Private foundation
FORT WAYNE, INEIN
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 FY2026 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.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 990-PF | $833,679 | $324,016 | $302,925 | $5,033,379 |
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 20% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STILLWATER FOUNDATIONFORT WAYNE, IN | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $20,000 | 2023 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Nieter | CHAIRMAN | 0.00 | $12,000 |
| LAKE CITY BANK | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $35,389 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $5,033,379 |
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $224,106 | $277,915 | $256,408 | $4,523,716 | $4,523,716 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $265,438 | $270,482 | $251,874 | $4,577,525 | $4,577,525 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $409,565 | $302,388 | $290,158 | $4,582,569 | $4,582,569 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $173,958 | $289,510 | $280,560 | $4,476,060 | $4,476,060 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $193,982 | $287,558 | $265,580 | $4,591,701 | $4,591,701 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $443,743 | $252,960 | $243,061 | $4,685,278 | $4,685,278 |
| PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| $20,000 |
| 2023 |
| FORT WAYNE CIVIC THEATREFORT WAYNE, IN | RENOVATION AND STORAGE | $20,000 | 2026 |
| TURNSTONE CENTERFORT WAYNE, IN | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $20,000 | 2024 |
| TURNSTONE CENTERFORT WAYNE, IN | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $20,000 | 2026 |
| SPECIALTY TUTORINGFORT WAYNE, IN | BUILDING FUND | $20,000 | 2022 |
| EMBASSY THEATRE FOUNDATION INCFORT WAYNE, IN | WINDOW REPLACEMENT PROJECT | $20,000 | 2022 |
| LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF INDIANAFORT WAYNE, IN | OPERATING SUPPORT | $20,000 | 2024 |
| FORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAFORT WAYNE, IN | LIVING MUSIC FUND | $20,000 | 2024 |
| MATTHEW 25 HEALTH AND CAREFORT WAYNE, IN | HEALTH EDUCATION | $15,000 | 2025 |
| ST MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCHFORT WAYNE, IN | OPERATING SUPPORT | $15,000 | 2025 |
| ST MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCHFORT WAYNE, IN | OPERATING SUPPORT & SOUP KITCHEN | $15,000 | 2026 |
| MATTHEW 25 HEALTH & DENTAL CLINICFORT WAYNE, IN | MEDICATION RESEARCH | $15,000 | 2020 |
| CONCORDIA LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOLMatched to this organization because 4 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 | PERFORMING ARTS CENTER RENOVATION | $15,000 | 2026 |
| ST MARY'S SOUP KITCHENFORT WAYNE, IN | OPERATING SUPPORT | $10,000 | 2023 |
| MUSTARD SEED FURNITURE BANKFORT WAYNE, IN | BEDS FOR KIDS | $10,000 | 2025 |
| ST MARY'S SOUP KITCHENFORT WAYNE, IN | OPERATING SUPPORT | $10,000 | 2021 |
| MUSTARD SEED FURNITURE BANKFORT WAYNE, IN | BEDS FOR KIDS | $10,000 | 2026 |
| MUSTARD SEED FURNITURE BANKFORT WAYNE, IN | BEDS FOR KIDS | $10,000 | 2021 |
| JUST NEIGHBORS INTERFAITHFORT WAYNE, IN | GENERAL OPERATING | $10,000 | 2026 |
| ST PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCHFORT WAYNE, IN | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $10,000 | 2023 |
| MUSTARD SEED FURNITURE BANKFORT WAYNE, IN | BEDS FOR KIDS | $10,000 | 2024 |
| ST MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCHFORT WAYNE, IN | OPERATING SUPPORT | $10,000 | 2024 |
| SCANFORT WAYNE, IN | OPERATING SUPPORT | $10,000 | 2021 |
| FORT WAYNE CIVIC THEATREFORT WAYNE, IN | OPERATION SUPPORT | $10,000 | 2024 |
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 · FY2025 · period ending Apr 30, 2025IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202511849349100416
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Apr 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202412329349100606
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Apr 30, 2023
Filing id 202332299349100423
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Apr 30, 2022
Filing id 202202499349100800
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Apr 30, 2021
Filing id 202112089349101206
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Apr 30, 2020
Filing id 202012379349100511
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