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John W Anderson Foundation

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$41.3M
in grants paid: 671
grants: 250
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$4.4M
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana · Portage, IN · 2024
Operating
$520,000
Indiana University Foundation · Bloomington, IN · 2024
Scholarships
$500,000
United Way of Northwest Indiana · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Operating
$400,000
Catholic Charities Gary · Gary, IN · 2024
Operating
$275,000
Opportunity Enterprises · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Operating
$275,000
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2024
Operating
$250,000
Purdue University Northwest · Hammond, IN · 2024
Operating
$210,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Michigan City · Michigan City, IN · 2024
Operating
$200,000
Crossroads Ymca · Crown Point, IN · 2024
Operating
$175,000
Salvation Army · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Operating
$175,000
Tradewinds Services · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Operating/capital
$150,000
Food Bank of Northwest Indiana · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Operating
$150,000
Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Indiana Dba Center for Possibilities · Hobart, IN · 2024
Operating
$150,000
Ball State University Foundation · Muncie, IN · 2024
Capital
$150,000
Ivy Tech Foundation · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Scholarships/operating
$150,000
Lakeshore Public Media · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Operating
$150,000
Gibault · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
Operating
$150,000
Indiana State University Foundation · Terre Haute, IN · 2024
Operating
$150,000
Valparaiso University · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Scholarships
$125,000
Independent Colleges of Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Scholarships
$120,000
Ywca of Northwest Indiana · Gary, IN · 2024
Operating
$115,000
Crisis Center · Gary, IN · 2024
Operating/capital
$100,000
Meals On Wheels of Northwest Indiana · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Operating
$100,000
Boy Scouts of America Pathway To Adventure Council · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating
$100,000
Center of Workforce Innovations · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Operating
$100,000
Harold Hal Kelley Respite Foundation · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Operating
$100,000
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating
$100,000
Brothers Keeper Incorporated · Gary, IN · 2024
Operating/capital
$100,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
Operating
$85,000
Northwest Indiana Symphony Society · Munster, IN · 2024
Operating
$80,000
Caring Place · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Operating
$80,000
Valpo Family Ymca · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Operating
$75,000
American Red Cross of Northwest Indiana · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Operating
$75,000
Calumet College of St Joseph · Whiting, IN · 2024
Operating
$70,000
Methodist Hospitals · Gary, IN · 2024
Equipment
$70,000
Northwest Indiana Forum Foundation · Portage, IN · 2024
Operating
$60,000
Portage Township Ymca · Portage, IN · 2024
Operating/capital
$60,000
Indiana Legal Services · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Operating
$60,000
St Jude House · Crown Point, IN · 2024
Operating
$60,000
Legacy Foundation · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Operating
$50,000
Duneland Family Ymca · Chesterton, IN · 2024
Operating
$50,000
Maac Foundation · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Capital
$50,000
Family and Youth Services Bureau · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Operating
$50,000
South Shore Arts · Munster, IN · 2024
Operating
$50,000
Valparaiso Parks and Recreation Fdn · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Operating/capital
$50,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating
$50,000
Vna of Nwi · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Operating
$50,000
American Cancer Society · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Operating
$45,000
Hilltop Neighborhood House · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Scholarships
$45,000
Franciscan Health Foundation · Crown Point, IN · 2024
Operating
$40,000
Northwest Indiana Catholic Youth Organization · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Operating
$35,000
Lasalle Counsil Inc Boy Scouts of America · South Bend, IN · 2024
Operating
$35,000
Sojourner Truth House · Gary, IN · 2024
Operating
$35,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating
$30,000
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Dba Shirley Ryan Abilitylab · Chicago, IL · 2024
Operating
$30,000
Porter County Community Foundation · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Operating
$30,000
Habitat for Humanity of Porter County · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Capital
$30,000
Elka Child Educational Center · Gary, IN · 2024
Equipment
$30,000
Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Indiana · Gary, IN · 2024
Equipment
$30,000
Grace Beyond Borders Nwi · East Chicago, IN · 2024
Operating
$30,000
Hospice of the Calumet Area · Munster, IN · 2024
Operating/capital
$30,000
Memorial Opera House Foundation · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Operating/capital
$30,000
Crown Point Community Foundation · Crown Point, IN · 2024
Operating
$30,000
In-Pact · Crown Point, IN · 2024
Equipment
$27,000
Indiana Golf Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Equipment
$25,000
Mental Health America of Northwest Indiana · Hammond, IN · 2024
Operating
$25,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Indiana · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Operating
$25,000
Immanuel Lutheran Church Food Pantry · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Operating
$25,000
Families Anchored in Total Harmony · Gary, IN · 2024
Operating
$25,000
City Life Center · Gary, IN · 2024
Operating
$25,000
Horace Mann Ambridge Neighborhood Improvement Org · Gary, IN · 2024
Operating
$25,000
Artistic Recovery · Chesterton, IN · 2024
Operating
$25,000
Ascension Saint Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center · Hobart, IN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
First Presbyterian Church of Crown Point · Crown Point, IN · 2024
Equipment
$20,000
American Heart Association · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Ronald McDonald House Chicagoland & Nwi · Hines, IL · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Dunebrook · Michigan City, IN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Safe Coalition for Human Rights · Munster, IN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Moraine House · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Indiana Bar Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Miller Beach Arts and Creative District Cdc Llc · Gary, IN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Children'S Organ Transplant Association · Bloomington, IN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Samaritan Counseling Center · Munster, IN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Porter County Pact · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Regional Health Systems · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Riley Children'S Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Indiana Dunes Learning Center · Chesterton, IN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Grand Tots · Cedar Lake, IN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Shults-Lewis Child & Family Services · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Share Foundation With the Handicapped · La Porte, IN · 2024
Operating
$20,000
Shirley Heinze Land Trust · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Operating
$18,000
First United Methodist Church · Crown Point, IN · 2024
Equipment
$18,000
Youth Service Bureau of Laporte County · Laporte, IN · 2024
Operating
$16,000
Humane Society of Northwest Indiana · Gary, IN · 2024
Equipment
$15,000
Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana · Hammond, IN · 2024
Scholarships/operating
$15,000
International Community Alliance · Gary, IN · 2024
Operating
$15,000
Citizens Concerned for the Homeless · Michigan City, IN · 2024
Operating
$15,000
Jacob'S Ladder Pediatric Rehab Center · Chesterton, IN · 2024
Operating
$15,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of America · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Operating
$15,000
Indiana Ballet Theatre · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Operating

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.