Funding search · EIN 263012038 · Fort Wayne, IN

Steel Dynamics Foundation

Name: Steel Dynamics Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

54
grants reported: $5.7M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $50,000
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.

What they fund

scholarships youth center classic concert engineering future gator

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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.

Trine University8 grants · $3.1M
Boys and Girls Club3 grants · $400,000
Junior Achievement2 grants · $250,000
Fort Wayne Zoo1 grant · $200,000
Turnstone3 grants · $180,000
Fort Wayne Philharmonic3 grants · $150,000
Grace College3 grants · $120,000
Matthew 25 Health & Dental3 grants · $120,000
Questa Foundation for Education3 grants · $120,000
University of St Francis1 grant · $115,000

Giving over time

$1.2M

2022

$2.0M

2023

$2.5M

2024

Grant history

All 54 reported grants, largest first.

$1.0M
Trine University · Angola, IN · 2024
College of health professions
$1.0M
Trine University · Angola, IN · 2023
College of health professions
$300,000
Trine University · Angola, IN · 2024
New engineering wing
$300,000
Trine University · Angola, IN · 2023
New engineering wing
$300,000
Trine University · Angola, IN · 2022
New engineering wing
$200,000
Fort Wayne Zoo · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Bamboo adventure
$150,000
Boys and Girls Club · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
New busses
$150,000
Boys and Girls Club · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
New busses
$150,000
Junior Achievement · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Finance park/ biztown
$115,000
University of St Francis · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Scholarhips
$100,000
Junior Achievement · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Ja next/ legacy park
$100,000
National Ornamental Metal Museum · Memphis, TN · 2024
Spark expansion campaign
$100,000
Boys and Girls Club · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Capital expansion- club house
$100,000
Smith Academy for Excellence · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Scholarships
$85,000
Trine University · Angola, IN · 2024
Scholarships
$85,000
Trine University · Angola, IN · 2023
Scholarships
$80,000
World Baseball Academy · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Phase 2
$78,906
Trine University · Angola, IN · 2022
Scholarships
$62,500
Arts United · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Actor's house & green room
$60,000
Turnstone · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Sustainability for the future
$60,000
Turnstone · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Sustainability for the future
$60,000
Turnstone · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Sustainability for the future
$50,000
Fort Wayne Philharmonic · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Patriotic pops concert series
$50,000
Ne Indiana Fund · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Regional competitiveness
$50,000
Science Central · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Fire sprinkler and fire panel
$50,000
Fort Wayne Philharmonic · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Patriotic pops concert series
$50,000
Science Central · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Fire sprinkler and fire panel
$50,000
Fort Wayne Philharmonic · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Patriotic pops concert series
$40,000
Fort Wayne Museum of Art · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Signature exhibition
$40,000
Grace College · Winona Lake, IN · 2024
Lilly center for lakes & streams
$40,000
Matthew 25 Health & Dental · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General support
$40,000
Questa Foundation for Education · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Scholarships-stem talent
$40,000
Grace College · Winona Lake, IN · 2023
Lilly center for lakes & streams
$40,000
Matthew 25 Health & Dental · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
General support
$40,000
Questa Foundation for Education · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Scholarships-stem talent
$40,000
Grace College · Winona Lake, IN · 2022
Lilly center for lakes & streams
$40,000
Matthew 25 Health & Dental · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
General support
$40,000
Questa Foundation for Education · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Scholarships-stem talent
$30,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Youth mentoring program
$30,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Youth mentoring program
$30,000
Fort Wayne Museum of Art · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Signature exhibition program
$25,000
Marshall University Foundation · Huntington, WV · 2024
General funding
$25,000
National Kidney Foundation · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Golf classic and gator classic
$25,000
Scan · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Program support
$25,000
Marshall University Foundation · Huntington, WV · 2023
General funding
$25,000
National Kidney Foundation · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Golf classic and gator classic
$25,000
Scan · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Program support
$25,000
Marshall University Foundation · Huntington, WV · 2022
General funding
$25,000
National Kidney Foundation · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Golf classic and gator classic
$20,000
Human Services Center · New Castle, PA · 2024
Youth programs
$20,000
Center for Whitley County Youth · Columbia City, IN · 2022
Program support
$20,000
Human Services Center Corp · Turtle Creek, PA · 2022
Support for youth programs
$12,500
Mississippi State University · Mississippi State, MS · 2022
Autism clinic
$10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Youth mentoring program

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