The English-Bonter-Mitchell Foundation makes concentrated, local philanthropic investments, demonstrated by a single, large contribution to a community-focused organization. Their giving appears targeted to one-time campaign or capital needs for mission-driven groups—likely faith-based or community outreach programs—rather than broad, diversified grants. This suggests a preference for making transformative impact through sizable awards to individual organizations.
A defining pattern for English-bonter-mitchell Fdn is its repeated support for Bridge of Grace Inc in Fort Wayne, including a $550,000 grant in 2025 for the Hope Unleashed Campaign and a $300,000 grant in 2024 for the same campaign. That kind of follow-on funding points to a foundation that backs major organizational initiatives over multiple years rather than spreading gifts thinly across many unrelated projects. The recent grants also show a broad interest in community-serving institutions in Indiana, from education and arts to health, youth development, and social services. Purdue University received operating and program support for the School of Music and the Omnibus Series/Doemer, while Fort Wayne-based groups such as Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne Inc, Boys and Girls Clubs Fort Wayne, and Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana appear in the recent list with substantial awards. The foundation also supports organizations serving specialized populations, including Neighborhood Health Clinics Inc for a sliding fee scale program and Community Transportation Network for specialized transportation. Across the recent record, the giving pattern centers on mission-specific projects, annual funds, operating support, and capital campaigns.
The foundation gives across several community-benefit areas, with arts and music support appearing alongside human services and youth programming. In the arts, it gave $400,000 to Purdue University for the School of Music and $200,000 to Unity Performing Arts Foundation Inc for a youth choral program. It also supported Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra Inc with $270,000 for operating support in 2025. Health-related giving includes $300,000 to Trine University Inc for a physical therapy program and $200,000 to Neighborhood Health Clinics Inc for a sliding fee scale program. Youth and education show up through $370,000 to Boys and Girls Clubs Fort Wayne for The Campaign/STEAM Action and $239,800 to Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana for JANI student programming. Community services are also present, such as $195,000 to The Salvation Army for social services.
Typical grant size is $12,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $83,750 at the 75th percentile, but the recent record also includes several much larger awards in the hundreds of thousands. The data show repeat support for the same recipients and even the same campaign names across multiple years, including Bridge of Grace Inc, Purdue University, Trine University Inc, Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne Inc, Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra Inc, and Turnstone Center for Children and Adults With Disabilities. English-bonter-mitchell Fdn is classified as a regular funder and also funds individuals. The grant list suggests a mix of operating support, annual funds, capital campaigns, and program-specific awards rather than a single grant format.
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Most grants fall between $12K and $84K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$84K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in IN.
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Highly concentrated — a single large grant rather than multiple small awards; appears to favor one-off transformational gifts (campaign/capital) to individual organizations rather than spread funding or many repeat grantees.
Notable grantees: Bridge of Grace Inc (Hope Unleashed Campaign)
Grantmaking is concentrated in Indiana, which is the top state by grant count. Fort Wayne appears repeatedly, with awards to Bridge of Grace Inc, Boys and Girls Clubs Fort Wayne, Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana, Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne Inc, and Community Transportation Network. Other Indiana cities in the recent grants include Lafayette, Angola, Upland, Auburn, and Pittsburgh appears once in the list for Eye & Ear Foundation Inc. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 320 grants in the United States.
Recent grants cover arts and music, health services and clinical education, hunger relief and meal delivery, youth development, homelessness and shelter services, transportation access, and grief and mental health support. Specific examples include Purdue University for the School of Music, Trine University Inc for a physical therapy program, and Neighborhood Health Clinics Inc for a sliding fee scale program.
Yes. Bridge of Grace Inc appears in both 2024 and 2025 for the Hope Unleashed Campaign, and other repeat recipients include Purdue University, Trine University Inc, Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne Inc, Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra Inc, and Turnstone Center for Children and Adults With Disabilities.
The grant-size distribution is $12,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $83,750 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes larger awards such as $550,000 to Bridge of Grace Inc and $400,000 to Purdue University.
Indiana is the top state by grant count. Fort Wayne is the most visible city in the recent grants, with multiple awards to organizations there, including Boys and Girls Clubs Fort Wayne, Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana, Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne Inc, and Community Transportation Network.
No. The recipient-country distribution in the data is entirely U.S.-based, with 320 grants, or 100.0%, going to recipients in the United States.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGE OF GRACE INC | FT WAYNE, IN | $550,000 | 2025 | HOPE UNLEASHED CAMPAIGN |
| FORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $270,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TAYLOR UNIVERSITY INC | UPLAND, IN | $250,000 | 2025 | ADVANCING THE ARTS CAMPAIGN |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NORTHERN INDIANA | FORT WAYNE, IN | $239,800 | 2025 | JANI STUDENT PROGRAMMING |
| ARTS UNITED OF GREATER FORT WAYNE INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $210,000 | 2025 | 2023 ANNUAL FUND |
| UNITY PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $200,000 | 2025 | YOUTH CHORAL PROGRAM |
| TRINE UNIVERSITY INC | ANGOLA, IN | $200,000 | 2025 | COLLEGE OF HEALTH |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CLINICS INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $200,000 | 2025 | SLIDING FEE SCALE PROGRAM |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | LAFAYETTE, IN | $200,000 | 2025 | OMNIBUS SERIES/DOERMER |
| TURNSTONE CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES | FORT WAYNE, IN | $175,000 | 2025 | CORE PROGRAMS |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS | FORT WAYNE, IN | $170,000 | 2025 | CAREER PREP CENTER/GREAT |
| WORLD BASEBALL ACADEMY INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $150,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PHASE 1 |
| EMBASSY THEATRE FOUNDATION INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $150,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| VISITING NURSE & HOSPICE HOME | FORT WAYNE, IN | $150,000 | 2025 | ELECTRONIC RECORDS PAYMENT |
| ERIN'S HOUSE FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $135,000 | 2025 | PEER GRIEF PROGRAMS |
| FORT WAYNE CIVIC THEATRE | FORT WAYNE, IN | $125,000 | 2025 | OPERATION SUPPORT |
| FORT WAYNE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $125,000 | 2025 | WORLD OF ADVENTURE |
| INDIANA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | FORT WAYNE, IN | $125,000 | 2025 | ZOLLNER EXPANSION |
| FORT WAYNE PARK FOUNDATION INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $110,000 | 2025 | CONSERVATORY AND RIVERFRONT |
| HOMEBOUND MEALS INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $105,000 | 2025 | MEAL DELIVERY SUBSIDY |
| PEARL ARTS INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $103,865 | 2025 | PEARL ARTS MUSIC ACADEMY |
| FORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| YMCA OF GREATER FORT WAYNE | FORT WAYNE, IN | $100,000 | 2025 | ENTERPRISE ZONE |
| VINCENT VILLAGE INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $87,500 | 2025 | VINCENT HOUSE SHELTER |
| THE ARC OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $75,000 | 2025 | 2024 SANDATA TECHNOLOGIES |
| ALLEN COUNTY-FORT WAYNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC HISTORY CENTER | FORT WAYNE, IN | $75,000 | 2025 | OPPERATING SUPPORT/CAPITAL |
| PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH | FORT WAYNE, IN | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING COSTS |
| COMMUNITY HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $60,000 | 2025 | HUNGER RELIEF INITIATIVES |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHEAST INDIANA | FORT WAYNE, IN | $60,000 | 2025 | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| ANTHONY WAYNE AREA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | FORT WAYNE, IN | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS BSA |
| SCIENCE CENTRAL INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $60,000 | 2025 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ASSOCIATED CHURCHES OF FORT WAYNE AND ALLEN COUNTY INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $60,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR FOOD |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF NORTHERN INDIANA-MICHIANA | FORT WAYNE, IN | $60,000 | 2025 | LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE |
| FORT WAYNE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DEPAUL | FORT WAYNE, IN | $50,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| METROPOLITAN YOUNG MENS CHRISTIA | FT WAYNE, IN | $50,000 | 2025 | ENTERPRIZE ZONE |
| HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY | HUNTINGTON, IN | $50,000 | 2025 | HU DMA CAPSTONE PROGRAM |
| FORT WAYNE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CROSSROAD CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $50,000 | 2025 | BUILDING FUTURES AND |
| AUBURN AUTOMOTIVE HERITAGE INC | AUBURN, IN | $50,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION PROGRAMS/CAPITAL |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $50,000 | 2025 | BIRTH TO THREE PROGRAM |
| NORTHEAST INDIANA FOUNDATION INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $45,000 | 2025 | REGIONAL INITIATIVES |
| COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK | FORT WAYNE, IN | $45,000 | 2025 | SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | FORT WAYNE, IN | $45,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| REDEMPTION HOUSE MINISTRIES | FORT WAYNE, IN | $40,000 | 2025 | FAIRFIELD |
| INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION THE PFAU COURSE | BLOOMINGTON, IN | $40,000 | 2025 | DR CALVIN MARY TOWER |
| CIRCLES OF ALLEN COUNTY | FORT WAYNE, IN | $37,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SCAN INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $35,000 | 2025 | INTERVENTION SERVICES |
| WELLSPRING INTERFAITH SOCIAL SERVICE INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $35,000 | 2025 | YOUTH PROGRAMS |
| LC NATURE PARK | ROANOKE, IN | $35,000 | 2025 | PARK RESTORATION PROJECT |
| FORT WAYNE BALLET INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS/CAPITAL |
BRIDGE OF GRACE INC
$550,000HOPE UNLEASHED CAMPAIGN
YOUTH CHORAL PROGRAM
TRINE UNIVERSITY INC
$200,000COLLEGE OF HEALTH
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
$200,000OMNIBUS SERIES/DOERMER
HOMEBOUND MEALS INC
$105,000MEAL DELIVERY SUBSIDY
YMCA OF GREATER FORT WAYNE
$100,000ENTERPRISE ZONE
THE ARC OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC
$75,0002024 SANDATA TECHNOLOGIES
ALLEN COUNTY-FORT WAYNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC HISTORY CENTER
$75,000OPPERATING SUPPORT/CAPITAL
PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
$75,000GENERAL OPERATING COSTS
HUNGER RELIEF INITIATIVES
ANTHONY WAYNE AREA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$60,000GENERAL OPERATIONS BSA
ASSOCIATED CHURCHES OF FORT WAYNE AND ALLEN COUNTY INC
$60,000SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR FOOD
METROPOLITAN YOUNG MENS CHRISTIA
$50,000ENTERPRIZE ZONE
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY
$50,000HU DMA CAPSTONE PROGRAM
FORT WAYNE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
AUBURN AUTOMOTIVE HERITAGE INC
$50,000EDUCATION PROGRAMS/CAPITAL
NORTHEAST INDIANA FOUNDATION INC
$45,000REGIONAL INITIATIVES
THE SALVATION ARMY
$45,000SOCIAL SERVICES
INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION THE PFAU COURSE
$40,000DR CALVIN MARY TOWER
CIRCLES OF ALLEN COUNTY
$37,500GENERAL SUPPORT
FORT WAYNE BALLET INC
$30,000GENERAL OPERATIONS/CAPITAL