Robert & Helen Haddad Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Columbus, IN EIN: 30-0127786

Robert & Helen Haddad Foundation is a private foundation, based in Columbus, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $8.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $463K.

Robert & Helen Haddad Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$8,657,274
+6.4% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$552,348
+40.6% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$463,151
+377.7% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$43,509
-86.0% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

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

Who Robert & Helen Haddad Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 27 (85%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

ColumbusIndianapolisFreetownHopeMemphisMishawakaNashvilleSeymourTopeka

How Robert & Helen Haddad Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 82% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2023 it paid out 5% 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-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K10 grants2020 11 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2023) to $651K (2021). In 2023 it made 3 grants totaling $23K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Columbus Philarmonic Columbus, INCharitable Contribution$20,000
Mill Race Center Columbus, INCharitable Contribution$1,764
Imagination Library of Bartholomew County Seymour, INCharitable Contribution$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$8,657,274$552,348$43,509———$463,151$515,831
2023$8,138,401$392,881$311,375$22,7643$22,764$96,953$441,928
2022$7,833,685$603,977$122,317$77,0003$77,000$497,068$408,090
2021$7,044,583$858,148$689,465$651,00011$651,000$383,934$351,574
2020$6,840,314$1,174,863$146,015$129,00010—$650,721$272,318

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Robert & Helen Haddad Foundation reported a distributable amount of $516K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Robert & Helen Haddad Foundation is led by Robert W. Haddad, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Robert W. Haddad

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hayden Bishop

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Helen L. Haddad (2020–2022) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Robert & Helen Haddad Foundation

How large is Robert & Helen Haddad Foundation?

Robert & Helen Haddad Foundation reported $8.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $552K.

Where does Robert & Helen Haddad Foundation operate?

Robert & Helen Haddad Foundation has awarded grants in Indiana, Kansas, Tennessee.

How much is Robert & Helen Haddad Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Robert & Helen Haddad Foundation reported a distributable amount of $516K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Robert & Helen Haddad Foundation's EIN?

Robert & Helen Haddad Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0127786. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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