Buckingham Foundation Inc

INDIANAPOLIS, IN EIN: 20-2825177 Website

THE FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO SERVE A CRITICAL ROLE TO PROACTIVELY INITIATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE AREAS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND ARTS AND CULTURE. THE FOUNDATION IS FOCUSED ON OPPORTUNITIES WHICH PROMOTE LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY, SUPPORT INNOVATION, AND LEVERAGE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$32.9M

-4.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$625K

+46.6% YoY

Grant Count

18

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$35K

+46.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$5M$7M$10M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$32,854,083$34,274,035$35,371,283
Revenue$5,600,901$5,665,324$9,070,003
Expenses$7,252,628$6,766,241$5,197,133
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$589,019$315,495$4,859,852
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$156K$312K$469K$625K10 grants20205 grants20219 grants202218 grants202318 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

FIRST BAPTIST ATHLETICS$400KSTARTEDUP FOUNDATION INC$25KHERRON CLASSICAL SCHOOLS$25KINTERNATIONAL CENTER OF …$18KGLEANERS FOOD BANK$18KHORIZON HOUSE$15KCRISPUS ATTUCKS HIGH SCH…$15KGIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL I…$15KSEEDS OF CARING$13KTHE PARKS ALLIANCE OF IN…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

60 grants across all recorded years

55<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BRADLEY B CHAMBERSDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT1
MARK BERNSTEINDIRECTOR, TREASURER0.1
MATT EHINGERDIRECTOR, SECRETARY0.1
CAROL CHAMBERSDIRECTOR0.1
THERESA RHODESDIRECTOR0.1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

BloomingtonCarrolltonCincinnatiColumbusDallasDavidsonEvanstonFishersIndianapolisLafayetteLas VegasNashvilleNoblesvilleNotre DameSan RafaelTauntonWest Lafayette

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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