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The Ternet Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Evansville, Indiana · EIN 616611472

The Ternet Family Foundation is a private foundation in Evansville, Indiana. In tax year 2025 it gave $2.6 million in 3 grants; the typical grant was $652,766 and the largest $1.3 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $100,000 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$175,2182$2.2 million
2024$100,0003$2.4 million
2025$2.6 million3$0

How to apply

The Ternet Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Ternet Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana3$2.6 million

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Turnstone Center for Disabled Children & Adults Inc
Fort Wayne, IN
Program support$1.3 million
Erin's House for Grieving Children
Fort Wayne, IN
Program support$652,766
Community Transportation Network
Fort Wayne, IN
Program support$652,766

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Ternet Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Ternet Family Foundation give?

$2.6 million in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $652,766.

Who runs The Ternet Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Old National Wealth Management (Trustee).

What does The Ternet Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs and disability.

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