Newfields Inc
To enrich lives through exceptional experiences with art and nature. Newfields offers dynamic experiences with art and nature for guests of all ages. The 152-acre cultural campus features art galleries, lush gardens, a historic home, performance spaces, a nature preserve and
Newfields Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $542,284,128
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $30,590,585
- -39.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $11,296,495
- -61.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $49,494,532
- -3.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Newfields Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arts Council of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | General Operating Support | $8,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $542,284,128 | $30,590,585 | $49,494,532 | — | — | $11,296,495 |
| 2024 | $535,821,328 | $50,692,742 | $51,102,944 | — | — | $29,674,062 |
| 2023 | $526,525,961 | $62,024,991 | $45,914,486 | $8,000 | 1 | $10,068,165 |
| 2022 | $522,742,990 | $54,487,472 | $42,718,576 | — | — | $26,995,624 |
| 2021 | $570,410,766 | $52,226,027 | $36,746,635 | — | — | $27,859,303 |
| 2020 | $469,323,358 | $50,888,212 | $35,655,621 | — | — | $24,032,935 |
| 2019 | $475,988,844 | $77,005,332 | $36,434,021 | — | — | $47,989,239 |
About Newfields Inc
Based on IRS filings
Newfields Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Indianapolis, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $542.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $11.3M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Newfields Inc is led by Michael Kubacki, Ex-Officio, Interim President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 11 of 35 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael Kubacki
Ex-Officio, Interim President & CEO
Vice Chair → First Vice Chair, 2023
First Vice Chair → Ex-Officio, Interim President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$45K (2024) → $396K (2025)
Colette Burnette
Former President & CEO
Director & CEO → Former President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2023
$189K (2023) → $299K (2025)
Le Monte G Booker Sr.
President & CEO
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$78K (2025)
Darrianne Christian
Chair
Secretary → At-Large, 2021
At-Large → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Belinda Tate
Director of the Ima
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$338K (2025)
Greg Smith
Senior Conservation Scientist
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$139K (2019) → $179K (2025)
Jeremiah Wise
Chief Financial Officer
CFO & Treasurer → Interim President, CEO, CFO & Treasurer, 2023
Interim President, CEO, CFO & Treasurer → Chief Financial Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$187K (2019) → $321K (2025)
Jonathan Wright
Deputy Director - Horticulture
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$126K (2019) → $360K (2025)
Laura McGrew
Senior Dir-Guest Exp & Volunteer
Senior Director Guest Experience → Senior Director - Guest Exp & Volunteer, 2021
Senior Director - Guest Exp & Volunteer → Senior Dir-Guest Exp & Volunteer, 2022
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$106K (2019) → $128K (2025)
Jonathan Berger
Vice President - Mkt & Ext Affairs
Deputy Director - Mkt & Ext Affairs → Vice President - Mkt & Ext Affairs, 2022
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$144K (2020) → $264K (2025)
Grace Meils
Vice President of Advancement
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$168K (2022) → $244K (2025)
Ernest Gause
Chief People & Diver. Officer
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$224K (2023) → $568K (2025)
Myrta Pulliam
At-Large
Board Member → At-Large, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Toni Bader
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Lechleiter
Board Member
Board Member → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Sellers
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Swisher Crabb
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathi Postlethwait
Board Member
Board Member → At-Large, 2022
At-Large → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lily Pai
Board Member
Ex-Officio → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allan Mills
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nora Hiatt
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rosemary Steinmetz
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Kim
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Carpenter
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shane Merriweather
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel C. Yates
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Singleton
Secretary
Governor Chair Ex-Officio → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Lisher
At-Large
Board Member → At-Large, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leon Jackson
At-Large
Board Member → At-Large, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Regina Cross
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Scheele
At-Large
Board Member → At-Large, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan Henderson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Sutphin
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ira Maher
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Mays-Corbitt
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (38)
- Former: Dorit Paul (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ian Rupert (2019–2024) — At-Large
- Former: Susan McAlister (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jason Noyan (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Samuel Levi Jones (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Patrick O'Donovan (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: C. Daniel Yates (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Charles Venable (2019–2023) — Former CEO · Filing note: Ended 022021
- Former: David Eskenazi (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gary Butkus (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gary Hirschberg (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kathryn G. Betley (2019–2023) — At-Large
- Former: Kathryn Haigh (2019–2023) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Michael Robertson MD (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Otto Frenzel IV (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sean Huddleston (2022–2023) — At-Large
- Former: Adrienne Sims (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gary Schahet (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Tina Pasquinelli (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Nancy Caprenter (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Christine Baldwin (2021–2022) — Director of Philanthropy
- Former: Niloo Imami-Paydar (2022) — Curator
- Former: Daniel Skovronsky (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: David Barrett (2019–2021) — First Vice Chair
- Former: Marya Rose (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Rachel Simon (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Shirley Mueller (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Kent Hawryluk (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Kim Gattle (2019–2020) — Deputy Director - Instl Advancement
- Former: Matthew Gutwein (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Peter A. Morse Jr. (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Preston Bautista (2019–2020) — Deputy Director for Public Programs
- Former: Sherron Rogers (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Tom Pence (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Howard Schrott (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Kay Koch (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Susanne McAlister (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas Hiatt (2019) — Board Member
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $568K, to Ernest Gause (Chief People & Diver. Officer). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Newfields Inc
How large is Newfields Inc?
Newfields Inc reported $542.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $30.6M.
What is Newfields Inc?
Newfields Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Indianapolis, IN. It holds $542.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Newfields Inc operate?
Newfields Inc has awarded grants in Indiana.
What is Newfields Inc's EIN?
Newfields Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-0867955. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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