDIANA LANDMARKS
$250CHARITY
NEW HARMONY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT
$250CHARITY
FRIENDS OF HARMONIE STATE PARK
$100CHARITY
ALLIANCE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$25,000CHARITY
USI FOUNDATION
$20,650ATHENEUM
ROBERT LEE BLAFFER FOUNDATION
$5,000CHARITY
HOOSIER SALON GALLERY
$1,500CHARITY
USI FOUNDATION
$1,250HARMONIST ORCHARD
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE
$1,000CHARITY
NEW HARMONY PROJECT
$1,000MUSICAL SPECIAL
IPAPA ART AWARD
$1,000CHARITY
NEW HARMONY FOOD PANTRY
$1,000CHARITY
YOUTH FIRST
$1,000CHARITY
VANDERBILT UNIVERSWITY MEDICAL CENT
$1,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
RAPP GRANARY OWEN FOUNDATION
$1,000CHARITY
TUCK ANNUAL GIVING
$500CHARITY
NEW HARMONY BUSINESS ASSOC ED FUND
$400CHARITY
ONE NEW HARMONY
$350CHARITY
NEW HARMONY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT
$250CHARITY
FRIENDS OF HARMONIE STATE PARK
$100CHARITY
VANDERBILT UNIVERSWITY MEDICAL CENT
$25,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
NEW HARMONY BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
$10,000CHARITY
USE - ATHENEUM
$10,000CHARITY
HOOSIER SALON GALLERY
$6,500CHARITY
USI FOUNDATION
$1,250HARMONIST ORCHARD
YOUTH FIRST
$1,000CHARITY
NEW HARMONY FOOD PANTRY
$1,000CHARITY
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE
$1,000CHARITY
RAPP GRANARY OWEN FOUNDATION
$1,000CHARITY
NEW HARMONY PROJECT
$1,000MUSICAL SPECIAL
USI FOUNDATION
$600ATHENEUM
TUCK ANNUAL GIVING
$500CHARITY
NEW HARMONY BUSINESS ASSOC ED FUND
$400CHARITY
NEW HARMONY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT
$250CHARITY
FRIENDS OF HARMONIE STATE PARK
$100CHARITY