Everwise Foundation Inc
South Bend, IN · EIN 35-1939838. Reported 193 grants totalling $889,493 to 118 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. Everwise 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 $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $41,667. 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. 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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Health Foundation | South Bend, IN | $56,667 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Indianapolis Public Library Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Goodwill Industries of Michiana Inc | South Bend, IN | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc of Greater Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Valparaiso Family YMCA | Valparaiso, IN | $20,738 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of St Joseph County Inc | South Bend, IN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Elkhart Education Foundation | Elkhart, IN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Central Indiana Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Northwest Indiana Inc | Valparaiso, IN | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana Inc | Hammond, IN | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| College Mentors for Kids Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Joseph County Public Library | South Bend, IN | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Horizon Education Alliance | Goshen, IN | $16,667 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Starbase Indiana | Ft Wayne, IN | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| E3 Robotics Center | Elkhart, IN | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Centrl Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Playworks Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Science Central | Fort Wayne, IN | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Opportunity Enterprises | Valparaiso, IN | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Deeply Ingrained Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana Michiana | Ft Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Questa Education Foundation | Fort Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Teen Works | Indianapolis, IN | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Promise Indiana Fulton County | Rochester, IN | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Laporte County Symphony Orchestra Inc | Laporte, IN | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Five Star Life Inc | Elkhart, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ivy Tech Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johnson County Community Foundation | Franklin, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La CASA De Amistad | South Bend, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marshall County Community Foundation | Plymouth, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Potawatomi Zoological Society Inc | South Bend, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Parkview Huntington YMCA | Huntington, IN | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Transformation Ministires Inc | South Bend, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harbor Country Rotary Foundation | Three Oaks, MI | $8,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baugo Community Schools | Elkhart, IN | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ethos Innovation Center | Elkhart, IN | $7,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Warren Arts and Education Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Valparaiso Creative Council | Valparaiso, IN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Koscuisko Literacy Services | Warsaw, IN | $6,230 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Concord High School Dollars for Scholars | Elkhart, IN | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Janus Development Services Inc | Noblesville, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Real Services Inc | South Bend, IN | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The School of American Music | Three Oaks, MI | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs on Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Leadership Development | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clark Pleasant Education Foundation | Whiteland, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crossroads of America Council BSA Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cultivative Culinary School & Catering | South Bend, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Scouts of Northern Indiana Michiana | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Logan Community Resources Inc | South Bend, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North America World Literacy Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Will Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Riley Children's Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Bend Alumni Association | South Bend, IN | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Bend Museum of Art | South Bend, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc | South Bend, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teenworks Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Warren Arts & Education Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Growing Places Indy | Indianapolis, IN | $4,650 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| All Other Contributions to Individuals | South Bend, IN | $4,517 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indiana Dream Center Inc | Huntington, IN | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Musical Arts Indiana Inc | South Bend, IN | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Elkhart Central Dollars for Scholars | St Peter, MN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Goshen High School Dollars for Scholars | St Peter, MN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Goshen High School Dollars for Scholars | Goshen, IN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Albany Floyd County Education Fdn | New Albany, IN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Advancement Center for Washington | Indianapolis, IN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Launchpad Child Care and Early Learning Coalittion | Warsaw, IN | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Teacher's Treasures Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The School of American Music | Three Oaks, IN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Triton JR SR High School | Bourbon, IN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camptown Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cetner for Leadership Development | Indianapolis, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fischoff National Chamber Music Assoc | Notre Dame, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Indiana Historical Society | Indianapolis, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Coalition of 100 Black Women | South Bend, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parkview Huntington Family YMCA | Huntington, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Early Childhood Center | Indianapolis, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amanda Peebles | South Bend, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Argos JR SR High School | Argos, IN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Carmel Education Foundation | Carmel, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cassandra Dickerson Brown | South Bend, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Combined Community Services | Warsaw, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Concord Dollars for Scholars | Elkkhart, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dana Fisher | South Bend, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elkhart Central Dollars for Scholars | Elkhart, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elkhart County Symphony Association | Elkhart, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elkhart High School Dollars for Scholars | Elkhart, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heath Goede | South Bend, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historic Forks of the Wabash Inc | Huntington, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kajuanna Hill | South Bend, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Central High School | St Peter, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Buffalo Area Schools | New Buffalo, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Prairie High School | New Carlisle, IN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Riley Robotics Team of South Bend School Corporation | South Bend, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tacilla Hill | South Bend, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington Township School Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington Township Schools Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pike Township Educational Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $1,900 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mariyah Watkins | South Bend, IN | $1,842 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Danielle Brown | South Bend, IN | $1,841 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Margaret Norris | South Bend, IN | $1,787 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Melissa Albright | South Bend, IN | $1,686 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Goshen Kiwanis Foundation | Goshen, IN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenwood Education Foundation | Greenwood, IN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Central Dollars for Scholars | Schereville, IN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alexa Rickey | South Bend, IN | $1,453 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Justin Barnett | South Bend, IN | $1,040 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marguesse Lawrence | South Bend, IN | $1,025 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Culver Community School Corp | Culver, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emerging Pearls Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Buffalo Railroad Museum | New Buffalo, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oaklawn Psychiatric Center | Goshen, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
46 of 118 (39%) 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 48%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- All Other Contributions to Individuals
Hardship & Financial Assistance
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 99 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | $204,472 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 45 | $212,930 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 41 | $204,500 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 57 | $267,591 | $2,500 |
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. 96% 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.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 Everwise Foundation Inc'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: 110 South Main Street, South Bend, IN, 46601. 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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