The board of directors of the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne has approved a $120,000 grant to the Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic Development Alliance, Inc. as seed funding to launch an online storytelling & news platform. The Alliance is a 501(c)3 and supporting organization of Greater Fort Wayne, Inc. The project is a partnership with […]
Read MoreThe Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne awarded community impact grants to 22 nonprofit agencies serving Allen County in the 3rd quarter of 2017. The funding infused more than $525,000 of general operating support into local nonprofits undertaking our community’s most critical work. Recipients included: A Mother’s Hope ($5,000) – Housing and services for homeless […]
Read MoreWant to learn more about the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne and see what we’ve been up to recently? You can view our 2016 Annual Report here. We’re proud of the work we’re doing in Allen County to inspire philanthropy, connect ideas, and impact our community, and we think you will be too!
Read MoreThe Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne distributed more than $500,000 in community impact grant awards during the second quarter of 2017 to nonprofit agencies serving Allen County. Recipients included: Allen County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($8,000) – Temporary office space; Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne ($30,000) – Arts and […]
Read MoreThe Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne elected two new members to its board of directors, as well as installed officers for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, at the organization’s annual meeting. The new board members are: Doug Wood – Senior VP and CAO, Sweetwater Sound Heather Schoegler – President, Augustus Advisors, Inc. The 2017-2018 officers […]
Read MoreThe Community Foundation has had a great week celebrating some very cool community projects we are helping to support like Riverfront and Open Streets Initiative. We are also excited to announce that in the first quarter of 2017, we granted more than $500,000 in impact grants to local nonprofit agencies serving our community. Recipients included: […]
Read MoreDavid Bennett, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne since 1995, will retire at the end of this year. The announcement came at the Foundation’s board meeting on February 9. Chris Rupp, board chair, indicated that the search process for David’s successor would begin shortly. During Bennett’s tenure, the assets of the […]
Read MoreCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/PRESIDENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE TO APPLY: Send resume to shannon@1phillips.com. Resumes will be accepted until May 15. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION As Chief Executive Officer, the President/CEO is responsible for; management and oversight of the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne’s operations including development, donor services, financial stewardship, marketing, community […]
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