Giving Tuesday

Give to a nonprofit during our #GivingTuesdayFW Challenge!

During November, The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne challenges all nonprofits that hold endowment funds with us to raise money for their endowments. Gifts to eligible endowment funds will receive a 20% match from The Community Foundation. In addition, the top-raising organizations from our five Let’s Rise! Vision plan pillars will receive a surprise unrestricted gift on November 28, #GivingTuesday.

Allen County Public Library Foundation 
Allen County Public Library Monroeville Branch
Amani Family Services Endowment 
Easter Seals ARC of Northeast Indiana 
Associated Churches Foundation*
Fort Wayne Sister Cities International /
Chapman Exchange Students Fund
Greater Fort Wayne/Leadership Fort Wayne 
Fort Wayne Jewish Federation
Fort Wayne Public Television- PBS 39
Fort Wayne Sister Cities International, Inc.
Fort Wayne Trails
Fort Wayne Urban League Inc. 
German Heritage Society 
Animal Care & Control /Helen M. Adams*
Humane Fort Wayne
Junior League of Fort Wayne 
Northeast Indiana Public Radio (WBNI-WBOI)*
Soarin’ Hawk Raptor Rehab 
Three Rivers Junction Playground*
United Way of Allen County*
Wellspring Summer Camp David B. McCracken Fund
Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana (YLNI)

*A nonprofit with an asterisk listed beside their name is NOT eligible for the 20% match because they follow a different spending policy than the Community Foundation. They are still eligible for the #GivingTuesdayFW Challenge surprise.

ACRES Inc.
Allen County Courthouse Preservation Trust *
Allen County Historical Society /
History Center 
Allen County Parks & Recreation*
American Guild of Organists /
Irene S. Ator Music Scholarship*
Artlink Inc.*
Audiences Unlimited
Embassy Theatre Foundation 
Environmental Education Association of Indiana
Fort Wayne Astronomical Society Fund
Fort Wayne Ballet Inc.
Foellinger -Freimann Botanical Conservatory
Fort Wayne Children’s Choir
Fort Wayne Cinema Center Inc. 
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Fort Wayne Philharmonic
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society Inc.
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo 
Friends of the Lincoln Collection of Indiana, Inc. 
Heartland Sings 
Little River Wetlands Project Inc.
Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation /
Memorial Park Public Servant Memorial Fund
Old Fort/Historic Fort Wayne 
Project Ballet 
Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation /
Robert & Mary Beverforden Fund 
Fort Wayne Youtheatre /
Sarah Shroyer Smith Fund 
World Baseball Academy, Inc.

*A nonprofit with an asterisk listed beside their name is NOT eligible for the 20% match because they follow a different spending policy than the Community Foundation. They are still eligible for the #GivingTuesdayFW Challenge surprise.

Brightpoint
Community Transportation Network (CTN)
Friends of the Third World
Angeline Walczyk Friend of the Poor Legacy Fund
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne
The League
Mustard Seed Furniture Bank of Fort Wayne 
Goodwill Industries/Robbins Fund for Client Services 
Vincent Village 

*A nonprofit with an asterisk listed beside their name is NOT eligible for the 20% match because they follow a different spending policy than the Community Foundation. They are still eligible for the #GivingTuesdayFW Challenge surprise.

Boy Scouts of America-Anthony Wayne Area Council*
Bookstart Endowment Fund
Boys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne
Dave Hefner International Exchange Fund Inc.
Early Childhood Alliance
Fort Wayne Center for Learning 
Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana
Harlan Christian Youth Center Inc. 
Martin Luther King Montessori School
North Side High School Alumni Association 
Questa Foundation for Education
Science Central 
South Side High School Foundation 
South Side HS Foundation GEMS
The Literacy Alliance

*A nonprofit with an asterisk listed beside their name is NOT eligible for the 20% match because they follow a different spending policy than the Community Foundation. They are still eligible for the #GivingTuesdayFW Challenge surprise.

Positive Resource Connection
Allen County CASA 
Aging and In-Home Services 
Allen County Jail Chaplaincy Inc.
AWS Foundation Endowment
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast IN 
Camp Watcha-Wanna-Do Inc.
Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana*
The Carriage House 
Center for Nonviolence
Community Harvest Food Bank
Crossroad Child & Family Services
Erin’s House for Grieving Children 
Headwaters Counseling
Fort Wayne Medical Society Foundation*
Fort Wayne Rescue Mission Ministries Foundation Inc.
McMillen Center for Health Education 
Healthier Moms & Babies
Jean Ford Memorial Endowment
Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry 
Lutheran Social Services
Matthew 25 Inc.
Mental Health America of Northeast Indiana 
Ronald McDonald House
Charities of Northeast Indiana 
Saint John the Baptist of Fort Wayne
SCAN
St. Louis Besancon Academy*
Stillwater Hospice
Turnstone Center for Children & Adults with Disabilities
Fort Wayne Medical Society Foundation /
Vita McNair Bolman Fund
Women’s Care Center of Greater Allen County 
YMCA Youth Development 
YWCA Northeast Indiana 
YWCA/Hope House Inc. 

*A nonprofit with an asterisk listed beside their name is NOT eligible for the 20% match because they follow a different spending policy than the Community Foundation. They are still eligible for the #GivingTuesdayFW Challenge surprise.

#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving.

In short, an endowment is designed for permanency and long-term sustainability. This is typically achieved by preserving both the original contribution(s) and any subsequent contributions that are then invested for long-term growth. Generally, these funds are held by a qualified nonprofit organization or foundations as designated by the original donor(s). An endowment can grow through ongoing contributions and positive investment returns. A percentage of the earnings are used to advance the organization’s charitable mission.

There is instability in government grants, the transfer of generational wealth, and tax laws changing, so it’s important for a nonprofit to have a long-term sustainability plan. Nonprofits are doing such vital work and improving lives in our community, and we at the Community Foundation want to be a resource to help them in becoming sustainable for the long-term, a piece of which is endowment building.

Help your favorite nonprofit be sustainable for the future. Donate to their endowment today!

Please note that gifts must be received by 11/20/2023 at 11:59 PM. If gifts are received the next day, they will not count as part of the #GivingTuesday Fort Wayne Challenge. This means gifts must be received in the mail before 11/20/2023, and even gifts postmarked before 11/20/2023 but received after 11/20/2023 will not count.

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