Quality Connection
Quality Connection is a public charity based in Merrillville, Indiana. Formed in 1992, it describes its purpose as a labor-management cooperative and supports the establishment and operation of joint labor-management activities.
Quality Connection at a glance
In short: Quality Connection gave $139K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Indiana. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $138,700
- -20.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,870
- -13.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,250
- Total assets
- $1,541,382
- -3.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (2 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Indiana (89% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Quality Connection
- Contact
Mailing address: 7200 Mississippi St 200, Merrillville, IN 46410
Phone: (219) 844-6386
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Quality Connection funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Franciscan Health Foundation ($25K). Together the top 10 received $139K.
Grant Size Distribution
35 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 35 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 89% of grant dollars went to recipients in Indiana and 11% to recipients in Illinois.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Quality Connection open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 10 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $15K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $13K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $70K (2021) to $175K (2024). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $139K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Health Foundation Mishawaka, IN | Charitable Donations | $25,000 |
| Challenger Learning Center of NW IN Hammond, IN | Charitable Donations | $25,000 |
| Lake County Convention & Visitors Bureau Hammond, IN | Charitable Donations | $25,000 |
| American Heart Association Chicago, IL | Charitable Donations | $15,000 |
| Hessville Commerce and Community Creative Hammond, IN | Charitable Donations | $10,500 |
| Tradewinds Services Inc Merrillville, IN | Charitable Donations | $10,000 |
| Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana Merrillville, IN | Charitable Donations | $10,000 |
| Mental Health America of Lake County Inc Hammond, IN | Charitable Donations | $7,500 |
| City of Hammond Hammond, IN | Charitable Donations | $5,500 |
| Pirates Inc Munster, IN | Charitable Donations | $5,200 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Amounts are for the stated filing years.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,541,382 | $489,827 | $540,262 | $138,700 | 10 | $55,071 |
| 2024 | $1,591,793 | $534,648 | $569,132 | $175,311 | 11 | $59,988 |
| 2023 | $1,626,459 | $479,027 | $368,678 | $84,000 | 5 | $33,552 |
| 2022 | $1,515,927 | $438,533 | $276,698 | $102,500 | 6 | $16,400 |
| 2021 | $1,354,092 | $362,876 | $221,823 | $70,000 | 3 | $16,748 |
| 2020 | $1,213,039 | $337,176 | $290,447 | $80,000 | 5 | $29,542 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Quality Connection’s 2025 filing describes its program as encouraging and supporting the establishment and operation of joint labor-management activities. Its listed 2025 grants were reported as charitable donations.
The grantees’ own descriptions show the range of organizations supported. Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana says it prepares and delivers nutritious meals to promote health, wellness, and independence. Tradewinds Services says it supports people with special needs. Mental Health America of Lake County says it works to strengthen how families function through educational and empowering programs. Pirates Inc says it collects and distributes amounts to charitable organizations. Franciscan Health Foundation says it raises, invests, and disburses contributions to support Franciscan Alliance programs and services.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Quality Connection reported 10 grants totaling $138,700. Grants ranged from $5,200 to $25,000, with a median grant of $10,250. The filing says the governing body carefully reviews donation and grant requests before approval and disbursement, approves only reputable organizations that satisfy its due diligence, and does not subsequently monitor how funds are used.
The 2025 grants included:
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists these directors: Roman Bronson, Dody Russell, Tom Donovan, Donald Bullock, Lyndie Walton, and Felipe Hernandez.
Quality Connection's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dody Russell
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roman Bronson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Donovan
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Bullock
Director
Director - New → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Felipe Hernandez
Director
Director - New → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lyndie Walton
Director
Director - New → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Curt Lesnick (2020–2023) — Director - Past
- Former: Tom Corsiglia (2020–2023) — Director - Past
- Former: Joree Richards (2021–2023) — Director - Past
- Former: Ryan Reithel (2020–2021) — Director - Past
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Quality Connection
How much does Quality Connection give each year?
Quality Connection gave $139K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $175K across 11 grants.
What is Quality Connection's typical grant size?
Quality Connection's median grant in 2025 was $10,250, and its average grant was $13,870, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Quality Connection that year got $8K on average.
Where does Quality Connection give grants?
Quality Connection gives mostly in Indiana: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Hammond, IN (5 grants) and Merrillville, IN (2 grants).
Does Quality Connection give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Quality Connection's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Donations" (10 grants).
Who are Quality Connection's largest grantees?
Quality Connection's largest 2025 grantees include Franciscan Health Foundation ($25,000), Challenger Learning Center of NW IN ($25,000) and Lake County Convention & Visitors Bureau ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 54% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Quality Connection?
Quality Connection reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $490K.
What does Quality Connection fund?
Quality Connection’s 2025 filing describes its program as encouraging and supporting the establishment and operation of joint labor-management activities. Its listed 2025 grants were reported as charitable donations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Quality Connection?
Quality Connection has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Quality Connection's EIN?
Quality Connection's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1849150. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 10, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Quality Connection funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/quality-connection-morg_fc2c2369a6c94b5f849964c1d97cb493
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