The Mishawaka Education Foundation supports School City of Mishawaka students and staff by raising monies not available through public school funding. The Foundation is dedicated to changing the lives of students who attend School City of Mishawaka by providing educators the tools and funding to go above and beyond traditional classroom learning.
The Mishawaka Foundation’s defining recent grant is a $705,765 award to Camp Mishawaka Inc in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, designated to provide scholarships. That single grant matches the foundation’s annual grants total on file and points to a grantmaker that channels its full giving through one large award in the latest year available. The foundation’s work is closely tied to School City of Mishawaka, where it funds support for students, teachers, and school staff through programmatic and project-based grants. Its stated priorities center on K-12 education, classroom support, teacher grants and professional support, fine arts education, and STEM and academic teams. The foundation also supports fundraising for needs not covered by public school funding, with an emphasis on helping educators secure tools and resources that extend beyond standard classroom instruction. In that setting, grants are used to back both student enrichment and day-to-day school needs, alongside larger school projects that require coordination with district leadership. The result is a funder with a clear education-first profile and a practical focus on supplemental support for a specific public school community.
In fine arts education, the foundation runs Fine Arts Grants for projects or needs within School City of Mishawaka, Indiana. For classroom support, it offers Wishlist requests for items up to $200, allowing teachers and staff to seek supplies and school needs throughout the year. Its larger project support appears through Special Grants, which are reserved for big efforts that affect many students and require coordination with principals and the SCM superintendent. Classroom Grants are another core vehicle, with awards of $200 to $2,000 for classroom needs and instructional materials. Together, these programs show a structure that covers both small, immediate requests and broader schoolwide projects.
The only grant size on file is $705,765, so the p25, median, and p75 are all the same. That suggests a very concentrated giving pattern in the latest year available. The foundation is also a grantmaker rather than an individual-giving vehicle, and it makes no program-related investments. Its active programs show recurring, school-based grantmaking through unsolicited applications in the School City of Mishawaka district, including year-round Wishlist requests and twice-yearly Classroom Grants. Special Grants and Fine Arts Grants are also open to requests within that district, indicating project-based support rather than one-off-only funding.
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$710K
Most grants fall between $706K and $706K, with a median of $706K.
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$706K
Median
$706K
75th Percentile
$706K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MN.
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Giving is local and centered on the School City of Mishawaka, Indiana, across the foundation’s active programs. The recent-grants data shows one recipient outside that district: Camp Mishawaka Inc in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, which received the foundation’s largest reported grant. By recipient country, all reported grants are in the US. The foundation’s headquarters is in Tucson, Arizona, but no grants in the data were made to Arizona recipients.
Its stated focus areas are K-12 education, classroom support, teacher grants and professional support, fine arts education, and STEM and academic teams. The active programs also show support for classroom needs, fine arts projects, and larger school projects within School City of Mishawaka.
Yes. The active Wishlist program says teachers and staff may apply throughout the year for items up to $200. Classroom Grants and Fine Arts Grants are also structured as request-based programs for the School City of Mishawaka community.
The grant-size data on file shows one amount: $705,765. That makes the p25, median, and p75 all $705,765 for the latest year available.
Its geographic scope is local. The active programs are directed to School City of Mishawaka, Indiana, and the grant data shows a US recipient in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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¿Quién puede postularse? Teachers and staff in School City of Mishawaka may apply for wishlist items.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMP MISHAWAKA INC | GRAND RAPIDS, MN | $705,765 | 2025 | PROVIDE SCHLORSHIPS |
CAMP MISHAWAKA INC
$705,765PROVIDE SCHLORSHIPS
