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Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc

To improve the quality of life for the citizens of St. Joseph County and their succeeding generations.

$27M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
192
Itemized grants FY2025
11
Organizations funded FY2022
18%
First-time grantees FY2022
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Itemized, FY2025
$26M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$12,250,000
Organizations funded a year
11 to 167
FY2020 to FY2022
States reached, FY2025
15
Total assets, FY2025
$327M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2022, 18% of the organizations Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22
HealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureEducationYouth DevelopmentReligionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving180$24M30%
FY202211$152k18%
FY2021145$8.0M17%
FY2020167$6.7Mn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Philanthropy$22MHousing & Shelter$14MEducation$6.2MArts & Culture$4.4MHuman Services$4.2MHealth$3.0MYouth Development$1.1MFood & Nutrition$1.1MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Intend Indiana Inc$12,250,0001n/a
South Bend Symphony Orchestra Association Inc$1,745,397331%
The Family Connection of St Joseph County Inc$1,319,453295%
Real Services Inc$1,215,51742%
Ivy Tech Foundation Inc$991,94532%
Logan Community Resources Inc$987,80431%
Indiana University School of Medicine$942,4183n/a
St Margarets House$722,90536%
United Way of St Joseph County Inc$683,15938%
Real Services Foundation Inc$640,689395%
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All grantees of Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Intend Indiana Inc$12,250,0001n/a
South Bend Symphony Orchestra Association Inc$1,745,397331%
The Family Connection of St Joseph County Inc$1,319,453295%
Real Services Inc$1,215,51742%
Ivy Tech Foundation Inc$991,94532%
Logan Community Resources Inc$987,80431%
Indiana University School of Medicine$942,4183n/a
St Margarets House$722,90536%
United Way of St Joseph County Inc$683,15938%
Real Services Foundation Inc$640,689395%
The Dollywood Foundation$576,00030%
The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care Inc$473,78631%
St Joseph High School$471,5413n/a
South Bend Civic Theatre Inc$464,904316%
The Center for the Homeless Inc$439,65933%
Rescue Incorporated$401,772310%
The Foundation of Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Inc$372,60337%
Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Indiana Corridor Inc$362,83934%
Habitat for Humanity of St Joseph County Inc$313,08831%
Northern Indiana Historical Society Inc$303,03935%
New Day Intake Center$262,5001n/a
Young Men's Christian Association of Michiana Inc$255,1443n/a
Heroes Camp Inc$254,16534%
Healthlinc Inc$250,00010%
Scholarship Foundation of St Joseph County$249,684325%
South Bend Community School Corporation$245,0002n/a
Arise Rwanda Ministries USA Inc$244,455122%
The Public Education Foundation Inc$242,891324%
The Fischoff National Chamber Music Association Inc$222,133314%
South Bend Museum of Art$219,978310%
Elkhart Community Schools$215,8372n/a
Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation$209,33832%
La Casa de Amistad Inc$208,90538%
Bethel University Inc$207,96440%
Mishawaka Parks & Recreation Foundation Inc$205,0001n/a
Potawatomi Zoological Society Inc$189,09731%
YWCA North Central Indiana Inc$179,16032%
Beacon Health Foundation Inc$179,14842%
Farm to Family Fund$179,000373%
Reins of Life Inc$173,93836%
Youth Service Bureau of St Joseph County Inc$168,97433%
Cultivate Culinary School and Catering Inc$162,24132%
School City of Mishawaka Education Foundation Inc$155,586324%
South Bend Heritage Foundation Inc$144,15832%
Enfocus Inc$140,00021%
St Joseph Church$137,7033n/a
St Joseph the Protector Fdn Inc$136,49231%
City of South Bend$133,0642n/a
Ray Bird Ministries$128,21239%
Play360 Inc$127,7502n/a
Pet Refuge Inc$123,91233%
Dismas House of Indiana Inc$112,562321%
South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestras$106,807317%
The Casie Center Inc$103,77534%
Penn-Harris-Madison Educational Foundation Inc$100,074317%
Family and Children's Center Inc$95,240338%
Malembe Rise Inc$95,000330%
St Joseph County Parks Foundation$93,428312%
Food Bank of Northern Indiana Inc$93,16830%
St Joseph County Public Library$91,6713n/a
The Village a Community Musical Art Alliance Inc$90,044314%
Holy Cross College Inc$85,60720%
St Vincent Depaul Society of North Central Indiana Inc$83,54332%
The Tiny Lives Foundation$82,545318%
Penn Harris Madison School Corporation$82,5002n/a
Indiana Citizen Education Foundation Inc$80,00025%
Studebaker National Museum Inc$77,84134%
John Glenn School Corporation Walkerton School Building Corporat$77,6711n/a
The Chamber of Commerce of St Jose County Inc$76,59231%
Puente Desarrollo Internacional$75,000327%
Goodwill Industries of Michiana Inc$73,97630%
Network for Good Inc$73,5001n/a
Unity Gardens$73,00334%
The Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame$72,28630%
Servants at Work Inc$72,00021%
Women's Care Center Inc$71,75030%
Our Lady of the Road Inc$70,00035%
Team Peace Inc$70,0001n/a
Southold Dance Theater Inc$69,80934%
Studio Ten Ministries Inc$69,75133%
Lasalle Council Inc Boy Scouts of America #165$68,46432%
Neighbor to Neighbor Inc$65,000122%
Hoosier Hills Food Bank Inc$65,00030%
Broadway Christian Parish United Methodist Church Inc$62,0003n/a
St Matthews Cathedral$61,7823n/a
AIDS Ministries-Aids Assist of North Indiana Inc$60,00012%
Oaklawn Psychiatric Center Inc$60,00020%
Preservation of the Res Inc$58,489332%
South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc$57,466350%
University of Chicago$57,30020%
Camp Millhouse Inc$57,24834%
Alcohol & Addictions Resource Center Inc$57,00143%
O'Hana Heritage Foundation Inc$56,94241%
The Family Centerla Familia$55,00031%
Helping Hands of Cass County Inc$54,000327%
The Junior League of South Bend Inc$53,761313%
Five Star Life Inc$51,15023%
James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association$50,00010%
South Bend Greenway Conservancy$50,0001n/a
Greater Impact$50,0001n/a
Cornerstone Renter Equity Inc$50,00023%
100 Black Men of Greater South Bend$50,0001n/a
Trinity Schools Inc$49,24320%
Marian High School$49,1753n/a
Trinity Health Corporation$47,94830%
Mother Hubbards Cupboard Inc$44,00032%
The Metanoia Project$43,45526%
Shirley Heinze Land Trust Inc$43,2781n/a
St Joseph County 4-H Fair Inc$42,85135%
Good Shepherd Montessori School Inc$42,59431%
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend Inc$40,91230%
The Cedars Home for Children Foundation$40,00010%
Danville Christian Academy$40,00011%
Little Flower Catholic Church$40,0003n/a
Africa Circle of Hope Foundation$40,0001n/a
Upper Room Recovery Community Inc$40,000113%
Transformation Ministries Inc$38,75022%
Purdue International Inc$38,55833%
Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio$38,00010%
The Christ Child Society of South Bend Inc$37,85932%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County$37,50031%
Because of Joy$37,0004n/a
Fire Inc$35,9201n/a
Humane Society of St Joseph County$33,40131%
Temple Beth-El$32,3853n/a
Renascence Inc$32,00026%
St Ann Parish$31,5003n/a
Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America$30,3753n/a
The Drawing Studio Inc$30,00015%
Crossroads Safehouse Inc$30,00021%
Purdue Club of St Joseph Valley Inc$30,0003n/a
The Food Bank for Larimer County$30,00030%
Holy Family Parish$30,0001n/a
Foundation for Opthamological Care$30,00016%
Clay United Methodist Church$30,0002n/a
Trinity Academy at Greenlawn$27,4641n/a
Hannah's House Inc$26,76023%
Gospel Center Missionary Church$25,5603n/a
Culver Educational Foundation$25,36030%
Remember Niger Coalition$25,00014%
Dustins Place Inc$25,00012%
The Beacon Resource Center Inc$25,000113%
Casaday Costume Company$25,000116%
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago$25,0004n/a
Downtown South Bend Inc Foundation$24,8242n/a
St Pius X Catholic Church$24,2193n/a
Old St Patricks Church$24,2001n/a
Ronald McDonald House Global$23,25010%
Foundation of the Monroe County Community Schools Inc$23,00022%
Deborah's Place$23,00030%
Northeast Neighborhood Council of South Bend Inc$22,8003n/a
Rosemary's Babies Co$22,0001n/a
Acting Ensemble$21,750213%
Friends of Wvpe Inc$21,2743n/a
Rebuilding Together St Joseph County Inc$20,05435%
The Matthews House$20,00011%
Highland Canine Connect$20,000111%
Recipe for Change$20,00018%
Purdue Research Foundation$20,00010%
The Salvation Army$20,0001n/a
Community Kitchen of Monroe County Inc$20,00021%
Everymom Nfp$20,00015%
Sacred Heart Parish$19,4813n/a
Camp Eberhart Alumni Association$19,06623%
Right to Life Michiana Education Fund Inc$18,77931%
Wagon Wheel Theatre Inc$17,98512%
Main Stage Inc$17,86228%
El Campito Inc$17,57721%
Ancilla Domini College$16,85530%
Camp Fire River Bend Inc$15,09021%
The Taproot Theatre$15,0001n/a
Launch Hope Foundation$15,0001n/a
Friendly Fridge Foundation Inc$15,0001n/a
Child and Parent Services Inc$15,0001n/a
Bloomington Refugee Support Network Inc$15,0001n/a
Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins Colorado Inc$15,00012%
Hand in Hand Ministries Inc$15,00020%
Seattle Repertory Theatre$15,00010%
Monroe County Casa Inc$15,00021%
Middle Way House Inc$15,00020%
Fight for Life Foundation Inc$15,00016%
Sisters of the Order of St Dominic of Grand Rapids$15,0001n/a
Green Bridge Growers$15,0001n/a
Take Heart Inc$15,0001n/a
The Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes Inc$14,36520%
Trustees of Purdue University$12,5001n/a
Gladden Community House$12,5001n/a
Comprehensive Community Child Care Organization Inc$12,50010%
The Ruthmere Foundation$12,30510%
Womankind Inc$12,0001n/a
Cancer Society of St Joseph County Riverbend Cancer Services$11,81321%
Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame Inc$11,59720%
Bashor Home of The United Methodist Church Inc$10,75020%
Art 4$10,0001n/a
Greater Chicago Food Depository$10,00020%
STEM in Aviation Youth Indiana Inc$10,00013%
South Bend Youth Hockey Inc$10,00010%
Family Housing Network of Fort Collins Inc$10,00012%
Ajoy Foundation for Children Inc$10,0002n/a
Magnificat High School$10,0001n/a
Northwest Harvest Emm$10,00010%
Our Daily Bread$10,00011%
A Contemporary Theatre Inc$10,00011%
Mishawaka Troop Town Inc$10,0001n/a
Christmas Commandos$10,00029%
Project Oz$10,00010%
Mishawaka Food Pantry Inc$10,00011%
Foundation for African Medicine and Educ$10,00010%
St Michael Academy Inc$10,0001n/a
Chiara Home Inc$10,00025%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$10,00010%
Angels in the Attic Inc$10,0001n/a
Boys and Girls Clubs of Columbus Inc$10,0001n/a
Patchwork Dance Company Inc$9,1791n/a
Musical Arts Indiana Inc$9,179130%
Holy Cross School$8,4681n/a
Uniting Voices$8,30010%
Uncommon Grit Foundation Inc$8,0001n/a
South Bend Community Tennis Association$8,0001n/a
Ensemble Concept-21 Inc$7,8241n/a
Elkhart Civic Theatre Inc$7,57213%
Hope House Northern Colorado$7,50018%
Venues Parks & Arts Foundation$7,5001n/a
United Youth Theatre$7,50015%
Kiwanis International Inc$7,35710%
Life Treatment Centers Inc$6,92010%
Elkhart County Symphony Assoc Inc$6,86216%
Vibes Music Festival Inc$6,8501n/a
Mental Health Awareness of Michiana Inc$6,1501n/a
Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana Inc$5,75210%
Encore Performing Arts$5,6791n/a
Heartland Artists$5,6791n/a
Stanley Clark School Inc$5,33910%
Nami Indiana Inc$5,07111%
New Leaf New Life$5,00013%
Pathways Inc$5,00010%
Wheeler Mission Ministries Inc$5,00010%
Catholic Community Foundation of Northeast Indiana$5,0001n/a
Diocese of Ft Wayne South Bend Inc$5,0001n/a
United Rehabilitation Services of Greater Dayton$5,00010%
Diocese of Norwich Outreach to Haiti Inc$5,00010%
Pigasus Institute Inc$5,0001n/a
New Hope Family Shelter Inc$5,00011%

Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($587k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 12 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 168 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSouth Bend Symphony Orchestra Association Inc: $1,745,397 over 3y, 31% of budgetThe Family Connection of St Joseph County Inc: $1,319,453 over 2y, 95% of budgetReal Services Inc: $1,215,517 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetIvy Tech Foundation Inc: $991,945 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetLogan Community Resources Inc: $987,804 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetSt Margarets House: $722,905 over 3y, 5.9% of budgetUnited Way of St Joseph County Inc: $683,159 over 3y, 8.3% of budgetReal Services Foundation Inc: $640,689 over 3y, 95% of budgetThe Dollywood Foundation: $576,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetThe Center for Hospice & Palliative Care Inc: $473,786 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetSouth Bend Civic Theatre Inc: $464,904 over 3y, 16% of budgetThe Center for the Homeless Inc: $439,659 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetRescue Incorporated: $401,772 over 3y, 10% of budgetThe Foundation of Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Inc: $372,603 over 3y, 6.9% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of the Northern Indiana Corridor Inc: $362,839 over 3y, 4.4% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of St Joseph County Inc: $313,088 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetNorthern Indiana Historical Society Inc: $303,039 over 3y, 5.3% of budgetHeroes Camp Inc: $254,165 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetHealthlinc Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetScholarship Foundation of St Joseph County: $249,684 over 3y, 25% of budgetArise Rwanda Ministries USA Inc: $244,455 over 1y, 22% of budgetThe Public Education Foundation Inc: $242,891 over 3y, 24% of budgetThe Fischoff National Chamber Music Association Inc: $222,133 over 3y, 14% of budgetSouth Bend Museum of Art: $219,978 over 3y, 9.9% of budgetMichiana Public Broadcasting Corporation: $209,338 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetLa Casa de Amistad Inc: $208,905 over 3y, 8.1% of budgetBethel University Inc: $207,964 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetPotawatomi Zoological Society Inc: $189,097 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetYWCA North Central Indiana Inc: $179,160 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetBeacon Health Foundation Inc: $179,148 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetFarm to Family Fund: $179,000 over 3y, 73% of budgetReins of Life Inc: $173,938 over 3y, 6.1% of budgetYouth Service Bureau of St Joseph County Inc: $168,974 over 3y, 3.5% of budgetCultivate Culinary School and Catering Inc: $162,241 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetSchool City of Mishawaka Education Foundation Inc: $155,586 over 3y, 24% of budgetSouth Bend Heritage Foundation Inc: $144,158 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetEnfocus Inc: $140,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetSt Joseph the Protector Fdn Inc: $136,492 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetRay Bird Ministries: $128,212 over 3y, 8.8% of budgetPet Refuge Inc: $123,912 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetDismas House of Indiana Inc: $112,562 over 3y, 21% of budgetSouth Bend Youth Symphony Orchestras: $106,807 over 3y, 17% of budgetThe Casie Center Inc: $103,775 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetPenn-Harris-Madison Educational Foundation Inc: $100,074 over 3y, 17% of budgetFamily and Children's Center Inc: $95,240 over 3y, 38% of budgetMalembe Rise Inc: $95,000 over 3y, 30% of budgetSt Joseph County Parks Foundation: $93,428 over 3y, 12% of budgetFood Bank of Northern Indiana Inc: $93,168 over 3y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 168.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

University of Notre Dame du LacIN98.5× affinity60 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: University of Notre Dame du Lac · 1st Source Bank Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx · United Way of St Joseph County Inc · Judd Leighton Foundation Inc · Carroll F V Char Tr-Main · Asante Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Elkhart County Inc · The Pokagon Fund Inc · Muessel Ellison Mem Irr Tua · Clark Sa & Fp Mem Fd Irr Tua · Fields Foundation Irr Tua · Klockow Harvey R and Doris Fdn

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc

How much does Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc give?
Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc reported 192 itemized grants totaling $25,983,500, out of $26,734,186 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 167 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2022.
What does Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (37%), Housing & Shelter (23%), Education (10%).
Who are Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Intend Indiana Inc ($12M), South Bend Symphony Orchestra Association Inc ($1.7M), The Family Connection of St Joseph County Inc ($1.3M).
Does Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2022, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include University of Notre Dame du Lac, 1st Source Bank Foundation Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx, United Way of St Joseph County Inc.
Where is Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc based?
Community Foundation of St Joseph County Inc is based in IN.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 255 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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