Funding search · EIN 351532360 · Portage, IN

Northwest Indiana Forum Foundation

Name: Northwest Indiana Forum Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

38
grants reported: $14.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $81,541
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

4 grants matching “porter” · $273,082

$200,000
First Things First Porter County · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
First things first porter county creekside early learning at neo
$26,065
First Things First Porter County · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
First things first porter county administrative
$25,417
First Things First Porter County · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
First things first porter county early literacy
$21,600
First Things First Porter County · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
First things first porter county bright by text

Grant history

All 38 reported grants, largest first.

$7.0M
Indiana Economic Development Corporation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
To promote economic development, the improvement of the quality of life in harmony with the environment, and a positive image for northwest indiana.
$1.5M
Urschel Development Corp · Chesterton, IN · 2024
Grand gardner hotel
$940,000
Healthlinc · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Healthlinc medical resident program
$614,995
Valparaiso Redevelopment Commission · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
The linc & lincoln highway garage
$558,551
Saxon Partners Llc · Hingham, MA · 2024
Saxon indiana tract 1 (kenmara) (munster)
$437,793
Crossroads Young Mens Christian Associations · Crown Point, IN · 2024
Tolleston opportunity hub
$435,417
Gary Chicago International Airport Authority · Gary, IN · 2024
Gary/chicago int'l airport - east corporate hangar campus
$387,517
Wecreate Media Llc · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Evergreen marketing content plan
$352,814
United Way of Northwest Indiana · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Level up nwi
$242,953
Center of Workforce Innovations · Portage, IN · 2024
Work based learning expansion (internships)
$213,830
Northwest Indiana Forum · Portage, IN · 2024
Capacity building for economic development & plan implementation
$206,166
Indiana Economic Development Corporation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
To promote economic development, the improvement of the quality of life in harmony with the environment, and a positive image for northwest indiana.
$200,000
First Things First Porter County · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
First things first porter county creekside early learning at neo
$187,345
Center of Workforce Innovations · Portage, IN · 2024
Employer upskilling
$178,681
Lower Lincoln Eso · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Small business acceleration tools
$172,228
Center of Workforce Innovations · Portage, IN · 2024
Job's for america's graduates expansion (jag)
$147,156
Thomas P Miller & Associates Llc · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Employer sponsored child care grant
$105,000
City of Hammond · Hammond, IN · 2024
Downtown hammond train station & station square
$86,386
Innovators Northwest Indiana · Hammond, IN · 2024
Youth entrepreneurship ecosystem
$76,696
Gary Chicago International Airport Authority · Gary, IN · 2024
Gary/chicago int'l airport - passenger terminal
$73,087
Center of Workforce Innovations · Portage, IN · 2024
Ready nwi education alignment program
$70,000
Northwest Indiana Forum · Portage, IN · 2024
Foundation grants revenue
$69,750
Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission · Portage, IN · 2024
Marquette greenway
$65,750
Urban League of Northwest Indiana · Gary, IN · 2024
Diversity, equity, inclusion business training program
$62,697
Shirley Heinze Land Trust · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Ivanhoe south community development & education initiative
$56,000
Jasper County Economic Development Organization · Rensselaer, IN · 2024
Agriculture value chain strategy
$55,954
Legacy Foundation · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Nwi biz hub entrepreneur resource center
$45,626
Purdue Univeristy - Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
Small business outreach & skills enhancement
$33,531
La Porte County Redevelopment Commission · La Porte, IN · 2024
Kingsbury industrial park rr bridge improvement
$31,939
Trustees Indiana University · Detroit, MI · 2024
Northwest indiana housing study (iun)
$26,667
Economic Development Corporation of Michigan City · Michigan City, IN · 2024
Reimagining michigan city - prison relocation study
$26,065
First Things First Porter County · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
First things first porter county administrative
$25,417
First Things First Porter County · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
First things first porter county early literacy
$21,600
First Things First Porter County · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
First things first porter county bright by text
$20,987
Nwi Food Council · Crown Point, IN · 2024
Region roots local farm & food hub
$18,825
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2024
Greater south shore technology initiative
$14,622
Pulaski County Community Development Commission · Winamac, IN · 2024
Rural entrepreneurship & innovation taskforce
$8,687
Northwest Indiana Forum · Portage, IN · 2024
Northwest indiana cost comparison study (market study)

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.