James Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Auburn, IN · EIN 45-2195649 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The James Foundation Inc

605grants reported

$1,000median award

$1,000lower quartile

$500smallest grant

$32.0Mtotal paid

23states reached

3years giving

This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 30 of its 605 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $112K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.

Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.

Where to write

112 S Cedar St
Auburn, IN 46706-2301

Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.

Who they funded

Recipient and stated purpose	Where	Amount
National Parks Foundation	Washington, DC	$3,000,000
National Parks Foundation UNRESTIRCTED	Washington, DC	$3,000,000
National Parks Foundation	Washington, DC	$3,000,000
National Parks Foundation LINCOLN MEMORIAL PROJECT	Washington, DC	$1,500,000
National Parks Foundation LINCOLN MEMORIAL	Washington, DC	$1,500,000
Canterbury School FINE ARTS CAMPAIGN	Fort Wayne, IN	$1,000,000
Trine University COLLEGE HEALTH PROFESSIONS	Angola, IN	$1,000,000
Canterbury School FINE ARTS CAMPAIGN	Fort Wayne, IN	$1,000,000
Trine University COLLEGE HEALTH PROFESSIONS	Angola, IN	$1,000,000
Arts United ARTS RESILIENCY FUND	Fort Wayne, IN	$1,000,000
Canterbury School FINE ARTS CAMPAIGN	Fort Wayne, IN	$1,000,000
Trine University COLLEGE HEALTH PROFESSIONS	Angola, IN	$1,000,000
Unity Performing Arts CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT	Fort Wayne, IN	$750,000
Fort Wayne Parks Department PARK RENOVATION FUND	Fort Wayne, IN	$750,000
Bridge of Grace HOPE UNLEASED CAPITAL CAMPAIGN	Fort Wayne, IN	$525,000
Vincent Village CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT	Fort Wayne, IN	$500,000
Bridge of Grace HOPE UNLEASED CAPITAL EXPANSION	Fort Wayne, IN	$475,000
Dekalb Central Foundation DEKALB CENTRAL EARLY LEARNING - PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMING	Waterloo, IN	$425,000
Dekalb Central Foundation DEKALB CENTRAL EARLY LEARNING - PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMING	Waterloo, IN	$425,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne KELLEY CAREER CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN	Fort Wayne, IN	$400,000
Trine University	Angola, IN	$300,000
Trine University SCHOLARSHIP GALA	Angola, IN	$300,000
Trine University	Angola, IN	$300,000
Fort Wayne Philharmonic SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT	Fort Wayne, IN	$265,000
Fort Wayne Parks Department TREE FUND	Fort Wayne, IN	$250,000
Dekalb Central Community School District BARON ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROGRAM (BAM)	Waterloo, IN	$250,000
Dekalb County Courthouse COURTHOUSE BARRIER WALL	Auburn, IN	$246,600
Alzheimer's Association OPERATIONAL SUPPORT	Indianapolis, IN	$200,000
Fort Wayne Philharmonic MUSIC IS FUNDEMENTAL	Fort Wayne, IN	$200,000
Neighborhood Health OXFORD STREET PROJECT	Washington, DC	$200,000
Neighborhood Health Clinic APPROVED FUTURE GRANT	Fort Wayne, IN	$200,000
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo	Fort Wayne, IN	$160,500
Growing Lives Foundation GENERAL OPERATION	Fort Wayne, IN	$125,000
National Parks Foundation	Washington, DC	$125,000
Growing Lives Foundation EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING	Fort Wayne, IN	$125,000
National Parks Foundation YOUTH EMPOWERMENT STEWARDS SERVICE CORPS.	Washington, DC	$125,000
The Arc of Northeast Indiana (easterseals Rise) ESPORTS / TRINE COLLABORATION	Fort Wayne, IN	$120,000
The Arc of Northeast Indiana (easterseals Rise) ESPORTS / TRINE COLLABORATION	Angola, IN	$120,000
The Arc of Northeast Indiana (easterseals Rise) APPROVED FUTURE GRANT	Fort Wayne, IN	$120,000
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo	Fort Wayne, IN	$112,000
Questa Foundation	Fort Wayne, IN	$110,000
Questa Foundation	Fort Wayne, IN	$110,000
Questa Foundation	Fort Wayne, IN	$110,000
Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana PROGRAM AND STRATEGIC PLAN SUPPORT	Fort Wayne, IN	$106,000
Arts United ARTS RESILIENCY FUND	Fort Wayne, IN	$100,000
Bridge of Grace HOPE UNLEASED CAPITAL CAMPAIGN	Fort Wayne, IN	$100,000
Kendallville Restoration Inc PROGRAMMING / OPERATIONS SUPPORT	Kendallville, IN	$100,000
Make A Wish Foundation Indiana WISH SUPPORT - INDIANA	Indianapolis, IN	$100,000
The Brandon Foundation CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT	Fort Wayne, IN	$100,000
Unity Performing Arts Foundation	Fort Wayne, IN	$100,000
The Brandon Foundation CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT	Fort Wayne, IN	$100,000
Kendallville Restoration Inc APPROVED FUTURE GRANT	Kendallville, IN	$100,000
Make A Wish Foundation Indiana APPROVED FUTURE GRANT	Indianapolis, IN	$100,000
The Brandon Foundation CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT	Fort Wayne, IN	$100,000
YWCA Northeast Indiana DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMMING	Fort Wayne, IN	$86,000
YWCA Northeast Indiana DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMMING	Fort Wayne, IN	$85,000
YWCA Northeast Indiana DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMMING	Fort Wayne, IN	$85,000
Early Childhood Alliance SPARK A FUTURE SPONSORSHIP	Fort Wayne, IN	$77,707
Summit Equestrian Center CAVALRY PROGRAM FOR VETERANS	Fort Wayne, IN	$75,000
The Rescue Mission OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAMMING SUPPORT FOR CHARIS HOUSE	Fort Wayne, IN	$75,000

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