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
Domestic Grants

2019 - 5,966,763
2018 - 5,601,399


    

Recent News from Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne


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Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne

... the very unique services they would need,” said David Bennett, executive director of the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne. ...See all stories on this topic...more

Foundations Deepen Partnership to Advance an “Informed, Engaged” Fort Wayne
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Knight Foundation

Knight Foundation Commits up to$2.5 million to Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne to Increase Local Impact FORT WAYNE – The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced today that it...more

1040 Northeast Indiana residents share their vision for the future ...
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Foellinger Foundation

Funding support for Vision 2020 is provided by: the Northeast Indiana Corporate Council; the Northeast Indiana Fund; the Cole Foundation; the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne; the Dekko...more

Foundations refocus
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Foellinger Foundation

About 80 percent of the foundation's grants go to children and families, those most in need with the least opportunity, said Cheryl K. Taylor, president and ... See all stories on this...more



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