Endless Success Foundation Inc
Endless Success Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Indianapolis, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $895.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $16.0M. Net investment income was $40.3M.
Endless Success Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Endless Success Foundation Inc gave $16.0M across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $16.0M), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $16,000,000
- -5.8% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- -75.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $16,000,000
- +276.9% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $16,000,000
- Total assets
- $895,480,315
- +22.0% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Endless Success Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was National Philanthropic Trust ($16.0M).
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 6 grants of 14 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Endless Success Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 45% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 43% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $11.1M (2021) to $17.0M (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $16.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA | Es Foundation - Donor Fund | $16,000,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $895,480,315 | $119,021,163 | $29,054,024 | $16,000,000 | 1 | $17,193,640 | $40,312,501 | $39,641,167 |
| 2023 | $734,040,745 | $100,354,603 | $20,630,225 | $16,982,477 | 4 | $17,411,052 | $11,578,909 | $31,713,538 |
| 2022 | $629,619,229 | $229,409,684 | $17,178,842 | $14,564,336 | 3 | — | $1,261,642 | — |
| 2021 | $494,523,027 | $397,026,743 | $13,477,014 | $11,066,192 | 3 | — | $9,689,650 | — |
| 2020 | $43,442,003 | $6,096,150 | $14,586,975 | $14,400,956 | 3 | — | $944,513 | — |
| 2019 | $48,693,629 | $20,315,358 | $11,243,148 | $11,211,637 | 3 | — | $1,029,658 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Endless Success Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $39.6M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Endless Success Foundation Inc is led by Mark R. Willis, Director, President & CIO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 6 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Mark R. Willis
Director, President & CIO
President & Chief Investment Officer → President & Chief Investment, 2021
President & Chief Investment → Director, President & CIO, 2023
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Ross
Board Chair
Director & Board Chair → Board Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory J. Hahn
Director & Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Davis
Director & Treasurer
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bonnie Egerton
CFO
CFO & Treasurer → CFO, 2023
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melynne Klaus
Grant Officer
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Judith Kleiner (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeff Parker (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Wendling (2019–2021) — Secretary & General Council
- Former: Christel Dehaan (2019–2020) — President & Board Chair
- Former: Kevin Kavanaugh (2019–2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Endless Success Foundation Inc
How much does Endless Success Foundation Inc give each year?
Endless Success Foundation Inc gave $16.0M across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $17.0M across 4 grants.
How large is Endless Success Foundation Inc?
Endless Success Foundation Inc reported $895.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39.6M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Endless Success Foundation Inc operate?
Endless Success Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
What is Endless Success Foundation Inc's EIN?
Endless Success Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2791355. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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