Earlham Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Richmond, IN EIN: 35-6014491

Earlham Foundation receives and holds permanently restricted gifts made to Earlham College, Inc. (including the Earlham School of Religion). The Foundation invests these funds and releases quarterly distributions of earnings to Earlham College, Inc. and Earlham School of Religion to support their operations.

Key facts about Earlham Foundation

In short: Earlham Foundation gave $27.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $27.3M), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
35-6014491
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$27,327,898
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$27,327,898
Median grant
$27,327,898
Total assets
$427,414,670
Primary geography
Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$427.4M

+3.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$27.3M

+12.3% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$27.3M

+12.3% YoY

About Earlham Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Earlham Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Richmond, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $427.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $27.3M. Net investment income was $16.9M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

RichmondWest Richmond

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20M$40M$60M$80M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4.0M (2020) to $68.8M (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $27.3M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Earlham College Inc: $27.3MEarlham College Inc$27.3M

The largest 2025 recipient was Earlham College Inc ($27.3M).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M4$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Earlham College Inc Richmond, INGeneral Support$27,327,898

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$20M$40M$60M$80M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$427,414,670$414,847,008$416,563,758
Revenue$20,988,253$5,650,530$13,932,576
Expenses$28,107,383$25,079,573$23,155,744
Net Investment Income$16,873,676$3,697,185$12,295,096

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Earlham Foundation is led by Tania Deng, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tania Deng

    President

    Director → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Donahue

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marion Shore

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Newlin

    Director

    Chair → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Mills

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Scantland

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chase Slaughter

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kirk Wright

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Moye

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacy L Davidson

    Former Treasurer & Secretary

    Treasurer & Secretary → Former Treasurer & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie D Ervin

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Assistant Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer, Secretary & Treasurer, 2024

    Assistant Treasurer, Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Martin

    Vice President

    Director → Director & Vice President, 2024

    Director & Vice President → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lianne Warner

    Associate Controller, Assistant Secretary, Controller & Assistant Treasurer

    Associate Controller & Assistant Secretary → Associate Controller, Assistant Secretary, Controller & Assistant Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    18 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Deibel

    Assistant Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Joe Hedrick (2021–2024) — President
  • Former: Randal Sadler (2021–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: John Turitzin (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Brent Taylor (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Catherine A Habschmidt (2019–2021) — Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Joseph Hedrick (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Phillip Morgan (2019–2020) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Randy Sadler (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Thomas Johnson (2019–2020) — 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 Earlham Foundation

How much does Earlham Foundation give each year?

Earlham Foundation gave $27.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $24.3M across 1 grant.

How large is Earlham Foundation?

Earlham Foundation reported $427.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $21.0M.

What is Earlham Foundation?

Earlham Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Richmond, IN. It holds $427.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Earlham Foundation operate?

Earlham Foundation has awarded grants in Indiana.

What is Earlham Foundation's EIN?

Earlham Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-6014491. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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