Boren Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Upland, IN · EIN 35-1557058 · reported 2023–2025
225grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$8,700lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$5.9Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 27 of its 225 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $375K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 218
Upland, IN 46989-0218
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Daf - Renaissance Charitable Foundation DAF FOR TOWN OF UPLAND (PARK) | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000,078 |
| Eastbrook Community Schools PROVIDE NUMEROUS UPGRADES | Marion, IN | $327,500 |
| Eastbrook Community Schools EDUCATIONAL | Marion, IN | $185,000 |
| Eastbrook Community Schools EDUCATIONAL | Marion, IN | $181,000 |
| Nearspace Education Inc PROGRAM | Upland, IN | $150,000 |
| Isaiah 117 House TO ASSIST WITH CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSE FOR FOSTER CHILDREN | Elizabethton, TN | $100,000 |
| Marion Land Trustsagamore Institute TO ADDRESS BLIGHT IN DOWNTOWN MARION | Marion, IN | $100,000 |
| Eastbrook Community Schools TO PROVIDE A NEW SCOREBOARD FOR THE FOOTBALL FIELD | Marion, IN | $81,275 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE FOOD INSECURE | Muncie, IN | $66,913 |
| Upland Volunteer Fire Department TO PURCHASE A MEDICAL RESPONSE VEHICLE | Upland, IN | $65,000 |
| First Light Child Advocacy Center PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR COMBATING CHILD ABUSE | Marion, IN | $63,367 |
| Grant County Sheriff's Department TO REPLACE AED UNITS | Marion, IN | $60,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank TO SUPPORT FOOD INSECURITY PROGRAMS | Muncie, IN | $60,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank PROGRAM | Muncie, IN | $60,000 |
| Matthews Fire Department PROGRAM | Matthews, IN | $55,000 |
| Mill Township Fire Department TO PURCHASE AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND FILL STATION | Marion, IN | $54,200 |
| East Central Indiana Robotics TO ASSIST WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMMING | Matthews, IN | $52,000 |
| Ivy Tech Foundation Inc ASSIST WITH STUDENTS FACING FINANCIAL BARRIERS | Marion, IN | $50,000 |
| Center Township Volunteer Fire Dept PROGRAM | Marion, IN | $50,000 |
| East Central Indiana Robotics PROGRAM | Matthews, IN | $50,000 |
| Eastbrook Youth Baseball & Softball PROGRAM | Upland, IN | $50,000 |
| Our Town Upland HISTORICAL SIGNS, PARK BEAUTIFICATION, DEPOT RESTORATION | Upland, IN | $47,000 |
| Salvation Army of Grant County PROGRAM | Marion, IN | $45,000 |
| Matthews Volunteer Fire Department TO PROVIDE FOR EQUIPMENT | Matthews, IN | $41,275 |
| Mid-North Food Pantry TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE FOOD INSECURE | Indianapolis, IN | $40,637 |
| Union Chapel Ministries TOWARDS A NEW VAN AND JR SR HIGH PROGRAMMING | Muncie, IN | $40,000 |
| East Central Indiana Robotics PROGRAM | Matthews, IN | $40,000 |
| Blackford Jr Sr High School PROGRAM | Hartford City, IN | $35,000 |
| Marion Pal Club PROGRAM | Marion, IN | $33,000 |
| Nearspace Education Inc TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND A NEW CHAIR LIFT | Upland, IN | $32,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Indiana TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING | Marion, IN | $30,000 |
| Grant County Rescue Mission Inc PROVIDE BOX TRUCK TO PICK UP DONATIONS | Marion, IN | $30,000 |
| Pierce Churchglobal Methodist Church PRESCHOOL FINANCIAL AID, CARPET FOR NURSERY | Upland, IN | $30,000 |
| Van Buren Youth Sports Inc TO REPAIR 3 BALL DIAMONDS | Van Buren, IN | $30,000 |
| Wilson-Vaughan Hostess House RENOVATIONS TO THE HISTORICAL HOME | Marion, IN | $30,000 |
| Grant Co YMCA PROGRAM | Marion, IN | $30,000 |
| 1846 Enterprises PROGRAM | Upland, IN | $30,000 |
| Fairmount Fire Dept PROGRAM | Fairmount, IN | $30,000 |
| Grant County Regional Career Center PROGRAM | Marion, IN | $30,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank PROGRAM | Muncie, IN | $30,000 |
| Washington Volunteer Fire Dept PROGRAM | Marion, IN | $30,000 |
| Fairmount Police Department TO PROVIDE TASERS | Fairmount, IN | $29,000 |
| Upland Public Library SUMMER READING PROGRAM AND MISC. PROGRAMMING | Upland, IN | $28,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of NE Indiana PROGRAM | Marion, IN | $28,000 |
| Community Foundation of Grant County TO SUPPORT THE ACADEMY PROGRAM WITH LAPTOPS | Marion, IN | $27,600 |
| Ivy Tech Fdn Inc PROGRAM | Marion, IN | $27,500 |
| Casa of Grant County PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR CHILD ADVOCACY | Marion, IN | $27,092 |
| Upland Volunteer Fire Department TANK PUMP/ASSEMBLY FOR NEW TRUCK | Upland, IN | $27,091 |
| Destiny Rescue USA TO ENROLL SURVIVORS IN THE FREEDOM PLAN PROGRAM | Fort Wayne, IN | $25,000 |
| Gilead Ministries Inc TO HELP WITH GENERAL NEEDS OF THE ORGANIZATION | Marion, IN | $25,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Grant Co CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR HOUSE BUILD | Marion, IN | $25,000 |
| Heartland Film TO ASSIST WITH RADIANCE CINEMA AT BALL STATE UNIV. | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 |
| Nearspace Education Inc BALLOON SUBSCRIPTION FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS | Upland, IN | $25,000 |
| Thriving Grant Co Inc SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMMING | Gas City, IN | $25,000 |
| Bnf Ministries TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE FOOD INSECURE | Muncie, IN | $25,000 |
| Blood N Fire Inc PROGRAM | Muncie, IN | $25,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Grant County PROGRAM | Marion, IN | $25,000 |
| Grant County Rescue Mission PROGRAM | Marion, IN | $25,000 |
| Blood N Fire Inc PROGRAM | Muncie, IN | $25,000 |
| Delaware County Special Needs Progr PROGRAM | Muncie, IN | $25,000 |
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