Open Foundations · Indiana

Edmund F and Virginia B Ball Foundation Inc

Muncie, Indiana · EIN 351911169. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $3.4M across 12 grants in 2023, a median of $75K each.

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$3.4M
paid in 2023
12
grants paid
$75K
median grant
0%
to first-time recipients
$16.5M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
SHANNON CLINE
Address
PO BOX 1408, MUNCIE, IN, 47308
Phone
7657415500
Form the request should take
APPLICATION SHOULD INCLUDE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT, BUDGET AND INCLUDE COPY OF IRS EXEMPTION LETTER
Submission deadline
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED OCTOBER 1 THRU MAY 31
Restrictions on awards
NONE

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202542259349101329. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2023

All 12 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Leelanau Community Cultural CenterMI$2,035,000BUILDING PURCHASE & PERFORMANCE FUND
2Muncie YmcaIN$500,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN & CAMP CROSLEY RENOVATIONS
3Traverse Area Recreation and TransportMI$250,000SLEEPING BEAR HERITAGE TRAIL
4Central Caribbean Marine InstitutePA$173,599REEFS GO LIVE & OCEAN SCIENCE SCHOLARS PROGRAM
5Interlochen Center for the ArtsMI$100,000CREATIVE WRITING SUPPORT
6Minnetrista Cultural FdnIN$100,000FUNDER FUND ENDOWMENT
7Cardinal Greenway IncIN$50,000TRAIL RESTORATION SUPPORT
8Cornerstone Center for the ArtsIN$50,000STAFFING & UTILITIES
9Indiana Youth InstituteIN$40,000VIRGINIA B. BALL LIBRARY
10Inland Seas Education AssocMI$30,000SCHOOLSHIP PROGRAM
11Leelanau Outdoor CenterMI$26,085TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
12Traverse Symphony OrchestraMI$13,000PROGRAM FUNDING

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
201918$2.8M
202018$1.9M
202113$2.5M
202215$1.8M
202312$3.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
Michigan50%
Indiana42%
Pennsylvania8%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Charles F BallExecutive Dir. · 2023
Frederick C BallDirector · 2023
Lauren E ConnerDirector · 2023
Michael J Fisher JrDirector · 2023
Nancy B KeiltyVice Pres & Dir · 2023
Robert B BallPresident & Dir · 2023
Stacy MchenryDirector · 2023
Tamara S PhillipsSec & Treasurer · 2023

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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