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Koch Foundation Inc

Evansville, IN · EIN 35-6023372. Reported 374 grants totalling $7,840,115 to 245 recipients across tax years 2022-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,500median grant
$7,840,115granted, 2022-2025
245recipients, as named on its returns
63%of grantees funded again the next year
$81.3Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Koch Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $21 and the largest $533,250. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
62 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
167 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
48 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
46 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
13 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
15 grants
$100,000 and Up
23 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Junior Achievement of Sw inEvansville, IN$807,970222025
Koch Family Childrens Museum of EvansvilleEvansville, IN$586,776222023
Evansville Museum of Arts and ScienceEvansville, IN$540,920222025
United Way of Southwestern IndianaEvansville, IN$520,399222025
Mater Dei High SchoolEvansville, IN$516,925222025
Koch Family Childrens Museum of EvilleEvansville, IN$513,500222025
St Benedict ChurchEvansville, IN$501,500222025
University of EvansvilleEvansville, IN$308,000222025
Vanderburgh Community FoundationEvansville, IN$238,000222025
Easter Seals of Southwestern IndianaEvansville, IN$210,000222023
United Way of Henderson CountyHenderson, KY$206,296222025
Reitz Memorial High SchoolEvansville, IN$193,350222025
Annunciation SchoolEvansville, IN$127,000222025
Easter Seals Southwestern IndianaEvansville, IN$116,500222025
Usi FoundationEvansville, IN$104,900222025
Scholarship AmericaDetroit, MI$101,140222025
Ronald Mcdonald House CharitiesEvansville, IN$100,300222025
Habitat for Humanity of Henderson KyHenderson, KY$100,000222024
Habitat for Humanity of EvansvilleEvansville, IN$92,740222025
Building BlocksEvansville, IN$75,000112025
Potters WheelEvansville, IN$68,000222025
Evansville Rescue MissionEvansville, IN$52,000222025
Sisters of St BenedictFerdinand, IN$50,250222025
Habitat for Humanity SpringfieldSpringfield, MO$50,000222025
Mission First IncChandler, IN$50,000112025
Swirca and MoreEvansville, IN$50,000112025
The Nature Conservancy-Indiana ChapterIndianapolis, IN$50,000112022
GrantedEvansville, IN$42,650222025
Signature School FoundationEvansville, IN$42,414222025
Henderson County Edc Industrial FoundationHenderson, KY$40,000222023
Evansville Philharmonic OrchestraEvansville, IN$35,500222025
United Way of Southern Ky Tornado FundBowling Green, KY$35,000112022
American Red CrossEvansville, IN$33,715222025
Evansville Catholic Interparochial High SchoolsEvansville, IN$32,680222023
Evansville Catholic Interparochial High SEvansville, IN$32,640222025
Evansville Christian Life CenterEvansville, IN$31,000222025
Breakthrough T1DIndianapolis, IN$30,000222025
Evansville Christian SchoolEvansville, IN$30,000112025
Evansville Promise NeighborhoodEvansville, IN$30,000112025
Youth First Foundation IncEvansville, IN$29,000222025
St Benedict SchoolEvansville, IN$26,500222025
Keep Evansville BeautifulEvansville, IN$25,100222025
Foundation for Better Health IncEvansville, IN$25,000112025
Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationNew York, NY$25,000222023
United Way of the OzarksSpringfield, MO$23,791112025
Evansville Day SchoolEvansville, IN$23,000222025
YMCA of Sw inEvansville, IN$22,000222025
Henderson County Edc Industrial FdnHenderson, KY$20,000112025
Iu Health FoundationIndianapolis, IN$19,892222025
Deaconess Hospital FoundationEvansville, IN$19,000222025
Evsc Foundation IncEvansville, IN$19,000222025
Marian Educational OutreachEvansville, IN$18,000222025
Junior Achievement HendersonOwensboro, KY$17,750222025
Navarro County United WayCorsicana, TX$17,706112024
Evansville Zoological SocietyEvansville, IN$17,000222025
Junior Achievement - Henderson DistrictOwensboro, KY$16,500222023
St John the Baptist SchoolNewburgh, IN$16,000222025
Community Foundation Alliance IncEvansville, IN$15,000112024
Immigrant Welcome and Resource Cneter IncEvansville, IN$15,000112024
Iu Foundation Cancer ResearchIndianapolis, IN$15,000222025
NextechIndianapolis, IN$15,000222025
University of KansasLawrence, KS$15,000112024
Welborn Baptist HospitalEvansville, IN$15,000112025
Catholic Diocese of EvansvilleEvansville, IN$13,000112025
United Way of Navarro CountyCorsicna, TX$12,689112025
Heart of West Michigan United WayGrand Rapids, MI$12,041222025
Ascension St Vincent Evansville FoundEvansville, IN$11,790222025
Dream CenterEvansville, IN$11,126222025
Pregnancy Care CenterSpringfield, MO$10,869112025
St Louis Community College FoundationBridgeton, MO$10,400112025
Boy Scouts of Am Buffalo Trace CouncilEvansville, IN$10,380442025
Benedictines of Mary Queen of ApostlesEvansville, IN$10,000112025
Corpus Christi Church and SchoolEvansville, IN$10,000112025
Evansville Police Department FoundationEvansville, IN$10,000442025
Good Shepherd ChurchEvansville, IN$10,000112025
Henderson Area Arts AllianceHenderson, KY$10,000222025
Hoosiers for Opp Prosperity and Ent FdnTerre Haute, IN$10,000112025
Partner Alliance for Safer SchoolsCedar Rapids, IA$10,000222025
Sacred Heart Catholic ChurchEvansville, IN$10,000112024
Sima 100Evansville, IN$10,000112025
The Way of RockportRockport, IN$10,000222025
Reitz Home Preservation SocietyEvansville, IN$9,300222025
Healthnetwork FoundationChagrin Falls, OH$9,000222025
Holy Rosary Catholic SchoolEvansville, IN$8,550222025
Lampion CenterEvansville, IN$8,150222025
Sts Peter and Paul SchoolHaubstadt, IN$8,105222025
Indiana University School of MedicineBloomington, IN$8,000222025
Norton Healthcare FoundationLouisville, KY$7,820222025
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sw inEvansville, IN$7,500222025
United Way of Greater St LouisSaint Louis, MO$7,405222025
Castle Band Boosters IncNewburgh, IN$7,000222025
United Way of Metro AtlantaAtlanta, GA$6,996222025
United Way of Southern West VirginiaBeckley, WV$6,649222024
Evansville Arc FoundationEvansville, IN$6,500222025
Montessori AcademyEvansville, IN$6,500222025
Riley Hospital FoundationIndianapolis, IN$6,500222025
St Boniface Catholic ChurchEvansville, IN$6,500222025
Alliance for Catholic Urban EducationCovington, KY$6,000332024
Annunciation School at Christ the KingEvansville, IN$6,000222023
Carver Community OrganizationEvansville, IN$6,000222025
Good Shepherd Catholic SchoolEvansville, IN$6,000222025
Wesselman Woods Nature PreserveEvansville, IN$6,000222025
YWCAEvansville, IN$5,998222025
Catholic Education FoundationEvansville, IN$5,500222025
Right to Life of Southwest IndianaEvansville, IN$5,500222025
Catholic Charities BureauEvansville, IN$5,098222025
Albion Fellows Bacon FoundationEvansville, IN$5,000112024
AuroraEvansville, IN$5,000112024
Arts Council of Southwestern IndianaEvansville, IN$5,000222024
Boys and Girls Club of Evansville IndianaEvansville, IN$5,000112024
Catholic Foundation of Sw inEvansville, IN$5,000112025
Community OneEvansville, IN$5,000222025
Evansville P47 Foundation IncEvansville, IN$5,000222025
Impact EvansvilleEvansville, IN$5,000112024
Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro, KY$5,000112024
Paideia IncNew York City, NY$5,000222025
St Clement Catholic ParishBoonville, IN$5,000112024
St Francis Xavier ParishVincennes, IN$5,000112024
St Vincent Center for Children and FamiliesEvansville, IN$5,000222025
United Way of Morgan CountyDecatur, AL$4,982222025
American Cancer Society GaAtlanta, GA$4,500112024
Evansville Parks Foundation IncEvansville, IN$4,000112025
St Alphonsus Liguori Roman Catholic ChurchZionsville, IN$4,000112022
Young Life of NewburghNewburgh, IN$3,700112024
Cancer Pathways MidwestEvansville, IN$3,500222025
Henderson Kentucky Education FoundationHenderson, KY$3,500112024
St Meinrad Archabbey and School of TheologySaint Meinrad, IN$3,300222025
Congregations Acting for Justice and EmpoweEvansville, IN$3,000222025
Congregations Acting for Justice and EmpowermentEvansville, IN$3,000222023
Evansville African American MuseumEvansville, IN$3,000222025
Forefront Community Therapy IncEvansville, IN$3,000222025
Honor Flight of Southern IndianaEvansville, IN$3,000112024
In Society of Pro Engineers Ed FdnFranklin, IN$3,000222025
Signature SchoolEvansville, IN$3,000112024
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN$3,000222025
Young Life of EvansvilleEvansville, IN$3,000222025
Youth Resources of Sw IndianaEvansville, IN$2,600112025
Boy Scouts Lincoln Heritage CouncilLouisville, KY$2,576112024
CcaifefIndependence, KY$2,500112025
Evansville Vanderburgh Public LibraryEvansville, IN$2,500112025
Fiat Classical AcademyLawrenceburg, IN$2,500222025
Hospitality and Outreach for Latin AmericanEvansville, IN$2,500112023
Indy Gateway IncIndianapolis, IN$2,500112024
Killgoar FoundationGrand Rapids, MI$2,500112025
Rotary Club of Evansville IncEvansville, IN$2,500222025
St Henry District High SchoolErlanger, KY$2,500222025
The Society of St Vincent De PaulEvansville, IN$2,500112025
Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast CancerRoanoke, IN$2,500112023
Warrick Literacy and Educational ConnectNewburgh, IN$2,500112025
Wnin Tristate Public Teleplex IncEvansville, IN$2,500112025
United Way of Metropolitan NashvilleNashville, TN$2,336222025
Williamson Medical Center FoundationFranklin, TN$2,275222023
United Way of Louisville KyLouisville, KY$2,200222025
Whitfield Healthcare FoundationDalton, GA$2,200222025
Purdue for Life FoundationWest Lafayette, IN$2,100112025
United Way of Posey CountyMount Vernon, IN$2,100222025
United Way of Central IndianaIndianapolis, IN$2,059222025
Angels for AnimalsSaint Charles, MO$2,000112025
Autism EvansvilleEvansville, IN$2,000222025
Castle RoboticsNewburgh, IN$2,000222025
Chemo BuddiesNewburgh, IN$2,000222025
Henderson Leadership Initiative IncHenderson, KY$2,000112025
Isaiah 117 ProjectFort Branch, IN$2,000112024
Make a Wish Fdn of Missouri and KansasBallwin, MO$2,000112024
No Time to Spare Animal Rescue and SanctuarWarrenton, MO$2,000112025
Old Courthouse Foundation of VanderburghEvansville, IN$2,000222025
Old Union Christian ChurchPoseyville, IN$2,000112024
Patchwork CentralEvansville, IN$2,000222025
St Philip Catholic SchoolMount Vernon, IN$2,000222025
The Nature Conservancyindiana ChapterIndianapolis, IN$2,000112024
Well Read MomIronton, MN$2,000222025
Alex and Ali Foundation IncNewburgh, IN$1,500112025
Ballet IndianaEvansville, IN$1,500112025
Bridge Vally FoundationSouth Charleston, WV$1,500112024
Golf Gives BackEvansville, IN$1,500112024
In Society of Pro Engineers Education FoundationFranklin, IN$1,500112023
Ivy Tech FoundationEvansville, IN$1,500222025
Piqua Education FoundationPiqua, OH$1,500112025
Purdue FoundationWest Lafayette, IN$1,500112024
Tristate Food Bank IncEvansville, IN$1,500222025
LegatusAnn Arbor, MI$1,490112024
United Way of Southeastern MichiganDetroit, MI$1,430112024
Camp KesemCovina, CA$1,355222025
Junior Achievement of Northern IndianaFort Wayne, IN$1,250112025
Athens Limestone Public Library FoundationAthens, AL$1,200112022
Als AssociationSaint Louis, MO$1,000112024
Benedictine Schools of RichmondRichmond, VA$1,000112025
Castle High SchoolNewburgh, IN$1,000222025
Childrens Theatre of Southern Indiana IncEvansville, IN$1,000112025
CypressEvansville, IN$1,000112024
Cystinosis Research NetworkLake Forest, IL$1,000112025
Evansville Food OasisNewburgh, IN$1,000112024
Evansville Junior Football LeagueEvansville, IN$1,000112025
Henderson Lions ClubHenderson, KY$1,000222025
Holy Spirit Catholic SchoolEvansville, IN$1,000112024
Hugh E Sandefur Training Center IncHenderson, KY$1,000112024
Indiana Right to Life Ed Trust FundIndianapolis, IN$1,000112025
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society MiinDetroit, MI$1,000112025
Maryville UniversitySaint Louis, MO$1,000222025
Newburgh Area Food Pantry IncNewburgh, IN$1,000112025
Salvation Army of HendersonHenderson, KY$1,000112024
Santa Claus MuseumSanta Claus, IN$1,000112024
Santa Clothes Club IncEvansville, IN$1,000112025
Southwestern Foundation IncEvansville, IN$1,000222025
St Vincent De Paul SocietyNoblesville, IN$1,000112025
The Piarist SchoolHagerhill, KY$1,000222025
Tristate Ms Association IncEvansville, IN$1,000112024
Wyoming Symphony Orchestra IncCasper, WY$1,000112024
Circle of Hope Nicu FoundationLenexa, KS$900112024
Vanderburgh Humane SocietyEvansville, IN$800222025
La Salle High SchoolCincinnati, OH$750112024
Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL$750112025
Henderson Rotary ClubHenderson, KY$600112024
United Way of BluegrassLexington, KY$572222025
Als Association NatlSaint Louis, MO$500112025
American Cancer SocietyEvansville, IN$500112025
Castle High School Show Choir Booster CluNewburgh, IN$500112025
Elite Leadership Summit IncEvansville, IN$500112025
Point Man MinistriesNewburgh, IN$500112024
Western Golf AssociationGlenview, IL$500112025
Friends of Kids With CancerSaint Louis, MO$400112024
Grace Christian AcademyOwensboro, KY$360112024
Folds of HonorChesterfield, MO$308112025
Evansville East Youth BaseballEvansville, IN$300112025
Greater Pittsburgh FoodbankDuquesne, PA$300112025
Kennedy Krieger InstituteBaltimore, MD$300112024
United Way of Natrona County IncCasper, WY$251112024
American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNoblesville, IN$250112023
Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH$250112024
Greene County 100 ClubSpringfield, MO$250112024
Hospice of Western KentuckyOwensboro, KY$250112024
Light of Life Rescue MissionPittsburgh, PA$250112025
The Ellis SchoolPittsburgh, PA$250112025
City ChurchEvansville, IN$200112025
Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, IA$200112024
Grace of Christ Slavic Baptist ChurchEvansville, IN$200112022
Mattingly CharitiesEvansville, IN$200112024
St Philip Catholic School PTOMount Vernon, IN$200112025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN$200222025
New Life Rescue and AdoptionMount Vernon, IN$120112025
St Jude Childrens Research HospitalMemphis, TN$120112025
Shamrock Springs Elementary School PTOWestfield, IN$110222025
University of Cincinnati FoundationCincinnati, OH$100112025
Convoy of HopeSpringfield, MO$30112025
The United Caring ServicesEvansville, IN$21112025

124 of 245 (51%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 63%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

Plus 405 grants to individuals totalling $7,802,524 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 148 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Education
30 grants
Human Services
23 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
21 grants
Health Care
19 grants
Arts & Culture
14 grants
Religion
7 grants
Youth Development
6 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
5 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202219$640,156$4,000
202317$446,925$2,500
2024165$2,785,199$2,500
2025173$3,967,835$2,500

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

89% of its giving went to organizations in Indiana. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Indiana
$7.0M
Kentucky
$485K
Michigan
$120K
Missouri
$112K
Texas
$30K
New York
$30K
Kansas
$16K
Georgia
$14K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund64 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc52 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc49 shared recipientsCharities Aid Foundation America36 shared recipientsAmerican Endowment Foundation33 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program29 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Indiana.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Koch Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: 10 S 11TH Ave, Evansville, IN, 47712. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 35-6023372 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.

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