$611,513 GRANTED TO LOCAL AGENCIES IN

THE FIRST QUARTER FROM THE

FORT WAYNE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

CONTACT:    Jane M. Silva, Director of Programs            FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

           Fort Wayne Community Foundation             

          (260) 426-4083 

The Board of Directors of the Fort Wayne Community Foundation met on February 6, 2003.  Grants awarded for the first quarter total $611,513.  Selected grants are listed below.

Grants awarded from the Community Grantmaking Fund include:

American Red Cross of Northeast Indiana: $12,240.25 for technology upgrades  
Friends of the Lincoln Museum: $30,313.94 for interactive computers and projectors
Heartland Chamber Chorale, Inc.: $15,000 for developing organizational capacity
Rainbow Community Organization dba Project Renew: $13,000 for computer equipment

             Grants awarded from the Clarke Endowment Fund includes:

AWS: $8,000 for the Music Therapy program
Allen County Christmas Bureau: $10,000 for Allen County families served at Christmastime
Arts United/The Arts Plaza Task Force: $50,000 for the Arts Plaza program
Early Childhood Alliance-The Child Care & Early Education Partnership: $15,000 for the paths to QUALITY program
Homebound Meals, Inc.: $3,000 to deliver hot meals to homebound clients
IPFW: $9,790.20 for the Summer Bridge program
Matthew 25 Health & Dental Clinic: $4,000 for the IPFW Dental Hygiene Services program
National League of Cuban-American Community based Centers dba Educational Opportunity Center: $25,000 for building expansion
One Church-One Offender, Inc.: $10,000 for agency support

             Grants awarded from the Restricted Opportunities Fund include:

Allen County Council on Aging: $2,500 for the HomeChore program
Cedars HOPE, Inc.: $2,500 for programs serving women with mental illness issues
Community Transportation Network: $2,500 for transit programs serving people of Allen County
League for the Blind & Disabled: $2,500 for support of programs serving people with disabilities
Matthew 25 Health & Dental Clinic: $3,769.00 to serve clients with disabilities 

            Grants awarded from the Knight Foundation Fund include:

 Interfaith Hospitality Network: $2,356 to assist with financial management

(For more specific information on the above, please contact the organizations.)

The Fort Wayne Community Foundation has recently changed its grantmaking procedures. Please call the Foundation office at 426-4083 to request the new grant guidelines.

Fort Wayne Community Foundation
701 South Clinton Street, Suite 210    Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
Phone: 260-426-4083     Fax: 260-424-0114