The Palmer Family Foundation

CARMEL, IN EIN: 35-6691822

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$4.6M

-3.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$259K

+1.3% YoY

Grant Count

59

-4.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$4K

+6.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$220K$439K$659K$878K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,645,071$4,809,819$4,273,689
Revenue$274,718$588,169$260,723
Expenses$312,685$290,539$304,331
Qualifying Distributions$262,005$258,600$262,800
Net Investment Income$240,463$556,230$222,431
Distributable Amount$260,942$241,045$239,458

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$66K$131K$197K$263K42 grants202060 grants202165 grants202262 grants202359 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

SOUTHERN STAIRS$25KYOUNG LIFE$17KHEART CHANGE MINISTRIES$13KSECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$11KREDEEM INTERNATIONAL$10KBETHEL CHURCH$9KPURPOSEFUL-DESIGN$9KELEVATE INDIANAPOLIS$8KTHE ADVANCEMENT CENTER F…$8KPLANT WITH PURPOSE$7K

Grant Size Distribution

288 grants across all recorded years

288<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$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

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DONALD PALMERDIRECTOR0.5
CAROLYN PALMERDIRECTOR0.5
M ELAINE PALMERDIRECTOR0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

23states
+15 more states

Cities

AlpharettaBartlesvilleBloomingtonBonita SpringsBooneBransonBrownsburgCarmelCharlotteChicagoChula VistaColumbusDenverDillsburghDurhamElizabethtonFederal WayFort CollinsGreenwood VillageGridley

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

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