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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