Edward D & Ione Auer Foundation

FORT WAYNE, IN EIN: 31-1097946

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$20.8M

+1238.4% YoY

Grant Count

44

+7.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$472K

+1147.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$6M$12M$17M$23M201920202021
Metric202120202019
Total Assets$10,184,023
Revenue$1,918,800$485,365
Expenses$20,961,713$1,723,645
Qualifying Distributions$20,819,266
Net Investment Income$1,796,353$349,778
Distributable Amount$726,946$855,592

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$16M$21M59 grants201941 grants202044 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2021

PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT W…$2.5MFORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC$2.4MFORT WAYNE ZOOLOGICAL SO…$2.4MARTS UNITED AGENCY$2.0MFORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART$1.7MSCIENCE CENTRAL$942KFORT WAYNE CIVIC THEATRE$814KBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS…$794KFORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC$687KFORT WAYNE PARKS & RECRE…$600K

Grant Size Distribution

144 grants across all recorded years

99<$50K10$50–100K15$100–250K5$250–500K10$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

LAKE CITY BANKCO-TRUSTEE$50K

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DAVID MEYER - SEE FOOTNOTE 1CO-TRUSTEE1
LAKE CITY BANKCO-TRUSTEE1$50,425

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Fort WayneHuntertownRoanoke

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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