Mission Statement

We serve the citizens of Wabash County by implementing their charitable aspirations, making grants, investing and safeguarding charitable assets, providing information regarding charitable endeavors, and convening citizens and linking resources to address issues confronting our shared lives. The Foundation's mission is best understood through a description of our many roles.

1. The Community Foundation is a developer of resources, aggressively seeking through solicitations of the public and private sector, money for special programs, the Community Foundation's operations and for the development of permanent and accessible endowments for charitable purposes dedicated to the betterment of the community.

2. The Community Foundation is a professional manager and steward of charitable funds from individual and family donors, and corporate and private foundations. The investment policies are established by the board of directors and are implemented by the area's financial institutions where the funds are held and pooled for investment purposes.

3. The Community Foundation is a grantmaker, carrying out the specified charitable goals of its donors as well as assessing community needs and setting priorities for the distribution of its unrestricted funds. The Community Foundation provides philanthropic leadership by providing services to donors, other grantmakers and non-profit organizations and thereby raises the level and standard of philanthropy in the community.

4. The Community Foundation is a community leader, convener and collaborator, initiating public debate and discussions regarding important community matters between diverse parties toward unified problem assessment and resolution for the betterment of the community. The Community Foundation builds visibility through education and development of its donor base.

5. The Community Foundation is governed by a board of 20 directors who are chosen for their knowledge and experience in serving the community. The composition of the board provides leadership in programs, ties to the community, financial strength, legitimacy, prestige, status and protection from political attack.

Community Foundation of Wabash County, Inc.
218 East Main Street, P.O. Box 98
North Manchester, Indiana 46962-0098
Phone (260) 982-4824, Fax (260) 982-8644

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