About Michiana Partnership
The South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership is a collaboration of the economic development partners from 47 smart connected communities in northern Indiana and southwest Michigan. The Partnership focuses on a long-term systemic approach to advance the region’s economy by aligning the efforts of various stakeholders around five key areas: educating a world-class workforce, recruiting and retaining great talent, attracting and growing new economy companies in complement to manufacturing industries, promoting inclusion and sparking opportunities for minorities, and helping entrepreneurs thrive.
Focus Areas
Regional economic developmentWorkforce developmentTalent attraction and retentionEntrepreneurship and innovationHigher education collaborationInclusion and equity
Who They Fund
apprenticesinternstrainees/participants in training programsearly-career workers/students seeking work experience
About Michiana Partnership
Michiana Partnership Inc’s recent grantmaking is tightly centered on training, apprenticeship, and internship stipends, with one grant of $260,000 to Tmap LLC Dba Makemymove in 2025 standing out as the largest on file. The pattern points to a funder that uses participant-support funding and program subsidies to move people into work experience and early-career jobs rather than funding broad charitable services. Its grant list also includes $115,000 to Lippert Components and $60,000 to Trek 10, showing that support is not limited to one employer size or one workplace setting. Across the records, the foundation’s giving connects directly to regional workforce development and employer partnerships. Grants to organizations such as Enfocus, Conn-selmer Inc, and Manufacturing Technology Inc suggest a practical approach: backing training pipelines tied to local employers and career entry opportunities. The mix of awards in 2024 and 2025 shows ongoing activity rather than a single short-term initiative. Bethany Hartley is listed in leadership for the foundation, and the legal name on file is MICHIANA PARTNERSHIP INC.
What Michiana Partnership Funds
Workforce entry is the clearest theme in Michiana Partnership Inc’s grantmaking. They gave $52,967 to Enfocus in 2025 for training, apprenticeship, and internship stipends, and $40,000 to Conn-selmer Inc for the same purpose. Those grants fit a model of direct participant support tied to structured training. The foundation also backs manufacturing-linked talent development. In 2024, it awarded $30,000 to Hoosier Tank Manufacturing and $30,000 to Crew Seating Inc, both for training, apprenticeship, and internship stipends. A separate $15,000 grant to Manufacturing Technology Inc in 2025 extends that pattern into another employer-based setting. Regional economic development shows up in its support for place-based institutions as well. Michiana Partnership Inc gave $25,000 to Idea Center and $12,500 to Downtown South Bend Inc, aligning workforce and innovation activity with local economic priorities.
How Michiana Partnership Gives
Michiana Partnership Inc’s typical grant size sits around a median of $16,250, with a lower quartile of $10,000 and an upper quartile of $22,375. The distribution suggests a steady middle range, with occasional larger awards such as the $260,000 grant on record. The foundation gives locally and appears highly concentrated in Indiana, where 92% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recent list shows activity in both 2024 and 2025, indicating recurring grantmaking rather than one-off support. The foundation is not listed as funding individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$473K
Total Assets
$1.2M
Total Revenue
$2.1M
Total Expenses
$2.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $22K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$22K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
BETHANY HARTLEY
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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