Funding search · EIN 842148850 · Fort Wayne, IN

Do It Best Foundation

Name: Do It Best Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

182
grants reported: $1.9M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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.

Top recipients

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

Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne3 grants · $150,000
Neighborhood Health Clinics1 grant · $150,000
American Red Cross2 grants · $125,104
Ronald McDonald House Charities3 grants · $115,800
Fort Wayne Children'S Zoo1 grant · $50,000
Fort Wayne Zoological Society1 grant · $50,000
Pray Fort Wayne1 grant · $48,000
Blessings in a Backpack4 grants · $47,130
United Way of Allen County1 grant · $42,000
Teenworks2 grants · $35,000

Giving over time

$168,215

2022

$467,923

2023

$534,046

2024

$699,782

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 182 grants.

$150,000
Neighborhood Health Clinics · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$115,104
American Red Cross · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$100,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$50,000
Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$50,000
Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$50,000
Fort Wayne Children'S Zoo · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$50,000
Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$50,000
Fort Wayne Zoological Society · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$48,000
Pray Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$42,000
United Way of Allen County · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$29,418
Risley Agricultural Center · Litchfield, OH · 2025
General support
$25,000
School Care Team · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$25,000
Remedylive · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$20,000
It Only Takes a Spark · Milbank, SD · 2025
General support
$20,000
Teenworks · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
General support
$20,000
Ywca Northeast Indiana · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$19,838
Scan · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$18,075
Blessings in a Backpack · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$15,000
American Heart Association · Paulding, OH · 2025
General support
$15,000
Grant County Combined Appeal · Milbank, SD · 2024
General support
$15,000
Lexington Interfaith Community Svc · Lexington, SC · 2024
General support
$15,000
Teenworks · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$14,055
Blessings in a Backpack · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$13,500
A Kid Again · Twinsburg, OH · 2025
General support
$12,985
Turnstone Center for Children · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$12,500
Fort Wayne Musuem of Art · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$12,000
Global Leadership Summit & Beyond · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$11,215
Turnstone Center for Children · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$11,000
Shepherd'S Heart · Waco, TX · 2025
General support
$10,800
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$10,500
St Joseph Missions · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$10,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support
$10,000
Camp Red Cedar · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$10,000
Christian Community Health Care · Grabill, IN · 2025
General support
$10,000
Community Outreach Housing · Whitney, TX · 2025
General support
$10,000
Community Transportation Network · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$10,000
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$10,000
Grow Allen · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$10,000
Hope and Healing Survivor Resource · Akron, OH · 2025
General support
$10,000
The League · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$10,000
Waco Family Medicine · Waco, TX · 2025
General support
$10,000
Wellspring Interfaith Social Svcs · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$10,000
Youth for Christ of Northern in · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$10,000
Allen County Public Library Found · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$10,000
Community Harvest Food Bank · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$10,000
Givehear · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fw · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$10,000
Wellspring Interfaith Social Svcs · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$10,000
American Red Cross · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$10,000
Blessings in a Backpack · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fw · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$10,000
Mesquite Cancer Help Society · Mesquite, NV · 2023
General support
$10,000
Fort Wayne Trails · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$10,000
Gigi'S Playhouse · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fw · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$10,000
Matthew 25 · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$10,000
Mesquite Works · Mesquite, NV · 2022
General support
$9,064
Mesquite Works Steam Center · Mesquite, NV · 2025
General support
$8,985
Lodi Family Center · Lodi, OH · 2025
General support
$8,000
Kate'S Kart · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$8,000
Mesquite Works Steam Center · Mesquite, NV · 2024
General support
$8,000
Anthony Wayne Rehabilitation Center · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$8,000
Mohave County Search & Rescue · Kingman, AZ · 2023
General support
$7,500
Family Building Blocks · Salem, OR · 2025
General support
$7,500
Kate'S Kart · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$7,365
Access the Arts · Wadsworth, OH · 2025
General support
$7,260
Mohave County Sheriffs Office · Mesquite, NV · 2025
General support
$7,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2025
General support
$6,670
Junior Achievement of Northern in · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$6,500
Be Strong Go On · Lodi, OH · 2025
General support
$6,000
Camp Watcha Wanna Do · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$6,000
Fort Wayne Youtheatre · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$6,000
Super Shot · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$5,750
A Kid Again · Twinsburg, OH · 2024
General support
$5,597
Be Strong Go On · Lodi, OH · 2024
General support
$5,513
Harold W McMillen Center for Health · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$5,500
St Matthias Episcopal Church · Athens, TX · 2025
General support
$5,000
April House Children'S Advocacy · Morrison, IL · 2025
General support
$5,000
Bluecoats of Medina County · Medina, OH · 2025
General support
$5,000
Christ Child Society of Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$5,000
Dixon Family Ymca · Dixon, IL · 2025
General support
$5,000
Good Samaritan Clinic · Lexington, SC · 2025
General support
$5,000
Goodfellows of Lee County · Dixon, IL · 2025
General support
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity of Medina · Medina, OH · 2025
General support
$5,000
Homebound Meals · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$5,000
Hope Cancer Wellness · Dixon, IL · 2025
General support
$5,000
Hope Means Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2025
General support
$5,000
Inspire Real Change · Leesville, SC · 2025
General support
$5,000
Jennifer'S Harbor · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$5,000
Love Santa · Hubbard, OR · 2025
General support
$5,000
Martin Luther King Montessori · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$5,000
Matthew 25 · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$5,000
Mesquite Cancer Help Society · Mesquite, NV · 2025
General support
$5,000
Music Gear for Kids · Nachusa, IL · 2025
General support
$5,000
Open Sesame Children'S Learning · Dixon, IL · 2025
General support
$5,000
Oregon Museum of Science & Industry · Portland, OR · 2025
General support
$5,000
Quest Foundation for Education · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General support
$5,000
Rock River Hospice and Home · Sterling, IL · 2025
General support
$5,000
Sikeston Public Schools Foundation · Sikeston, MO · 2025
General support
$5,000
Teen Turf · Amboy, IL · 2025
General support

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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.