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Where can I find historical tax returns and annual reports for foundations?

The Foundation Center keeps foundation annual reports and other publications for 3 to 4 years. Then, they are archived at the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) University Library, which manages the Center's Historical Foundation Collection.

Our Historical Foundation Collection consists of materials obtained from private foundations, the Internal Revenue Service, and public sources since our establishment in 1956. The collection consists of four sub-collections:

  1. IRS Tax Document Collection
  2. Historical Information Files
  3. Annual Reports (including a searchable database of holdings)
  4. Print Directories

To learn more about the archives, or to submit an information request, please contact:

    IUPUI University Library
    Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives
    755 W. Michigan Street
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5195
    General Information: (317) 274-0464

    Brenda Burk
    Philanthropic Studies Archivist
    Phone: (317)-278-2329
    Fax (317)-278-2331
    E-mail: bburk[at]iupui[dot]edu
    Web site: http://www-lib.iupui.edu/special/fc


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