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Brian & Sonya Emerick Family Foundation Inc: 23 grants to organizations, $103,086 (tax year ended December 2025)
Brian & Sonya Emerick Family Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Columbia City, IN, paid 23 grants to organizations totaling $103,086 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 5, 2026. The largest was $35,000 to Youth for Christ in Fort Wayne, IN for religion for youth.
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- EIN
- 261925185
- Based in
- Columbia City, IN
- Assets
- $85,029
- Grants paid
- $103,086
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 5, 2026, IRS object ID 202641259349102319. It reported $103,086 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth for Christ | Fort Wayne, IN | Religion for youth | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emmanuel Community Church | Fort Wayne, IN | Religious | $24,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unity Performing Arts Foundation | Fort Wayne, IN | Operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emmanuel Christian School | Fort Wayne, IN | Religious | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ronald McDonald House | Indianapolis, IN | Operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Star 883 | Fort Wayne, IN | Operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Roanoke, IN | Operations | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Huntington University | Huntington, IN | Education/forester fund | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Center for Whitley County Youth | Columbia City, IN | Operations | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whitco Ffa | Larwill, IN | Operations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Wayne Children's Zoo | Fort Wayne, IN | Operations | $1,886 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Hope Center | Fort Wayne, IN | Operations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Foundation of Whitley Co | Columbia City, IN | Wilderness scholarship | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lifewise Academy | Hilliard, OH | Operations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whitley Cty 4-H | Columbia City, IN | Operations | $600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | Scottsdale, AZ | Operations | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Focus On the Family | Colorado Springs, CO | Operations | Religion-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fort Wyane Railroad Historical Soc | New Haven, IN | Operations | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Indiana Ag Law Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | Operations | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| LC Nature Park | Roanoke, IN | Operations | Animal-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lamb Foundation | Lake Oswego, OR | Operations | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Remedy Live | Fort Wayne, IN | Operations | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junior Achievement | Fort Wayne, IN | Operations | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 2, 2025, IRS object ID 202541229349101504. It reported $164,717 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington University | Huntington, IN | Education/forester fund | Education | $65,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth for Christ | Fort Wayne, IN | Religion for youth | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emmanuel Community Church | Fort Wayne, IN | Religious | $24,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emmanuel Christian School | Fort Wayne, IN | Religious | $5,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whitley Cty 4-H | Columbia City, IN | Operations | $5,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Foundation of Whitley Co | Columbia City, IN | Wilderness scholarship | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Wayne Children's Zoo | Fort Wayne, IN | Operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Star 883 | Fort Wayne, IN | Operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unity Performing Arts Foundation | Fort Wayne, IN | Operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald McDonald House | Indianapolis, IN | Operations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Carmel, IN | Operations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Center for Whitley County Youth | Columbia City, IN | Operations | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Roanoke, IN | Operations | $1,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Hope Center | Fort Wayne, IN | Operations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Red Cedar | Fort Wayne, IN | Operations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Turnstone Center for Children & Adu | Fort Wayne, IN | Operations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whitco Ffa | Larwill, IN | Operations | $550 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | Scottsdale, AZ | Operations | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Down Syndrme Assoc of Northeast Ind | Fort Wayne, IN | Operations | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Focus On the Family | Colorado Springs, CO | Operations | Religion-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fort Wyane Railroad Historical Soc | New Haven, IN | Operations | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Indiana Ag Law Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | Operations | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Indiana Barn Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | Operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lamb Foundation | Lake Oswego, OR | Operations | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Remedy Live | Fort Wayne, IN | Operations | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Socirty | Carol Stream, IL | Operations | $400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homestead High School | Fort Wayne, IN | Gymnastics | $317 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parkview Whitley Foundation | Columbia City, IN | Operations | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junior Achievement | Fort Wayne, IN | Operations | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $71,600 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $15,500 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 |
| Religion-related | $1,000 |
| Animal-related | $500 |
States funded
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Updated May 5, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.