500 Festival Foundation Inc
The mission of the 500 Festival Foundation is to generate funds to support the mission of 500 Festival Inc.
500 Festival Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: 500 Festival Foundation Inc gave $173K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $173K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $173,334
- -9.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $173,334
- -9.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $173,334
- Total assets
- $2,965,380
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to 500 Festival Foundation Inc
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from 500 Festival Foundation Inc
Who 500 Festival Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was 500 Festival Inc ($173K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How 500 Festival Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 48% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $77K (2021) to $192K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $173K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 500 Festival Inc Indianapolis, IN | Support charitable activities of the 500 Festival Inc. | $173,334 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,965,380 | $493,349 | $411,548 | $173,334 | 1 | $108,254 |
| 2024 | $2,962,108 | $684,459 | $517,411 | $191,800 | 1 | $100,858 |
| 2023 | $2,545,955 | $737,111 | $388,738 | $132,000 | 1 | $-27,831 |
| 2022 | $2,012,566 | $1,889,703 | $329,705 | $117,000 | 1 | $26,625 |
| 2021 | $621,076 | $289,521 | $255,945 | $77,000 | 1 | $23,173 |
| 2020 | $414,977 | $428,935 | $161,531 | $82,500 | 1 | $795 |
| 2019 | $329,662 | $238,198 | $340,057 | $118,750 | 1 | $1,299 |
About 500 Festival Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
500 Festival Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Indianapolis, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $173K. Net investment income was $108K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
500 Festival Foundation Inc is led by Robert C Bryant, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert C Bryant
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ted Dickman
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Al Wurster
Director
Chair → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Betty Stilwell
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Brody
Director
Director → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Simon Skjodt
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Connie Lund
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Kosene
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Harmless
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natalie Roberts
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Thiems
Director
Vice Chair → Chair, 2020
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Carter-Prall
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Strohl
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Molander
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zack Scott
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Murphy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Brown
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Rowland
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Poore
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Lowe
Senior Vice President Administration
Vice President of Finance → Senior Vice President Administration, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nadine Givens
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Al Smith Jr. (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Gary Aletto (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Mary Clare Broadbent (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Rob Hillman (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Jerry Semler (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: John Crisp (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Howard Shearon (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Paul Sinclair (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Justin Christian (2019) — Director
- Former: Pat Kennedy (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about 500 Festival Foundation Inc
How much does 500 Festival Foundation Inc give each year?
500 Festival Foundation Inc gave $173K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $192K across 1 grant.
How large is 500 Festival Foundation Inc?
500 Festival Foundation Inc reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $493K.
What is 500 Festival Foundation Inc?
500 Festival Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Indianapolis, IN. It holds $3.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does 500 Festival Foundation Inc operate?
500 Festival Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Indiana.
What is 500 Festival Foundation Inc's EIN?
500 Festival Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1961814. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 16, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
Live grants for the work 500 Festival Foundation Inc funds
Youth Development Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
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