The Institute For Innovation Incorporated
The Institute for Innovation (EIN 46-3754907) is a South Bend, IN nonprofit focused on patient experience research and healthcare improvement. The website lists leadership (Deidre Mylod, Thomas H. Lee, Patrick T. Ryan), provides resources and contact details (1173 Ignition Drive, [email protected]), and appears actively maintained.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A healthcare provider, hospital system, or research-focused nonprofit proposing concise, measurable patient-experience or clinical improvement research with clearly defined outcomes.
Good Fit
- • Project is research-oriented and focused on patient experience or healthcare improvement.
- • Proposal includes clear metrics and actionable findings that can be shared for broader practice change.
- • Applicant is a hospital, health system foundation, or established research institution.
- • Ability to demonstrate relevance to current clinical challenges and potential system-level impact.
Geography
Giving is multi-state rather than local: the latest year shows grants to recipients in four different states, and prior years also include multiple states; the foundation is based in Indiana but 2024 giving was entirely out-of-state with a large share to Massachusetts.
Recipient Variety
Each observed year shows multiple distinct grantees (4–5 per year) with little repetition across the three years, and recipients include hospitals, research centers, and varied nonprofits, indicating a broad recipient set for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
Behavioral evidence shows frequent new entrants (all five 2024 recipients were new and 2023 had multiple new grantees), and the website provides instructions for submitting a research idea; however the foundation also declares it funds only preselected applicants, creating mixed signals about unsolicited entry.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
