Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne

To supplement an existing donor-advised fund

Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne

To help Fort Wayne embrace "New Hoosiers" by increasing the community's understanding and appreciation of other cultures through a process that strengthens the development of arts organizations in culturally diverse, underserved communities in Fort Wayne

Euell A. Wilson Center

For an after-school and summer program providing arts education and activities for at-risk youth between the ages of 7 and 18

YMCA of Fort Wayne

To expand arts programming for children and families in music, dance, drama and visual arts

Fort Wayne Community Schools

To develop a professional learning community of public school and community-based early childhood educators working together to learn more about and implement "Reggio Emilia" inspired practices in their respective educational settings

Art Education Center

To help catalyze growth of the downtown cultural district by supporting a capital campaign to expand and improve the museum facility, create a new education center, and strengthen the museum's collections and library

Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne

To identify opportunities for cultural involvement among Fort Wayne's underserved citizens and create strategies and methods for developing those opportunities

Fort Wayne Central Improvement Foundation

To enhance the ability of the community foundation to work in the digital world by supporting a wireless network and video-conferencing equipment in its building

United Way of Allen County

To add a second pillar to Fort Wayne's embrace of "New Hoosiers" by connecting immigrant populations to educational and literacy services

Fort Wayne Urban League

For Read and Rise, an early childhood literacy program that will help low-income African-American parents better prepare their children, 0-5, for reading success in school

Allen County Public Library Foundation

To increase access and introduce English-language learning technology to up to 2,000 underserved Burmese and Hispanic citizens