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William J & Bonnie L Hefner Foundation Inc: 22 grants to organizations, $1.5 million (tax year ended December 2025)
William J & Bonnie L Hefner Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Fort Wayne, IN, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $1,486,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 28, 2026. The largest was $500,000 to Junior Acheivement in Fort Wayne, IN for support.
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- EIN
- 300914351
- Based in
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Assets
- $35,031,753
- Grants paid
- $1,486,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 28, 2026, IRS object ID 202642409349100309. It reported $1,486,000 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Acheivement | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red-Cross Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $290,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| FW YWCA | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Dekalb County | Auburn, IN | Support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Scouts of Fort Wayne B | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $52,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boy Scouts of America B | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $28,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dave Hefner International Student E B | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Wayne Philharmonic Friends | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Little River Wetlands | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Harvest Food Bank C | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wellspring | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mathew 25 | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Supershot | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kate's Kart K | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Allied Missions | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sheperd's House | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stay Gold Foundation S | Franklin, TN | Support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Turnstone Center T | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Van Buren Cemetary Asso V | Van Buren, IN | Support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homebound Meals | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homestead Band | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202533179349102308. It reported $2,524,900 in grants paid; 28 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| FW YWCA | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charis House B | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Josiah White's | Wabash, IN | Support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Harvest Food Bank C | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Wayne Rescue Mission B | Fort Wayne, IN | B | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Wayne Zoo B | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Scouts of Fort Wayne B | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $62,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boy Scouts of America B | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Dekalb County | Auburn, IN | Support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dave Hefner International Student E B | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dicks Organics B | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fort Wayne Philharmonic Friends | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Little River Wetlands | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mathew 25 | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Supershot | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kate's Kart K | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgetown Little Leage | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homestead Bank | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Allied Missions | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Science Central | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sheperd's House | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Turnstone Center T | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Van Buren Cemetary Asso V | Van Buren, IN | Support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homebound Meals | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stavreti Scholarship S | Fort Wayne, IN | Support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $505,000 |
States funded
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Updated August 28, 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.