Judd Leighton Foundation Inc
South Bend, IN · EIN 35-2120550. Reported 183 grants totalling $27.3M to 103 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Judd Leighton Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $150,000; the smallest was $160 and the largest $2,100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $5,300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Enfocus | South Bend, IN | $2,090,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of St Joseph County | South Bend, IN | $1,881,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mayo Foundation | Rochestor, MN | $1,775,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Iusb - Innovation Center | Bloomington, IN | $1,200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | Indianapolis, IN | $1,020,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elevate Ventures | Indianapolis, IN | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Morris Performing Arts Center | South Bend, IN | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Iusb-Leighton School of Business & Economics | South Bend, IN | $900,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Bend - Elkhart Regional Foundation | South Bend, IN | $900,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Niles, MI | $575,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Margaret's House | South Bend, IN | $525,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YMCA Camp Eberhart | Three Rivers, MI | $525,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hospice Foundation | Mishawaka, IN | $515,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cdfi Friendly South Bend | South Bend, IN | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youth Services Bureau of St Joseph County | South Bend, IN | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Logan Community Resources Inc | South Bend, IN | $345,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Bend - Elkhart Regional Partnership | South Bend, IN | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Purdue Polytechnic | South Bend, IN | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Robinson Community Learning Center | South Bend, IN | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Casie Center | South Bend, IN | $285,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of St Joseph County | South Bend, IN | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Goodwill Industries of Michiana Inc | South Bend, IN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marian University at Ancilla College | Plymouth, IN | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Holy Cross Village Foundation | Notre Dame, IN | $233,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cultivate Culinary School & Catering | South Bend, IN | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bethel University | Mishawaka, IN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Corvilla Inc | South Bend, IN | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Healthlinc Inc | Michigan City, IN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of St Joseph County | South Bend, IN | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Saint Mary's College | Notre Dame, IN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Joseph Ceo-Regional Innovation and Startup Education (rise) | Mishawaka, IN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reins of Life | Michigan City, IN | $187,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wnit | South Bend, IN | $157,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cultivate Culinary | South Bend, IN | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ivy Tech Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La CASA De Amistad | South Bend, IN | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Camp Millhouse | South Bend, IN | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for the Homeless | South Bend, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cultivating Life | South Bend, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | South Bend, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oaklawn Crisis Center | Goshen, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Potawatomi Zoo | South Bend, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Regional Innovation & Startup Education | Mishawaka, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Drucker Institute | Claremont, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern Indiana Historical Society | South Bend, IN | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope Ministries | South Bend, IN | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Bend Symphony Orchestra Association | South Bend, IN | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fischoff National Chamber Music Assoc | Notre Dame, IN | $74,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Human Delta Inc | South Bend, IN | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Bend Heritage Foundation | South Bend, IN | $60,160 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Bend Civic Theatre | South Bend, IN | $52,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A Rosie Place for Children | South Bend, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christ Child Society of South Bend Inc | South Bend, IN | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Congregation of Holy Cross | Notre Dame, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Families First Center | South Bend, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Impact | South Bend, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Potawatomi Zoological Society | South Bend, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Bend Medical Foundation | South Bend, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way | South Bend, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kindness to Prevent Blindness | Elkhart, IN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Near Northwest Neighborhood | South Bend, IN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Impact South Bend Inc | South Bend, IN | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Congregation of Holy Cross US Province | Notre Dame, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve | Niles, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Get Wet for a Vet | Osceola, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hannah's House | Mishawaka, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| O'hana Heritage Foundation - a Rosie Place for Children | South Bend, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Riverbend Cancer Services | South Bend, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Margaret House | South Bend, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unity Gardens Inc | South Bend, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Broadway Christian Parish | South Bend, IN | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fernwood | Fernwood, ID | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish | Indianapolis, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Beacon Resource Center | South Bend, IN | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cultivating Life-Community Clinic | South Bend, IN | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Dispensary | South Bend, IN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Childrens Dispensary & Hospital Assoc | South Bend, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement | South Bend, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry | Garrett, IN | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The History Museum | South Bend, IN | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 100 Black Men of Greater South Bend | South Bend, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Niles | Niles, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indiana University Foundation | Bloomington, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Riverbend Community Math Center | South Bend, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trinity School at Greenlawn | South Bend, IN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Snite Museum of Art | Notre Dame, IN | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Studebaker National Museum | South Bend, IN | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Iu Alumni Association | Bloomington, IN | $5,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | South Bend, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| O'hana Heritage Foundation | South Bend, IN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family & Childrens Center | La Crosse, WI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Raclin Murphy Museum | Notre Dame, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Bend Museum of Art | South Bend, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy | Traverse City, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rmhc of Michiana | South Bend, IN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | South Bend, IN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Junior League of South Bend Inc | South Bend, IN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wnit Public Television | South Bend, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Exponent Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $1,630 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Joseph County Chamber Foundation | South Bend, IN | $1,125 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| South Bend Regional Chamber Foundation | South Bend, IN | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
46 of 103 (45%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 57%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- University of Notre Dame
To support general operations and specific programs - Elevate Ventures
To support general operations
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 72 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | $7,976,750 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 44 | $7,262,625 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 46 | $5,286,505 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 49 | $6,738,585 | $50,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Judd Leighton Foundation Inc has 20 of them, worth $21.2M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Health Foundation | South Bend, IN | $5,000,000 |
| Logan Community Resources Inc | South Bend, IN | $5,000,000 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $3,000,000 |
| Iusb - Innovation Center | Bloomington, IN | $1,600,000 |
| Morris Performing Arts Center | South Bend, IN | $1,500,000 |
| Cdfi Friendly South Bend | South Bend, IN | $1,000,000 |
| Community Foundation of St Joseph County | South Bend, IN | $600,000 |
| Community Foundation of St Joseph County | South Bend, IN | $562,500 |
| Enfocus | South Bend, IN | $500,000 |
| Indiana University Foundation | Bloomington, IN | $500,000 |
| South Bend Elkhart Regional Partnership Foundation Inc | South Bend, IN | $400,000 |
| South Bend - Elkhart Regional Partnership | South Bend, IN | $300,000 |
| Goodwill Industries of Michiana Inc | South Bend, IN | $250,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Niles, MI | $250,000 |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | Indianapolis, IN | $200,000 |
Where its money goes
89% of its giving went to organizations in Indiana. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $50,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Indiana.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Judd Leighton Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 202 S Michigan Street Suite 910, South Bend, IN, 46601. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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