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Chaffee Family Foundation Inc: 28 grants to organizations, $283,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Chaffee Family Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Fort Wayne, IN, paid 28 grants to organizations totaling $283,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 20, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to Erins House in Fort Wayne, IN for support for children, teens, and their families who have suffered the death of a loved one..
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- EIN
- 454835368
- Based in
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Assets
- $7,627,206
- Grants paid
- $283,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 20, 2026, IRS object ID 202612329349100516. It reported $283,000 in grants paid; 28 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erins House | Fort Wayne, IN | Support for children, teens, and their families who have suffered the death of a loved one. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vincent Village | Fort Wayne, IN | Provides a unique array of services that meet the needs of families who are experiencing the crisis of homelessness with the ultimate goal of gaining permanent housing. | Housing and shelter | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Turnstone | Fort Wayne, IN | To provide therapeutic, educational, wellness and recreational programs to empower people with disabilities. | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN | Mentoring programs to guide youth to their own economic success. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald McDonald House | Fort Wayne, IN | A doctors office on wheels, bringing wellness visits, vaccinations, and childhood health education into communities that need help accessing pediatric care. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Michael Lutheran Church | Fort Wayne, IN | Connecting people to jesus and others. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | Inspire young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Harvest Food Bank-Nei | Fort Wayne, IN | Distributes millions of pounds of food to public. individuals and families in need. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Early Childhood Alliance | Fort Wayne, IN | Foster a strong community by supporting equitable access to quality early childhood care and education. | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fort Wayne Animal Control | Fort Wayne, IN | To serve the community in a humane, public safety capacity whiel working to keep pets with loving families while providing education and resources. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| LC Nature | Roanoke, IN | Committed to protecting and restoring historic landscape and provide learners of all ages to observe a variety of native plants and animals. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Matthew 25 | Fort Wayne, IN | Provides medical, dental, vision, and mental health services at no charge to low-income uninsured adults. | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Montpelier Community Pantry | Montpelier, IN | Provide food and health services for those in need of assistance. | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prager University | Sherman Oaks, CA | To encourage thoughts and ideas about american values. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Judes Children's Hospital | Memphis, TN | Advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catostrophic diseases through research and treatment. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Super Shot | Fort Wayne, IN | A nonprofit immunization clinic. to continue to build trust in vaccines. | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring | Fort Wayne, IN | People of faithe serving the social, physical, and edicational needs of the community in allen county. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Noble Food Pantry | Ligonier, IN | Meeting the needs of noble county residents with food and clothing. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Womens Care Center | Fort Wayne, IN | To assist women with unexpected pregancies. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northeast Indiana Base Community Council | Fort Wayne, IN | Main focus on education, collaboration, communication, and programs that enhance quality of life in northeast indiana. expenditure responsibility has been exercised. | Community improvement and capacity building | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alive Community Outreach | Fort Wayne, IN | To cultivate a community of nonviolence through education and counseling. | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Helping Hands | Fort Wayne, IN | Offers professional reliable nonmedical home services to patients. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Just Neighbors | Fort Wayne, IN | Provides emergency shelter and housing for fort wayne homeless. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Troy School | Columbia City, IN | An alternative school helping students gain an education and earn a diploma regardless of past behavior or current circumstances. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimers Association | Fort Wayne, IN | Prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homebound Meals | Fort Wayne, IN | Providing medically tailored meals to the homebound community. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Indiana Tech | Fort Wayne, IN | A non-for-profit university specializing in career-oriented degree programs. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Life | Fort Wayne, IN | Mentoring and guiding youth that are searching for purpose and meaning in life, invivted to experience god. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202513079349101501. It reported $361,000 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erins House | Fort Wayne, IN | Support for children, teens, and their families who have suffered the death of a loved one. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vincent Village | Fort Wayne, IN | Provides a unique array of services that meet the needs of families who are experiencing the crisis of homelessness with the ultimate goal of gaining permanent housing. | Housing and shelter | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Harvest Food Bank-Ac | Fort Wayne, IN | Distributes millions of pounds of food to public. individuals and families in need. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Harvest Food Bank-Wc | Bluffton, IN | Meeting the needs of wells county residents with food and clothing. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hartford City Community and Family Services | Hartford City, IN | Provide food and health services for those in need of assistance. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junior Achievement of Norther Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN | Mentoring programs to guide youth to their own economic success. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montpelier Community Pantry | Montpelier, IN | Provide food and health services for those in need of assistance. | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Turnstone | Fort Wayne, IN | To provide therapeutic, educational, wellness and recreational programs to empower people with disabilities. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wells County Food Bank | Bluffton, IN | Meeting the needs of wells county residents with food and clothing. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Noble Food Pantry | Ligonier, IN | Meeting the needs of noble county residents with food and clothing. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Humane Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | Variety of programs to improve animal safety and protection. services to future and current owners. | Animal-related | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Ne Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN | Enhance quality of life of those affected by cancer by providing meaningful resources, information, and compassionate assistance. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prager University | Sherman Oaks, CA | To encourage thoughts and ideas about american values. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Riley Children's Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | Providing medical treatment and research for children and family support systems. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Judes Children's Hospital | Memphis, TN | Advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catostrophic diseases through research and treatment. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Life | Fort Wayne, IN | Mentoring and guiding youth that are searching for purpose and meaning in life, invivted to experience god. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northeast Indiana Base Community Council | Fort Wayne, IN | Main focus on education, collaboration, communication, and programs that enhance quality of life in northeast indiana. expenditure responsibility has been exercised. | Community improvement and capacity building | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimers Association | Fort Wayne, IN | Prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carriage House | Fort Wayne, IN | Assist adults with serious mental issues in their recovery. rediscovering skills to return to work or school. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The X Count | Fort Wayne, IN | We pass on traditional american values to young people through education about the importance of gun safety. | Youth development | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Womens Care Center | Fort Wayne, IN | To assist women with unexpected pregancies. | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | Inspire young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. | Youth development | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Whitley | Columbia City, IN | Provides week long summer experiences to youth ages 7-14. | Youth development | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fort Wayne Animal Control | Fort Wayne, IN | To serve the community in a humane, public safety capacity whiel working to keep pets with loving families while providing education and resources. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Housing and shelter | $100,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $30,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 |
| Animal-related | $22,500 |
| Health care | $10,000 |
| Youth development | $9,000 |
| Human services | $7,500 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $6,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Indiana | $624,000 |
| California | $10,000 |
| Tennessee | $10,000 |
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Updated August 20, 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.