The foundation is focused on youth development across Indiana, primarily funding local Boys & Girls Clubs and youth workforce/readiness programs. Most grants support a specific program labeled STRIVE/SLL across multiple club affiliates, plus a large award for career coaching to the Career Academy of South Bend, indicating an emphasis on skills, employability, and after-school supports. Their giving is statewide but targeted to Indiana cities and club chapters rather than general operating support for national organizations.
A single career-coaching grant anchors the profile of Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Indiana Corridor Inc: $329,291 to Career Academy of South Bend in 2025. That award points to a funder using its resources to connect youth development with employability, not just club programming. The foundation’s recent giving is built around STRIVE/SLL support for Boys & Girls Club affiliates across Indiana, with awards moving through Huntington, Evansville, Portage, Fort Wayne, Seymour, Indianapolis, and Mooresville. Those grants show a network-based approach: the same program is being supported at multiple club chapters, while a separate award funds career coaching in South Bend. The recipients are youth-serving organizations and education partners, indicating a focus on structured services for young people who need academic, social, and workforce supports. As a public charity with $945,033 in annual grants and $13,378,007 in assets, the foundation’s grantmaking appears organized around direct program delivery within a statewide Boys & Girls Club system and related youth readiness efforts.
Youth workforce readiness is a clear theme. The largest recent grant went to Career Academy of South Bend for career coaching, linking the foundation’s resources to job skills and guidance for students. A second area is STRIVE/SLL implementation across Boys & Girls Club chapters, including $252,554 to Boys and Girls Club of Huntington and $102,500 to Boys and Girls Club of Evansville for that program. The same STRIVE/SLL support also appears at Boys & Girls Club of Greater Northw in Portage and Boys and Girls Club of Northeast In in Fort Wayne, suggesting a replicated model rather than one-off projects. The foundation also funds club-based youth development in smaller and mid-sized Indiana communities, including Seymour and Morgan County, through the same program structure.
The foundation’s recent awards range from $28,375 to $329,291, with a median grant of $57,094 and a 75th percentile of $111,284. The pattern is concentrated in program-specific awards rather than unrestricted support, with many grants tied to STRIVE/SLL and one large career-coaching grant. The recipient list shows repeated use of the same program across several club affiliates in 2025, which points to multi-site replication within a single network. The foundation is a public charity, and the available data shows no individual giving or program-related investments.
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Concentrated, program-specific grants to multiple affiliates of a single network: several mid-to-large awards to Boys & Girls Club chapters statewide plus one large grant to a local career academy. Funding favors repeated, theme-driven investments across many local chapters rather than a broad diversity of nonprofit types.
Notable grantees: Career Academy of South Bend, Boys and Girls Club of Huntington, Boys and Girls Club of Evansville, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Northwest Indiana, Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis
Grants are concentrated in Indiana cities. Recent recipients include South Bend, Huntington, Evansville, Portage, Fort Wayne, Seymour, Indianapolis, and Mooresville. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 8 grants and 100% in the United States. The pattern is statewide within Indiana rather than centered on a single metro area.
It funds youth-serving organizations and education partners. Recent recipients include Boys & Girls Club affiliates in Huntington, Evansville, Portage, Fort Wayne, Seymour, Indianapolis, and Morgan County, plus Career Academy of South Bend for career coaching.
The clearest areas are STRIVE/SLL program implementation and youth career coaching. Several grants support STRIVE/SLL at Boys & Girls Club chapters, while one larger award supports career coaching at Career Academy of South Bend.
Yes. STRIVE/SLL appears at multiple affiliates in 2025, including Huntington, Evansville, Portage, Fort Wayne, Seymour, Indianapolis, and Morgan County. That pattern suggests the foundation supports multi-site program rollout within the Boys & Girls Club network.
Recent grants run from $28,375 to $329,291. The median grant is $57,094, and the 75th percentile is $111,284, showing a cluster of mid-sized program awards with one much larger outlier for career coaching.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAREER ACADEMY OF SOUTH BEND | SOUTH BEND, IN | $329,291 | 2025 | CAREER COACHING |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF HUNTINGTON | HUNTINGTON, IN | $252,554 | 2025 | STRIVE/SLL |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF EVANSVILLE | EVANSVILLE, IN | $102,500 | 2025 | STRIVE/SLL |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER NORTHW | PORTAGE, IN | $75,000 | 2025 | STRIVE/SLL |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF NORTHEAST IN | FORT WAYNE, IN | $60,000 | 2025 | STRIVE/SLL |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SEYMOUR JEN | SEYMOUR, IN | $54,188 | 2025 | STRIVE/SLL |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF INDIANAPOLIS | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $43,125 | 2025 | STRIVE/SLL |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MORGAN COUNT | MOORESVILLE, IN | $28,375 | 2025 | STRIVE/SLL |
CAREER ACADEMY OF SOUTH BEND
$329,291CAREER COACHING
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER NORTHW
$75,000STRIVE/SLL
STRIVE/SLL