Parent Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Fort Wayne, IN EIN: 27-4330403

Parent Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Fort Wayne, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $142K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $5K.

Parent Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Parent Family Foundation gave $6K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,300
-6.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-75.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,150
+276.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,150
Total assets
$142,425
+11.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Parent Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Indiana University: $6KIndiana University$6KSamuel Paul Organizaton: $300Samuel Paul Organizaton$300

The largest 2025 recipient was Indiana University ($6K). Together the top 2 received $6K.

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 30 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Fort WayneBloomingtonWinona LakePhoenix

How Parent Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 52% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2023 it paid out 153% of 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$5K$10K$15K8 grants2019 8 grants2020 8 grants2021 8 grants2022 4 grants2023 8 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $13K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Indiana University Bloomington, INGeneral$6,000
Samuel Paul Organizaton Fort Wayne, INGeneral$300
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$142,425$4,997$6,947$6,3002$6,300$4,967—
2024$127,579$13,962$7,283$6,7008$6,700$4,187—
2023$123,260$8,377$9,551$9,0004$9,000$3,357$5,886
2022$112,754$3,601$13,251$13,0008$13,000$3,601$6,118
2021$143,285$7,916$6,458$6,2508$6,250$4,676$6,783
2020$130,244$-1,626$5,744$5,5008—$3,634$5,489
2019$114,574$3,831$5,820$5,6008—$4,448$5,409

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Parent Family Foundation is led by J. Rex Parent, Chair on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • J. Rex Parent

    Chair

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Connie J. Parent

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • J. R. Parent II

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Marcus J. Parent

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

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 Parent Family Foundation

How much does Parent Family Foundation give each year?

Parent Family Foundation gave $6K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 8 grants.

How large is Parent Family Foundation?

Parent Family Foundation reported $142K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $5K.

Where does Parent Family Foundation operate?

Parent Family Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, Indiana.

What is Parent Family Foundation's EIN?

Parent Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4330403. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 1, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 29, 2023)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 21, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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