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Real Services Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker South Bend, IN EIN: 35-1870984 Website

To provide financial support to real services, inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that provides services to older adults and low-income persons.

Key facts about Real Services Foundation Inc

In short: Real Services Foundation Inc gave $268K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $268K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
35-1870984
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$268,433
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$268,433
Median grant
$268,433
Total assets
$2,068,648
Primary geography
Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$2.1M

+8.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$268K

-19.0% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$268K

-19.0% YoY

How Real Services Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 553% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

South Bend

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2019) to $331K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $268K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Real Services Inc: $268KReal Services Inc$268K

The largest 2025 recipient was Real Services Inc ($268K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Real Services Inc South Bend, INGeneral Support$268,433

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,068,648$1,912,179$1,798,939
Revenue$300,269$301,511$47,523
Expenses$274,278$335,240$73,573
Net Investment Income$90,803$30,184$33,147

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 25, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 16, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 17, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 24, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 27, 2024)

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.

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