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Indiana University Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Bloomington, IN EIN: 35-6018940 Website

The Indiana University Foundation (IUF) maximizes private philanthropic support for Indiana University by fostering lifelong relationships with key stakeholders and providing advancement leadership and fundraising services for campuses and units across the university.

Indiana University Foundation at a glance

In short: Indiana University Foundation gave $403.6M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $100.9M), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$403,555,809
+112.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$100,888,952
+112.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$77,986,236
Total assets
$4,668,012,589
+5.2% 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 Indiana University Foundation

Next open deadline
February 1, 2027 (Affinity Giving Grants (Consolidated Program))

Who Indiana University Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Indiana University: $403.6M across 4 grantsIndiana University$403.6M · 4 grants

The largest 2025 recipient was Indiana University ($403.6M across 4 grants).

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M20$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Bloomington

How Indiana University Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 27% 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

$0$200M$400M$600M4 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $161.6M (2021) to $403.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $403.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Indiana University Bloomington, INAcademic and Student Program Support$225,357,187
Indiana University Bloomington, INFaculty Support & Research$80,563,981
Indiana University Bloomington, INStudent Scholarship and Financial Aid$75,408,490
Indiana University Bloomington, INEndowment and Capital Additions$22,226,151
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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
2025$4,668,012,589$598,652,224$501,934,877$403,555,8094$194,380,962
2024$4,436,783,006$447,818,816$281,606,520$190,201,2984$182,839,240
2023$4,180,043,938$426,110,057$261,097,805$182,210,4184$224,825,432
2022$4,146,756,017$496,884,303$389,768,635$316,563,4494$242,675,258
2021$4,047,053,926$362,892,310$231,169,533$161,642,5974$150,847,486
2020$3,105,176,215$228,544,851$238,335,156$170,233,7254$-2,856,201
2019$3,215,937,812$309,542,663$239,782,427$170,008,1764$83,155,858

About Indiana University Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Indiana University Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Bloomington, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.7B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $403.6M. Net investment income was $194.4M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Indiana University Foundation is led by J Thomas Forbes, President & CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2021); 14 of 68 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • J Thomas Forbes

    President & CEO

    Interim President & CEO → President & CEO, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $353K (2022) → $512K (2025)

  • Pamela S Whitten

    Chairman of the Board

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Aasif M Bade

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Alan B Graf Jr.

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Alisa L Hendrix

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Curtis A Ferguson

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • David H Jacobs Jr.

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Derrick Burks

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Glenn Scolnik

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Gregg T Summerville

    Iuf Board Director

    Treasurer → Iuf Board Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • James D Fielding

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • James R Hodge

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jane M Jorgensen

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff M Fettig

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Julie A Davis

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn R Booth

    Iuf Board Director

    Iuf Board Director → Vice Chairman, 2021

    Vice Chairman → Iuf Board Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Kim I Pressman

    Iuf Board Director

    Iuf Board Director → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Iuf Board Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Linda S Watson

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Randolph L Seger

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Richard E Woosnam

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Robert L Zerbe

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Rose C Mays

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • W Michael Wells

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • William Q Buckner

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • David C Evans

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Dena Rae Hancock

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • James Robert Rob Quigg III

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • John Timothy Tim Morris

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Christopher

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Michael D Shumate

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Patrica A Martin

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Rick L Johnson Jr.

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Rodney M Miller Sr.

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Theodore D Dickman

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Victor E Renuart

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Spears

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth W Kaczmarek

    Iuf Board Director & Treasurer

    Iuf Board Director → Iuf Board Director & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa Proffitt Schmidt

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Steven L Tuchman

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Balcius

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Cheng Wu

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela Carter

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Johnson

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Sallie Jo Tardy Mitzell

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Amish Shah

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Sullivan

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • John Fernandez

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Gay

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Marya Rose

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Nate Feltman

    Iuf Board Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Graves

    Iuf Board Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Kristin Mays-Corbitt

    Iuf Board Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Boelke

    Iuf Board Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • D Abe Weldy

    Co-Cio

    Senior Director & Investments → Co- Chief Investment Officer, 2021

    Co- Chief Investment Officer → Co-Cio, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $208K (2019) → $441K (2025)

  • Jeffrey D Stumpf

    Former Executive Vice President for Finance & Operations

    Executive Vice President for Finance & Operations → Executive Vice President for Finance & Oper., 2024

    Executive Vice President for Finance & Oper. → Former Executive Vice President for Finance & Operations, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $280K (2019) → $256K (2025)

  • Joyce Q Rogers

    Executive Vice President for Development

    External Relations for Dem → Interim Executive Vice President for Development, 2021

    Interim Executive Vice President for Development → Executive Vice President for Development, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $265K (2019) → $352K (2025)

  • Mary Bonk

    Interim Executive Vice President Finance, Bus Op & Vice President Project Managem

    Vice President & Advancement Data Tech Services → Vice President, Adv Proj Mgt, Support & Tech Serv, 2022

    Vice President, Adv Proj Mgt, Support & Tech Serv → Interim Executive Vice President Finance, Bus Op & Vice President Project Managem, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $217K (2019) → $288K (2025)

  • Paula Jenkins

    Vice President & Principal Gifts

    Vice President Development & Bloomington → Vice President & Principal Gifts, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $236K (2019) → $263K (2025)

  • Sarah Beggs

    Senior Vice President & Advancement Services

    Chief of Staff & Vice President Stratg Initiv → Chief of Staff, Senior Vice President & Strat Initiatives, 2022

    Chief of Staff, Senior Vice President & Strat Initiatives → Senior Vice President & Advancement Services, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $185K (2019) → $238K (2025)

  • James Bergstrom

    Co-Cio

    Senior Director & Investments → Co- Chief Investment Officer, 2021

    Co- Chief Investment Officer → Co-Cio, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $264K (2020) → $436K (2025)

  • Jeffrey Lindauer

    Vice President & University Advancement

    Vice President Advancement Services & Managing Director → Assistant Vice President Development, 2022

    Assistant Vice President Development → Vice President & University Advancement, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $243K (2021) → $272K (2025)

  • Philippa Guthrie

    Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

    General Counsel & Corp Board Secretary → Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corp Board Secretary, 2023

    Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corp Board Secretary → Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $29K (2022) → $246K (2025)

  • Elizabeth Feeny

    Vice President of Development

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $215K (2024) → $231K (2025)

  • Julie McFall

    Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Culture

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $239K (2024) → $247K (2025)

  • Catherine Melvin

    Vice President, Finance & Accounting

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $225K (2025)

  • Patricia Riveire

    Chief Alumni Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $220K (2025)

  • Louis G Jordan

    Vice Chair

    Iuf Board Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Steven A Martin

    Assistant Corporate Secretary

    Assistant Corp Secretary → Assistant Corporate Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (47)
  • Former: Cynthia S Skjodt (2019–2024) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Joseph T Morrow (2019–2024) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Kathleen A Ligocki (2019–2024) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Lacy M Johnson (2019–2024) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Richard C Searles (2019–2024) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Sandra E Laney (2019–2024) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Isaac P Torres (2022–2024) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Scott Ryan (2022–2024) — Director of Investments
  • Former: Sheila Decker (2023–2024) — Vice President & Administration
  • Former: Dale Ellen Leff (2019–2023) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Dorothy Metaj (2019–2023) — Vice President Development & Indianapolis
  • Former: Julie Beth Vipperman (2023) — Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Culture
  • Former: Ann S Harrison (2019–2022) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: David G Elmore (2019–2022) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Gary Stratten (2019–2022) — Former Executive Vice President Investments & CIO
  • Former: Harry L Gonso (2019–2022) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Julie Inskeep (2019–2022) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: MaryEllen Bishop (2019–2022) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Michael J Mirro (2019–2022) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Robert H McKinney (2019–2022) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Stacy Knapper (2019–2022) — General Counsel
  • Former: V William Hunt (2019–2022) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Anne Wymore (2021–2022) — Vice President, Marketing & Annual Giving
  • Former: Pat Shoulders (2021–2022) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Daniel C Smith (2019–2021) — President & CEO
  • Former: Michael A McRobbie (2019–2021) — Board Chair & Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Richard Dupree (2019–2021) — Executive Vice President for Development
  • Former: Bryan Melvin (2021) — Vice President Development & Prin Gifts
  • Former: Alan B Gilman (2019–2020) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Bill C Brown (2019–2020) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Clarence H Doninger (2019–2020) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Dave Evans (2019–2020) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Ellen C Gignilliat (2019–2020) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Gary J Anderson (2019–2020) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Gayle K Cook (2019–2020) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: J Robert Quigg III (2019–2020) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Lynn E Reichle (2019–2020) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Milton R Stewart (2019–2020) — Vice Chairman
  • Former: Norman E Pfau Jr. (2019–2020) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: PA Mack Jr. (2019–2020) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Patrick A Shoulders (2019–2020) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Richard L Johnson Jr. (2019–2020) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Scott C Schurz (2019–2020) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Stephen A Stitle (2019–2020) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Tim Morris (2019–2020) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Jay B Hunt (2019) — Iuf Board Director
  • Former: Jeff Lindauer (2019) — Vice President, Adv. Serv & Mg Director Cap Camp

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

J Thomas Forbes — President and CEO: $512KJ Thomas ForbesPresident and CEO$512KD Abe Weldy — Co-CIO: $441KD Abe WeldyCo-CIO$441KJames Bergstrom — Co-CIO: $436KJames BergstromCo-CIO$436KJoyce Q Rogers — EVP for Development: $352KJoyce Q RogersEVP for Development$352KMary Bonk — Interim EVP Finance and Bus Op, VP Project Managem: $288KMary BonkInterim EVP Finance and Bus Op…$288KJeffrey Lindauer — VP, University Advancement: $272KJeffrey LindauerVP, University Advancement$272KPaula Jenkins — VP, Principal Gifts: $263KPaula JenkinsVP, Principal Gifts$263KJeffrey D Stumpf — Former EVP for Finance & Operations: $256KJeffrey D StumpfFormer EVP for Finance &…$256KJulie McFall — Senior VP, Human Resources & Culture: $247KJulie McFallSenior VP, Human Resources &…$247KPhilippa Guthrie — EVP, Gen Counsel & Sec. (until 6/25): $246KPhilippa GuthrieEVP, Gen Counsel & Sec. (until…$246KSarah Beggs — Senior VP, Advancement Services: $238KSarah BeggsSenior VP, Advancement Services$238KElizabeth Feeny — VP of Development: $231KElizabeth FeenyVP of Development$231KCatherine Melvin — VP, Fin. and Accounting (until 1/25): $225KCatherine MelvinVP, Fin. and Accounting (until…$225KPatricia Riveire — Chief Alumni Officer: $220KPatricia RiveireChief Alumni Officer$220K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $512K, to J Thomas Forbes (President and CEO). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Indiana University Foundation

How much does Indiana University Foundation give each year?

Indiana University Foundation gave $403.6M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $190.2M across 4 grants.

What is Indiana University Foundation's typical grant size?

Indiana University Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $77,986,236, and its average grant was $100,888,952, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Indiana University Foundation give grants?

Indiana University Foundation gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Bloomington, IN (4 grants).

Does Indiana University Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Indiana University Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Indiana University Foundation?

Indiana University Foundation reported $4.7B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $598.7M.

What is Indiana University Foundation?

Indiana University Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Bloomington, IN. It holds $4.7B in total assets as of 2025.

What is Indiana University Foundation's EIN?

Indiana University Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-6018940. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 7, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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