Funding search · EIN 352099782 · Gary, IN
The Center of Workforce Innovations
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 41
- grants reported
- $24.1M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $192,166
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Jobworks4 grants · $10.4M
- Goodwill Industries of Michiana4 grants · $8.8M
- Tradewinds4 grants · $1.1M
- Michigan City Area Schools4 grants · $786,535
- School City of Hammond3 grants · $633,043
- Indiana Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs4 grants · $577,441
- Mental Health America of Northwest Indiana4 grants · $498,186
- Merrillville Community School4 grants · $453,215
- Gaps (Gary Alumni Pathway To Students)3 grants · $389,000
- Workforce Development Services1 grant · $232,646
Giving over time
Grant history
All 41 reported grants, largest first.
- $3.1M
Jobworks · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support grant for community and business investment
- $2.6M
Jobworks · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support grant for community and business investment
- $2.5M
Jobworks · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support grant for community and business investment
- $2.4M
Goodwill Industries of Michiana · South Bend, IN · 2023
Support grant for community and business investment
- $2.3M
Goodwill Industries of Michiana · South Bend, IN · 2024
Support grant for community and business investment
- $2.2M
Goodwill Industries of Michiana · South Bend, IN · 2022
Support grant for community and business investment
- $2.2M
Jobworks · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Support grant for community and business investment
- $1.9M
Goodwill Industries of Michiana · South Bend, IN · 2021
Support grant for community and business investment
- $409,682
Tradewinds · Merrillville, IN · 2022
Support grant for community and business investment
- $336,241
Indiana Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Support grant for community and business investment
- $333,249
Tradewinds · Merrillville, IN · 2023
Support grant for community and business investment
- $245,571
Tradewinds · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Support grant for community and business investment
- $232,646
Workforce Development Services · Gary, IN · 2024
Support grant for community and business investment
- $213,451
School City of Hammond · Hammond, IN · 2021
Support grant for community and business investment
- $210,851
School City of Hammond · Hammond, IN · 2023
Support grant for community and business investment
- $208,741
School City of Hammond · Hammond, IN · 2022
Support grant for community and business investment
- $201,114
Indiana Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Support grant for community and business investment
- $199,788
Michigan City Area Schools · Michigan City, IN · 2023
Support grant for community and business investment
- $198,083
Michigan City Area Schools · Michigan City, IN · 2022
Support grant for community and business investment
- $196,498
Michigan City Area Schools · Michigan City, IN · 2024
Support grant for community and business investment
- $192,166
Michigan City Area Schools · Michigan City, IN · 2021
Support grant for community and business investment
- $156,956
Mental Health America of Northwest Indiana · Hammond, IN · 2024
Support grant for community and business investment
- $153,581
Gaps (Gary Alumni Pathway To Students) · Gary, IN · 2021
Support grant for community and business investment
- $136,735
Mental Health America of Northwest Indiana · Hammond, IN · 2023
Support grant for community and business investment
- $135,886
Mental Health America of Northwest Indiana · Hammond, IN · 2022
Support grant for community and business investment
- $135,419
Gaps (Gary Alumni Pathway To Students) · Gary, IN · 2022
Support grant for community and business investment
- $128,752
Tradewinds · Merrillville, IN · 2021
Support grant for community and business investment
- $118,000
Merrillville Community School · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Support grant for community and business investment
- $113,640
Merrillville Community School · Merrillville, IN · 2022
Support grant for community and business investment
- $111,168
Merrillville Community School · Merrillville, IN · 2021
Support grant for community and business investment
- $110,407
Merrillville Community School · Merrillville, IN · 2023
Support grant for community and business investment
- $100,000
Gaps (Gary Alumni Pathway To Students) · Gary, IN · 2023
Support grant for community and business investment
- $84,380
Southlake Tri State Management Corp · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Support grant for community and business investment
- $68,609
Mental Health America of Northwest Indiana · Hammond, IN · 2021
Support grant for community and business investment
- $45,650
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greather Northwest Indiana · Portage, IN · 2021
Support grant for community and business investment
- $34,551
School City of East Chicago · East Chicago, IN · 2021
Support grant for community and business investment
- $32,559
School City of East Chicago · East Chicago, IN · 2023
Support grant for community and business investment
- $31,625
School City of East Chicago · East Chicago, IN · 2022
Support grant for community and business investment
- $31,278
School City of East Chicago · East Chicago, IN · 2024
Support grant for community and business investment
- $30,857
Indiana Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs · Indianapolis, IN · 2021
Support grant for community and business investment
- $9,229
Indiana Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Support grant for community and business investment
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