Foundation Publication Archive
Use this page to find past copies of Foundation press releases, E-Newsletters, Annual Reports, and an archive of Foundation blog posts.
Press Releases
2025
Wayne County Foundation Selected for Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow: GIFT IX
Foundation Announces 2026 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars
Foundation Reveals 2026 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Finalists
Wayne County Foundation Awards $259,350 in Grant Cycle II
Wayne County Foundation Awards $274,490 in Grant Cycle I
Wayne County Foundation and Forward Wayne County Release 2024 County Indicator Report
Foundation Announces 2024 Charles A. Rodefeld and Ruth J. Wickemeyer Award Winners
2024
Wayne County Foundation Selected for Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow- GIFT VIII
2025 Lilly Endowment Scholarship Winners Press Release
Wayne County Foundation Awards $181,410 in Grant Cycle III
Wayne County Foundation Awards $45,000 in Marketing Grants
Wayne County Foundation Opens Applications for 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Wayne County Foundation Awards $143,807 in Grant Cycle II and Other Opportunities
Wayne County Foundation Awards $136,867 in Grant Cycle I
Wayne County Foundation Names 2023 Award Winners
Foundation Receives $1,500,000 GIFT VIII Matching Fund Grant
2023
Foundation Announces 2024 Lilly Scholarship Winners
Wayne County Foundation Awards $212,626 for Mini Grants and Grant Cycle III
Foundation Announces Finalists for 2024 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Wayne County Foundation awards $153,050 through Latest Grantmaking
Wayne County Foundation Names 2022 Award Recpients
Foundation Executive Director Selected for MDLF Fellowship Class VI
Wayne County Foundation awards $170,572 through Latest Grantmaking
Wayne County Foundation Announces New Board Members for 2023
2022
Foundation Announces Finalists for 2023 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Vigran Family Foundation Distributes $69,000 to Local Organizations
Wayne County Foundation Announces Champions of Philanthropy Campaign
Wayne County Foundation awards $107,000 through Grant Cycle III
Twelve Organizations Complete Nonprofit NICE! Series
Foundation Announces Opening of 2023 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Foundation Announces Grant Cycle II Recipients
2021
Foundation Announces 2021 Challenge Match Results
Foundation Announces Lilly Scholarship Recipients
Foundation Announces Lilly Scholarship Finalists
Foundation Announces Participating Challenge Match Organizations
Foundation Announces Main Street Grants for Communities
Foundation Announces Opening of Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Application
Foundation Releases Recipients of 2021 Spring Grant Cycle Funding
Foundation Releases Details Regarding 2021 Spring Grant Cycle
Foundation News
Year-end dynamics: Tax law changes and increasing community needs
You’re likely aware that many families in our community are struggling, and you may be wondering how you can help most effectively. Whether increased community needs are triggered by a government shutdown that disrupts paychecks, services, and community programs, a...
Six tips for your year-end game plan
With only a few months left in 2025, it is important to evaluate your philanthropy sooner rather than later. Recently passed tax laws may throw a curveball into the financial planning strategies you’ve set in motion with your advisors. Here are six tips to help...
Balancing immediate impact and lasting legacy
Many donors begin their journey with the Wayne County Foundation having a general sense of the difference they want to make in the community. Whether you’ve already established a donor-advised or another type of fund, or are thinking about doing so, you may have...