Funding search · EIN 311128781 · Munster, IN

Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana

Name: Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana grants, 2021–2024
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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.

67
grants reported: $1.2M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $12,900
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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Purdue University4 grants · $247,950
United Way of Nw Indiana4 grants · $130,618
Tradewinds Services2 grants · $68,200
Indian Medical Association of Nw Indiana3 grants · $59,000
South Shore Arts3 grants · $58,500
Indiana Hospital Association2 grants · $52,219
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Nw Indiana3 grants · $45,000
Northwest Indiana Hindu Religious Center2 grants · $42,000
Northwest Indiana Symphony Society2 grants · $41,500
Hospice of the Calumet Area2 grants · $41,000

Giving over time

$218,003

2021

$281,471

2022

$317,480

2023

$389,611

2024

Grant history

All 67 reported grants, largest first.

$74,270
Purdue University · Hammond, IN · 2022
Sponsorship
$65,000
Purdue University · Hammond, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$60,625
Purdue University · Hammond, IN · 2023
Sponsorship
$59,500
Tradewinds Services · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$48,055
Purdue University · Hammond, IN · 2021
Sponsorship
$40,000
United Way of Nw Indiana · Valparaiso, IN · 2021
Contribution
$30,618
United Way of Nw Indiana · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Contribution
$30,000
Hospice of the Calumet Area · Munster, IN · 2023
Sponsorship
$30,000
United Way of Nw Indiana · Valparaiso, IN · 2023
Contribution
$30,000
United Way of Nw Indiana · Valparaiso, IN · 2022
Contribution
$26,364
Indiana Hospital Association · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Contribution
$25,855
Indiana Hospital Association · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Contribution
$22,860
South Shore Arts · Munster, IN · 2021
Sponsorship
$22,000
Indian Medical Association of Nw Indiana · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$22,000
Indian Medical Association of Nw Indiana · Merrillville, IN · 2023
Sponsorship
$21,900
Northwest Indiana Symphony Society · Munster, IN · 2023
Sponsorship
$21,000
Northwest Indiana Hindu Religious Center · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$21,000
Northwest Indiana Hindu Religious Center · Merrillville, IN · 2023
Sponsorship
$21,000
Nwihrc · Merrillville, IN · 2022
Sponsorship
$21,000
Indian Medical Association of Nw Indiana · Merrillville, IN · 2021
Sponsorship
$19,600
Northwest Indiana Symphony Society · Munster, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$19,500
South Shore Arts · Munster, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$19,500
South Shore Arts · Munster, IN · 2023
Sponsorship
$19,500
South Shore Arts · Munster, IN · 2022
Sponsorship
$19,337
Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra · Munster, IN · 2022
Sponsorship
$18,488
Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra · Munster, IN · 2021
Sponsorship
$18,000
Catholic Charities · Gary, IN · 2021
Sponsorship
$15,720
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana · Gary, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$15,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Nw Indiana · Gary, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$15,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Nw Indiana · Gary, IN · 2023
Sponsorship
$15,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Nw Indiana · Gary, IN · 2022
Sponsorship
$15,000
Indian Medical Association of Nw Indiana · Merrillville, IN · 2022
Sponsorship
$15,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Nw Indiana · Gary, IN · 2021
Sponsorship
$12,900
Calumet Council Boy Scouts of America · Munster, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$12,500
Pathway To Adventure Council · Chicago, IL · 2023
Sponsorship
$11,324
Meals On Wheels · Crown Point, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$11,200
Catholic Charities Diocese of Gary · Gary, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$11,200
Catholic Charities Diocese of Gary · Gary, IN · 2023
Sponsorship
$11,000
Catholic Charities · Gary, IN · 2022
Sponsorship
$11,000
Hospice of the Calumet Area · Munster, IN · 2022
Sponsorship
$10,060
Legacy Foundation · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$10,000
City of East Chicago · East Chicago, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$10,000
Laini Fluellen Charities · Highland, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$10,000
Ivy Tech Foundation · Gary, IN · 2023
Sponsorship
$10,000
Ivy Tech Foundation · Gary, IN · 2022
Sponsorship
$10,000
Pathway To Adventure Council · Chicago, IL · 2022
Sponsorship
$10,000
Calumet Council Boyscouts of America · Munster, IN · 2021
Sponsorship
$10,000
Ivy Tech Foundation · Gary, IN · 2021
Sponsorship
$9,250
Indiana University Foundation · Gary, IN · 2023
Sponsorship
$8,700
Tradewinds Services · Merrillville, IN · 2023
Sponsorship
$8,600
Tradewinds · Merrillville, IN · 2021
Sponsorship
$8,100
Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce · Valparaiso, IN · 2023
Sponsorship
$8,025
Greater Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$8,000
Tradewinds · Merrillville, IN · 2022
Sponsorship
$6,750
Calumet College of St Joseph · Whiting, IN · 2023
Sponsorship
$6,569
City of Hammond · Hammond, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$6,435
Munster Chamber of Commerce · Munster, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$6,000
Munster High School · Munster, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$6,000
Trinity Christian College · Palos Heights, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$6,000
Valparaiso Department of Parks & Recreation · Valparaiso, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$6,000
Nw Indiana Cancer Kids Foundation · Schererville, IN · 2021
Sponsorship
$5,900
Indiana University Foundation · Gary, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$5,760
Nwi Parkinsons · Crown Point, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$5,500
Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce · Merrillville, IN · 2024
Sponsorship
$5,500
Mental Health America of Northwest in · Hammond, IN · 2022
Sponsorship
$5,500
Munster High School · Munster, IN · 2022
Sponsorship
$5,100
Munster High School · Munster, IN · 2023
Sponsorship

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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.