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Foundation and Grant Support

Grants and Foundations expand WFYI’s mission and impact. Foundation funding supports specific initiatives, including local news, education, engagement and local content creation; in addition to overall sustainability through general operating support.
We aim to have a diverse set of financial backers and supporters, including community members, philanthropists and local and national foundations. There is a strict firewall between editorial and content operations and their sources of revenue. We do not accept money from political parties, PACs or politicians.

Christel DeHaan - A Legacy of Philanthropy — Christel DeHaan was an accomplished businesswoman, community leader and philanthropist. For more than 30 years, the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation has supported WFYI’s mission to produce diverse, engaging and multi-platform arts and culture programming. We honor the enduring legacy of Christel DeHaan’s support for the arts in our community and WFYI’s mission.

WFYI’s foundation support (2020-current) includes the following funders:

Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation
Arthur Jordan Foundation
Arts Council of Indianapolis
Christel DeHaan Family Foundation
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Cummins Inc
Eli Lilly & Co Foundation
Fred Rogers Productions
Genentech USA Inc.
Glick Philanthropies
Herbert Simon Family Foundation
Independent Lens
Indiana Humanities
Indianapolis Foundation
Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations
Knight Foundation
Lilly Endowment Inc.
Maryland Public Television
Nicholas H Noyes Jr. Memorial Foundation
PBS
PBS KIDS
Penrod Society
Penumbra Inc
Press Forward – IPB News Collaboration
Report for America
Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation
The Carter Center
WETA
WNET

FAQs

Is WFYI a 501(c)3 non-profit organization?
WFYI’s legal name is Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media, Inc, which is registered with the IRS as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Our federal EIN is 35-1147600. We are an active participant in Guidestar (www.guidestar.org), and you can find more public information about WFYI — including our latest IRS Form 990 filings — on that site.

Can I restrict my grant to a specific WFYI project?
WFYI welcomes grant support for specific projects. Current examples of grant-funded projects include Simple Civics, Side Effects Public Media and Be My Neighbor Day. Unrestricted support, or "operating support", grants support the overall sustainability of the organization as we direct those funds where they are needed most. We work with funders on current and future projects that may fit with their missions and guidelines.

Can my organization/foundation grants be anonymous?
Grant recognition for general operating support can be made anonymous if desired. Grants to support specific television and radio programs are subject to funding disclosure parameters set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), WFYI’s funder recognition guidelines and PBS and NPR.

Is WFYI interested in partnering with other non-profits on combined grant requests?
Collective impact is a key philosophy at WFYI, and we welcome opportunities to discuss ways we can better serve the community together.

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