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Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
To build public giving partnerships that effectively connect donors with nonprofit organizations and community projects to produce a brighter future for all people in Allen County. The Community Foundation works toward this mission in the following ways:
- As a grantmaker, ensuring effective grants that meet donors' charitable interests and address the community's changing needs
- As a steward, providing professional investment and financial services that preserve and enlarge a community pool of charitable funds
- As a resource developer, attracting permanent assets that supply flexible community resources for today and the future
- As a philanthropic advisor, offering information and advice that helps donors and nonprofit agencies achieve their objectives and improve the community
- As a community leader, stimulating community dialogue and decision-making that help define common goals and solve crucial problems
Web Address
www.cfgfw.org
Assets and Giving for Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Assets
2019 - 167,410,639
2018 - 139,725,829
2017 - 153,765,160
2019 - 167,410,639
2018 - 139,725,829
2017 - 153,765,160
Domestic Grants
2019 - 5,966,763
2018 - 5,601,399
2019 - 5,966,763
2018 - 5,601,399
Recent News from Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Dec. 28 - Bring It Up program expands, launching next phase in boosting local vaccination ...
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
... announced new funding of more than $15,000 led by a grant of nearly $10,000 from the Community Foundation of Greater Fort...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
... announced new funding of more than $15,000 led by a grant of nearly $10,000 from the Community Foundation of Greater Fort...more
How you can support Fort Wayne non-profits during Giving Tuesday | WANE 15
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
A detailed list can be found on the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne's website. Copyright 2021 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved....more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
A detailed list can be found on the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne's website. Copyright 2021 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved....more
Five questions for Cassie Beer | Editorials | The Journal Gazette
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Director, Women's Fund, Community Foundation. 1 You are the first full-time director of the Women's Fund for the Community Foundation. What will your...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Director, Women's Fund, Community Foundation. 1 You are the first full-time director of the Women's Fund for the Community Foundation. What will your...more
Local charity getting helping hand - The Journal Gazette
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
The fund, which is hosted at the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, invests in aspiring entrepreneurs and struggling...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
The fund, which is hosted at the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, invests in aspiring entrepreneurs and struggling...more
Almost 100, Community Foundation stepping up | Local | The Journal Gazette
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is navigating a significant mission shift as it prepares to celebrate its...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is navigating a significant mission shift as it prepares to celebrate its...more
Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry receive $10K grant from Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
“The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne's contribution will allow us to continue and expand on our mission of hunger relief by...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
“The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne's contribution will allow us to continue and expand on our mission of hunger relief by...more
Downtown Fort Wayne adds another 'parklet' to growing public space portfolio
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Knight Foundation
... the Knight Foundation through the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne. It will include outdoor dining set-ups and a life-size chess...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Knight Foundation
... the Knight Foundation through the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne. It will include outdoor dining set-ups and a life-size chess...more
ACTIVE EFFORT
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
The collaborative, a part of the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, once billed itself as “a local think tank” studying needs such...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
The collaborative, a part of the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, once billed itself as “a local think tank” studying needs such...more
Local first graders' book wins honor
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
... College Fort Wayne and Warsaw's Ivy Works Programs received a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne. The...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
... College Fort Wayne and Warsaw's Ivy Works Programs received a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne. The...more
Headwaters Junction announces phase one of tourist rail attraction
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Site development for phase one has been made possible, Lynch says, by a $100,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Fort...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Site development for phase one has been made possible, Lynch says, by a $100,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Fort...more
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