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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
Women are Moving What Matters: The Allen County Women and Girls Study
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Alison Gerardot, Vice President of Philanthropic Services for the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, joins host Stephanie Gottesman...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Alison Gerardot, Vice President of Philanthropic Services for the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, joins host Stephanie Gottesman...more
Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne unveils Women's Fund
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – On the 100th anniversary of women receiving the right to vote in Indiana, the Community Foundation of Greater...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – On the 100th anniversary of women receiving the right to vote in Indiana, the Community Foundation of Greater...more
Leaders lay out community goals for combating novel coronavirus
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Part of the point behind the event held at the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne on East Wayne Street was to publicize a series...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Part of the point behind the event held at the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne on East Wayne Street was to publicize a series...more
Study links kids' health to quality of their areas
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Acevedo-Garcia, Blakeman and Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne President and CEO Brad Little agree that it is difficult to combat...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Acevedo-Garcia, Blakeman and Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne President and CEO Brad Little agree that it is difficult to combat...more
Purdue University's Cooperative Extension reviews tactical urbanism projects in Fort Wayne
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Knight Foundation
... as alleys, sidewalks, parks, underpasses and public buildings was funded by the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne/Knight...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Knight Foundation
... as alleys, sidewalks, parks, underpasses and public buildings was funded by the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne/Knight...more
Tax issue hits local organizations
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne and Turnstone – and likely other local organizations – were affected when an Elkhart-based...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne and Turnstone – and likely other local organizations – were affected when an Elkhart-based...more
Artfully activating alleyways
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Knight Foundation
The Fort Wayne Community Development office has used an $83,000 grant from the Knight Foundation/Community Foundation of Greater Fort...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Knight Foundation
The Fort Wayne Community Development office has used an $83,000 grant from the Knight Foundation/Community Foundation of Greater Fort...more
Foundation Establishing Fund for Electric Works
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is launching a fund related to the $440 million Electric Works project. The foundation says...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is launching a fund related to the $440 million Electric Works project. The foundation says...more
Fund to help development charity work
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne has launched a new fund to support charitable activities related to the Electric Works...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne has launched a new fund to support charitable activities related to the Electric Works...more
Want to invest in Electric Works? Community Foundation establishes fund to do just that
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is launching a new fund aimed at supporting the charitable activities related to Electric...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is launching a new fund aimed at supporting the charitable activities related to Electric...more
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Childcare Charitable Group Named Top Social Enterprise
Employers For Childcare Charitable Group (EFCG), a Lisburn-based charity, has been crowned top Social Enterprise at the Ulster Final of 2014’s Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards. EFCG seeks to “make it easier for parents with dependent children to get into work and to stay in work.”