The Directory State: November 2026

The field as verified at this writing

The standing field: Two substantial agencies complete the directory at sizes this account can verify. The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northern Indiana Corridor, at 502 East Sample Street, carries a federal exemption dated September 1974 and stands in the ten-million-dollar class for assets and revenue in the Internal Revenue Service's data — the corridor's clubs are this county's Boys & Girls institution, and their full history stands as a route for the update cycle rather than a summary here. The Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County, at 411 Caterina Avenue, exists, in its own federal mission statement, "because all youth deserve safety and stability": an emergency youth shelter, street outreach, a drop-in center, transitional and independent living programs, counseling and Safe Place sites, all free of charge, in its Form 990's own list. Its founding year is not established in the sources reached for this account, and the gap prints with the entry.

The field in motion: The charitable field this account closes on is not static, and its 2025–26 changes are part of the record: Big Brothers Big Sisters closed after fifty-seven years and a successor, Resonant Vibe, is forming in its place; the county home's 192 years of public relief ended, and its building passed toward a school's ownership in October 2026; St. Margaret's House is building out by half; the Center for the Homeless is campaigning for a purpose-built intake site; and the Community Foundation's founding date stands open between its own 1992 and the federal record's 1974. The natural-update cycle that governs this whole history will carry each of those files forward; what stands here is the record as verified in November 2026.

Sources:

1. Internal Revenue Service exempt-organizations record, via nonprofit directories — Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northern Indiana Corridor Inc., 502 East Sample Street, exemption September 1974, assets and revenue in the ten-million-dollar class.
2. Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County Inc., Form 990 mission statement (via Charity Navigator, fiscal 2025) — the shelter, outreach, drop-in, transitional-living and Safe Place programs, free of charge; 411 Caterina Avenue.
3. The entries above, at their own sources — the 2025–26 closures, successions, sales and campaigns summarized here.