Northwest Indiana Forum Foundation Inc

PORTAGE, IN EIN: 35-1532360 Website

WORKING TO MEET ENVIRONMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL CONCERNS, PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH IN NORTHWEST INDIANA, AND SECURE GRANTS TO ACCOMPLISH ENVIRONMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL GOALS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.4M

+562.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$7.6M

+7.8% YoY

Grant Count

36

+3500.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$210K

-97.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,442,425$217,816$54,033
Revenue$7,608,519$7,066,731$284,416
Expenses$7,625,634$7,060,799$436,323
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$703$267
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M0 grants20200 grants20211 grants20221 grants202336 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

URSCHEL DEVELOPMENT CORP$1.5MHEALTHLINC INC$940KVALPARAISO REDEVELOPMENT…$615KSAXON PARTNERS LLC$559KCROSSROADS YOUNG MENS CH…$438KGARY CHICAGO INTERNATION…$435KWECREATE MEDIA LLC$388KUNITED WAY OF NORTHWEST …$353KCENTER OF WORKFORCE INNO…$243KNORTHWEST INDIANA FORUM …$214K

Grant Size Distribution

38 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K9$50–100K9$100–250K4$250–500K3$500K–1M1$1–5M1$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 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BRIAN HITTINGERCHAIR1
DEWEY PEARMANDIRECTOR1
ERICA DOMBEYSECRETARY/TREASURER1
HELEN PENNINGTONVICE-CHAIR1
JIM JORGENSENDIRECTOR1
LISA DAUGHTERYDIRECTOR1
TONY OSSIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1
GREG GORDONDIRECTOR1
NATALIE SKARODIRECTOR (TERM 2024)1
NATHAN ORIGERDIRECTOR1
JILL RITCHIEDIRECTOR1
HEATHER ENNISPRESIDENT & CEO2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

ChestertonChicagoCrown PointDetroitGaryHammondHinghamIndianapolisLa PorteMerrillvilleMichigan CityPortageRensselaerValparaisoWest LafayetteWinamac

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

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