To improve health and inspire well-being.
Parkview Health System Inc backed a $5,050,087 program-funds grant to Parkview Health Foundation Inc in 2024, a reminder that its giving includes substantial internal health-system support as well as community grantmaking. The foundation’s recent awards also show a strong local mix of clinical service, education, housing, and community enrichment projects centered in Fort Wayne and northeast Indiana. Larger commitments include $2,800,000 for Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne’s expansion and modernization campaign, $1,125,297 to Trine University Inc for a future educational institution site, and $500,000 to Vincent Village Inc for new family homeless housing programs and a facility. Health-related awards are prominent alongside these broader community investments, with support for medical services, nursing education, and pediatric programs. The pattern suggests a health system funder that uses grants not only for direct care but also for the institutions and services that shape the local care pipeline and community conditions around it. Across the recent list, the foundation appears to favor organizations embedded in its service area and projects tied to facilities, programs, or workforce development.
Clinical access is a core theme. Parkview Health System Inc gave $1,180,732 in 2023 to Alliance Health Centers Inc for the delivery of medical services, then followed with another $837,534 in 2024 and $750,000 in 2025 for the same purpose. Education and workforce development show up through capital and scholarship support, including $500,000 to Ivy Tech Foundation Inc for an expansion and move of health sciences and nursing programs and $333,334 to the University of Saint Francis of Fort Wayne Indiana Inc for its School of Nursing. The foundation also supports family and child-focused services: it awarded $114,000 to Early Childhood Alliance Inc for early childhood education, child welfare, and parent education, and $100,000 to Healthier Moms and Babies for case management for at-risk pregnant women. Community health programming appears in grants such as $115,000 to the YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne for a diabetes prevention program.
Recent grants cluster around a median size of $50,000, with the 25th percentile at $25,000 and the 75th percentile at $101,500. That range sits alongside several seven-figure awards, so the foundation appears to combine many mid-sized awards with a smaller number of large capital or program commitments. The recipient list shows repeated support across multiple years for some organizations, including Alliance Health Centers Inc and Parkview Health Foundation Inc, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. Parkview Health System Inc also makes program-related investments and administers scholarship programs that accept applications, including healthcare scholarships and the Parkview Huntington Spirit of Service Scholarship.
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Most grants fall between $25K and $102K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$102K
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Giving is overwhelmingly local: 97% of grants go to recipients in Indiana, and every listed recipient is in the United States. Fort Wayne is the main center of activity, with many awards going to organizations there, but the foundation also funds nearby Indiana communities such as Angola, Indianapolis, Upland, and Huntington. Examples from the recent list include grants to Trine University Inc in Angola and Taylor University Inc in Upland. The pattern reflects a regional footprint concentrated in northeast Indiana rather than a national one.
The recent grants show support for health care delivery, nursing and health sciences education, pediatric services, family homelessness prevention, early childhood education, arts and culture, and community programs such as diabetes prevention and active-living initiatives. The listed beneficiary types include low-income children and families, uninsured and underinsured patients, students pursuing health care careers, and local residents.
Yes. The foundation administers scholarship programs through Parkview Health Foundation, including healthcare scholarships and the Parkview Huntington Spirit of Service Scholarship. The recent grants list also includes scholarship support to Marian University Inc for scholarships.
Typical grants cluster at $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $101,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes much larger awards, including multimillion-dollar commitments and several grants in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Its grantmaking is highly concentrated in Indiana, which receives 97% of grants. The recent grantees are mainly in Fort Wayne, with additional Indiana recipients in Angola, Indianapolis, Upland, and Huntington.
Yes. Parkview Health Foundation’s scholarship programs accept applications, including healthcare scholarships and the Parkview Huntington Spirit of Service Scholarship. Those programs are described as supporting students pursuing healthcare-related education in the Parkview service area.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTS UNITED OF GREATER FORT WAYNE | FORT WAYNE, IN | $2,800,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION |
| ALLIANCE HEALTH CENTERS INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $750,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SERVICES |
| IVY TECH FOUNDATION INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $500,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR EXPANSION AND MOVE OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND NURSING PROGRAMS |
| VINCENT VILLAGE INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $500,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR NEW FAMILY HOMELESS HOUSING PROGRAMS AND FACILITY |
| TAYLOR UNIVERSITY INC | UPLAND, IN | $208,225 | 2025 | SCHOOL OF NURSING PROGRAM |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $200,000 | 2025 | PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS FOR THE UNITED FRONT INITIATIVE. |
| EMERGENCY MEDICINE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST IN | FORT WAYNE, IN | $150,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE EDUCATION AND TRAINING |
| PARKVIEW HEALTH FOUNDATION INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $86,830 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDS |
| BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $58,490 | 2025 | FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $58,200 | 2025 | EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, CHILD WELFARE AND PARENT EDUCATION |
| EAST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS | NEW HAVEN, IN | $50,000 | 2025 | SCHOOL PROGRAMS |
| FORT-4-FITNESS INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $40,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE ACTIVE LIVING |
| TROY CENTER INC | COLUMNIA CITY, IN | $30,225 | 2025 | EDUCATION, TOOLS, AND SUPPORT |
| PARKVIEW HOSPITAL INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $30,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDS |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTHERN INDIANA INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $17,667 | 2025 | EXPERIENTIAL-BASED LIFE SKILL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN |
| FORT WAYNE CIVIC THEATRE INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $17,500 | 2025 | PROGRAMS TO ENTERTAIN, ENLIGHTEN, INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND ENRICH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH QUALITY LIVE THEATRE |
| ALLEN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $10,721 | 2025 | AGRICULTURE FAIR |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE OF FORT WAYNE INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $10,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE, SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY REGARDING HEALTH CARE ISSUES AND ASSISTING IN INDIVIDUALS PURSUING CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE |
| SUPER SHOT INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $10,000 | 2025 | TO EDUCATE, PROMOTE VACCINATION AND INCREASE AVENUES FOR IMMUNIZATIONS FOR ALL CHILDREN IN ALLEN COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES |
| KATES KART | FORT WAYNE, IN | $10,000 | 2025 | BOOKS TO HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF FORT WAYNE | FORT WAYNE, IN | $10,000 | 2025 | AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE POSITIVE, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN |
| TRINE UNIVERSITY INC | ANGOLA, IN | $7,500 | 2025 | PROGRAM FUNDS |
| FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | FORT WAYNE, IN | $5,100 | 2025 | SCHOOL PROGRAMS |
| PARKVIEW HEALTH FOUNDATION INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $5,050,087 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDS |
| TRINE UNIVERSITY INC | ANGOLA, IN | $1,125,297 | 2024 | FUTURE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION SITE |
| ALLIANCE HEALTH CENTERS INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $837,534 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SERVICES |
| CITY OF FORT WAYNE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION | FORT WAYNE, IN | $150,000 | 2024 | CAPITAL MAINTENANCE & IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR PARKVIEW FIELD & SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS CITY EVENTS |
| EMERGENCY MEDICINE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST IN | FORT WAYNE, IN | $150,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE EDUCATION AND TRAINING |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $114,000 | 2024 | EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, CHILD WELFARE, PARENT EDUCATION |
| TURNSTONE CENTER FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $102,000 | 2024 | SUPPORTING THERAPY & WELLNESS PROGRAMS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN & ADULTS |
| ELEVATE VENTURES INC | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $50,000 | 2024 | FOCUSED ON BUILDING SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP CULTURES THROUGHOUT INDIANA |
| EAST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS | NEW HAVEN, IN | $50,000 | 2024 | SCHOOL PROGRAMS |
| PARKVIEW FOUNDATION INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $48,235 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDS |
| BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $43,890 | 2024 | FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN |
| SUPER SHOT INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $30,000 | 2024 | TO EDUCATE, PROMOTE VACCINATION AND INCREASE AVENUES FOR IMMUNIZATIONS FOR ALL CHILDREN IN ALLEN COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES |
| PARKVIEW HOSPITAL INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $30,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM FUNDS |
| THE ARC OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $25,000 | 2024 | LEADING THE WAY TO FULL EQUITY, ACCESS AND INCLUSION BY PROVIDING LIFE CHANGING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NORTHERN INDIANA INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $20,667 | 2024 | EXPERIENTIAL-BASED LIFE SKILL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN |
| YMCA OF GREATER FORT WAYNE | FORT WAYNE, IN | $18,100 | 2024 | DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM |
| FORT WAYNE CIVIC THEATRE INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $17,500 | 2024 | PROGRAMS TO ENTERTAIN, ENLIGHTEN, INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND ENRICH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH QUALITY LIVE THEATRE |
| AMGA FOUNDATION INC | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $12,100 | 2024 | EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS |
| FORT WAYNE SUMMER SWIM & DIVE INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $10,000 | 2024 | SPONSORSHIP OF SWIM PROGRAMS |
| FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | FORT WAYNE, IN | $5,300 | 2024 | SCHOOL PROGRAMS |
| ALLIANCE HEALTH CENTERS INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $1,180,732 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SERVICES |
| FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | FORT WAYNE, IN | $625,000 | 2023 | SCHOOL PROGRAMS |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS OF FORT WAYNE INDIANA INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $333,334 | 2023 | SCHOOL OF NURSING |
| MARIAN UNIVERSITY INC | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $300,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| TURNSTONE CENTER FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $200,000 | 2023 | SUPPORTING THERAPY & WELLNESS PROGRAMS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN & ADULTS |
| ARTS UNITED OF GREATER FORT WAYNE INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $200,000 | 2023 | PROGRAMS SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF NORTHEAST INDIANA | FORT WAYNE, IN | $151,500 | 2023 | PEDIATRIC RESEARCH & PROGRAMS PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR ALL PEDIATRIC FAMILIES |
ARTS UNITED OF GREATER FORT WAYNE
$2,800,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION
ALLIANCE HEALTH CENTERS INC
$750,000SUPPORT FOR THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SERVICES
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR EXPANSION AND MOVE OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND NURSING PROGRAMS
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR NEW FAMILY HOMELESS HOUSING PROGRAMS AND FACILITY
PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS FOR THE UNITED FRONT INITIATIVE.
EMERGENCY MEDICINE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST IN
$150,000SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE EDUCATION AND TRAINING
PARKVIEW HEALTH FOUNDATION INC
$86,830PROGRAM FUNDS
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, CHILD WELFARE AND PARENT EDUCATION
EAST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS
$50,000SCHOOL PROGRAMS
FORT-4-FITNESS INC
$40,000PROMOTE ACTIVE LIVING
TROY CENTER INC
$30,225EDUCATION, TOOLS, AND SUPPORT
EXPERIENTIAL-BASED LIFE SKILL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN
PROGRAMS TO ENTERTAIN, ENLIGHTEN, INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND ENRICH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH QUALITY LIVE THEATRE
ALLEN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS INC
$10,721AGRICULTURE FAIR
AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ALLIANCE OF FORT WAYNE INC
$10,000PROMOTE, SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY REGARDING HEALTH CARE ISSUES AND ASSISTING IN INDIVIDUALS PURSUING CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE
TO EDUCATE, PROMOTE VACCINATION AND INCREASE AVENUES FOR IMMUNIZATIONS FOR ALL CHILDREN IN ALLEN COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
KATES KART
$10,000BOOKS TO HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN
AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE POSITIVE, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN
TRINE UNIVERSITY INC
$7,500PROGRAM FUNDS
FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
$5,100SCHOOL PROGRAMS
PARKVIEW HEALTH FOUNDATION INC
$5,050,087PROGRAM FUNDS
TRINE UNIVERSITY INC
$1,125,297FUTURE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION SITE
ALLIANCE HEALTH CENTERS INC
$837,534SUPPORT FOR THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SERVICES
CITY OF FORT WAYNE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
$150,000CAPITAL MAINTENANCE & IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR PARKVIEW FIELD & SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS CITY EVENTS
EMERGENCY MEDICINE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST IN
$150,000SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE EDUCATION AND TRAINING
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, CHILD WELFARE, PARENT EDUCATION
SUPPORTING THERAPY & WELLNESS PROGRAMS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN & ADULTS
ELEVATE VENTURES INC
$50,000FOCUSED ON BUILDING SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP CULTURES THROUGHOUT INDIANA
EAST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS
$50,000SCHOOL PROGRAMS
PARKVIEW FOUNDATION INC
$48,235PROGRAM FUNDS
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN
TO EDUCATE, PROMOTE VACCINATION AND INCREASE AVENUES FOR IMMUNIZATIONS FOR ALL CHILDREN IN ALLEN COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
THE ARC OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC
$25,000LEADING THE WAY TO FULL EQUITY, ACCESS AND INCLUSION BY PROVIDING LIFE CHANGING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES
EXPERIENTIAL-BASED LIFE SKILL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN
YMCA OF GREATER FORT WAYNE
$18,100DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM
PROGRAMS TO ENTERTAIN, ENLIGHTEN, INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND ENRICH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH QUALITY LIVE THEATRE
AMGA FOUNDATION INC
$12,100EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS
FORT WAYNE SUMMER SWIM & DIVE INC
$10,000SPONSORSHIP OF SWIM PROGRAMS
FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
$5,300SCHOOL PROGRAMS
ALLIANCE HEALTH CENTERS INC
$1,180,732SUPPORT FOR THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SERVICES
FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
$625,000SCHOOL PROGRAMS
SUPPORTING THERAPY & WELLNESS PROGRAMS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN & ADULTS
PROGRAMS SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH & PROGRAMS PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR ALL PEDIATRIC FAMILIES