April 2, 2021 – Fort Wayne, IN – Youth Empowered Philanthropy (YEP), a leadership initiative of the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, is completing its first year. This new program exists to empower youth to make decisions with real funding to create a measurable impact in Allen County. The flagship youth pod consisted of […]
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2021 – Fort Wayne, IN – The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is pleased to announce a partnership with Network for Good to offer Jumpstart, a 12-month fundraising capacity building program. The participating organizations will receive personal coaching, professional services, software and an evidence-based framework in this immersive, year-long program. Typically, after […]
Read MoreDecember 18, 2020 – Fort Wayne, IN – The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne has named five Allen County students as the 2021 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars. The students will receive a four year, full tuition scholarship to an Indiana college of their choice and a $900 yearly book stipend for required books and […]
Read MoreDecember 1, 2020 – Fort Wayne, IN – Every year the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne challenges all nonprofits with endowment funds at the Community Foundation to participate in the #GivingTuesdayFW Challenge. The Community Foundation asks the community for gifts to the nonprofit endowments to help them be sustainable for years to come. This […]
Read More(Fort Wayne, IN) – The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne announces the Women’s Fund of Greater Fort Wayne, a fund dedicated to understanding and overcoming the challenges facing women and girls in Allen County. A study conducted over the past 18 months assessed the factors that independently affect women and girls in Allen County. […]
Read MoreAugust 21, 2020 – Allen County, Indiana – The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is now accepting applications online for the 2021 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program. The scholarship is open to Indiana residents who graduate from an accredited Indiana high school by 2021, and receive their diploma no later than June 30, 2021. […]
Read MoreJune 23, 2020 – Fort Wayne, IN – The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne elected four new members to its board of directors, as well as installed officers for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. The new board members are: Christine Boles – Director of Human Resources, Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana, Inc. Sherry E. […]
Read MoreTo The Community We Call Home This is undeniably an extremely challenging time. Many individuals in our community have been affected by job loss, health ramifications from COVID-19, business interruption, recent unrest and more. As a Community Foundation, we know we don’t have all the answers and we know that we cannot solve everything. However, […]
Read MoreMay 28, 2020 – Fort Wayne, IN – The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne #GivingTuesdayNow campaign on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 raised over $715,000 for over 100 nonprofits in the community with 21 organizations fully funded. Over 5,000 gifts were made to the Community Foundation #GivingTuesdayNow Campaign to help nonprofits with COVID-19 related issues […]
Read MoreMay 5, 2020 – Fort Wayne, IN – The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne #GivingTuesdayNow campaign on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 has helped to raise over $725,000 for over 100 nonprofits in the community with 21organizations fully funded. Over 5,000 gifts were made to the Community Foundation #GivingTuesdayNow Campaign to help nonprofits with COVID-19 […]
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