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Community Impact Through Giving
The Wayne County Foundation exists to foster and encourage private philanthropic giving, to enhance the spirit of community
and to improve the quality of life in the Wayne County, Indiana, area now and for future generations.
In 2025, the Foundation was able to grant more than $5.17 million to our community because of the generosity of our donors. Your gifts enable the Foundation to address immediate needs and support future-focused projects that will help our community thrive.
Featured Articles
Wake up call: OBBA changes and client conversations
For many attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors, the tax law changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are old news. However, that may not be the case for your clients! While you’ve been busy reading dozens of...
Rare but useful: Planning with charitable lead trusts
“Charitable lead trust” is far from a household word, and you might not run across the need for one very often in your practice. However, they sure do come in handy in certain client situations. At the Wayne County Foundation, we are happy...
Calling it splits: What happens to charitable assets in a divorce?
As you work with charitable clients over the course of your career, you’ll likely help dozens of married couples establish donor advised funds and other types of funds at the Wayne County Foundation, structure charitable gifts in wills and trusts,...
Giving Together, Giving Forward: The Sheridan Family Fund
For Jeff and Tricia Sheridan, generosity has always been part of the rhythm of life. It’s how they were raised, how they have lived, and now, how they are preparing the next generation to lead. Through the establishment of the Sheridan Family Fund at the Wayne County...