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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $762 | $264,384 | $264,374 | $335,478 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 28% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT WAYNE CIVIC THEATREFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $6,000 | 2016 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Sheppard | TREASURER | 1.0 | $0 |
| Julie Goodman | MEMBER AT LARGE | 1.0 | $0 |
| Melissa Shaw | PRESIDENT | 1.0 | $0 |
| Jackie Kocks | MEMBER AT LARGE |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $335,478 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $250,858 | $234,767 | $234,757 | $595,700 | $595,700 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $250,742 | $238,135 | $238,125 | $586,010 | $586,010 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $250,707 | $250,724 | $250,712 | $570,903 | $570,903 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $351,325 | $199,711 | $199,703 | $565,419 | $565,419 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $201,366 | $201,378 | $201,370 | $413,805 | $413,805 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $282,889 | $248,919 | $248,912 | $413,817 | $413,817 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $165,921 | $167,165 | $167,159 | $379,847 | $379,847 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $100,672 | $141,874 | $141,869 | $381,091 | $381,091 |
| ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS |
| $6,000 |
| 2018 |
| ST MARTIN'S HEALTHCARE INCMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.GARRETT, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $6,000 | 2018 |
| FORT WAYNE CHILDREN'S CHOIRFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $6,000 | 2018 |
| CASS HOUSINGFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $6,000 | 2017 |
| CROSSWINDSFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2018 |
| SCIENCE CENTRAL INCFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2018 |
| CAMP RILEYMARTINSVILLE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2016 |
| HEARCARE CONNECTIONFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2017 |
| FORT WAYNE BALLET INCFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2017 |
| ANTHONY WAYNE AREA COUNCIL BSAFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2017 |
| ROAD TO RECOVERY INCFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2018 |
| FORT WAYNE PHILHARMONICMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.FORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2017 |
| MUSTARD SEED FURNITURE BANK OF FORT WAYNE INCFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2018 |
| FORT WAYNE BALLET INCFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2016 |
| FORT WAYNE CIVIC THEATREFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2018 |
| TURNSTONE CENTERFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2017 |
| COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORKFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2018 |
| FORT WAYNE SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL INCFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2016 |
| EAST WAYNE STREET CENTERFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2018 |
| HEART OF THE CITYFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2016 |
| MCMILLEN HEALTHMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.FORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2018 |
| FORT WAYNE CIVIC THEATREFORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2017 |
| CANCER SERVICES OF NORTHEAST INDIANAMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.FORT WAYNE, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2017 |
| WELLS COMMUNITY BOYS & GIRLS CLUBBLUFFTON, IN | ASSIST VARIOUS ORGANIZATION NEEDS | $5,000 | 2017 |
| 1.0 |
| $0 |
| Kristin Smith | SECRETARY | 1.0 | $0 |
| Kate Alyea | MEMBER AT LARGE | 1.0 | $0 |
| Heather Bontempo | ASSOCIATE MEMBER | 1.0 | $0 |
| Janelle Johannsen | Member at Large | 1.0 | $0 |
| Dave Blazek | Member at Large | 1.0 | $0 |
| Ashley Guthrie | Member at Large | 1.0 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202521229349101632
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202441369349102714
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202321229349102307
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202211319349100021
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202101349349102515
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202021369349100732
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201901299349102050
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201831309349101973
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201721329349101662
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.