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Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$82k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
51
Grants FY2025
49
Organizations funded FY2024
4%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$4,000
Organizations funded a year
48 to 57
FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$1.5M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 4% of the organizations Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterOther
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 arriving51$82k14%
FY202449$74k4%
FY202350$76k8%
FY202256$91k11%
FY202157$82k23%
FY202055$74k36%
FY201848$65k13%
FY201751$65kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$117kHealth$116kHuman Services$77kEducation$73kReligion$41kYouth Development$35kRecreation & Sports$29kCommunity Improvement$22kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Northeast Indiana Public Radio Inc$18,50080%
The Literacy Alliance Inc$14,50060%
Amani Family Services$14,50060%
Super Shot Inc$14,00080%
Fort Wayne Museum of Art Inc$13,00070%
Matthew 25 Inc$13,00070%
Early Childhood Alliance Inc$13,00070%
Blue Jacket Inc$13,00080%
Science Central Inc$11,00080%
Fort Wayne Trails Inc$11,00070%
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All grantees of Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Northeast Indiana Public Radio Inc$18,50080%
The Literacy Alliance Inc$14,50060%
Amani Family Services$14,50060%
Super Shot Inc$14,00080%
Fort Wayne Museum of Art Inc$13,00070%
Matthew 25 Inc$13,00070%
Early Childhood Alliance Inc$13,00070%
Blue Jacket Inc$13,00080%
Science Central Inc$11,00080%
Fort Wayne Trails Inc$11,00070%
League for the Blind and Disabled Inc$11,00060%
Neighborlink Fort Wayne Foundation$10,75080%
Community Transportation Network Inc$10,75070%
Wellspring Interfaith Social Services Inc$10,50070%
World Baseball Academy Inc$10,00070%
YWCA Northeast Indiana Inc$9,50070%
Lc Nature Park Inc$9,00050%
Thirteen Step House Inc$9,00060%
Turnstone Center for Children & Adults With Disabilities Inc$8,50050%
Anthony Wayne Area Council Inc$8,00070%
Martin Luther King School Inc$8,00080%
Friends of the Rivers Inc$8,00033%
Fort Wayne Ballet Inc$8,00060%
Audiences Unlimited Inc$8,00080%
Hearcare Connection Inc$7,00070%
Unity Performing Arts Foundation Inc$7,00050%
Harold W McMillen Center for Health Education Inc$7,00060%
Erins House for Grieving Children Inc$6,50060%
Mustard Seed Furniture Bank of Fort Wayne Inc$6,50060%
Cass Housing Inc$6,50050%
Homebound Meals Inc$6,50060%
Lifeline Youth & Family Services Inc$6,50050%
Fort Wayne Zoological Society Inc$6,00040%
Fort Wayne Children's Choir Inc$6,00060%
The Power House Alliance Inc$6,00061%
Children's Hope Inc$5,50050%
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra Inc$5,50050%
Healthier Moms and Babies Inc$5,00040%
Junior Achievement of Northern in Inc$4,50040%
Ivy Tech Foundation Inc$4,00040%
University of Saint Francis of Fort Wayne Indiana Inc$4,00040%
Fort Wayne Medical Society Foundation Inc$4,00020%
Hope Alive Inc$4,00040%
Soulmedic Media Group Inc$4,00040%
Metropolitan Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Fort Wayne$4,00030%
Southeast Youth Council Inc$4,00030%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ind$3,50030%
Vincent Village Inc$3,50030%
Out of a Jam Inc$3,50030%
The Shepherd's House Inc$3,50030%
Associated Churches of Fort Wayne Ind Inc$3,5003n/a
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Fort Wayne Inc$3,50020%
Fort Wayne Civic Theatre Inc$3,00030%
Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana Michiana Inc$3,00030%
Cancer Services of Allen County Inc$3,0002n/a
Embassy Theatre Foundationinc$3,00030%
Heartland Sings Inc$2,50020%
Foundation for Art and Music in Elementary Education Inc$2,5002n/a
Teach Our Children Fund Inc$2,0002n/a
Hemphill Smith Art Foundation Inc$2,0001n/a
Summit Equestrian Center Inc$1,50011%
Humane Fort Wayne Inc$1,0001n/a
Fort Wayne Dance Collective Inc$1,00010%
Fort Wayne Youtheatre Inc$1,00010%
East Allen Family Resource Center Inc$1,00010%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$1,00010%
Schools Care Incorporated$1,00010%
Children's Autism Center Inc$1,00010%
Lexis Voice$1,0001n/a
The Allen County Courthouse Preservation Trust Inc$1,00011%
Neighborhood Health Clinics Inc$1,00010%
Fort Wayne Park Foundation$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 37 recipients with no EIN on record ($170k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNortheast Indiana Public Radio Inc: $18,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetThe Literacy Alliance Inc: $14,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetAmani Family Services: $14,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetSuper Shot Inc: $14,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFort Wayne Museum of Art Inc: $13,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMatthew 25 Inc: $13,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetEarly Childhood Alliance Inc: $13,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBlue Jacket Inc: $13,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetScience Central Inc: $11,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFort Wayne Trails Inc: $11,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetLeague for the Blind and Disabled Inc: $11,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNeighborlink Fort Wayne Foundation: $10,750 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetCommunity Transportation Network Inc: $10,750 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetWellspring Interfaith Social Services Inc: $10,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetWorld Baseball Academy Inc: $10,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetYWCA Northeast Indiana Inc: $9,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLc Nature Park Inc: $9,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetThirteen Step House Inc: $9,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetTurnstone Center for Children & Adults With Disabilities Inc: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAnthony Wayne Area Council Inc: $8,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMartin Luther King School Inc: $8,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Rivers Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetFort Wayne Ballet Inc: $8,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAudiences Unlimited Inc: $8,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetHearcare Connection Inc: $7,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetUnity Performing Arts Foundation Inc: $7,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetHarold W McMillen Center for Health Education Inc: $7,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetErins House for Grieving Children Inc: $6,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMustard Seed Furniture Bank of Fort Wayne Inc: $6,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCass Housing Inc: $6,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetHomebound Meals Inc: $6,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetLifeline Youth & Family Services Inc: $6,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFort Wayne Zoological Society Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFort Wayne Children's Choir Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetThe Power House Alliance Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetChildren's Hope Inc: $5,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra Inc: $5,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHealthier Moms and Babies Inc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetJunior Achievement of Northern in Inc: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetIvy Tech Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Saint Francis of Fort Wayne Indiana Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFort Wayne Medical Society Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHope Alive Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetSoulmedic Media Group Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMetropolitan Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Fort Wayne: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSoutheast Youth Council Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ind: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVincent Village Inc: $3,500 over 3y, 0.1% 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 64.

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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.

English-Bonter-Mitchell FdnPA121.7× affinity56 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn · Edward M Wilson Foundation · Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Inc · The Waterfield Foundation Inc · Dr Louis a and Anne B Schneider Fdn · M E Raker Foundation Inc · The James Foundation Inc · Flora Dale Krouse Foundation · Aws Foundation Inc · McMillen Foundation Inc · Surack Family Foundation Inc · Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc

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 Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc

How much does Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc give?
Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc reported 51 grants totaling $82,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 48 and 57 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (19%), Health (19%), Human Services (13%).
Who are Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Northeast Indiana Public Radio Inc ($19k), The Literacy Alliance Inc ($15k), Amani Family Services ($15k).
Does Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 4% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn, Edward M Wilson Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Inc.
Where is Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc based?
Howard P Arnold Foundation 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 109 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-PF 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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