About Do It Best Foundation
The Do It Best Foundation concentrates its giving on Fort Wayne-area civic institutions, with a strong emphasis on expanding community health access alongside support for local cultural and zoological organizations. Most dollars go to a single large health provider, while the remainder funds prominent regional arts and zoo institutions, indicating a preference for visible, community-serving anchor organizations. Grants appear targeted to institutions that provide direct services and public benefit rather than small programs or national causes.
Focus Areas
Community health clinics and access to primary care in Fort Wayne / Allen CountyRegional arts and cultural institutions (e.g., Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne)Zoo-based conservation, education, and family attractions (Fort Wayne Zoological Society)
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations (unspecified/sector-agnostic)
Giving Approach
Concentrated, small portfolio: a few mid-to-large grants per cycle with the majority of funding directed to one flagship health grantee and the remainder to prominent local cultural/zoological institutions.
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating support
About Do It Best Foundation
A $150,000 general-support grant to Neighborhood Health Clinics Inc set the tone for Do It Best Foundation Inc’s latest giving: this is a funder that backs local institutions delivering direct community benefit in Fort Wayne. The pattern continues with sizable support for Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne and Fort Wayne Zoological Society Inc, each awarded $50,000 in 2024. Those three grants show a clear preference for anchor organizations that serve residents through health access, arts participation, and family-oriented public spaces. The foundation’s recent grants also reach beyond a single sector. In the same period, it funded organizations connected to youth enrichment, social services, disability support, food assistance, and community safety, typically through general support. Grant recipients include neighborhood-based nonprofits and regionally recognized institutions, with most awards clustered in Fort Wayne and Allen County. The foundation’s giving profile points to practical operating support rather than restricted project funding, and to a focus on organizations already embedded in the local civic fabric.
What Do It Best Foundation Funds
Health access is a defining part of the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2024, it gave $150,000 to Neighborhood Health Clinics Inc for general support, signaling sustained attention to community-based care. Arts and culture are another recurring area: Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne received $50,000, also for general support, reflecting support for regional cultural infrastructure. The foundation also funds organizations serving children and families. Teenworks Inc received $15,000 for general support, and Blessings in a Backpack received $10,000 in 2024 and $5,000 in 2023. Support for disability services appears as well, including $12,985 to Turnstone Center for Children and Adults With Disabilities. Across these grants, the common thread is operating support for organizations that provide direct services in the community.
How Do It Best Foundation Gives
Typical gifts are modest to mid-sized: the 25th percentile and median are both $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent record also shows larger anchor grants above that range, including one $150,000 award and several $50,000 awards. Grants are overwhelmingly general support rather than restricted project funding. The pattern is local and recurring. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Turnstone Center for Children and Adults With Disabilities, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fw, and Blessings in a Backpack. The foundation accepts unsolicited applications through its grant programs and reviews applications quarterly in partnership with the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$700K
Total Assets
$2.8M
Total Revenue
$1.7M
Total Expenses
$1.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Regional12 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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