Real Services Foundation Inc
To provide financial support to real services, inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that provides services to older adults and low-income persons.
Real Services Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Real Services Foundation Inc gave $268K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $268K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $268,433
- -19.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $268,433
- -19.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $268,433
- Total assets
- $2,068,648
- +8.2% 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 Real Services Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Real Services Inc ($268K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Real Services Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 553% 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 $35K (2019) to $331K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $268K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Real Services Inc South Bend, IN | General Support | $268,433 |
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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 | $2,068,648 | $300,269 | $274,278 | $268,433 | 1 | $90,803 |
| 2024 | $1,912,179 | $301,511 | $335,240 | $331,499 | 1 | $30,184 |
| 2023 | $1,798,939 | $47,523 | $73,573 | $70,237 | 1 | $33,147 |
| 2022 | $1,704,625 | $143,303 | $46,922 | $41,079 | 1 | $129,462 |
| 2021 | $1,982,777 | $221,012 | $42,125 | $37,986 | 1 | $67,208 |
| 2020 | $1,402,561 | $66,081 | $40,367 | $36,319 | 1 | $53,855 |
| 2019 | $1,355,218 | $45,438 | $36,632 | $34,649 | 1 | $33,679 |
About Real Services Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Real Services Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in South Bend, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $268K. Net investment income was $91K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Real Services Foundation Inc is led by Karla Ann Mapes, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Karla Ann Mapes
President
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Pendarvis
Chair
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Bouma
Director Administrator
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana Hess
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Critchlow
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Lyndes
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Mikel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Gazdick
Director Administrator
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Emmerick
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Nevorski
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Mary Jane Stanley (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Peter Mullen (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: John Abernethy (2022–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Karla Ann Fales (2022–2023) — President
- Former: Martha Knepper Part Year (2021–2022) — Director Administrator
- Former: Edward G Baer (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: Rebecca A Zaseck (2019–2021) — President, CEO & Sec'y.
- Former: Steven Watts (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Andrew S Vargo part year (2021) — Director Administrator & Finance
- Former: Andrew S Vargo (2019–2020) — Director Administrator & Finance
- Former: William Cushwa (2019–2020) — 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 Real Services Foundation Inc
How much does Real Services Foundation Inc give each year?
Real Services Foundation Inc gave $268K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $331K across 1 grant.
How large is Real Services Foundation Inc?
Real Services Foundation Inc reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $300K.
Where does Real Services Foundation Inc operate?
Real Services Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Indiana.
What is Real Services Foundation Inc's EIN?
Real Services Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1870984. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 25, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 27, 2024)
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