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The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne inspires enduring philanthropy by encouraging charitable giving, conducting meaningful grantmaking, and leading community initiatives.
We offer a variety of charitable giving options to help donors maximize their impact including Donor Advised Funds, Scholarship Funds, Designated Funds, Field of Interest Funds, and Legacy Funds.
In 2024, we distributed $11 million in grants in Allen County. Those funds supported programs for children, families, education, scholarships, arts, culture, community engagement, and development.
To inspire local and lasting change, we must band together. That’s how the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne came to be — it was created by, and for, the people in Allen County.
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Through the Inspiring Places pillar, we invest in projects that
Inspiring philanthropy, connecting ideas, and creating impact in our community.
As part of GIFT VIII, Lilly Endowment Inc. will provide a 1:1 matching opportunity for all donations toward Community Foundation organizational impact and Women’s Fund program development. That means if the Community Foundation secures $600,000 in donations, we’ll have raised $1.2M! Please note that gifts from existing charitable endowments, trusts, foundations, and similar accounts may not be eligible for the match.