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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 FY2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $6,101,486 | $9,219,379 | $9,061,718 | $10,618,420 |
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 10% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRINE UNIVERSITYANGOLA, IN | SCHOLARSHIPS | $300,000 | 2025 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendra Klink | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $109,115 |
| Rick James | CHAIRMAN | 1.00 | $0 |
| Vicki James | PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $0 |
| Stephanie Foote | VICE PRESIDENT |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $10,618,420 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $11,721,561 | $11,844,824 | $11,687,795 | $17,335,518 | $17,335,518 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $3,575,719 | $11,241,789 | $11,006,694 | $17,458,781 | $17,458,781 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $8,679,657 | $5,566,678 | $5,336,237 | $25,124,851 | $25,124,851 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $1,284,753 | $5,754,073 | $5,587,789 | $21,968,274 | $21,968,274 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $1,178,373 | $4,129,383 | $3,919,087 | $26,437,594 | $26,437,594 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $1,581,634 | $12,383,650 | $12,178,815 | $29,388,604 | $29,388,604 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $23,375,338 | $5,823,014 | $5,608,196 | $40,190,620 | $40,190,620 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $10,373,311 | $5,430,028 | $5,287,409 | $22,638,296 | $22,638,296 |
| BARON ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROGRAM (BAM) |
| $250,000 |
| 2023 |
| YMCAAUBURN, IN | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $250,000 | 2017 |
| THE RESCUE MISSIONFORT WAYNE, IN | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $250,000 | 2017 |
| FORT WAYNE PARKS DEPARTMENTFORT WAYNE, IN | TREE FUND | $250,000 | 2023 |
| DEKALB COUNTY COURTHOUSEAUBURN, IN | COURTHOUSE BARRIER WALL | $246,600 | 2025 |
| 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 | MUSIC IS FUNDEMENTAL | $200,000 | 2025 |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTHWASHINGTON, DC | OXFORD STREET PROJECT | $200,000 | 2025 |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.INDIANAPOLIS, IN | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $200,000 | 2025 |
| FORT WAYNE CHILDREN'S ZOOMatched 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 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $200,000 | 2016 |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENTFORT WAYNE, IN | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $182,000 | 2016 |
| FORT WAYNE CHILDREN'S ZOOMatched 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 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $175,000 | 2017 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DEKALB COUNTYAUBURN, IN | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $175,000 | 2016 |
| GROWING LIVES FOUNDATIONFORT WAYNE, IN | GENERAL OPERATION | $125,000 | 2025 |
| GROWING LIVES FOUNDATIONFORT WAYNE, IN | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING | $125,000 | 2023 |
| NATIONAL PARKS FOUNDATIONWASHINGTON, DC | UNRESTRICTED | $125,000 | 2025 |
| THE ARC OF NORTHEAST INDIANA (EASTERSEALS RISE)ANGOLA, IN | ESPORTS / TRINE COLLABORATION | $120,000 | 2023 |
| THE ARC OF NORTHEAST INDIANA (EASTERSEALS RISE)FORT WAYNE, IN | ESPORTS / TRINE COLLABORATION | $120,000 | 2025 |
| FORT WAYNE CHILDREN'S ZOOMatched 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 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $112,000 | 2023 |
| QUESTA FOUNDATIONFORT WAYNE, IN | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT | $110,000 | 2025 |
| QUESTA FOUNDATIONFORT WAYNE, IN | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT | $110,000 | 2023 |
| 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 | PROGRAM AND STRATEGIC PLAN SUPPORT | $106,000 | 2023 |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENTFORT WAYNE, IN | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $105,000 | 2017 |
| BRIDGE OF GRACEFORT WAYNE, IN | HOPE UNLEASED CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $100,000 | 2025 |
| DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOLSWATERLOO, IN | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $100,000 | 2016 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Jeffrey Turner | SECRETARY | 1.00 | $0 |
| Matt Fetter | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Jessica Buss | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $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 202521429349100802
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202401159349102010
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202321429349100437
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202241309349102534
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202141259349101104
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202041549349100214
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201941279349102034
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201821159349100542
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201731299349101228
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.