Funding search · EIN 208042109 · Mishawaka, IN
Vera Z Dwyer Charitable Trust Uad 121920
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 43
- grants reported
- $8.2M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $50,000
- 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
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Top recipients
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- Indiana University Foundation4 grants · $4.0M
- Hospice Foundation4 grants · $1.4M
- A Rosie Place for Children4 grants · $700,000
- Cultivate Food Rescue2 grants · $364,000
- Youth Service Bureau St Joseph County2 grants · $300,000
- Habitat for Humanity of4 grants · $260,000
- Oaklawn Foundation2 grants · $260,000
- Hope Ministries2 grants · $200,000
- Dustins Place2 grants · $160,000
- Logan1 grant · $125,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 43 reported grants, largest first.
- $2.0M
Indiana University Foundation · Bloomington, IN · 2024
Gift
- $1.1M
Hospice Foundation · Mishawaka, IN · 2022
Gift
- $1.0M
Indiana University Foundation · Bloomington, IN · 2023
Gift
- $1.0M
Indiana University Foundation · Bloomington, IN · 2025
Gift
- $550,000
A Rosie Place for Children · South Bend, IN · 2025
Gift
- $197,000
Cultivate Food Rescue · South Bend, IN · 2024
Gift
- $176,666
Oaklawn Foundation · Goshen, IN · 2025
Gift
- $167,000
Cultivate Food Rescue · South Bend, IN · 2025
Gift
- $150,000
Dustins Place · Plymouth, IN · 2025
Gift
- $150,000
Hope Ministries · South Bend, IN · 2025
Gift
- $150,000
Youth Service Bureau St Joseph County · South Bend, IN · 2024
Gift
- $150,000
Youth Service Bureau St Joseph County · South Bend, IN · 2023
Gift
- $150,000
Habitat for Humanity of · South Bend, IN · 2022
Gift
- $132,543
Hospice Foundation · Mishawaka, IN · 2024
Gift
- $125,000
Logan · South Bend, IN · 2025
Gift
- $122,543
Hospice Foundation · Mishawaka, IN · 2025
Gift
- $83,334
Oaklawn Foundation · Goshen, IN · 2023
Gift
- $50,000
Habitat for Humanity of · South Bend, IN · 2025
Gift
- $50,000
Unity Foundation of Laporte County · Michigan City, IN · 2025
Gift
- $50,000
A Rosie Place for Children · South Bend, IN · 2024
Gift
- $50,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of St Joseph County · South Bend, IN · 2024
Gift
- $50,000
Habitat for Humanity of · South Bend, IN · 2024
Gift
- $50,000
Hope Ministries · South Bend, IN · 2024
Gift
- $50,000
St Margaret'S House · South Bend, IN · 2024
Gift
- $50,000
A Rosie Place for Children · South Bend, IN · 2023
Gift
- $50,000
St Margaret'S House · South Bend, IN · 2023
Gift
- $50,000
A Rosie Place for Children · South Bend, IN · 2022
Gift
- $50,000
Unity Foundation of Laporte County · Michigan City, IN · 2022
Gift
- $35,000
Riverbend Cancer Services · South Bend, IN · 2022
Gift
- $20,000
Loveway · Middlebury, IN · 2025
General purpose
- $20,000
Ronald McDonald House · South Bend, IN · 2023
Gift
- $15,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of St Joseph County · South Bend, IN · 2025
Gift
- $15,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of St Joseph County · South Bend, IN · 2023
Gift
- $15,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of St Joseph County · South Bend, IN · 2022
Gift
- $13,500
Indiana University Foundation · Bloominton, IN · 2022
Gift
- $13,000
Ronald McDonald House · South Bend, IN · 2025
Gift
- $10,000
Forever Learning Institute · South Bend, IN · 2025
Gift
- $10,000
Dustins Place · Plymouth, IN · 2024
Gift
- $10,000
Forever Learning Institute · South Bend, IN · 2024
Gift
- $10,000
Habitat for Humanity of · South Bend, IN · 2023
Gift
- $10,000
Hospice Foundation · Mishawaka, IN · 2023
Gift
- $10,000
Ronald McDonald House · South Bend, IN · 2022
Gift
- $5,000
Life Has No Boundaries Co · Lafayette, IN · 2024
Gift
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