Funding search · EIN 351793325 · Fort Wayne, IN
Doermer 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.
- 49
- grants reported
- $2.7M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $30,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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.
- Purdue University3 grants · $575,000
- Bridge of Grace3 grants · $300,000
- University of Saint Francis3 grants · $245,000
- Questa Foundation3 grants · $225,000
- Canterbury School2 grants · $200,000
- Junior Achievement2 grants · $150,000
- Arts United2 grants · $150,000
- St Vincent Depaul2 grants · $125,000
- University of Notre Dame3 grants · $100,000
- Lc Nature Park2 grants · $90,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 49 reported grants, largest first.
- $325,000
Purdue University · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Operations
- $225,000
Purdue University · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Operations
- $115,000
University of Saint Francis · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Pledge
- $115,000
University of Saint Francis · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Pledge
- $100,000
Arts United · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Pledge
- $100,000
Bridge of Grace · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Operations
- $100,000
Canterbury School · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Pledge
- $100,000
Questa Foundation · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Operations
- $100,000
Bridge of Grace · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Operations
- $100,000
Canterbury School · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Pledge
- $100,000
Junior Achievement · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Pledge
- $100,000
Bridge of Grace · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Operations
- $75,000
St Vincent Depaul · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Operations
- $75,000
Questa Foundation · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Operations
- $50,000
Community Transportation Network · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Operations
- $50,000
Junior Achievement · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Pledge
- $50,000
Arts United · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Pledge
- $50,000
Lc Nature Park · Roanoke, IN · 2023
Operations
- $50,000
St Vincent Depaul · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Operations
- $50,000
Questa Foundation · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Operations
- $45,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
Operations
- $40,000
Lc Nature Park · Roanoke, IN · 2024
Operations
- $30,000
Early Childhood Alliance · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Operating
- $30,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
Operations
- $30,000
Diocese of Fort Wayne South Bend · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Operations
- $30,000
Early Childhood Alliance · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Operating
- $30,000
Diocese of Fort Wayne South Bend · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Operations
- $25,000
Diocese of Fort Wayne South Bend · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Operations
- $25,000
Friends of Lincoln Collect · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Operations
- $25,000
Womens Fund at Cfgfw · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Pledge
- $25,000
Friends of Lincoln Collect · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Operations
- $25,000
Purdue University · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Operations
- $25,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
Operations
- $25,000
Womens Fund at Cfgfw · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Pledge
- $25,000
Young Scholars Academy · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Operations
- $25,000
Young Scholars Academy · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Operations
- $20,000
Catholic Charities · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Pledge
- $20,000
Science Central · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Operations
- $20,000
United Way of Allen County · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Operations
- $20,000
Science Central · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Operations
- $20,000
United Way of Allen County · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Operations
- $20,000
Matthew 25 · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Pledge
- $20,000
Science Central · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Operations
- $20,000
United Way of Allen County · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Operations
- $15,000
Allen County Public Library · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Pledge
- $15,000
Matthew 25 · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Pledge
- $15,000
Matthew 25 · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Pledge
- $15,000
University of Saint Francis · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Pledge
- $10,000
Fort Wayne Aviation Museum · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Operations
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