The Liegl Family Foundation concentrates large, targeted gifts to health-care institutions and regional community foundations in the Midwest, favoring capital campaigns and institution-building over many small grants. Their giving supports hospital infrastructure and medical research (including pediatric support), and they also make significant multi-award commitments to a single community foundation, suggesting an interest in local philanthropic infrastructure and pooled community impact.
Highly concentrated giving: very few, large grants (five total) with repeat support to the same community foundation; emphasis on capital and institutional support rather than many small, programmatic grants.
A pair of $1,000,000 grants anchors The Liegl Family Foundation Inc’s recent giving: one to Beacon Health Foundation Inc for capital campaigns in South Bend, and one to Community Foundation of Elkhart Co for general support in Elkhart. That combination shows a funder that splits major commitments between health-care infrastructure and local philanthropic capacity. The foundation also gives at six-figure and five-figure levels to hospital-linked and community-serving nonprofits, including Northwestern Memorial Foundation for research programs in Chicago and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Indiana-Michiana Inc for general support. Their portfolio reaches beyond health care into community institutions, with support for education, food rescue, jail ministry, and hardship relief. The pattern is regional and Midwestern, with repeated attention to organizations in Indiana and select grants in Illinois and Michigan. The Liegl Family Foundation Inc’s recent grants suggest a preference for targeted awards that support institutions, facilities, research, and community-level stability rather than broad, dispersed funding.
Health-care infrastructure is a clear theme. In 2025, the foundation awarded $1,000,000 to Beacon Health Foundation Inc for capital campaigns, and also gave $100,000 to Northwestern Memorial Foundation for research programs. Family support tied to hospitals appears as well: Ronald McDonald House Charities of Indiana-Michiana Inc received $125,000 in 2023, followed by $15,000 in 2025 to Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Michiana for general support. Beyond health care, the foundation backed community infrastructure through $1,000,000 to Community Foundation of Elkhart Co and $225,000 to Community Foundation of Elkhart County for general support. Its community grants also reached education, food rescue, jail ministry, and youth ministries, all at smaller dollar levels.
Typical grants are concentrated in the five- and six-figure range, with a p25 of $10,250, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $118,750. The distribution includes a few large anchor awards and a cluster of smaller community grants, indicating a layered approach rather than purely single-size giving. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Beacon Health Foundation Inc, Community Foundation of Elkhart County, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Michiana, and Northwestern Memorial Foundation, which points to recurring relationships. The foundation is a private family foundation, and it also funds individuals, including hardship support in the recent grants list.
$1.1M
$49.1M
$26.6M
$1.5M
Most grants fall between $10K and $119K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$119K
About 14% of grants go to recipients in IN.
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Notable grantees: Beacon Health Foundation Inc, Community Foundation of Elkhart County, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Indiana-Michiana Inc, Northwestern Memorial Foundation
Giving is regional and heavily centered in Indiana, which accounts for the largest share of recipient locations and includes South Bend and Elkhart as frequent cities in the recent grants list. Illinois appears as well, including Chicago and Wilmette, while Michigan shows up through Edwardsburg. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 14 grants to U.S. organizations. The top state by grant count is Indiana, but grants also land in the foundation’s headquarters state of Illinois.
The foundation supports health-care institutions, community foundations, and other nonprofits. Recent grants include capital campaigns for a health foundation, research programs at a major hospital foundation, general support for community foundations, and operating support for organizations focused on food rescue, education, jail ministry, youth ministries, and hardship relief.
Its grant sizes cluster in the middle range: the p25 is $10,250, the median is $25,000, and the p75 is $118,750. Recent awards also include two $1,000,000 grants, showing that the foundation makes a small number of much larger commitments alongside smaller grants.
Yes. Several organizations appear across multiple years, including Community Foundation of Elkhart County, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Michiana, Beacon Health Foundation Inc, and Northwestern Memorial Foundation. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time support only.
Indiana is the main recipient state in the recent grants data. South Bend and Elkhart appear repeatedly, with grants also going to Chicago, Wilmette, and Edwardsburg. All recent grants in the provided sample went to U.S. recipients.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals and the recent grants list includes a $9,169 hardship support award to Aubrey Lynn Harris Living Trust in 2023, which fits that part of its giving profile.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEACON HEALTH FOUNDATION INC | SOUTH BEND, IN | $1,000,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS |
| NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $100,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH PROGRAMS |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF MICHIANA | SOUTH BEND, IN | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ELKHART COUNTY CANCER RESOURCES | ELKHART, IN | $11,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MICHIGAN SHORES CLUB FOUNDATION | WILMETTE, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ELKHART COUNTY JAIL MINISTRY | ELKHART, IN | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LIFELINE YOUTH MINISTRIES | ELKHART, IN | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELKHART CO | ELKHART, IN | $1,000,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Community Foundation of Elkhart County | Elkhart, IN | $225,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Indiana-Michiana Inc | South Bend, IN | $125,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| The Jail Ministry of Elkhart County | Elkhart, IN | $75,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| Cultivate Food Rescue | South Bend, IN | $25,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| Elkhart Education Foundation | Elkhart, IN | $25,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| Aubrey Lynn Harris Living Trust | Edwardsburg, MI | $9,169 | 2023 | Hardship Support |
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$100,000RESEARCH PROGRAMS
ELKHART COUNTY CANCER RESOURCES
$11,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MICHIGAN SHORES CLUB FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ELKHART COUNTY JAIL MINISTRY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELKHART CO
$1,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
The Jail Ministry of Elkhart County
$75,000General Support
Cultivate Food Rescue
$25,000General Support
Elkhart Education Foundation
$25,000General Support
Aubrey Lynn Harris Living Trust
$9,169Hardship Support