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Community Impact Through Giving
The Wayne County Foundation exists to foster and encourage private philanthropic giving, to enhance the spirit of community
and to improve the quality of life in the Wayne County, Indiana, area now and for future generations.
In 2025, the Foundation was able to grant more than $5.17 million to our community because of the generosity of our donors. Your gifts enable the Foundation to address immediate needs and support future-focused projects that will help our community thrive.
Featured Articles
Closer to home: Steps to move your donor advised fund to the Wayne County Foundation
At the Wayne County Foundation, we work with a wide range of donors who want to support favorite charities and causes they care about. Sometimes we meet with individuals and families who have already begun their charitable giving journey by establishing a donor...
Charitable giving: 10 ways teens can get involved
At the Wayne County Foundation, we are honored to work with many families across multiple generations. Quite frequently, parents and grandparents share with us their hopes of passing along to the next generation more than just financial assets. They want to pass along...
Checking in on your charitable plan
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." — John Lennon You’ve certainly heard that well-known quote. But have you thought about it in the context of your charitable giving? It’s common to create a charitable giving plan during a particular...
Getting creative: Unusual noncash assets can make great gifts to charity
If you’re like many advisors, you may have discovered that charitable giving conversations begin (and end!) with cash or appreciated stock. And of course, you know that appreciated stock is an excellent choice for your clients to fund a donor advised or other type of...