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
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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
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
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 ...
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The Detroitbased Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan in partnership with the Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan has announced the...more
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