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Avis Foundation Inc Grants

Private foundation · EIN 20-5063209 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$5.7M
Grants reported
32
Typical grant
$166.7K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

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Contact
Loralee Songer
Deadlines
See above.
Application materials
All grant applicants are requested to submit a letter of inquiry (LOI) prior to March 1 in any calendar year. If the LOI is approved a full grant proposal must be submitted by July 31 of that same calendar year. Applicants will be notified in October and successful applicants will receive funds in December.
Restrictions
The mission of Avis Foundation, Inc. is to make impactful gifts to organizations devoted to improving quality of life in communities through their commitment to the arts, education, entrepreneurship and autism.
Original filing text
Contact
Loralee Songer
Address
1909 S Main Street Upland, IN, 46989
Phone
7659988100
Deadlines
See above.
Application materials
All grant applicants are requested to submit a letter of inquiry (LOI) prior to March 1 in any calendar year. If the LOI is approved a full grant proposal must be submitted by July 31 of that same calendar year. Applicants will be notified in October and successful applicants will receive funds in December.
Restrictions
The mission of Avis Foundation, Inc. is to make impactful gifts to organizations devoted to improving quality of life in communities through their commitment to the arts, education, entrepreneurship and autism.

Reported organization name: Avis Foundation Inc

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202522$3M
202410$2.7M

Where Avis Foundation Inc gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Indiana$4.8MArkansas$750KIllinois$83.3KTexas$40K

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, AR

$500KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Graduate Program in Counseling

Taylor University

Upland, IN

$425KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Mitchell Theatre Infrastructure Enhancements

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

$350KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Veterinary Medicine, Leadership Coaching, and Occupational Therapy Assistant Training

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

$339KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Inclusive Excellence Scholarship

Indianapolis Children's Museum

Indianapolis, IN

$305KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Visual and Performing Arts Atelier

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (32 reported in all).

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Avis Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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