Kent And Laurie Parker Family
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes, primarily focusing on community service, arts and culture, and food security. It provides funding to local charities, community foundations, and initiatives that promote youth development and historical preservation. The foundation emphasizes its commitment to enhancing community well-being through grants that address both immediate needs, such as food pantries, and cultural enrichment, including support for musical projects. While it primarily serves organizations within its home state, it also extends its reach to select initiatives in surrounding areas.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small- to mid-sized Indiana-based community nonprofits, arts and cultural groups, local food pantry or historical preservation projects, or community foundations acting as fiscal intermediaries.
Good Fit
- • Located in Indiana, especially in the New Harmony / Vanderburgh county area.
- • Project-level requests or program support in arts, local community services, food security, or historical/cultural programming.
- • Request sizes in the small-to-moderate range (typical grants under $10K, median around $1K).
- • Existing local relationships or introductions from other local nonprofits or community foundations.
- • Previous collaboration with local intermediaries (community foundations, regional university foundations).
Geography
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Indiana; nearly all dollars (about 99% in the latest year) were directed to in-state recipients with only a tiny out-of-state share.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 17 distinct recipients and the funder supported a range of independent local nonprofits and community foundations rather than a single beneficiary.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly indicates it only funds preselected applicants and while a small number of new grantees appear each year (about three in the latest year), the declared preselection policy and high repeat-grantee rate make it unlikely an unfamiliar applicant can win without an introduction.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
