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George and Frances Ball Foundation: 35 grants to organizations, $3.5 million (tax year ended December 2024)
George and Frances Ball Foundation, a private foundation in Muncie, IN, paid 35 grants to organizations totaling $3,480,076 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 13, 2025. The largest was $1,110,000 to Minnetrista Cultural Foundation Inc in Muncie, IN for operations/ capital projects.
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- EIN
- 356033917
- Based in
- Muncie, IN
- Assets
- $134,392,684
- Grants paid
- $5,010,497
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202533179349103078. It reported $5,010,497 in grants paid; 35 grants to organizations are listed, and 14 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnetrista Cultural Foundation Inc | Muncie, IN | Operations/ capital projects | $1,110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ball State University Foundation | Muncie, IN | Performing arts center | Education | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heart of Indiana United Way | Muncie, IN | Administrative overhead costs; third grade reading c2c can; can support & recognition; good attendance campaign | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $291,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of Muncie | Muncie, IN | Capital campaign; camp crosley; can leadership recognition | $219,241 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club of Muncie | Muncie, IN | Operations & programming: out of school programs & middle grade math can | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Muncie Innovation Connector Inc | Muncie, IN | Stem/minor operations support; middle grade math can; can leadership recognition; operational support | Community improvement and capacity building | $158,550 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ivy Tech Community College Muncie | Muncie, IN | Director community education | $92,950 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cornerstone Center for the Arts | Muncie, IN | General operating costs | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Muncie Civic Theatre | Muncie, IN | Underwrite scripts/ royalties/ music for season productions; | $89,397 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Muncie in Habitat for Humanity | Muncie, IN | Housing program | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Delaware Advancement Corporation | Muncie, IN | Support vision 2027 plan implementation; can leadership appreciation | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eci Regional Partnership | Muncie, IN | General operating expenses | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Red-Tail Conservancy Inc | Muncie, IN | Operations support & matching challenge grant | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth for Christ Muncie Area | Muncie, IN | Juvenile justice ministry at yoc & city life program; mentoring/tutoring strategies with mcs students | $61,438 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cardinal Greenways | Muncie, IN | Matching support & trail gap work with taylor university | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Riley Childrens Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | Large-scale t-1d | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teen Works | Indianapolis, IN | Programming & service | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Motivate Our Minds | Muncie, IN | After school & summer program | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ross Community Center | Muncie, IN | Operations & programming | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Muncie, IN | Big idea initiative delaware county | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whitely Community Council | Muncie, IN | Funds for fundraising consultant; offset costs with director's salary & support education initiatives | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA of Central Indiana | Muncie, IN | Emergency shelter & c.o.t.s. program | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christian Ministries of Delaware County | Muncie, IN | Emergency men's sleeping room & shelter's security system | $34,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Music for All | Indianapolis, IN | Summer symposium support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Symphony Orchestras | Muncie, IN | Partnership program with ball state university & implement private lessons | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College Mentors for Kids | Indianapolis, IN | Bsu chapter program school activities | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| By5 Early Learning Initiative | Muncie, IN | Can leadership & spring summit | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Muncie, IN | Staff/expense support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Indiana Philanthropy Alliance | Indianapolis, IN | Participation in statewide alliance of philanthropic organizations | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Muncie Downtown Development Partnership | Muncie, IN | Muncie three trails music series | Community improvement and capacity building | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ivy Tech Foundation | Muncie, IN | Mentoring/tutoring middle grade math can; 21st century scholar | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross Indiana Region | Indianapolis, IN | Delaware & randolph counties, in tornado disaster relief | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Foundation of Muncie & de Co | Muncie, IN | Funders forum | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shafer Leadership Academy | Muncie, IN | Strategic planning process support | Public and societal benefit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Masterworks Chorale | Muncie, IN | Middle school choir invitational | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $495,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $300,500 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $166,050 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Indiana | $3,480,076 |
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Updated November 13, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.