Surack Family Foundation Incorporated
Surack Family Foundation (Fort Wayne, IN) is the official foundation of Chuck and Lisa Surack focused on mental health, child & family welfare, music & the arts, and economic development in Northeast Indiana. The site lists contact details and an FAQs page that explains the foundation’s grant preferences and links to a donation/request form for nonprofit applicants. The newsroom shows recent grants and gifts and the About page identifies the founders and mission.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose work is centered in Northeast Indiana and aligns with mental health, child & family welfare, music & the arts, or local economic development.
Good Fit
- • Programmatic focus on mental health, children/families, arts/music, or regional economic development.
- • Clear Northeast Indiana geographic impact or a local project site.
- • 501(c)(3) status and readiness to submit the foundation’s web application and IRS determination letter.
- • Capacity to use either small operating grants or large capital/multi-year gifts (both appear in the portfolio).
- • Willingness to show measurable community outcomes at a local level.
Geography
Giving is overwhelmingly local: roughly 99% of dollars were awarded to Indiana recipients in the latest year, with only token out-of-state grant counts.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a large and diverse recipient set (98 distinct grantees and 142 grants), including both many small awards and several multi‑million gifts, indicating broad institutional variety.
New Applicants
A public application form and named contact exist on the website, the foundation is not preselecting grantees, and 67 new recipients appeared in the latest year, so unfamiliar but well-aligned local applicants have a realistic path in.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
