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English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn

Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 35-6247168. Reported 432 grants totalling $26.6M to 151 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$30,000median grant
$26.6Mgranted, 2021-2024
151organizations funded
80%of grantees funded again the next year
$167.5Massets, latest filing

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. English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $30,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,500 and $75,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $560,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$5,000 - $10,000
63 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
126 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
70 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
83 grants
$100,000 and Up
90 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne IncFort Wayne, IN$1,240,000442024
Junior Achievement of Northern IndianaFort Wayne, IN$1,234,800442024
Bridge of Grace IncFt Wayne, IN$1,200,000442024
Purdue UniversityLafayette, IN$1,050,000442024
Embassy Theatre Foundation IncFort Wayne, IN$900,000442024
Trine University IncAngola, IN$800,000442024
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra IncFort Wayne, IN$785,000442024
Turnstone Center for Children and Adults With DisabilitiesFort Wayne, IN$710,000442024
Boys and Girls Clubs Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN$640,000222022
Auburn Automotive Heritage IncAuburn, IN$550,000442024
Fort Wayne Park Foundation IncFort Wayne, IN$515,000442024
Eye & Ear Foundation IncPittsburgh, PA$500,000222022
Community Transportation NetworkFort Wayne, IN$470,000442024
Crossroad Child & Family Services IncFort Wayne, IN$450,000442024
Erin's House for Grieving Children IncFort Wayne, IN$430,000442024
Taylor University IncUpland, IN$410,000442024
Fort Wayne Museum of Art IncFort Wayne, IN$400,000442024
Unity Performing Arts Foundation IncFort Wayne, IN$400,000332024
YWCA Northeast Indiana IncFort Wayne, IN$400,000332023
Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana IncFort Wayne, IN$390,654442024
Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society Inc History CenterFort Wayne, IN$375,000442024
Plymouth Congregational ChurchFort Wayne, IN$375,000442024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast IndianaFort Wayne, IN$340,000442024
Fort Wayne Zoological Society IncFort Wayne, IN$330,000442024
The Salvation ArmyFort Wayne, IN$330,000442024
Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County IncFort Wayne, IN$315,000442024
Metropolitan Young Mens ChristiaFt Wayne, IN$312,500332024
World Baseball Academy IncFort Wayne, IN$300,000442024
Boys and Girls ClubsFort Wayne, IN$290,000222024
Fort Wayne Civic TheatreFort Wayne, IN$275,000332024
Visiting Nurse & Hospice HomeFort Wayne, IN$275,000332024
Fort Wayne Ballet IncFort Wayne, IN$270,000442024
The Arc of Northeast Indiana IncFort Wayne, IN$270,000442024
The Fort Wayne Rescue Mission MinistriesFort Wayne, IN$270,000332023
American Red Cross of Northeast IndianaFort Wayne, IN$265,000442024
Early Childhood Alliance IncFort Wayne, IN$260,000332024
Redemption House MinistriesFort Wayne, IN$260,000442024
Indiana Institute of TechnologyFort Wayne, IN$250,000332024
Super Shot IncFort Wayne, IN$245,000442024
Anthony Wayne Area Council Boy Scouts of AmericaFort Wayne, IN$240,000442024
Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-MichianaFort Wayne, IN$240,000442024
Ivy Tech Foundation IncFort Wayne, IN$240,000332023
Science Central IncFort Wayne, IN$240,000442024
Neighborhood Health Clinics IncFort Wayne, IN$225,000222024
C2G Music Hall CorporationFort Wayne, IN$200,000222023
Community Foundation of Elkhart CountyElkhart, IN$200,000332023
Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity IncFort Wayne, IN$200,000442024
The AllianceFort Wayne, IN$200,000112021
YMCA of Greater Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN$187,500222024
Northeast Indiana Foundation IncFort Wayne, IN$180,000442024
Fort Wayne Society of St Vincent DepaulFort Wayne, IN$162,500332024
Indiana University Foundation the Pfau CourseBloomington, IN$160,000442024
Huntington UniversityHuntington, IN$150,000332024
Matthew 25 IncFort Wayne, IN$150,000442024
Scan IncFort Wayne, IN$140,000442024
Wellspring Interfaith Social Service IncFort Wayne, IN$140,000442024
Headwaters JunctionFort Wayne, IN$135,000332023
East Wayne Street Center IncFort Wayne, IN$120,000442024
Homebound Meals IncFort Wayne, IN$120,000442024
Questa Education FoundationFort Wayne, IN$120,000442024
Lc Nature ParkRoanoke, IN$115,500332024
Indiana Youth Institute IncIndianapolis, IN$115,000332024
Vincent Village IncFort Wayne, IN$112,500222024
Harold W Mcmillen Center for Health EducationFort Wayne, IN$110,000442024
The Literacy AllianceFort Wayne, IN$110,000442024
Pearl Arts IncFort Wayne, IN$103,865112024
Byron Health CenterFort Wayne, IN$100,000222022
Eckhart Public LibraryAuburn, IN$100,000222022
Park Center IncFt Wayne, IN$100,000112021
Recovery Health ServicesFort Wayne, IN$100,000112023
Amani Family ServicesFort Wayne, IN$90,000442024
Soulmedic Media Group IncFort Wayne, IN$90,000442024
Martin Luther King School IncFort Wayne, IN$80,000442024
Community Action of Northeast IndianaFort Wayne, IN$75,000442024
Vincent Villege IncFt Wayne, IN$75,000222022
Neighborlink Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN$70,000442024
Acres IncHuntertown, IN$65,000332024
Cancer Services of Northeast IndianaFort Wayne, IN$60,000442024
Center for Nonviolence IncFort Wayne, IN$60,000442024
Fort Wayne Public Television IncFort Wayne, IN$60,000222023
Harlan Christian Youth Center IncHarlan, IN$60,000442024
Heartland Sings IncFort Wayne, IN$60,000442024
Northern Indiana Historical SocietySouth Bend, IN$60,000332023
Blue Jacket IncFort Wayne, IN$55,000442024
Crosswinds IncFort Wayne, IN$55,000332024
Fort Wayne Trails IncFort Wayne, IN$55,000222023
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Fort Wayne IncFort Wayne, IN$55,000442024
216 E Washington Blvd FoundationFort Wayne, IN$50,000112022
Community Foundation of Dekalb CountyAuburn, IN$50,000112021
Inc Specialty TutoringFort Wayne, IN$50,000112021
Audiences Unlimited IncFort Wayne, IN$48,000442024
Allen County Education Partnership Dba Project ReadsFort Wayne, IN$45,000112021
Blessings in a Backpack IncFort Wayne, IN$45,000332024
Mental Health America in Allen County IncFort Wayne, IN$45,000332023
Children's Hope IncFort Wayne, IN$40,000442024
Healthier Moms & BabiesFort Wayne, IN$40,000442024
Lutheran Social Services of IndianaFort Wayne, IN$40,000222022
League for the Blind & DisabledFort Wayne, IN$39,000332024
Circles of Allen CountyFort Wayne, IN$37,500112024
Mustard Seed Furniture Bank of Fort Wayne IncFort Wayne, IN$33,000442024
American Cancer SocietyFort Wayne, IN$30,000332024
Biblical Life Recovery CenterFort Wayne, IN$30,000222024
Cass HousingFort Wayne, IN$30,000332024
Courageous Healing Trama CenterFort Wayne, IN$30,000332024
Euell Wilson Center IncFort Wayne, IN$30,000442024
Fort Wayne Dance Collective IncFort Wayne, IN$30,000332023
Hope Alive IncFort Wayne, IN$30,000112023
Parkview FoundationFort Wayne, IN$30,000332024
Pauls Place Support for FamiliesFort Wayne, IN$30,000112021
St Joseph Missions IncFort Wayne, IN$30,000222024
Youth for Christ of Northern IndianaFort Wayne, IN$30,000222022
Christian Community Health CareGrabill, IN$25,000442024
Logan Community IncSouth Bend, IN$25,000112024
Lutheran Life Villages Home Health CareFort Wayne, IN$25,000112024
New Haven Community FoundationNew Haven, CT$25,000112022
Northeast Indiana Positive Resource ConnectionFort Wayne, IN$25,000442024
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Northeast IndianaFort Wayne, IN$22,500332024
The Power House Alliance IncNew Haven, IN$22,500332024
Fort Wayne Children's Choir IncFort Wayne, IN$21,000332023
Women's Care CenterAuburn, IN$21,000222023
East Allen Family Resource CenterNew Haven, IN$20,000442024
Fort Wayne Urban League IncFort Wayne, IN$20,000222024
Foundation for Art and Music in Elementary EducationFort Wayne, IN$20,000442024
Isaac Knapp Dental Education FouArcola, IN$20,000222024
Northeast Indiana Public Radio IncFort Wayne, IN$20,000222024
Northern in Historical SocietySouth Bend, IN$20,000112024
Schools Care IncJeffersonville, IN$20,000222023
Score Northeast IndianaFort Wayne, IN$20,000222024
Shepherds HouseFort Wayne, IN$20,000112024
Summit Equestrian CenterFort Wayne, IN$20,000222022
Teach Our Children Fund Inc Dba Fort Wayne Center for LearningFort Wayne, IN$20,000442024
The Southeast Youth Council IncMonroeville, IN$20,000112021
Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana Inc (ylni)Fort Wayne, IN$20,000442024
Fellowship of Christian AthletesRoanoke, IN$15,000112022
Gigi's Playhouse Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN$15,000332024
Hearcare Connection IncFort Wayne, IN$15,000222022
Inc Dba Givehear HearcareFort Wayne, IN$15,000222024
Parkview Huntington Family YoungHuntington, IN$15,000222022
The LeagueFort Wayne, IN$15,000112021
Youth for Christ of USAFort Wayne, IN$15,000112023
Youth for Christ USA IncHuntington State, NY$15,000112024
Lutheran Homes IncFort Wayne, IN$14,286112021
Anthony Wayne RehabilitationFort Wayne, IN$10,000222024
Believe in a Dream IncFort Wayne, IN$10,000112024
Child Advocacy Center of Allen County Indiana IncFort Wayne, IN$10,000222023
Honeywell Foundation IncWabash, IN$10,000222024
Out of a Jam IncFort Wayne, IN$10,000112024
Service Corps of Retired Executives AssoNashville, TN$10,000112021
Parkview Huntington Family Young Mens Christian Association IncHuntington, IN$7,500112024
Healthvisions Midwest IncHammond, IN$5,000112023
Whites Residential and Family ServicesWabash, IN$5,000112024

123 of 151 (81%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 80%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 285 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
65 grants
Arts & Culture
52 grants
Education
30 grants
Health Care
28 grants
Youth Development
21 grants
Community Improvement
12 grants
Crime & Legal
12 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
11 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021112$6,801,286$35,000
2022104$6,901,154$37,500
2023107$6,547,500$25,000
2024109$6,351,165$25,000

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

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 98% of this one's giving went to organizations in Indiana. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Indiana
$26.1M
Pennsylvania
$500K
Connecticut
$25K
New York
$15K
Tennessee
$10K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $30,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Indiana.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 500 First Ave P7-Pfsc-03-Z, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219. 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.

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