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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
Foundation makes 2M commitment
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Foellinger Foundation
Nonprofits that could benefit from extra funds have a resource to turn toward – the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, which on Thursday announced a $2 million commitment in 2018. Brad...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Foellinger Foundation
Nonprofits that could benefit from extra funds have a resource to turn toward – the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, which on Thursday announced a $2 million commitment in 2018. Brad...more
Verbatim: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Awards $5000 Grant to A Hope Center
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN (January 22) – A Hope Center has been awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000 by the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne. These funds will be used to provide services...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN (January 22) – A Hope Center has been awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000 by the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne. These funds will be used to provide services...more
Library's non-profit assistance moves in different direction
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Foellinger Foundation
It also provided dollars designated for new staff with backgrounds in nonprofit management, fundraising and grant writing to oversee the new center. Foellinger Foundation's financial support was soon...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Foellinger Foundation
It also provided dollars designated for new staff with backgrounds in nonprofit management, fundraising and grant writing to oversee the new center. Foellinger Foundation's financial support was soon...more
Fortifying community's foundation
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
A gathering two years ago to commemorate his 20th year with the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne marked the moment in which David Bennett began to take stock of his career with the...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
A gathering two years ago to commemorate his 20th year with the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne marked the moment in which David Bennett began to take stock of his career with the...more
Fortifying community's foundation
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
A gathering two years ago to commemorate his 20th year with the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne marked the moment in which David Bennett began to take stock of his career with the...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
A gathering two years ago to commemorate his 20th year with the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne marked the moment in which David Bennett began to take stock of his career with the...more
Yearly scorecard: 2017
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
David Bennett: Executive director of the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne retires after 22 years. Vernon Graham: Longtime leader of Associated Churches dies Jan. 20 at 71. James Hardy:...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
David Bennett: Executive director of the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne retires after 22 years. Vernon Graham: Longtime leader of Associated Churches dies Jan. 20 at 71. James Hardy:...more
Nonprofit in library to shutter
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Foellinger Foundation
The budget, with Foellinger paying about 60 percent and the Community Foundation the rest, supported two full-time employees trained in nonprofit management and grant writing, and one part-time...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Foellinger Foundation
The budget, with Foellinger paying about 60 percent and the Community Foundation the rest, supported two full-time employees trained in nonprofit management and grant writing, and one part-time...more
Health networks among top donors
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Lilly Endowment
Without fanfare, a $1.05 million donation from Parkview Health came at the end of a fundraiser for Fort Wayne riverfront development. With a Lilly Endowment match of 50 cents on the dollar, nearly $3...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Lilly Endowment
Without fanfare, a $1.05 million donation from Parkview Health came at the end of a fundraiser for Fort Wayne riverfront development. With a Lilly Endowment match of 50 cents on the dollar, nearly $3...more
Common Grace has leadership change
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Ludwig is an active member of St. John Lutheran Church, Kendallville, and serves as associate director at the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne. The Rev. Hostetler has been active in Common...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Ludwig is an active member of St. John Lutheran Church, Kendallville, and serves as associate director at the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne. The Rev. Hostetler has been active in Common...more
Long-term strategies drive growth of endowments
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Wall Street has been very, very good the last few years for the endowments of northeast Indiana foundations and nonprofits, and the more money they have the more they can use to accomplish their...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Wall Street has been very, very good the last few years for the endowments of northeast Indiana foundations and nonprofits, and the more money they have the more they can use to accomplish their...more
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