English-Bonter-Mitchell Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated focus is operating, programming and multi-year capital campaign support, primarily in Northeast Indiana, so a charity working there and seeking one of those kinds of support fits its profile.
- Across its recent filings, half of its 320 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $7,500 and $165,000; that range is typical, not a ceiling, since its largest grant was $550,000, so a request near $30,000 sits at the middle of its usual giving.
- Before submitting, contact the regional PNC Charitable Trust representative, because the filing gives recurring deadlines of 15 April and 15 September but no proposal submission route.
- In its latest filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so a first-time applicant should expect the relationship to matter.
- Even so, approaching the foundation as a newcomer is worth doing if your work fits its focus.
Overview
English-Bonter-Mitchell Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, PNC Bank NA, in Pittsburgh, PA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (pnc.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports operating, programming and multi-year capital campaigns, primarily in Northeast Indiana. Its grants have also gone to arts and cultural organisations, educational institutions, health providers, youth organisations, and social-service and community organisations. In the filed grant record, awards include operating support for a philharmonic and an art museum, college and university purposes, a health clinic, programmes for children and young people, hunger relief, and specialised transport. This describes a broad mix of organisational grants; the foundation's stated focus is on the kinds of support it provides and its primary area.
Themes
- Operating support
- Programming
- Capital campaigns
Geographic Focus
Priority: Northeast Indiana. (as reported in other published sources)
How to apply
Before submitting an application or verifying eligibility, contact the regional PNC Charitable Trust representative, Kathy Meyers. The page gives recurring deadlines but does not specify a proposal submission route.
Deadlines: Applications have recurring deadlines of 15 April and 15 September.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 320 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 6% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations English-Bonter-Mitchell Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 109 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Bridge of Grace · Hope unleashed campaign$550,0002024 tax year
- Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra · Operating support$270,0002024 tax year
- Taylor University · Advancing the arts campaign$250,0002024 tax year
- Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana · Jani student programming$239,8002024 tax year
- Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne · 2023 annual fund$210,0002024 tax year
- Unity Performing Arts Foundation · Youth choral program$200,0002024 tax year
- Neighborhood Health Clinics · Sliding fee scale program$200,0002024 tax year
- Trine University · College of health$200,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
Administered by its trustee, PNC Bank NA.
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $8,485,389 | $6,901,154 | $139,374,481 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $7,835,203 | $6,547,500 | $157,006,037 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $7,768,900 | $6,351,165 | $167,460,930 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Pittsburgh, PA (office of its trustee, PNC Bank NA)
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (412) 995-1770
- Pittsburgh, PA (office of its trustee, PNC Bank NA)