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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-3012038

Steel Dynamics Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Fort Wayne, IN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 21 grants and $2.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Recipients must be a qualified exempt organization under irc section 501(c)(3) in communities in which steel dynamics, inc and its subsidiaries have employees.

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Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,492,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $11,398,214

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,035,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $12,668,761

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,181,406

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $12,738,537

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,342,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $15,235,262

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,810,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $5,789,464

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,453,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $6,954,106

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,422,500

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $4,360,237

Grants paid in 2024

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trine UniversityAngola, IN

    College of health professions

    $1,000,000
  2. Trine UniversityAngola, IN

    New engineering wing

    $300,000
  3. Fort Wayne ZooFort Wayne, IN

    Bamboo adventure

    $200,000
  4. Boys and Girls ClubFort Wayne, IN

    New busses

    $150,000
  5. Junior AchievementFort Wayne, IN

    Ja next/ legacy park

    $100,000
  6. National Ornamental Metal MuseumMemphis, TN

    Spark expansion campaign

    $100,000
  7. Trine UniversityAngola, IN

    Scholarships

    $85,000
  8. Arts UnitedFort Wayne, IN

    Actor's house & green room

    $62,500
  9. TurnstoneFort Wayne, IN

    Sustainability for the future

    $60,000
  10. Fort Wayne PhilharmonicFort Wayne, IN

    Patriotic pops concert series

    $50,000
  11. Ne Indiana FundFort Wayne, IN

    Regional competitiveness

    $50,000
  12. Science CentralFort Wayne, IN

    Fire sprinkler and fire panel

    $50,000
  13. Fort Wayne Museum of ArtFort Wayne, IN

    Signature exhibition

    $40,000
  14. Grace CollegeWinona Lake, IN

    Lilly center for lakes & streams

    $40,000
  15. Matthew 25 Health & DentalFort Wayne, IN

    General support

    $40,000
  16. Questa Foundation for EducationFort Wayne, IN

    Scholarships-stem talent

    $40,000
  17. Big Brothers Big SistersFort Wayne, IN

    Youth mentoring program

    $30,000
  18. Marshall University Foundation IncHuntington, WV

    General funding

    $25,000
  19. National Kidney FoundationFort Wayne, IN

    Golf classic and gator classic

    $25,000
  20. ScanFort Wayne, IN

    Program support

    $25,000
  21. Human Services CenterNew Castle, PA

    Youth programs

    $20,000

Approved for future payment

6 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Vincent VillageFort Wayne, IN

    Transitional shelter

    $1,000,000
  2. Junior AchievementFort Wayne, IN

    Ja next/ legacy park

    $200,000
  3. Fort Wayne PhilharmonicFort Wayne, IN

    Patriotic pops concert series

    $100,000
  4. Fort Wayne Museum of ArtFort Wayne, IN

    Signature exhibition

    $80,000
  5. Ne Indiana FundFort Wayne, IN

    Regional competitiveness

    $50,000
  6. Human Services CenterNew Castle, PA

    Youth programs

    $40,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education5 grants $1,450,00077% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $200,00011% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $190,00010% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $45,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana18 grants $2,347,500
  2. Tennessee1 grant $100,000
  3. West Virginia1 grant $25,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Theresa E WaglerPRESIDENT/SE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Richard A PoinsatteFND ADMIN/TR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Mark D MillettDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • James MarcuccilliDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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