President and CEO Sarah Strimmenos reflects on Foellinger Foundation's Fiscal Year 2026 and the people, partnerships, and progress shaping Allen County.

Foellinger Foundation grantee organizations share insights on student achievements from 2026 Boys & Girls Clubs Summer Learning Labs.

Strong nonprofits require strong leadership, and that leadership includes engaged, informed, and mission-focused boards.

By investing in new inspiration, new tools, and new energy to sustain nonprofit leaders in their work, they can better steward their organizations for the benefit of Allen County residents. Foellinger Foundation offers the annual CEO Retreat to meet this need—it’s a chance for executives to be reminded of how much their work matters and how much they are valued.

At Foellinger Foundation, we are committed to transparency and keeping our grantee and community partners informed. The Foundation’s Board of Directors recently approved an update to our grant eligibility guidelines regarding how long an organization must hold its nonprofit status.

Foellinger Foundation partnered with Indiana Youth Institute (IYI) to present IYI’s 2026 State of the Child Allen County, a data-driven look at child well-being in our community.

Meta Description: Learn how Foellinger Foundation Youth Development grantees prepare Allen County youth to become productive and contributing members of the community.

Foellinger Foundation is pleased to welcome Tyler Sipe as our Chief Financial Officer. In his role, Tyler will manage the Foundation's financial sustainability, overseeing all financial operations, including strategy, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, and ensuring compliance with regulations and grant requirements.

Foellinger Foundation has awarded the Boys and Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne (BGC) up to $2 million via a Special Opportunity Grant to help fund the BGC Summer Learning Labs program.

Foellinger Foundation is proud to once again partner with the City of Fort Wayne’s Department of Neighborhoods for the 2026 Fort Wayne Neighborhood Engagement Grant Program for the second consecutive year. Funded by a Special Opportunity Grant from Foellinger Foundation and managed and administered by the City of Fort Wayne’s Department of Neighborhoods, this program provides grants to neighborhood associations to support programs and events that foster connection, collaboration, and relationship-building.

Strong families are built on more than just one source of support. They’re shaped by access to opportunity, healthy relationships, and dependable care. Through our Community-Based grants, Foellinger Foundation supports nonprofit organizations across Allen County that strengthen key areas of family life. Our Family Development grantees, one of three focus areas within our community-based grantmaking, help adults build the skills, stability, and confidence needed to support their families and move from dependence to independence. 

Learn more about Foellinger Foundation’s 2026 Nonprofit Leadership Awards Recipients!

Foellinger Foundation’s Evaluation Plan Training workshops help grantees strengthen outcomes, align programs, and measure community impact with confidence.

We’re excited to debut our digital version of the annual report!

Foellinger Foundation is excited to share that 48 nonprofit leaders have been nominated for the Leadership Awards. These individuals demonstrate exceptional vision, integrity, innovation, and impact—both within their organizations and across Allen County. The recipients of the Nonprofit Board Member Leadership Award, Nonprofit Executive Leadership Award, and the Nonprofit Staff Leadership Award will be announced at Foellinger Foundation’s Annual Meeting on January 22, 2026.

Legacy & Beyond: The History Center

As part of our 2025 annual report, we challenged four nonprofit leaders to answer this question in a statement that describes the impact they hope their organizations will have on the community through their leadership.

Legacy & Beyond: Alive Community Outreach

As part of our 2025 annual report, we challenged four nonprofit leaders to answer this question in a statement that describes the impact they hope their organizations will have on the community through their leadership.

Legacy & Beyond: Turnstone

As part of our 2025 annual report, we challenged four nonprofit leaders to answer this question in a statement that describes the impact they hope their organizations will have on the community through their leadership.

Legacy & Beyond: Lutheran Social Services of Indiana

As part of our 2025 annual report, we challenged four nonprofit leaders to answer this question in a statement that describes the impact they hope their organizations will have on the community through their leadership.

Foellinger Foundation announces changes to its 2026 Board of Directors.