What Realtor Foundation does

The REALTOR Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization established in 1984 as the charitable arm of the MIBOR REALTOR Association, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Its core function is grantmaking to nonprofits working to end homelessness in central Indiana, with $3.5 million+ deployed since 2003 and a 2026 cycle of $220,000 across 24 grants awarded through a competitive proposal process. Revenue is generated entirely from charitable sources, including direct donations from MIBOR members (with 100% of member donations allocated to grants), corporate sponsorships from a Triple Crown sponsor tier of 18 real estate industry partners, and endowment draws. The foundation operates four signature fundraising events (The Ball gala, Golf Outing, Stream-A-Thon livestream, and REAL Challenge team competition) plus a Transactional Giving program that embeds commission-based donations at real estate closings, a Helping Hands volunteer matching program, and an annual Donor Wall recognition program.

The foundation serves two primary constituencies: donors (10,000+ MIBOR REALTOR members and corporate real estate partners in central Indiana) and grantees (nonprofit organizations serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness, including Seeds of Hope, Stability First, Coburn Place Safe Haven, and HVAF). Governance is provided by a board of directors under the MIBOR REALTOR Association umbrella, with Julie Randall serving as Executive Director. The foundation is not a technology company; its digital footprint consists of a website, email newsletter, social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), and a QGIV-powered donation platform. There is no proprietary technology, AI/ML capability, app, or API surface. Geographic scope is intentionally restricted to central Indiana, with no public signals of expansion beyond that region.

Name

Realtor Foundation

Legal name

REALTOR Foundation

Website

https://miborrealtorfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The REALTOR Foundation is a 501(c)-equivalent nonprofit established in 1984 as the charitable arm of the MIBOR REALTOR Association, awarding grants to central Indiana nonprofits combating homelessness and funding its work through MIBOR member donations, corporate sponsorships, four signature events, and endowment draws.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Foundation and Charitable Grantmaking

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Real Estate (6500)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Foundations & CSR Grantmaking (BPAGAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Homelessness grantmaking
• Nonprofit fundraising events
• Charitable foundation services
• Donor recognition programs
• Volunteer matching services

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Donations: One hundred percent of MIBOR member donations are allocated to funding grants. Members donate through various channels including direct donations and transactional giving at closings.
2. Signature Events Revenue: Revenue generated from signature events including The Ball, Golf Invitational, REAL Challenge, and Stream-A-Thon. Events include sponsorships, auctions, and direct giving.
3. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute to support the foundation's mission. Individual donations strengthen and grow the endowment.
4. Endowment Draw: Grants are funded through a draw from the Foundation's endowment, providing sustainable long-term grantmaking.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Realtor Foundation is the charitable arm of the MIBOR REALTOR Association, funding and supporting central Indiana nonprofits that combat homelessness through competitive annual grants drawn from an endowment. It also operates four signature fundraising events, a Transactional Giving program that lets real estate professionals donate portions of closing commissions, a Helping Hands volunteer matching service, and a tiered Donor Wall recognition program for donors at $250 and above.

Product overview

Realtor Foundation operates as a nonprofit charitable organization (philanthropic arm of MIBOR REALTOR Association) offering a portfolio of grant programs, signature fundraising events, and giving mechanisms. The core offerings include competitive grant funding for homelessness solution nonprofits, four signature events (The Ball, Golf Outing, Stream-A-Thon, REAL Challenge), a Transactional Giving program for real estate professionals, a Helping Hands volunteer program, and donor recognition through an Annual Donor Wall. A Board Portal provides members access to Foundation resources. This is not a technology product company but rather a traditional nonprofit foundation website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grant Programs Annual competitive grant program funding nonprofit organizations working to end homelessness in central Indiana. Grants are awarded through a competitive proposal process and funded through the Foundation's endowment.
• Signature Events (The Ball, Golf Outing, Stream-A-Thon, REAL Challenge) Four annual fundraising events that mobilize the central Indiana real estate community around ending homelessness: The Ball (gala), Golf Outing, Stream-A-Thon (livestream), and REAL Challenge (team-based fundraising competition). Revenue includes sponsorships, auctions, and direct giving.
• Transactional Giving Program Program enabling MIBOR REALTOR members to donate a portion of their commission or closing fees per real estate transaction, integrating philanthropy into everyday real estate business operations. Recognized annually via the Pooch Hunter Transactional Giving Awards.
• Helping Hands Volunteer Program Year-round volunteer matching service connecting MIBOR members with grantee organizations' service projects, including food service, cleaning, organizing, and groundskeeping at homeless services sites.
• Annual Giving Recognition - Donor Wall Recognition program displayed in the MIBOR lobby acknowledging donors at giving levels from $250 up to $10,000+ annually.

Quantifiable outcome

• $3.5 million+ invested since 2003 in organizations ending homelessness
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Home Experts of IndianacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Sponsor of the REALTOR Foundation. Supports all three signature events and is listed among the foundation's most significant sponsors.
• Century 21 ScheetzcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Premier Sponsor. Top Transactional Giving Office in 2024. Supports The Ball, REAL Challenge, Stream-A-Thon, and Golf Outing events.
• Midwest Cash OffercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Sponsor and supporter of the foundation's mission to end homelessness in central Indiana.
• Fancher Mortgage GroupcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Premier Sponsor. Active supporter of foundation events and housing mission.
• Ferris Property GroupcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Premier Sponsor and participant in Transactional Giving program.
• First American Title of IndianacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Sponsor providing title services support to the foundation and its mission.
• Two Men and a TruckcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Sponsor and corporate sponsor providing moving services support for foundation events and grantees.
• Total Quality LendingcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Sponsor supporting the foundation's housing-focused mission.
• D.R. HortoncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Premium Sponsor and homebuilder supporting the foundation.
• HomeTeam Inspection ServicescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Partner Sponsor providing home inspection services support to the foundation.
• Keller WilliamscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Sponsor and Top Transactional Giving Office winner. Active in multiple MIBOR locations including Indy Metro North, Northeast, and South.
• Ruoff MortgagecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Sponsor and mortgage lender supporter of the foundation's mission.
• Elements FinancialcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Sponsor and financial services partner for the foundation.
• HouseMaster Home InspectioncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Partner Sponsor and supporter of the foundation.
• Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Indiana RealtycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Premium Sponsor and major supporter of foundation events and grants.
• Northside Division of MIBORcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Premium Sponsor representing the Northside division of the MIBOR REALTOR Association.
• Carpenter REALTORScoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Sponsor and Transactional Giving participant with multiple office locations (Brownsburg, Carmel, Crawfordsville, Indianapolis, Shelbyville).
• F.C. Tucker CompanycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTriple Crown Premier Sponsor and active Transactional Giving participant with multiple office locations including Carmel, Crosspoint, Downtown, East, Fisher/Geist, Keystone, Meridian, Mooresville, Noblesville, South, and West.
• Realtor.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTitle sponsor for the 33rd Annual Golf Outing event.
• MIBOR REALTOR AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization. The REALTOR Foundation is the charitable arm of the MIBOR REALTOR Association, established in 1984. The foundation provides an outlet for real estate professionals to give back to their community.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Coburn Place Safe Haven: Indianapolis-based nonprofit providing safe haven and housing services to survivors of domestic violence and those experiencing homelessness. Listed as a Foundation grantee and a meaningful local peer in the homelessness-services delivery space the Foundation funds.

Direct peers

• Texas REALTORS: Texas state REALTOR association with an affiliated charitable foundation supporting housing-related causes. Comparable in being a state-level REALTOR trade body operating philanthropy for the real estate community.
• Central Indiana Community Foundation: Indianapolis-based community foundation making grants to nonprofits across central Indiana, including in housing and homelessness. Operates with a similar grantmaking-plus-events model in the same geographic footprint, making it the most direct comparable peer.
• California Association of REALTORS: State REALTOR association operating the C.A.R. Foundation, a charitable arm serving housing-related causes. Highly comparable in structure (REALTOR association → charitable foundation) with broader geographic scope.
• Indiana REALTORS: Indiana state REALTOR association that operates its own charitable/relief foundation arm. Sister trade-association foundation with similar member-funded philanthropy structure and real estate industry donor base.

Broad incumbents

• Lilly Endowment: Indianapolis-headquartered private foundation making grants for religion, education, and community development including housing initiatives. Much larger asset base but overlapping central Indiana grantmaking focus.
• National Association of REALTORS: National umbrella trade association for the U.S. real estate industry, with charitable and housing-related programs. Operates at a much larger scale and broader geographic scope as the apex body that local REALTOR foundations (including MIBOR) feed into.

Regional players

• Hamilton County Community Foundation: Noblesville, Indiana-based community foundation serving the Indianapolis metro region through grants and donor-advised funds. Comparable regional community foundation model focused on quality-of-life and housing-related causes.
• Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority: Indiana state agency funding affordable housing, homelessness prevention, and community development across the state. Indirect peer in the homelessness/housing ecosystem the Foundation supports, though structured as a government entity.
• Fairbanks Foundation: Indianapolis-based private foundation supporting community development, housing, and human services in central Indiana. Comparable mission overlap but operates at materially larger scale and as a private (non-trade) foundation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/REALTORFoundation
• Facebookfacebook.com/realtorfoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/realtorfnd
• Xx.com/realtorfnd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/realtorfnd

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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