Foundations that fund organizations in Mishawaka, Indiana
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Mishawaka nonprofits
94 private foundations gave $5.9M to Mishawaka organizations in their latest filings; 36 of the 94 that say either way accept applications.
154 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Mishawaka around $4,375. 43 of these funders are based in Indiana; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 94
- Accept applications
- 36
- of 94 that state a policy
- Dollars to Mishawaka
- $5.9M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 154
- Typical median grant
- $4,375
- Based in IN
- 46%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Mishawaka organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 4 | $1.5M | $108K | Yes | Nurturing children-worship & prayer; Artificial intelligence in higher ed; Indiana youth programs on campus |
| Musk Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Support educational programs and student learning initiativ… |
| The Garatoni-Smith Family Foundation | Mishawaka, IN | 7 | $938K | $50K | Preselected only | General charitable gift; General gift |
| The Wyn and Carol Laidig Foundation Inc Age | Mishawaka, IN | 3 | $437K | $100K | Preselected only | Gift |
| Schwartz Wiekamp Foundation | Granger, IN | 3 | $207K | $97K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted; Miracle Field at Normain Heights |
| Kellogg Family Foundation C/O Godfrey & Kahn Sc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Leep Foundation Inc | Mishawaka, IN | 3 | $135K | $25K | Yes | General operating support |
| Vera Z Dwyer Charitable Trust Uad 121920 | Mishawaka, IN | 1 | $123K | $123K | Preselected only | Gift |
| 1st Source Bank Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | South Bend, IN | 3 | $115K | $30K | Preselected only | Support; Helping hands award dinner |
| Judd Leighton Foundation Inc | South Bend, IN | 2 | $105K | $53K | Yes | To support general operations |
| Asante Foundation Inc | South Bend, IN | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Health |
| Milton Robt & Clara Char Tr Fdn | St Louis, MO | 2 | $95K | $48K | Yes | General operating |
| Welter Foundation Inc | Bristol, IN | 1 | $87K | $87K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| T Causemetics Foundation Dba Thrive Causemetics Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $69K | $69K | Preselected only | Create a unique experience for women battling all types of… |
| Bethel University Endwmt Fd-Plgd %lake City Bank | Warsaw, IN | 1 | $67K | $67K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Irions Foundation Inc | Elkhart, IN | 3 | $65K | $10K | Yes | Charitable; Charitble |
| Huff Animal Protection Trust C/O FIRST Source Bank | South Bend, IN | 2 | $60K | $30K | Yes | Charitable |
| Oliver & Cunningham Fam Fdn-Main | St Louis, MO | 3 | $53K | $15K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Walsh Foundation C/O Mjms Family Office Services LLC | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Jean and Julien Levy Foundation for the Arts Inc | Newtown, CT | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Funding improvement of public parks |
| Corson Family Foundation Inc(25) | Orlando, FL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | General operating |
| Detzler Jack - Charitable Trust | St Louis, MO | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Opal Godfrey Brennan Charitable Tr Ua | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $29K | $29K | Preselected only | General support |
| The John & Ann Barney Family Foundation Inc | Valparaiso, IN | 1 | $27K | $27K | Preselected only | To contribute to the donee's charitable purpose |
| The Martha Royse Friberg Trust | Muncie, IN | 1 | $22K | $22K | Preselected only | General operations |
| Muessel Ellison Mem Irr Tua | St Louis, MO | 3 | $15K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Carroll F V Char Tr-Main | St Louis, MO | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Carl H Muselman Family Foundation | Berne, IN | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Education |
| The Tuesley Family Foundation Inc C/O Tuesley Hall Konopa Llp | South Bend, IN | 2 | $13K | $6,250 | Preselected only | General contribution |
| Klockow Harvey R and Doris Fdn | St Louis, MO | 4 | $11K | $2,500 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Susie Beiger Old Ladies Home 480001015 | South Bend, IN | 2 | $11K | $5,326 | Preselected only | Building maintenance; Support for elderly women |
| The Leighton-Oare Foundation Inc | Niles, MI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Annual fund |
| Quigg Fund Inc | Faribault, MN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Youth programming |
| Few Acres Foundation C/O Cynthia L Haw | Henrico, VA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating expenses |
| Fields Foundation Irr Tua | St Louis, MO | 2 | $10K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Joann and Leonard Isban Charitable Foundation | Granger, IN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Brotherhood Mutual Foundation Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General Expenses |
| Brooks and Joan Fortune Family Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Ecological preservation of the res |
| Jaxson William Augustus Swank Foundation C/O Larry and Sherry Swank Co-Trustees | Mishawaka, IN | 2 | $9,767 | $4,883 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Sylvester and Tessie Kaminski Foundation | South Bend, IN | 12 | $9,550 | $500 | Preselected only | Scholarship; Support; Sister maura chapin center |
| Zilky Lucile C Charitable Trust | St Louis, MO | 2 | $8,750 | $4,375 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Git-R-Done Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | General support |
| Clark Sa & Fp Mem Fd Irr Tua | St Louis, MO | 2 | $7,500 | $3,750 | Preselected only | General operating |
| John and Dorothy Geyer Scholarship Fd | Chicago, IL | 3 | $7,434 | $2,478 | Yes | Scholarship |
| The Pokagon Fund Inc | New Buffalo, MI | 2 | $7,400 | $3,700 | Yes | 2025 new voices in michiana; Fighting hunger in south bend |
| Matthew 2818-20 Charitable Foundation | South Bend, IN | 2 | $7,374 | $3,687 | Preselected only | General support |
| Impact International Inc Dba Im- Pact International Inc Ministries | Elkhart, IN | 3 | $6,331 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Helping women with cancer; Veterans affairs outpatient clinic; High school for soccer players |
| Foundation for Sustainability and Innovation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | conservation |
| Baranay Family Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | To help support operations |
| Percy Hammond Walsh Fund Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | South Bend, IN | 1 | $5,704 | $5,704 | Preselected only | General support |
| Michael J Stephen and Lucile G Stephen Family Foundation | Elmwood Park, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Humanitaria |
| Dljh Charitable Foundation | Cary, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Robert E Yager Charitable Trust | Eagan, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| The Robert E and Marcia L Schaub Family Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Diamond Sports Foundation Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $4,155 | $4,155 | Preselected only | To support fund for developing student-athletes. |
| Anna M Harber Educational Trust Foundation | South Bend, IN | 3 | $4,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| The Specialized Staffing Charitable Foundation Inc | South Bend, IN | 2 | $3,563 | $1,781 | Preselected only | General operations |
| Mary and George Herbert Zimmerman Foundation (att Joan C Skrzyniarz) | Troy, MI | 1 | $3,289 | $3,289 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Robert & Judith Atlas Family Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Steven M Lewis Family Foundation | Mount Laurel, NJ | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Helping hans award dinner |
| Surack Family Foundation Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Starting small summit 2025 |
| Niccum Educational Trust | Greenfield, IN | 1 | $2,822 | $2,822 | Yes | General |
| Radiology Inc Foundation | South Bend, IN | 3 | $2,525 | $1,000 | Yes | Unrestricted; Unrestriccted |
| Flynn Family Foundation | Bonita Springs, FL | 2 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Preselected only | Exempt purpose of organization |
| Lake City Bank Foundation Inc | Warsaw, IN | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Matthew Frank Moore Foundation Inc | Granger, IN | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Laidig Family Foundation Inc | Mishawaka, IN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Charitable |
| Cserpes Memorial Scholarship Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | South Bend, IN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Scholarship |
| The Hageman Foundation Inc | Carmel, IN | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | General operating fund contribution. expenditure responsibi… |
| Bowsher Nelson P Fd Irr Tr Ua | St Louis, MO | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Everwise Foundation Inc | South Bend, IN | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Yes | General support |
| Simon Education Fund Irr Tr Ua | St Louis, MO | 1 | $1,450 | $1,450 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Hannah & Friends Weis Family Foundation Inc | South Bend, IN | 1 | $1,180 | $1,180 | Preselected only | General support |
| Ralph Lee Hill Char Tr - Fumc | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $1,010 | $1,010 | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Selfreliance Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | General Expenses |
| Terry & Frances Jones Family Foundation | Marco Island, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Community |
| Slaughter Scholarship Trust Xxx-Xx-Xxxx | South Bend, IN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Brickley Harry Dr Farm Foundation Inc | Bluffton, IN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Operational support |
| Baird Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Ethnic and religious |
| Smeenk Family Foundation Inc | Fairport, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Ministry grant |
| Iglewski Family Foundation | Fort Myers, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Support |
| Ufp Industries Education Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Education - purdue university |
| Martell Family Foundation C/O Sterling Foundation Management LLC | Reston, VA | 1 | $750 | $750 | Preselected only | Cat cafe cat adoptions |
| W W Walker Jr and Family Charitable Foundation | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Charitable contribution |
| Patton Scholarship Trust | St Louis, MO | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Tractor Supply Company Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 2 | $500 | $250 | Yes | Hometown heroes donation |
| The a Hazen and Sarah M Burnet Foundation Incorporated | Fort Pierce, FL | 1 | $300 | $300 | Yes | Support of the charities activities. |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc | Radnor, PA | 1 | $200 | $200 | Yes | Matching gifts |
| The Semler Family Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $200 | $200 | Yes | General fund |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200 | $200 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support) |
| Staley Charitable Foundation | Plainfield, IN | 1 | $112 | $112 | Yes | Education |
| Freeman-Spicer Charities C/O Alison Leslie | Bloomington, IN | 1 | $100 | $100 | Yes | General operating |
| Rochman Charitable Foundation C/O Harrison Llp | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100 | $100 | Preselected only | General purposes |
| Ge Aerospace Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 1 | $25 | $25 | Yes | Matching gift |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Mishawaka, Indiana?
Lilly Endowment Inc, Musk Foundation, The Garatoni-Smith Family Foundation, The Wyn and Carol Laidig Foundation Inc Age, Schwartz Wiekamp Foundation and 89 others reported grants to Mishawaka organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Mishawaka. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.