Indiana Bar Foundation

INDIANAPOLIS, IN EIN: 35-6032377 Website

THE INDIANA BAR FOUNDATION (IBF) IS A CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND APPRECIATION FOR THE RULE OF LAW IN INDIANA.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$20.2M

+39.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$7.4M

+38.8% YoY

Grant Count

16

-11.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$463K

+56.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$8M$12M$15M2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$20,190,407$14,460,844$10,665,424
Revenue$14,076,300$10,479,501$4,352,887
Expenses$9,769,248$8,988,085$4,582,354
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$582,339$-70,732$843,869
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$7M3 grants202117 grants202218 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

PRO BONO INDIANA INC$2.5MINDIANA LEGAL SERVICES INC$2.3MINDIANAPOLIS LEGAL AID S…$900KNEIGHBORHOOD CHRISTIAN L…$524KLAWRENCE TOWNSHIP SMALL …$402KVOLUNTEER LAWYER PROGRAM…$167KDISABILITY LEGAL SERVICE…$147KLEGAL AID SOCIETY OF EVA…$103KCENTER FOR VICTIM AND HU…$97KLEGAL AID CORP OF TIPPEC…$96K

Grant Size Distribution

54 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K9$50–100K5$100–250K3$250–500K4$500K–1M6$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CHARLES DUNLAPEXECUTIVE DI$186KMARILYN J SMITHVICE PRESIDE$107KABBIE BUSHDIRECTOR OF$106K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CHARLES DUNLAPEXECUTIVE DI50$186,396
MARILYN J SMITHVICE PRESIDE40$106,837
ABBIE BUSHDIRECTOR OF40$105,927
TIMOTHY ABESKADIRECTOR
HON TERRENCE CODYDIRECTOR
DR ROBERT DIONDIRECTOR
LUCY DOLLENSDIRECTOR
JUSTIN FORKNERDIRECTOR
HON NANCY GETTINGERDIRECTOR
DAVID C VAN GILDERDIRECTOR
CARYN GLAWECHAIR
DR LAURA HAMMACKDIRECTOR
DREW HOCKSECRETARY/TR
SHARON JACKSONDIRECTOR
MICHAEL JASAITISDIRECTOR
JIMMIE MCMILLIANDIRECTOR
JUDY OKENFUSSDIRECTOR
ALEXANDER ORLOWSKIVICE CHAIR
JACQUELYN PILLARDIRECTOR
MICHAEL POTTSDIRECTOR
JULIE SLAUGHTERDIRECTOR
HON JAMES SWEENEYDIRECTOR
HON ELIZABETH TAVITASDIRECTOR
HON RICHARD YOUNGDIRECTOR

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

CalabasasCharlottesvilleEvansvilleFort WayneGaryHammondIndianapolisLafayetteLancasterLouisvilleRichmondWashingtonYork

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

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