Funding search · EIN 300914351 · Fort Wayne, IN
William J & Bonnie L Hefner
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 94
- grants reported
- $5.4M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Fw Ywca3 grants · $1.0M
- Historic Fort Wayne2 grants · $508,050
- Rescue Mission1 grant · $400,000
- Charis House1 grant · $325,000
- Community Harvest Food Bank4 grants · $310,000
- Josiah White'S1 grant · $300,000
- Fort Wayne Rescue Mission1 grant · $200,000
- Junior Acheivement2 grants · $200,000
- Boys and Girls Club1 grant · $200,000
- Super Shot1 grant · $169,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 94 reported grants, largest first.
- $500,000
Historic Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $400,000
Fw Ywca · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $400,000
Fw Ywca · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $400,000
Rescue Mission · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $325,000
Charis House · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
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- $300,000
Josiah White'S · Wabash, IN · 2024
Support
- $250,000
Community Harvest Food Bank · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $200,000
Fort Wayne Rescue Mission · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
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- $200,000
Fw Ywca · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $200,000
Boys and Girls Club · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Support
- $169,000
Super Shot · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $150,000
Fw Rescue Mission · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $100,000
Fort Wayne Zoo · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $100,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $100,000
Junior Acheivement · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Capital campaign
- $100,000
Dekalb County Ymca · Auburn, IN · 2021
Support
- $100,000
Junior Acheivement · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Capital campaign
- $75,000
Girl Scouts of Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $65,000
Girl Scouts of America · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $62,900
Purdue Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $51,800
Fort Wayne Children'S Zoo · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $50,000
Boy Scouts of America · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $50,000
Boys & Girls Club · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $50,000
Ymca of Dekalb County · Auburn, IN · 2024
Support
- $50,000
Boys & Girls Club · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $50,000
Fort Wayne Children'S Zoo · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Support
- $35,000
Boy Scouts of America · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $30,000
Boy Scouts of America · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $30,000
Girl Scouts of America · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $25,000
Dave Hefner International Student E · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $25,000
Dicks Organics · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $25,000
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Friends · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $25,000
Little River Wetlands · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $25,000
American Red Cross · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $25,000
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Friends · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $25,000
Humane Society · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $25,000
Little River Wetlands · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $25,000
Specialty Tutoring · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $25,000
Ymca of Dekalb County · Auburn, IN · 2023
Support
- $25,000
American Red Cross · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $25,000
Little River Wetlands · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $25,000
McMillian Health · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $25,000
Specialty Tutoring · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $25,000
Fprt Wayne Philharmonic · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Support
- $25,000
Little River Wetlands · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Support
- $23,000
Purdue University · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Support
- $20,000
Community Harvest Food Bank · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $20,000
G2 Rowing Association · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $20,000
Community Harvest Food Bank · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $20,000
Glorious Gate · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $20,000
Homestead High School Bank · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $20,000
World Baseball Academy · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $20,000
Community Harvest Food Bank · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Support
- $20,000
Glorious Gate · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Support
- $15,000
Rolling Into Roanoke · Roanoke, IN · 2022
Support
- $10,000
Mathew 25 · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $10,000
Supershot · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $10,000
Fort Wayne Community Foundation · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $10,000
Mathew 25 · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $10,000
Fort Wayne Community Foundation · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $10,000
Mathew 25 · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $10,000
Boy Scouts of America · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Support
- $10,000
Fort Wayne Community Foundation · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Support
- $10,000
Girl Scouts of America · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Support
- $10,000
Mathew 25 · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Support
- $8,050
Historic Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $7,500
Kate'S Kart · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $5,000
Georgetown Little Leage · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $5,000
Homestead Bank · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $5,000
International Allied Missions · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $5,000
Science Central · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $5,000
Sheperd'S House · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $5,000
International Allied Missions · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $5,000
Kate'S Kart · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $5,000
International Allied Missions · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $5,000
Kate'S Kart · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $5,000
International Allied Missions · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Support
- $5,000
Kate'S Kart · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Support
- $3,000
Turnstone Center · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $3,000
Turnstone Center · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $3,000
Turnstone Center · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $3,000
Turnstone Center · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Support
- $2,500
Van Buren Cemetary Asso · Van Buren, IN · 2024
Support
- $2,500
Van Buren Cemetary Asso · Van Buren, IN · 2023
Support
- $2,500
Van Buren Cemetary Asso · Van Buren, IN · 2022
Support
- $2,500
Van Buren Cemetary Asso · Van Buren, IN · 2021
Support
- $2,000
Homebound Meals · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $2,000
Stavreti Scholarship · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Support
- $2,000
Homebound Meals · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $2,000
Stavreti Scholarship · Fort Wayne, IN · 2023
Support
- $2,000
Homebound Meals · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $2,000
Stavreti Scholarship · Fort Wayne, IN · 2022
Support
- $2,000
Homebound Meals · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
Support
- $1,500
Stavreti Scholarship · Fort Wayne, IN · 2021
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