Funding search · EIN 871894981 · Fort Wayne, IN

Surack Family Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

457
grants reported
$50.2M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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2 grants matching “spon · $4,000

  • $1,500

    Ivy Tech Foundation · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    A reason to taste entertainment spon

  • $2,500

    Troy School · Columbia City, IN · 2022

    2022 band together scholarship spons

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Pearl Arts35 grants · $19.6M
  • Taylor University3 grants · $6.0M
  • Purdue Fort Wayne3 grants · $3.0M
  • Canterbury School7 grants · $2.8M
  • Bridge of Grace6 grants · $1.6M
  • Vincent Village4 grants · $1.2M
  • Smith Academy for Excellence1 grant · $1.0M
  • Trine1 grant · $1.0M
  • Purdue University Fort Wayne1 grant · $1.0M
  • Soulmedic Media Group5 grants · $885,000

Giving over time

$10.2M
2022
$9.2M
2023
$23.7M
2024
$7.1M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 457 grants.

  • $4.0M

    Taylor University · Upland, IN · 2024

    Maximizing the future

  • $3.0M

    Purdue Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Surack family foundation donation

  • $2.0M

    Taylor University · Upland, IN · 2022

    Multi-year pledge

  • $1.9M

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $1.6M

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Donation

  • $1.5M

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $1.5M

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $1.3M

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $1.1M

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $1.1M

    Vincent Village · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Building project 1 of 2

  • $1.1M

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Donation

  • $1.0M

    Purdue University Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    General support

  • $1.0M

    Smith Academy for Excellence · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Property purchase: 11819 reservation

  • $1.0M

    Canterbury School · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Maximizing the future 1 of 5

  • $1.0M

    Trine · Angola, IN · 2023

    Fw campus capital project

  • $1.0M

    Bridge of Grace · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Donation

  • $988,226

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $917,070

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $840,654

    Canterbury School · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    General support

  • $810,133

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $751,372

    Canterbury School · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Long term facilities needs

  • $735,518

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $686,000

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Donation

  • $670,342

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    General support

  • $553,883

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $500,000

    Indiana Institute of Technology · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    Junction 36

  • $500,000

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    General support

  • $500,000

    Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Contribution

  • $500,000

    Crosswinds · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Crosswinds wheatfield project suppor

  • $500,000

    Manchester University · North Manchester, IN · 2022

    Donation

  • $458,482

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $454,128

    St Joseph Community Health Foundat · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Food insecurities in se fw

  • $425,000

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Donation

  • $400,000

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    General support

  • $350,000

    Soulmedic Media Group · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Donation

  • $300,000

    Marian University · Indianapolis, IN · 2025

    Klipsch educators college initiative

  • $300,000

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Donation

  • $250,000

    Bridge of Grace · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    Housing initiative

  • $250,000

    League for the Blind and Disabled I · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    Building expansion

  • $250,000

    Humane Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Capital campaign 1 of 3

  • $250,000

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Donation

  • $250,000

    Unity Performing Arts Foundation · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Year 1 of 4

  • $225,000

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Donation

  • $224,650

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $200,000

    Projectusorgin · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    General support

  • $200,000

    Fort Wayne Children'S Zoo · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Coastal cove

  • $200,000

    Neighborhood Health · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    General admission 2024-2028 1 of 5

  • $200,000

    Projectusorgin · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    2024 contribution

  • $200,000

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Donation

  • $200,000

    Projectusorg · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Donation

  • $191,268

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $175,000

    Soulmedic Media Group · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    General support

  • $175,000

    Soulmedic Media Group · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    2024 pledge 1 of 2

  • $175,000

    Soulmedic Media Group · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    2025 pledge 2 of 2

  • $150,508

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $150,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Donation

  • $150,000

    Fort Wayne Zoological Society · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Zoobilee

  • $150,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Corporate gift 2022

  • $150,000

    Specialty Tutoring · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Building a space where everyone can

  • $125,000

    The Pointe Church · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Building improvements

  • $125,000

    Fort Wayne Community Schools · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Amp lab sponsorship

  • $125,000

    Fort Wayne Community Schools Founda · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Amp lab sponsorship

  • $124,526

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $107,458

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $103,043

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $100,000

    Advancing American Freedom Foundati · Washington, DC · 2025

    General support

  • $100,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    General support

  • $100,000

    Bridge of Grace · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    General support

  • $100,000

    Community Foundation Greater Fort W · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    Fort wayne united fund

  • $100,000

    Courageous Healing · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    General support

  • $100,000

    Advancing American Freedom Foundati · Washington, DC · 2024

    General administration

  • $100,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $100,000

    Bridge of Grace · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    2024 operations and programing

  • $100,000

    Bridge of Grace · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    2023 operations and programing

  • $100,000

    Early Childhood Alliance · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Scholarship support

  • $100,000

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Donation

  • $100,000

    Community Foundation Greater Fort W · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    P.a.s.e.

  • $100,000

    Community Foundation Greater Fort W · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Ten point coalition fund

  • $100,000

    Covenant Impact Center · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Sur0001 corporate pledge

  • $100,000

    Early Childhood Alliance · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Donation

  • $100,000

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Donation

  • $100,000

    Unity Performing Arts Foundation I · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Surack family foundation - 158

  • $100,000

    Unity Performing Arts Foundation I · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    Donation

  • $98,229

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted donation

  • $83,935

    Canterbury School · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    General support

  • $77,900

    Pearl Arts · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    General support

  • $75,000

    Dream Center Fw · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    General support

  • $75,000

    The Fort Wayne Rescue Mission Minis · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    General support

  • $75,000

    Grow Allen · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    Contribution

  • $75,000

    Dream Center Fw · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Donation

  • $75,000

    Easterseals Arc of Ne Indiana · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Pledge 1 of 3

  • $75,000

    Bridge of Grace · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022

    2022 operations and programing

  • $73,440

    Blue Jacket · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Donation to support blue jacket care

  • $70,000

    Easterseals Arc of Ne Indiana · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023

    Pledge payment

  • $68,243

    Canterbury School · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024

    General support

  • $62,500

    Amani Family Services · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Center for Research On the Status O · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    Mcmillen park concert

  • $50,000

    Character & Skills Basketball Acade · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Community Foundation Greater Fort W · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    Ubuntu collaborative

  • $50,000

    Erin'S House · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025

    The wing project

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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.