The Community Foundation will hold the 5th Annual Giving Tuesday DeKalb Fundraising Campaign from October 6 to November 21. During this time, donors are encouraged to support nonprofit endowment funds. All donations must be in the Foundation office (or an envelope postmarked) by November 21. Winners will be announced on Giving Tuesday, December 2 via The Foundation’s Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn pages.
Participating organizations:
- Acres Land Trust
- AgrIInstitute
- Alliance Industries
- Auburn Arts Commission
- Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
- Auburn Main Street
- Auburn Waterloo Trail
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Boy Scout Troop 169
- Butler Public Library
- Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana
- Catholic Charities
- Children First Center
- Community Harvest of DeKalb County
- DeKalb County Council on Aging
- DeKalb County History Preservation (DeKalb County Historian)
- DeKalb County Humane Society
- DeKalb County Indiana Trails
- DeKalb County Outdoor Theater
- DeKalb Voices of Philanthropy
- Eckhart Public Library
- Garrett Public Library
- Hearten House
- Image of Hope Ranch
- Inspiration Ministries
- JAM Center
- Junior Achievement Serving East Central DeKalb
- Junior Achievement Serving Garrett
- Easterseals RISE, Inc.
- Sonshine Ministries
- St. Martin’s Healthcare
- United Way of DeKalb County
- Waterloo Grant Township Public Library
- YMCA of DeKalb County
- Youth for Christ
- YWCA Northeast Indiana
The top five organizations that raise the most money will receive unrestricted grants from the Foundation.
Largest percentage increase from 2024 – $3,000
Donations can be made online using the donate button, or by mailing or dropping off a check at the Community Foundation DeKalb County at 700 Main Street, Auburn, IN 46706.
For more information, please contact Jess at jambler@cfdekalb.org or 260-925-0311.
Investing in the future of Indiana’s DeKalb County
The Community Foundation DeKalb County promotes community philanthropy by offering local citizens the opportunity to create a charitable legacy that will sustain and improve life in our county.
The Community Foundation provides a way for you to invest in the community’s future by creating permanent support for the charitable programs and organizations you care about. When an endowed fund is created, these gifts are invested for growth and income. Each year part of the fund’s growth is returned to the community in the form of grants for specific initiatives, events, or programs of area non-profit organizations. And each year a portion of the fund’s growth is reinvested to ensure that the fund will remain active forever.
Since the Foundation’s creation in 1996, donors like you have helped build just over $25 million in permanent and non-permanent endowment funds that grant over $1 million a year to worthy local causes. These grant dollars strengthen our community and make life better for all of us who live, work, and play in DeKalb County.
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