As an organization, Forward Wayne County was founded in the spring of 2019 as an umbrella initiative under the Wayne County Foundation. The founding goal of the organization was to take on projects or lead initiatives that contributed to community vitality, but fell outside...
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In keeping step with our founding goal to meet our community’s ever-changing needs, the Wayne County Foundation is incredibly proud to announce that $2,258,787.73 was granted to enhance the vitality and quality of life in Wayne County during 2020. Scholarships Thanks to our...
Challenge Match Initiative The Challenge Match Initiative grew out of a need to help local not-for-profit organizations raise unrestricted operating dollars more efficiently. It quickly became a means to help organizations strengthen their development functions and a fun way for donors to express which...
The Collective Impact of Giving Women Helping Others Women’s Giving Circle In November 2007, the first Women’s Giving Circle was formed at the Foundation by female philanthropists who sought a way to learn more about the needs of their community and to fund solutions....
The Power of the Foundation Occurs Over Time Forty years ago good people in Wayne County formed our community foundation. They were the guardians of our future. Thanks to their efforts, we now have over $40 million dollars in assets to support our community...
The Wayne County Foundation is announcing the 2018 Challenge Match Program. The Challenge Match program is an opportunity for participating not-for-profit organizations to cultivate new donors and encourage increased giving from current contributors, especially for general operating support. In the last six years, the...