The Arthur & Josephine Beyer Trust concentrates giving on community-level health, emergency relief, and local civic-service organizations, with a clear tilt toward supporting Indiana-based institutions despite the foundation’s Las Vegas address. Grants are routinely made as general operating support and tend to go to service organizations that provide health care, disability services, and emergency response in smaller communities.
Concentrated giving: a small number of mid-sized grants repeated to the same organizations, primarily unrestricted/general operating support focused on a handful of community service and health-related grantees rather than many one-off recipients.
The Arthur & Josephine Beyer Trust shows a consistent pattern of general operating support for emergency response, local health care, and disability services, with grantmaking that has reached the American National Red Cross, Turnstone, and Community Hospital of Noble Co. Its recent awards are modest in size and repeated over multiple years, suggesting a steady support model rather than one-off project funding. The trust has also backed civic-service groups, including Kendallville Lions Club, alongside health-related organizations serving smaller communities. A notable feature of the trust’s giving is the way it combines broadly recognized relief infrastructure with local institutions. The Red Cross appears in more than one year, while Indiana-based grantees in Kendallville and Fort Wayne recur across the record. Several awards are designated for general operating purposes, and one grant to Kendallville Lions Club is specifically marked to support visually impaired work. That mix points to flexible funding for organizations carrying out day-to-day services, not just restricted projects. The trust’s recent record centers on practical community support and ongoing institutional needs.
In disaster relief and emergency response, the trust gave $16,335 to The American National Red Cross for general operating purposes, and it also made repeat awards to the Red Cross in earlier years. In health care, Community Hospital of Noble Co received $12,555 for general operating purposes, along with additional general operating grants in 2024 and 2023. The trust also supports disability services through Turnstone, which received $12,555 for general operating purposes and earlier operating grants as well. Civic-service and local volunteerism appear through Kendallville Lions Club, which received $12,555 to support visually impaired work and additional operating support in prior years. Across these areas, the common thread is unrestricted funding for organizations providing direct services.
Typical grants cluster tightly around a small-dollar range: p25 is $5,580, median is $5,580, and p75 is $6,000. The recent record also includes a higher award of $16,335, but most grants sit near the median. The pattern is recurring rather than one-time, with multiple grantees appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Grants are consistently made as general operating or other flexible support, indicating a funding style centered on organizational capacity and core expenses. The trust is a private foundation, and no application process is indicated in the available data.
$102K
$980K
$34K
$77K
Most grants fall between $6K and $6K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$6K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Notable grantees: American Red Cross, Kendallville Lions Club, Community Hospital of Noble County, Turnstone
Grantmaking is entirely domestic in the recent record, with 14 grants and 100% to U.S. recipients. The strongest concentration is in Indiana, especially Kendallville and Fort Wayne, where several recipients are located. Washington, DC also appears through the Red Cross grants. Although the trust is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV, none of the recent grants went to Nevada-based recipients, and the top giving state is DC by grant count.
The trust funds emergency response, local health care, disability services, and civic-service organizations. Recent examples include The American National Red Cross for general operating purposes, Community Hospital of Noble Co for general operating purposes, Turnstone for general operating purposes, and Kendallville Lions Club for support of visually impaired work.
Most grants are close to the same size: p25 is $5,580, median is $5,580, and p75 is $6,000. The recent record also includes a larger grant of $16,335, but the overall pattern stays in a narrow range.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including The American National Red Cross, Community Hospital of Noble Co, Kendallville Lions Club, and Turnstone. The repeated grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 point to ongoing support rather than isolated awards.
The trust primarily uses general operating support and other flexible funding. Recent grants are often labeled “GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES,” and one award is specifically marked “TO SUPPORT VISUALLY,” showing a mix of unrestricted support and some targeted operating help.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $16,335 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NOBLE CO | KENDALLVILLE, IN | $12,555 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| KENDALLVILLE LIONS CLUB | KENDALLVILLE, IN | $12,555 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT VISUALLY |
| TURNSTONE | FORT WAYNE, IN | $12,555 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $7,260 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NOBLE CO | KENDALLVILLE, IN | $5,580 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| TURNSTONE | FORT WAYNE, IN | $5,580 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| KENDALLVILLE LIONS CLUB | KENDALLVILLE, IN | $5,580 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $7,260 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| TURNSTONE | FORT WAYNE, IN | $5,580 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| KENDALLVILLE LIONS CLUB | KENDALLVILLE, IN | $5,580 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NOBLE CO | KENDALLVILLE, IN | $5,580 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES |
THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS
$16,335GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NOBLE CO
$12,555GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
KENDALLVILLE LIONS CLUB
$12,555TO SUPPORT VISUALLY
TURNSTONE
$12,555GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$7,260GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NOBLE CO
$5,580GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
TURNSTONE
$5,580GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
KENDALLVILLE LIONS CLUB
$5,580GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$7,260GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
TURNSTONE
$5,580GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
KENDALLVILLE LIONS CLUB
$5,580GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NOBLE CO
$5,580GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES