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


Community Foundation Awards $442500 in Grants in First Quarter
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne

The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne has awarded community impact grants to 26 nonprofit agencies. The recipients include...more

City releases action plan to improve downtown spaces
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Knight Foundation

The action plan was funded by the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne/Knight Foundation, the Fort Wayne Redevelopment...more

Community Foundation gets gift
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Lilly Endowment

The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne has received a $2 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.'s seventh phase of its Giving...more

Verbatim: Community Foundation receives $2 million grant
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Lilly Endowment

Fort Wayne (March 13, 2019) – The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne has received a grant of $2 million as part of Lilly Endowment...more

Community Foundation of Fort Wayne gets $2 million from Lilly Endowment
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Lilly Endowment

The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne has received a $2 million grant as part of Lilly Endowment Inc.'s seventh phase of its Giving...more

Verbatim: Community Foundation receives $2 million grant
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Lilly Endowment

Fort Wayne (March 13, 2019) – The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne has received a grant of $2 million as part of Lilly Endowment...more

Community Foundation Receives $2M Grant
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Lilly Endowment

The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne has secured a grant of $2 million as part of Lilly Endowment Inc's Giving Indiana Funds...more

Headwaters ice skating rink to close Sunday for 16th season
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne

Season sponsors Lincoln Financial Group, Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Parkview Health, the Auer Foundation, and PNC...more

Foundation aids Electric Works
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne

The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is pouring $500,000 into the Electric Works project to rejuvenate the former General Electric...more

Community Foundation invests $500000 in Electric Works project
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne

The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is putting $500,000 into the Electric Works project to rejuvenate the former General Electric...more



Social Enterprise Network Sites


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.”




Federal Government Grant and Assistance Programs



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