Mcmillen Foundation Inc
Fort Wayne, IN · EIN 35-6021003. Reported 96 grants totalling $7,296,865 to 68 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. Mcmillen 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 $40,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $20,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $2,300 and the largest $400,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne Park Foundation | Fort Wayne, IN | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | $700,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wildcat Recreation Assoc | Fort Wayne, IN | $700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| YWCA Northeast Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN | $535,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wildcat Recreation Association | Fort Wayne, IN | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Transportation Network Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $260,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bridge of Grace Compassionate Ministries | Fort Wayne, IN | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arts United Greater Fw | Fort Wayne, IN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vincent Village Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Turnstone Center for Children & Adults With Disabilities | Fort Wayne, IN | $185,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fort Wayne Childrens Zoo | Fort Wayne, IN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge of Grace | Fort Wayne, IN | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Embassy Theatre Foundation | Fort Wayne, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Roanoke, IN | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fort Wayne Ballet | Fort Wayne, IN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fort Wayne Trails | Fort Wayne, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lc Nature Park | Roanoke, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighborhood Health | Fort Wayne, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Science Central | Fort Wayne, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Specialty Tutoring | Fort Wayne, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harold W Mcmillen Center for Health Education | Fort Wayne, IN | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Redemption House | Fort Wayne, IN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miss D | Fort Wayne, IN | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Turnstone Ctr for Children & Adults | Fort Wayne, IN | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Greater of Fort Wayne Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $56,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mcmillen Health | Fort Wayne, IN | $54,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Healthier Moms and Babies | Fort Wayne, IN | $52,967 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| C2G Music Hall Corp Dba Baker Street Centre | Fort Wayne, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cass Housing | Fort Wayne, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Early Childhood Alliance | Fort Wayne, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Erin's House | Fort Wayne, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fort Wayne Civic Theatre | Fort Wayne, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indiana Historical Society | Indianapolis, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rescue Mission | Fort Wayne, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society | Fort Wayne, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Supershot | Fort Wayne, IN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Northern in & Michiana | Fort Wayne, IN | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heartland Communities | Fort Wayne, IN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement-Support for Economics | Fort Wayne, IN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fort Wayne Public Television Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Alive | Fort Wayne, IN | $31,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Harvest Food Bank | Fort Wayne, IN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wellspring | Fort Wayne, IN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| League for the Blind and Disabled | Fort Wayne, IN | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Middle Waves Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stillwater Hospice | Fort Wayne, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Literary Alliance | Fort Wayne, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home | Fort Wayne, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Acres Land Trust | Huntertown, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harold W Mcmillen Center for Heath Education | Fort Wayne, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Literacy Alliance | Fort Wayne, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Fort Wayne Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $18,543 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| PBS | Fort Wayne, IN | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth for Christ of Northern Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN | $17,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Givehear | Fort Wayne, IN | $16,255 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Biblical Life Recovery - Lighthouse | Fort Wayne, IN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Biblical Life Recovery Center Inc Dba the Lighthouse | Fort Wayne, IN | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban League | Fort Wayne, IN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Northeast in | Fort Wayne, IN | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Hope Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Thirteen Step House | Fort Wayne, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fort Wayne Community Schools | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sunspace Studios LLC | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum | Arcola, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| J Kruse Education | Auburn, IN | $2,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
16 of 68 (24%) 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 28%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Turnstone Center for Children & Adults With Disabilities
THERAPEUTIC SERVICE SUPPORT; PROGRAM SUPPORT - Mcmillen Health
SUPPORT - YOUTH DIRECTED HEALTH PROGRAMS - Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana
SUPPORT - ECONOMICS PROGRAM SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 49 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 | 19 | $2,055,000 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 29 | $1,959,055 | $30,000 |
| 2023 | 26 | $1,858,800 | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 22 | $1,424,010 | $45,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
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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 $40,000. 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 Mcmillen 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: 7030 Pointe Inverness Way 127, Fort Wayne, IN, 46804. 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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