Centra Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Columbus, IN · EIN 45-5288066 · reported 2023–2025
209grants reported
$2,500median award
$2,500lower quartile
$310smallest grant
$1.1Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 209 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $44K 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 789
Columbus, IN 47202-0789
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Burd Scholarships 37 | Columbus, IN | $92,500 |
| Burd Scholarships 36 | Columbus, IN | $90,000 |
| Burd Scholarships 32 | Columbus, IN | $80,000 |
| United Way Campaign | Columbus, IN | $53,192 |
| United Way of Bartholomew County | Columbus, IN | $49,671 |
| Pay IT Forward | Columbus, IN | $28,268 |
| Love Chapel | Columbus, IN | $27,500 |
| Salvation Army New Albany | New Albany, IN | $13,176 |
| Salvation Army New Albany | New Albany, IN | $11,197 |
| Fraternal Order of Police Cops and Kids Jackson County | Seymour, IN | $11,000 |
| Scott County Shop With the Sheriff | Scottsburg, IN | $10,705 |
| Fraternal Order of Police Cops and Kids Jackson County | Seymour, IN | $10,688 |
| Good Samaritan Food Pantry | North Vernon, IN | $10,525 |
| Community Involvement Leadership Program | Columbus, IN | $10,272 |
| Scott County Shop With the Sheriff | Scottsburg, IN | $10,055 |
| Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 |
| Scott County Shop With the Sheriff | Scottsburg, IN | $9,979 |
| Anchor House | Seymour, IN | $9,500 |
| Center for Lay | Jeffersonville, IN | $9,500 |
| Fraternal Order of Police Cops and Kids Jackson County | Seymour, IN | $9,018 |
| Salvation Army New Albany | New Albany, IN | $7,952 |
| Community Center of Hope Inc | Hope, IN | $7,500 |
| Columbus Firemen's Cheer Fund | Columbus, IN | $7,461 |
| Scott County Clearinghouse | Scottsburg, IN | $7,000 |
| Sellersburg Community Food Pantry and Clothes Closet | Sellersburg, IN | $5,500 |
| Turning Point Domestic Violence Services | Columbus, IN | $5,171 |
| Turning Point Holiday Store | Columbus, IN | $5,130 |
| Columbus Firemen's Cheer Fund | Columbus, IN | $5,130 |
| Columbus Shop With A Cop | Columbus, IN | $5,130 |
| Good Samaritan Food Pantry | North Vernon, IN | $5,104 |
| Sans Souci | Columbus, IN | $5,000 |
| Good Samaritan Food Pantry | North Vernon, IN | $4,977 |
| Columbus Shop With A Cop | Columbus, IN | $4,961 |
| Turning Point Holiday Store | Columbus, IN | $4,961 |
| Mia - Mission in Action | Columbus, IN | $4,500 |
| The Caring Center | Lebanon, IN | $4,143 |
| Hope Southern Indiana | New Albany, IN | $4,000 |
| Columbus Firemen's Cheer Fund | Columbus, IN | $3,538 |
| Columbus Shop With A Cop | Columbus, IN | $3,538 |
| Turning Point Holiday Store | Columbus, IN | $3,538 |
| The Caring Center | Lebanon, IN | $3,215 |
| Volunteerism Grants | Columbus, IN | $3,000 |
| Jefferson County House of Hope Inc | Madison, IN | $3,000 |
| Johnson County Fraternal Order of Police Shop With A Cop | Franklin, IN | $2,949 |
| Santa Protectors | Shelbyville, IN | $2,872 |
| Johnson County Fraternal Order of Police - Shop With A Cop | Franklin, IN | $2,817 |
| Santa Protectors | Shelbyville, IN | $2,724 |
| Turning Point Domestic Violence Services | Columbus, IN | $2,712 |
| Salvation Army Madison | Madison, IN | $2,578 |
| Advocates for Children | Columbus, IN | $2,500 |
| Asap Bartholomew County | Columbus, IN | $2,500 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Kentuckiana | Louisville, KY | $2,500 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bartholomew County | Columbus, IN | $2,500 |
| Boone County Cancer Society | Lebanon, IN | $2,500 |
| Career Resource Center-Brown County | Nashville, IN | $2,500 |
| Casa of Scott County | Scottsburg, IN | $2,500 |
| Children Inc | Columbus, IN | $2,500 |
| Coburn Place Safe Haven | Indianapolis, IN | $2,500 |
| Council for Youth Development Bartholomew County | Columbus, IN | $2,500 |
| Developmental Services Inc | Columbus, IN | $2,500 |
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