Mission
WFYI FOUNDATION ENABLES SUPPORTERS OF PUBLIC MEDIA TO INVEST IN ENSURING ONGOING ACCESS TO EXCELLENT INFORMATION ABOUT ISSUES THAT MATTER TO CENTRAL INDIANA.
Public Charity
WFYI FOUNDATION INC
WFYI FOUNDATION INC, of INDIANAPOLIS, IN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.5M in revenue, $60K in expenses, $8.6M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 7 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.6M.
EIN: 351961650
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Single Organization Support
NTEE: T11
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.5M
Total Expenses$60K
Total Assets$8.6M
Grants Given7
Grant Total$1.6M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Wfyi Foundation Inc
How Wfyi Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$20
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $80 for programs
$80
Wfyi Foundation distributes annual funding support to its parent organization (metropolitan Indianapolis public media, inc.) To support its mission of trusted journalism, inspiring stories, and lifelong learning
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
ORGANIZATION MISSION SUPPORT
$489,000
Organization mission support
$215,000
Organization mission support
$193,295
Organization mission support
$181,076
ORGANIZATION MISSION SUPPORT
$193,206
Showing up to 5 of 7 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
CFO
Connie Campbell
DIRECTOR
George Plews
PRESIDENT AND CEO
Greg Petrowich
DIRECTOR
Howard Schrott
DIRECTOR
Karin Veatch
DIRECTOR
Rakesh Gangwani
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.5M | $60K | $8.6M |
| 2024 | $913K | $543K | $6.8M |
| 2023 | $213K | $46K | $5.5M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $265K | $5.0M |
| 2021 | $542K | $245K | $5.2M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $542K to $1.5M (+181%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in IN.
IN
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.