Open Foundations · Indiana

Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Tr

Indianapolis, Indiana · EIN 356644088. 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 $22.3M across 321 grants in 2024, a median of $35K each.

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$22.3M
paid in 2024
321
grants paid
$35K
median grant
20%
to first-time recipients
$441.1M
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
Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
Address
One American Square, Indianapolis, IN, 46282
Phone
3122316075
Email
Available upon request
Form the request should take
See attached
Submission deadline
See attached
Restrictions on awards
See attached

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523179349103867. 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 words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

grantee's expensesemployee matchingsummer youthyouth programminghousingfamilieswho

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 321 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Umom New Day CentersAZ$1,500,000Capital and programmatic support to renovate 16 emergency shelter units for large families at risk of experiencing homelessness and to provide essential services to such families.
2American Journalism ProjectDC$1,000,000Support to build a new model for local news in Central Indiana that utilizes a community reporting model and acts as a trusted source of information resulting in a more informed and engaged public.
3Friends of Indy AnimalsIN$1,000,000Capital support to construct a modern facility for Indianapolis Animal Care Services to provide safe and humane shelter for approximately 15,000 animals per year.
4Arizona State University Foundation for New American UniversityAZ$725,769Support for the Nina Scholars program.
5Alliance for Companion AnimalsAZ$600,000Provide no-cost spay/neuter and wellness services to approximately 6,800 animals through veterinary clinics, including mobile veterinary units, across Maricopa County.
6Indianapolis ZooIN$500,000Support for the Global Center for Species Survival, which will serve as a headquarters connecting a team of conservation scientists to 10,000 scientists around the globe, and will provide an immersive visitor experience in a new exhibit space.
7Society of St Vincent De Paul - PhoenixAZ$500,000Capital support to create a 71-bed transitional housing community that would reduce the number of unhoused individuals while providing safe housing and wraparound services.
8White River Alliance Aka Upper White River Watershed Alliance IncIN$500,000Continued support to advance the Indiana Water Roadmap, improve the appreciation of the White River and facilitate solutions to challenges facing the watershed.
9The Nature Conservancy - IndianaIN$475,000Continued support to improve the White River watershed's water quality and habitat through activities that include cultivating relationships with stakeholders in watershed management efforts and building an edge-of-field best practices farming demonstration project.
10Maricopa County Community College District FoundationAZ$452,914Support for the Nina Scholars program.
11Ivy Tech FoundationIN$450,788Support for the Nina Scholars program.
12Trustees of Indiana UniversityIN$364,502Support for the Nina Scholars program.
13The Parks Alliance of Indianapolis Aka Indianapolis Parks FoundationIN$325,000Support for design and engineering work for a new nature center to be built in Riverside Regional Park.
14National Center for State CourtsVA$300,000Support to expand eviction diversion services to six additional township courts in Marion County.
15Desert Botanical GardenAZ$250,000Capital support for construction of the Hazel Hare Center for Plant Science to advance desert plant research, conservation and preservation efforts.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020293$16.7M
2021238$15.2M
2022235$17.7M
2023290$20.3M
2024321$22.3M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Indiana56%
Arizona42%
District of Columbia1%
Virginia0%
Georgia0%

Who decides

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

No officers or trustees are listed on the filing we hold.

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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