Families Helping Families Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Spencerville, IN EIN: 30-0891933

Families Helping Families Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Spencerville, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $14K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 5 grants totaling $97K.

Families Helping Families Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Families Helping Families Foundation Inc gave $97K across 5 grants in 2024 (avg $19K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$97,001
-51.7% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
5
-16.7% vs 2023
Average grant
$19,400
-42.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$20,420
Total assets
$13,772
-4.5% vs 2023
Primary geography
Indiana (92% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Families Helping Families Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

Old Order Amish Church: $40KOld Order Amish Church$40KEckstein Workshop & Activies: $21KEckstein Workshop & Activies$21KOld Order Amish School: $8KOld Order Amish School$8K

The largest 2024 recipient was Old Order Amish Church ($40K). Together the top 3 received $69K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($7,747), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

26<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 27 (96%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Fort WayneSpencervilleIndianapolisNew HavenGrabillHicksville

How Families Helping Families Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 125% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K5 grants2020 7 grants2021 4 grants2022 6 grants2023 5 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $42K (2020) to $201K (2023). In 2024 it made 5 grants totaling $97K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Old Order Amish Church Spencerville, INGeneral Giving$40,000
Eckstein Workshop & Activies New Haven, INHandicap Transportation$21,172
Various Recipients-Under 2000 Fort Wayne, INGeneral Giving$20,420
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$7,747
Old Order Amish School Spencerville, INGeneral Giving$7,662
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2024$13,772$100,000$97,076$97,0015$97,001$694
2023$14,428$194,653$201,004$200,8306$200,830$742
2022$15,719$99,500$77,337$77,3374$77,337$387
2021—$43,951$43,577$43,1037$43,103$439
2020$17,843$53,235$42,271$42,2715—$523

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Families Helping Families Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $694 for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Families Helping Families Foundation Inc is led by Jason Graber, Board Chair on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Jason Graber

    Board Chair

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neil Graber

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vernon Graber

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Families Helping Families Foundation Inc

How much does Families Helping Families Foundation Inc give each year?

Families Helping Families Foundation Inc gave $97K across 5 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $201K across 6 grants.

What is Families Helping Families Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Families Helping Families Foundation Inc's median grant in 2024 was $20,420, and its average grant was $19,400, across 5 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Families Helping Families Foundation Inc give grants?

Families Helping Families Foundation Inc gives mostly in Indiana: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Ohio (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Spencerville, IN (2 grants).

Does Families Helping Families Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 60% of Families Helping Families Foundation Inc's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Families Helping Families Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Families Helping Families Foundation Inc's largest 2024 grantees include Old Order Amish Church ($40,000), Eckstein Workshop & Activies ($21,172) and Old Order Amish School ($7,662), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($7,747), which are not listed by name. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Families Helping Families Foundation Inc?

Families Helping Families Foundation Inc reported $14K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $97K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $694 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Families Helping Families Foundation Inc's EIN?

Families Helping Families Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0891933. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 9, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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