Women’s Fund Endowment
The Women’s Fund Endowment is an investment in the future of women and girls in Allen County—advancing lasting progress in economic security, personal safety, and opportunities to grow and lead. Your gift goes beyond today; it helps create a future where women and girls flourish, and in turn, our entire community prospers.
About the Endowment Fund
The Endowment Fund offers a lasting way to support women and girls, ensuring that vital research and programs continue for generations to come. Donors who make a gift to the Endowment—whether through estate planning or other contributions.
How Endowment Donations Are Used
The Endowment Fund builds long-term stability for our organization. These unrestricted funds provide vital, flexible support, allowing us to meet our needs each year.
Meet The Luminaries
The Luminaries are major donors who boldly invest in systemic change. This giving level recognizes donors who gift $25,000 or more, with the option to fulfill their pledge over five years. These donors are moving what matters for the Women’s Fund’s long-term, strategic work to remove barriers, elevate voices, and build a community where all women and girls can thrive. Donors at this level are beacons for progress. Their leadership fuels bold research, innovative programming, and powerful advocacy, lighting the way for future generations.
Each Luminary gift is split evenly—half supports the Women’s Fund’s ongoing operations, while the other half strengthens the Women’s Fund Endowment.
“The Luminaries are helping to write the next chapter for women and girls in Allen County. Their generosity strengthens our Endowment, ensuring that the Women’s Fund’s work continues long after any of us. It’s a legacy of light: an investment in a future where every woman and girl can thrive.”
—Cassie Beer, Women’s Fund Director
How to Give
Become a Luminary
Moving what matters in Allen County starts with you. By joining the Luminaries Giving Level, you fuel lasting progress for women and girls in our community. Your generosity illuminates the path and leads the way toward a stronger, more equitable community for all.
Become a Luminary today. Download Our Intent Form
Want to learn more about the Endowment Fund?
Contact Patty Dunn, Development Specialist, at pdunn@cfgfw.org or 260-969-3116
Frequently Asked Questions
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It is a fund that will exist in perpetuity to support economic security, safety, and opportunities for women and girls in Allen County—now and for future generations.
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The Endowment has no minimum donation. You can give as much or as little as you like.
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They are donors who pledge $25,000 or more. The Luminaries are leaders fueling lasting change for women and girls.
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Each Luminary gift is split—half supports current operations, half grows the Women’s Fund Endowment for long-term stability.
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Make a pledge of $25,000 or more through a one-time gift, estate gift, or five-year pledge.
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Please download our Estate Planning Form [hyperlink to: form] if you’d like to leave an estate gift.
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Contact our Development Specialist, Patty Dunn, at pdunn@cfgfw.org or 260-969-3116.