| Fund Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1:Unrestricted | ||
| Let's Rise! Vision Fund | Donate | We truly thrive when all our neighbors experience greater well-being and quality of life. The Let’s Rise! Vision Fund allows us to make an immediate impact in the Community Foundation’s five pillars of well-being: Connected Community, Inspiring Places, Everyone’s Economy, Lifelong Learning, and Healthy Mind & Body. Support for this fund allows us to research and identify the root causes of inequities that exist locally, and to invest in long-term solutions that create a stronger community for all. |
| Community Impact Fund | Donate | The Community Impact Fund supports our Rising Together grant program, helping hundreds of local nonprofits make an impact in our community. Grants from this fund reflect our community’s everchanging people, needs, ideas, and issues. Rising Together grants help a wide range of nonprofits and charitable organizations across our community, such as soup kitchens and food banks, transitional housing facilities, after-school programs for underserved kids, case management providers for families in need, emergency housing organizations, organizations serving people with disabilities, and countless other entities working daily to instill hope in our neighbors. |
| 2:Designated | ||
| Sigma Chi (Xi Chapter) Scholarship | Donate | This scholarship fund supports the undergraduate members of Xi Chapter of Sigma Chi, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN. Scholarship Awards are made each semester to members of four classes for academic excellence as well as improvement. One Philanthropic Service award is made each semester. Additionally, the fund may provide financial support for undergraduate participation in Leadership Training and Personal Development programs provided by the Sigma Chi International Fraternity. |
| The Norm Getzin "Play Ball!" Fund | Donate | The Getzin Brothers created The Norm Getzin "Play Ball!" Fund to honor their father and provide annual funds to offset the fees for kids who may not be able to play baseball otherwise. This fund currently supports Georgetown Little League, where Norm started his efforts 50 years ago to expand opportunities for older kids to play ball. |
| 3:Donor Advised | ||
| Barbara Burt Innovative Leader Fund | Donate | The purpose of the Barbara Burt Innovative Leader Fund is to; Encourage exceptional nonprofit board governance, Support adaptive thinking within nonprofit organizations, and Promote exchanges about the best leadership styles and practices within nonprofit organizations. |
| Women's Emergency Fund | Donate | 
The Women's Emergency Fund is focused on providing access to necessary reproductive healthcare for all women residing in Allen County. The Women's Emergency Fund fully funds access to abortions through a partnership with the Hoosier Abortion Fund at All-Options (a 501c3 Organization), as well as providing funding for contraceptives and any other reproductive right. |
| 4:Field of Intrst. | ||
| Women's Fund | Donate |  The Women’s Fund of Greater Fort Wayne mobilizes resources and establishes research informed priorities to close opportunity gaps for women and girls in Allen County regardless of place, race and identity. We invite people at every economic level to join us in advancing women and girls in Allen County. Membership Levels Trailblazer: $16,000 – One-time gift, Lifetime membershipCorrinne: $5,000-$10,000 – ex: $5,000 one-time annually or $417 monthly Alice: $1,000-$4,999 – ex: $1,000 one-time annually or $83 monthly Margaret Ann: $500-$999 – ex: $500 one-time annually or $42 monthly Elma: $365 – a one-time payment or $30 monthly Helene: $25-$499 – ex: $120 one-time annually or $10 monthly As a member, you’ll be invited to first-look access to research, educational and advocacy opportunities as well as join a group of like-minded individuals who believe in investing in our community through women and girls. Mission Match As part of GIFT VIII, Lilly Endowment Inc. will provide a 1:1 matching opportunity for all donations toward Women’s Fund program development. That means if the Women’s Fund secures $500,000 in donations, we’ll have raised $1M!*Please note that inter-fund donations and gifts from outside DAFs or private foundations are not eligible for this matching opportunity. Questions? Please contact cbeer@cfgfw.org. *We invite you to become a sustaining member of the Women’s Fund by checking the recurring box and noting how often you would like your gift to occur. |
| Youth Empowered Philanthropy (YEP) | Donate |  YEP is the Community Foundation's first youth pod. YEP teaches students about philanthropy and the impact they can have on their community while exposing them to the nonprofit world. Gifts made to YEP will supplement the students grantmaking. This allows students the opportunity to make real decisions with real dollars that create real impact in our community. |
| 5:FOI Fiscal Sponsorships | ||
| Allen County Bicentennial Community Project | Donate | 
The Allen County Bicentennial will partner with community events and organizations to honor our past, celebrate our present, and imagine our future. |
| AVOW - Advancing Voices of Women Community Project Fund | Donate | The mission of AVOW is to Advance Voices of Women in public life, the community square and civil conversations. Gifts to AVOW go to support bipartisan efforts to train women for public life and engage women in public policy. |
| CollabUnity | Donate | 
The CollabUnity mission is to reduce trauma/physical restraint/sedation of intellectually and developmentally disabled individuals by establishing an interactive hands-on facility that will provide training/practice skills related to basic routine medical, dental, and optometry appointments. In addition, CollabUnity aims to support Intellectually and Disabled individuals with improved independence, through safe community integration such as safe place to practice dining/retail experiences, traveling simulations, as well as provide opportunities for skills training in employment and education. Please help get this project started. Practice makes progress! |
| Fort Wayne UNITED Fund | Donate |  Fort Wayne United is a Mayoral initiative whose vision is that every black male in Fort Wayne, Indiana is respected and valued and has the opportunity to achieve his full potential. Donations to this fund go to support the ongoing programs of Fort Wayne United including Late Night Basketball, the 10 Point Coalition and others. |
| Make Space Fund | Donate | 
The Make Space Fund is a special project focused on accessible parking awareness. Based on stories from people with disabilities in Greater Fort Wayne having their parking spaces illegally taken or thoughtlessly blocked, this fund will support the creation and installation of educational murals about accessible parking space and access aisles. |
| Tree Canopy Growth Fund | Donate | 
The Tree Canopy Growth Fund fosters community health and well being by growing the urban forest through tree planting and advocacy. |
| 6:Scholarship | ||
| Community Scholarship Fund | Donate | The Community Scholarship Fund provides scholarships and financial assistance to qualified students in Allen County. This fund allows Allen County students to achieve their dreams of higher education and sets them on the path to success while helping to alleviate some of the financial burdens associated with obtaining a degree. |
| Jerry and Linda Vandeveer Public Safety Scholarship Fund | Donate | The purpose of the fund will be to provide scholarships to individuals seeking a career in police, fire, or ambulance service who have selected a core component from an institution of higher learning along that career path. Selected candidates will have demonstrated financial need and a minimum GPA of 3.0 |
| Reagan Swinford Memorial Scholarship Fund | Donate | This fund was created in memory of Reagan Swinford who passed away in 2018 from a long battle with cancer. This fund provides a scholarship for students of Wayne High School, where Reagan went to school and was involved when she passed away. |
| 7:Agency Endowment | ||
| BookStart Fund | Donate |  The mission of the Bookstart Fund is to increase the number of low-income parents in Allen County and nearby areas who regularly read to their very young children by providing families with carefully selected new board books to be presented to them by their mentors from ten area social service agencies. |
| Matthew 25 Inc. | Donate | Matthew 25's Agency Endowment ensures prudent stewardship and a lasting income source. They receive annual distributions for unrestricted use, enabling them to stay focused on providing free primary healthcare to uninsured, low-income residents in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio. |
| 9:Operating | ||
| Organizational Excellence Fund | Donate | The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is seeking Mission Matches—donors who share our values. Your gift to the Organizational Excellence Fund supports our efforts to serve nonprofits and address critical community issues. Double your impact; now through December 31, 2025, your donation will be matched 1:1.
Please note that gifts from charitable endowments, trusts, foundations, and similar accounts may not qualify for the match. 
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| Other Funds | ||