Do It Best Foundation Inc
Fort Wayne, IN · EIN 84-2148850. Reported 195 grants totalling $1,933,171 to 148 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Do It Best Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $60 and the largest $150,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Neighborhood Health Clinics Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Fort Wayne, IN | $125,104 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Nein | Fort Wayne, IN | $115,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne Children's Zoo | Fort Wayne, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fort Wayne Zoological Society Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pray Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blessings in a Backpack | Fort Wayne, IN | $47,130 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Way of Allen County | Fort Wayne, IN | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teenworks Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fw | Fort Wayne, IN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| YWCA Northeast Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Risley Agricultural Center | Litchfield, OH | $29,418 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Remedylive | Fort Wayne, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| School Care Team | Fort Wayne, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Turnstone Center for Children and Adults With Disabilities | Fort Wayne, IN | $24,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kate's Kart | Fort Wayne, IN | $20,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| St Joseph Missions Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $20,205 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| It Only Takes a Spark | Milbank, SD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wellspring Interfaith Social Svcs | Fort Wayne, IN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Scan Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $19,838 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mesquite Cancer Help Society | Mesquite, NV | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| A Kid Again | Twinsburg, OH | $19,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mustard Seed Furniture Bank | Fort Wayne, IN | $18,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mesquite Works Steam Center | Mesquite, NV | $17,064 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Heart Association | Paulding, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Grant County Combined Appeal | Milbank, SD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lexington Interfaith Community Svc | Lexington, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Matthew 25 Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Family Building Blocks | Salem, OR | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne Musuem of Art Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Be Strong Go on | Lodi, OH | $12,097 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Global Leadership Summit & Beyond | Fort Wayne, IN | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shepherd's Heart | Waco, TX | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Super Shot Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Harold W Mcmillen Center for Health Education Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,513 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children | Waco, TX | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Allen County Public Library Found | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Camp Red Cedar | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Christ Child Society of Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Christian Community Health Care | Grabill, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Outreach Housing | Whitney, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Transportation Network | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne Society of St Vincent De Paul Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fort Wayne Trails | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gigi's Playhouse | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Givehear | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grow Allen | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Healthier Moms and Babies | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hearcare Connection Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hope and Healing Survivor Resource Center | Akron, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope Cancer Wellness | Dixon, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mesquite Works Inc | Mesquite, NV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oregon Museum of Science & Industry | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Rock River Hospice and Home | Sterling, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The League | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Way of Lee County | Dixon, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Waco Family Medicine | Waco, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Youth for Christ of Northern in | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lodi Family Center | Lodi, OH | $8,985 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Anthony Wayne Rehabilitation Center for the Handicapped & Blind | Fort Wayne, IN | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fort Wayne Youtheatre | Fort Wayne, IN | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mohave County Search & Rescue Arizona Strip Unit | Kingman, AZ | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighbor Link Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Science Central | Fort Wayne, IN | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Cove - Heart of Texas | Waco, TX | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wheel to Walk Foundation | Portland, OR | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Access the Arts | Wadsworth, OH | $7,365 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mohave County Sheriffs Office Search and Rescue | Mesquite, NV | $7,260 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Northern in | Fort Wayne, IN | $6,670 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Watcha Wanna Do | Fort Wayne, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Matthias Episcopal Church | Athens, TX | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Allen County - Ft Wayne Historical Society Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| April House Children's Advocacy Center | Morrison, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blue Jacket Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bluecoats of Medina County | Medina, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bring It - Own It Inc | Churubusco, IN | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's Hope Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Museum of Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dixon Family YMCA | Dixon, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne Urban League | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Art and Music in Elementary Education (fame) | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Samaritan Clinic | Lexington, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Goodfellows of Lee County | Dixon, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Medina County | Medina, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Homebound Meals Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope Means Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Inspire Real Change | Leesville, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jennifer's Harbor | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lee County on Aging | Dixon, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Love Santa Inc | Hubbard, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Martin Luther King Montessori School | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mesquite Tos Dance Troupe | Mesquite, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Music Gear for Kids | Nachusa, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Open Sesame Children's Learning Center | Dixon, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Out of a Jam | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Quest Foundation for Education | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Questa Foundation for Education | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safe Families for Children Alliance | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Self-Care Js | Maybrook, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Senior Resources | Columbia, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sikeston Public Schools Foundation | Sikeston, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Silverton Health Foundation | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sterling-Rock Falls Family YMCA | Sterling, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teen Turf | Amboy, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Way of Adams County | Decatur, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vincent Village | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waco Founder Lions Club | Waco, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wellspring Interfaith Social Services Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woodlawn Arts Academy | Sterling, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| We Care for Animals | Mesquite, NV | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Mother's Hope | Fort Wayne, IN | $4,400 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Battered Women's Shelter | Akron, OH | $4,357 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lord's Work | Temple, TX | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shepherd's Handy Community Outreach Center | Fort Wayne, IN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Amp Lab at Electric Works | Fort Wayne, IN | $3,955 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cgh Health Foundation | Sterling, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Marc Friends Inc | Newburgh, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Middletown Goshen Convalescent Children's Home | Middletown, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Respect 360 Inc | Huntertown, IN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Crew Youth Center | Kendallville, IN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Virgin Valley Artists' Association | Mesquite, NV | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Virgin Valley Theatre Group | Mesquite, NV | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Project Marilyn | Las Vegas, NV | $2,700 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Allen County - Fort Wayne Historical Society | Fort Wayne, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Daeoc - Malone Park Center for the Arts | Sikeston, MO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dixon Habitat for Humanity | Franklin Grove, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oliver Gospel | Columbia, SC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Martin's Healthcare | Garrett, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charley Co Boxing | Oswego, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Main Street Medina | Medina, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Warrior Women of Mesquite Nv | Mesquite, NV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Women's History and Culture Center | Mesquite, NV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Heartland Sings | Fort Wayne, IN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montgomery Little League | Montgomery, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sauk Valley Food Bank | Sterling, IL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Mentoring Alliance | Waco, TX | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Come As You Are Community Church | Fort Wayne, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lexi's Voice | Fort Wayne, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Next Picture Show Community Art Center | Dixon, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rising on the Ridge | Ridge Spring, SC | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Helping Hands Crisis Pregnancy Clinic | Bluffton, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Fort Wayne, IN | $60 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
36 of 148 (24%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 30%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 126 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | $63,205 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 28 | $168,215 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $467,923 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 44 | $534,046 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 80 | $699,782 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
74% of its giving went to organizations in Indiana. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Indiana.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Do It Best Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1626 Broadway Suite 100, Fort Wayne, IN, 46802. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 84-2148850 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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