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Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc

501(c)(6) organization Indianapolis, IN EIN: 35-1505147 Website

Operation of a foreign trade zone for central Indiana.

Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc at a glance

In short: Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc gave $21K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $10K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$20,500
+1266.7% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
Average grant
$10,250
Median grant
$10,250
Total assets
$2,856,212
+12.9% vs 2023
Primary geography
Indiana (56% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc

Who Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Japan-America Society of IN: $12KJapan-America Society of IN$12KProspanica: $9KProspanica$9K

The largest 2024 recipient was Japan-America Society of IN ($12K). Together the top 2 received $21K.

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

DallasIndianapolis

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30KTotal only2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 2 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $250 (2020) to $21K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $21K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Japan-America Society of IN Indianapolis, INSponsorship$11,500
Prospanica Dallas, TXSponsorship$9,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$2,856,212$1,048,884$703,292$20,5002$114,434
2023$2,530,457$840,256$575,111$1,500Total only$64,256
2022$2,225,096$745,523$472,950$3,000Total only$806
2021$1,945,688$662,249$323,026$3,000Total only$249
2020$1,605,669$677,293$415,974$250Total only$5,293
2019$1,354,595$636,782$477,631$8,181Total only$10,867

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc

Based on IRS filings

Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc is a public charity, based in Indianapolis, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $21K. Net investment income was $114K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc is led by Jeffrey Gaither, Chairman since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Jeffrey Gaither

    Chairman

    Director → Chairman, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Anderson

    Operating Director

    Director → Operating Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elias Maqueda

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kent Ebbing

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Alfred Bennett (2019) — Chairman
  • Former: Andrew Reinke (2019) — Director
  • Former: Cinda Kelley-Hutchings (2019) — Director
  • Former: David Holt (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Pipkin (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kai Chuck (2019) — Director
  • Former: Meredith Carter (2019) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: Pam McNealy (2019) — Director
  • Former: Stephen Dutton (2019) — Secretary

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 Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc

How much does Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc give each year?

Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc gave $21K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $2K in grants paid.

How large is Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc?

Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.

Where does Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc operate?

Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc has awarded grants in Indiana, Texas.

What is Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc's EIN?

Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1505147. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 2, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 21, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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