Conner Prairie
FISHERS, IN
$10.5MTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Charitable
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Jean and Bernas Downing Charitable Trust Grants
Private foundation · EIN 38-7134032 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
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This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Michael A Rasor
- Phone
- (317) 566-1000
- Deadlines
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
- Application materials
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
- Restrictions
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Original filing text
- Contact
- MICHAEL A RASOR
- Address
- 450 E 96TH STREET SUITE 200 INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46240
- Phone
- 3175661000
- Deadlines
- N/A
- Application materials
- N/A
- Restrictions
- N/A
Reported organization name: JEAN AND BERNAS DOWNING CHARITABLE TRUST
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 year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | $16.9M |
| 2024 | 6 | $13.4M |
Where Jean and Bernas Downing Charitable Trust gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Indiana$30.3M
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
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$5MTax year 2025
Grant purpose
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$5MTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Charitable
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
$4.1MTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Charitable
Midwest Food Bank
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
$4.1MTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Charitable
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Figures are aggregated from Jean and Bernas Downing Charitable Trust'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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