The Rescue Mission exists to provide, through the power of Jesus Christ, a home for the homeless, food for the hungry, and hope for their future.
A three-year pattern of support for Fort Wayne Rescue Mission Inc stands out in the foundation’s recent grant history: $1,105,612 in 2025, followed by $255,368 in 2024 and $255,172 in 2023. That sequence points to a funder that backs its affiliated Rescue Mission with large operating support rather than a wide set of external awards. Fort Wayne Rescue Mission Ministries Foundation Inc frames its work around providing, through the power of Jesus Christ, a home for the homeless, food for the hungry, and hope for their future. The foundation’s grantmaking aligns with that mission by supporting services tied to homelessness, hunger, women’s and children’s needs, residential recovery programs, and mental health services. Its recent giving also reflects a strong emphasis on direct service delivery and wraparound support for people experiencing homelessness and individuals in recovery. The pattern is local and consistent, with all recent grants going to a Fort Wayne recipient in Indiana.
Homelessness services sit at the center of the foundation’s support. The 2025 grant of $1,105,612 to Fort Wayne Rescue Mission Inc was recorded as support, matching the organization’s focus on shelter and case management for people experiencing homelessness. Food security is another clear theme. The foundation’s grant program describes funding for meals, and its mission language explicitly includes food for the hungry, linking grant support to emergency meal provision. Recovery and mental health support also appear in the foundation’s stated focus areas, including residential rehabilitation programs and mental health services. Women’s and children’s services are part of that same pattern, alongside family support, indicating that the foundation funds a connected set of programs rather than a single isolated service line.
Recent grant sizes cluster tightly around a single level: the p25 is $255,221, the median is $255,270, and the p75 is $255,319. The three grants on file show a recurring relationship with the same recipient across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including one much larger award in 2025. The foundation is not set up to fund individuals, and the available program information shows a grants-only structure. Unsolicited applications are not accepted, so giving appears to be directed through the foundation’s own grant program rather than open application intake.
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$4.3M
$404K
$1.1M
Most grants fall between $255K and $255K, with a median of $255K.
25th Percentile
$255K
Median
$255K
75th Percentile
$255K
PASTOR THOMAS MCARTHUR
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Grantmaking is local and entirely in Indiana. All three recent grants were awarded to Fort Wayne Rescue Mission Inc in Fort Wayne, IN, and the recipient-country distribution is 100% US. The active grant program also identifies service geography in Fort Wayne, Allen County, and Northeast Indiana, which matches the concentration of awards in the foundation’s headquarters city.
Its stated focus areas include homelessness services, emergency shelter, meals and food security, residential rehabilitation programs, mental health services, women’s and children’s services, thrift store or material donations, and legacy and planned giving. The mission language centers on providing a home for the homeless, food for the hungry, and hope for their future.
No. The active grant program says it does not accept unsolicited applications, and the foundation’s recent grants show a directed pattern of support through its own program rather than open, public intake.
The recent grants all went to Fort Wayne Rescue Mission Inc in Fort Wayne, IN. That repeated recipient pattern suggests the foundation primarily supports its affiliated Rescue Mission rather than a broad external portfolio.
The grant-size distribution is very tight: p25 is $255,221, the median is $255,270, and p75 is $255,319. The recent record also includes one larger 2025 award of $1,105,612.
Giving is local and concentrated in Indiana. All recent grants went to a Fort Wayne, IN recipient, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely US-based.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT WAYNE RESCUE MISSION INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $1,105,612 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| FORT WAYNE RESCUE MISSION INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $255,368 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| FORT WAYNE RESCUE MISSION INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $255,172 | 2023 | SUPPORT |