Huser Charitable Foundation

Edward M Wilson Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

The Edward M Wilson Foundation has supported arts and culture, heritage, a zoo, parks, and community services, with grants recorded in Pennsylvania and Indiana; its latest filing directs all grant dollars to Pennsylvania. Giving has ranged from $1,609,000 across 83 grants in 2023 to $1,808,100 across one grant in 2025, but the typical individual award is unclear. A filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations, but whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Owen & Jean Pritchard Fdn

Pittsburgh, PA

The foundation supports children’s physical and emotional well-being, including therapy, camps, advocacy, food assistance, and environmental education, primarily in the Fort Wayne area of Indiana. Recent grants ranged from $1,500 to $20,000, with a median of $5,000. It does not limit giving to preselected organizations, and its filing directs applicants to PNC Charitable Trust Grant Review C for application details.

Parkview Health System Inc

Fort Wayne, IN

Parkview Health System funds community health programs and events addressing needs such as health-care access, mental health, maternal and child health, substance use, and other social drivers of health, with priority for underserved populations in its Indiana and northwest Ohio service area. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,100 to $2.8 million, with a median of $35,112; its mini-grants offer up to $5,000. It accepts applications through online forms for its funding programs, though it generally does not provide responsive grantmaking.

Valiant Foundation Inc

Indianapolis, IN

Valiant Foundation funds a varied mix of charitable organizations, with 2025 grants supporting community, health, education, cultural, and food-related work. Its 29 grants totaled $215,000, ranging from $1,000 to $33,000, with a median of $3,000; most funding went to Indiana, with grants also reaching several other states. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited grant requests.

Dr Louis a and Anne B Schneider Fdn

Pittsburgh, PA

This foundation funds direct-service projects and programs addressing demonstrated community needs, especially those benefiting underserved people, with priorities including health, hunger relief, housing, education, and arts programming in the Fort Wayne/Allen County area. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,650 to $50,000, with a median of $15,000. A 2023 filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations, but whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Zollner Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

The Zollner Foundation supports education, health, and human services, with preference for educational organizations, hospitals, YMCA and Boy Scout organizations, and other charities in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Golden Beach, Florida. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $35,000, with a median of $10,000. The foundation says it does not limit giving to preselected organizations; its filing directs applicants to apply online through Wells Fargo’s private-foundations process.

Edward D & Ione Auer Foundation Monarch Capital David Meyer Trustee

Fort Wayne, IN

The foundation’s 2021 grants supported cultural, educational, community, and recreational organizations serving the Fort Wayne, Indiana, metropolitan area. Grants ranged from $5,000 to about $2.46 million, with a median of about $164,000. Its final-return filing described a concept-letter and application process, but those instructions may no longer be active; current acceptance of unsolicited requests is not stated.

Ian & Miriam Rolland Foundation

Columbus, OH

The foundation primarily supports human and social services that benefit disadvantaged people, while also funding arts, education, environmental work, and community enrichment. Grants typically range from $2,500 to $10,000, with most going to organizations in the Fort Wayne, Indiana, area or those with a direct impact there.

Howard P Arnold Foundation Inc

Fort Wayne, IN

The Howard P Arnold Foundation supports 501(c)(3) organizations improving quality of life in Northeast Indiana, with interests including education, youth development, parks and recreation, conservation, arts and culture, and talent retention; it primarily serves Allen County. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $4,000, with a median of $1,500. It accepts requests: first-time applicants should submit a preliminary letter and supporting documents, with requests advised by April 1 or November 1 for the board’s May and December meetings.

The Waterfield Foundation Inc

Fort Wayne, IN

The Waterfield Foundation funds health and human services, education, arts and humanities, and community development, with a strong preference for organizations serving Fort Wayne and nearby communities. Its 2024 grants had a median of $2,000 and ranged from $500 to $166,407. Organizations can submit a grant request information sheet; the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Steuben County Community Foundation

Angola, IN

The foundation funds nonprofits and community projects in education, arts and culture, environment, recreation, community development, health and human services, and other areas serving Steuben County, Indiana. It awards about $1.5 million in grants annually; a typical grant was around $15,750, while one grant cycle lists awards of $3,000–$10,000. Applicants submit a letter of intent, and eligible organizations are invited to apply; full applications are not described as unsolicited.

The Weigand Pursley Family Foundation Inc

Fort Wayne, IN