William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Zionsville, IN EIN: 35-2062881

William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Zionsville, Indiana. Its 2025 filing reports 40 grants totaling $110,369, with the largest award going to the Carmel Symphony Orchestra.

Key facts about William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation

In short: William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation gave $110K across 40 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Indiana. 35% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
35-2062881
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$110,369
Grants made (2025)
40
Average grant
$2,759
Median grant
$150
New grantees (estimate)
35% first-time grantees (14 of 40, 2025)
Total assets
$835,639
Primary geography
Indiana (78% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$836K

-0.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$110K

-33.8% YoY

Grant Count

40

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

-33.8% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $609K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation open to new grantees?

35%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 14 of 40 grantees (35%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $157; repeat grants $4K. How we count

Medians: $55 first-time, $250 repeat.

  • 60% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 68% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 19% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for organizations with varied missions. For example, the Carmel Symphony Orchestra describes its mission as sustaining a symphonic orchestra in the Hamilton County area. Samaritan’s Purse describes its work as providing spiritual and physical aid to people affected by war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine. Judicial Watch describes its mission as promoting government integrity, transparency, accountability, and fidelity to the rule of law through advocacy, litigation, and monitoring.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation made 40 grants totaling $110,369. Grant amounts ranged from $35 to $75,000, with a median of $150. The largest grants included $75,000 to Carmel Symphony Orchestra in Carmel, Indiana; $10,288 to Bev Hartig Hungtingtons Disease Foundation in Fishers, Indiana; and $10,111 to The North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Inc in Raleigh, North Carolina. Other grants included $3,000 each to the American Red Cross and Judicial Watch in Washington, DC, and $2,500 to Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.

In 2024, the foundation’s supported organizations included Carmel Symphony Orchestra, which received $100,380; Samaritan’s Purse, which received $10,000; and Judicial Watch Inc, which received $2,000.

How to Apply

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, Indiana recipients received 78% of grant dollars, followed by recipients in North Carolina (10%), Washington, DC (8%), New York (1%), and Virginia (1%).

Grant Distribution by State

17states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 40 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonIndianapolisArlingtonNew YorkCarmelStaten IslandAtlantaCold SpringDallasHillsdaleJacksonvilleKansas CityMemphisRaleighRye BrookAlexandriaParkerTampaFalls ChurchFishers

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K37 grants2021 34 grants2022 32 grants2023 40 grants2024 40 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2021) to $167K (2024). In 2025 it made 40 grants totaling $110K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Carmel Symphony Orchestra: $75KCarmel Symphony Orchestra$75KBev Hartig Hungtingtons Disease Foundation: $10KBev Hartig HungtingtonsDisease Foundation$10KThe North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Inc: $10KThe North CarolinaAgricultural Foundation Inc$10KAmerican Red Cross: $3KAmerican Red Cross$3KJudicial Watch: $3KJudicial Watch$3KHeritage Foundation: $3KHeritage Foundation$3KSamaritans Pulse: $1KSamaritans Pulse$1KAlzheimers Association: $500Alzheimers Association$500Leadership Institute: $450Leadership Institute$450Alzheimers Disease Research: $400Alzheimers Disease Research$400

The largest 2025 recipient was Carmel Symphony Orchestra ($75K). Together the top 10 received $106K.

Grant Size Distribution

183 grants across all recorded years

179<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 179 grants of 183 (98%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Carmel Symphony Orchestra Carmel, INGeneral$75,000
Bev Hartig Hungtingtons Disease Foundation Fishers, INGeneral$10,288
The North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Inc Raleigh, NCGeneral$10,111
American Red Cross Washington, DCGeneral$3,000
Judicial Watch Washington, DCGeneral$3,000
Heritage Foundation Washington, DCGeneral$2,500
Samaritans Pulse Boone, NCGeneral$1,000
Alzheimers Association New York, NYGeneral$500
Leadership Institute Arlington, VAGeneral$450
Alzheimers Disease Research Saint Paul, MNGeneral$400

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grant sum Grant count
2025 $835,639 $92,659 $115,826 $110,369 40
2024 $836,809 $8,202,478 $171,796 $166,647 40
2023 $870,844 $512,812 $92,492 $85,474 32
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$835,639$836,809$870,844
Revenue$92,659$8,202,478$512,812
Expenses$115,826$171,796$92,492
Qualifying Distributions$114,669$171,796$91,371
Net Investment Income$92,659$40,598$13,899
Distributable Amount$608,791$194,365$91,564

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation is led by William H Culpepper, President & Director on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • William H Culpepper

    President & Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • J Scott Culpepper

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Brenda L Culpepper (2021–2024) — Secretary & Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: 3290 S Us Highway 421, Zionsville, IN 46077
Phone: (317) 973-5264

Frequently asked questions about William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation

How much does William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation give each year?

William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation gave $110K across 40 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $167K across 40 grants.

What is William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation's typical grant size?

William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $150, and its average grant was $2,759, across 40 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation that year got $157 on average.

Where does William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation give grants?

William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation gives mostly in Indiana: 78% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were North Carolina (10%) and District of Columbia (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (6 grants), Indianapolis, IN (4 grants), Arlington, VA (3 grants) and New York, NY (3 grants).

Does William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (40 of 40) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation's largest grantees?

William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Carmel Symphony Orchestra ($75,000), Bev Hartig Hungtingtons Disease Foundation ($10,288) and The North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Inc ($10,111), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 86% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation?

William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation reported $836K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $115K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $609K (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.

What does William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for organizations with varied missions. For example, the Carmel Symphony Orchestra describes its mission as sustaining a symphonic orchestra in the Hamilton County area. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation?

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation's EIN?

William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-2062881. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Does William H & Brenda L Culpepper Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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