Fort Wayne Park Foundation
To preserve the City's green spaces, create a lasting legacy for the citizens of Fort Wayne and Allen County and provide free and affordable leisure opportunities for all ages.
Fort Wayne Park Foundation at a glance
In short: Fort Wayne Park Foundation gave $861K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $430K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $860,507
- -64.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $430,254
- -64.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $430,254
- Total assets
- $15,868,312
- +4.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Fort Wayne Park Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City of Ft Wayne Parks ($674K). Together the top 2 received $861K.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 13 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Fort Wayne Park Foundation gives
- Giving grew 75% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $493K (2022) to $2.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $861K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Ft Wayne Parks Fort Wayne, IN | Park upgrades, maintenance & prog | $674,385 |
| Foellinger-Friemann Botanical Fort Wayne, IN | Program support | $186,122 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,868,312 | $738,543 | $941,793 | $860,507 | 2 | $722,564 |
| 2024 | $15,242,679 | $658,177 | $2,520,886 | $2,437,489 | 2 | $620,742 |
| 2023 | $13,916,015 | $430,425 | $1,148,875 | $1,080,967 | 2 | $428,003 |
| 2022 | $13,115,388 | $569,381 | $565,735 | $492,576 | 3 | $531,776 |
| 2021 | $15,846,112 | $3,859,788 | $727,690 | $658,306 | 4 | $1,117,361 |
| 2020 | $12,230,574 | $748,414 | $1,118,004 | $1,058,058 | 3 | $741,170 |
| 2019 | $11,791,937 | $961,745 | $1,493,052 | $1,433,311 | 3 | $776,265 |
About Fort Wayne Park Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Fort Wayne Park Foundation is a public charity, based in Fort Wayne, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $15.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $861K. Net investment income was $723K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fort Wayne Park Foundation is led by Doug Wood, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Doug Wood
President
Director → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Luther C Whitfield
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Madelane Elston
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sr M Elise Kriss
Director
Vice President → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen L Chapman
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Inskeep
Director
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pam Kelly
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Phillips Jr.
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eleanor Marine
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John McMillen
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Hill
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Margaret Brooks (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: John Shoaff (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Richard L Phillips Jr. (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Vicki James (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Justin Waterson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kathy Callen (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kendall Dudley Billows (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Richard Ferguson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jeris Noyes (2019) — Director
- Former: Sherrill Colvin (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Fort Wayne Park Foundation
How much does Fort Wayne Park Foundation give each year?
Fort Wayne Park Foundation gave $861K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.4M across 2 grants.
How large is Fort Wayne Park Foundation?
Fort Wayne Park Foundation reported $15.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $739K.
Where does Fort Wayne Park Foundation operate?
Fort Wayne Park Foundation has awarded grants in Indiana.
What is Fort Wayne Park Foundation's EIN?
Fort Wayne Park Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7358430. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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