Membership
The Women’s Fund of Greater Fort Wayne is funded by individuals and organizations that are passionate about a more equitable future for girls and women in Allen County. We need your help to keep moving what matters. Help us create change by becoming a member today.
Member Benefits
As a member you’ll be invited to first-look access to research, educational and advocacy opportunities, members-only events, as well as join a group of like-minded individuals who believe in investing in our community through women and girls. Once you become a member, you’ll get access to our member-only portal with exclusive content.
The Mission Match
Thanks to a generous opportunity from Lilly Endowment Inc., the Women’s Fund of Greater Fort Wayne has been awarded $500,000 in funding to match all contributions through 2025 as part of the Endowment’s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow, Phase viii (GIFT VIII) initiative.
The match is a one-to-one matching grant, meaning as a member, you can DOUBLE your charitable impact to any gift made to the Women’s Fund – which closes opportunity gaps for women and girls regardless of place, race and identity. Thank you for being a partner in change!
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Thank you to these individuals and organizations who are Moving What Matters in our community.
Women’s Fund Founders:
Barb Baekgaard
DaMarcus Beasley
Patti Brahe
Kathy Callen
Kathy Carrier
Dr. Gianna Casini
Beth Goldsmith
Patti Hays
Vicki James
Corinna Ladd
Eleanor Marine
Kimberly McMahon
Dar Richardson
Rachel Tobin-Smith
Barb Wachtman
Irene Walters
Jeanné Wickens
Women’s Fund Founders:
Barb Baekgaard
DaMarcus Beasley
Patti Brahe
Kathy Callen
Kathy Carrier
Dr. Gianna Casini
Beth Goldsmith
Patti Hays
Vicki James
Corinna Ladd
Eleanor Marine
Kimberly McMahon
Dar Richardson
Rachel Tobin-Smith
Barb Wachtman
Irene Walters
Jeanné Wickens
Women’s Fund Architects:
Andrew Applegate
Barb Baekgaard
Stephen Bailey
Neco Beasley
Melissa Beber
Hayli Beck
Cheri Becker
Cassie Beer
Dana Berkes
Shenita Bolton
Harini Bonam
Patti Brahe
Cheryl Brockmann
Suzanne Brooks
Frances Brooks
Laurie Brumbaugh
Megan Butler
Kathy Callen
Jessa Campbell
Tomi Cardin
Tiffany Careins
Stasha Carrasquillo*
Kathy Carrier
Gianna Casini
Whitney Bandemer
Monica Chamberlain
Councilwoman Michelle Chambers
MaryClare Clark
Jessica Collins
Mary Collins
Stephanie Crandall
Tamara Crane
Jessica Crozier
Flaim Cupp
Ellen Cutter
Bailey Daar
Wendy Davis
Liz Day
Jane DeHaven
Amanda Drakeford
Aaryn Eady
Sherry Early
Janine Eby
Sharon Eisbart
Rev. Dr. Anne Bain Epling
Lisa Fabian
Pamela Feldman
Sara Fiedelholtz
Jessica Field
Dustin Flaugher
Heidi Fowler
Jennifer Fox
Sarah Foxworthy
Morgan Galecki
Brenda Gerber Vincent
Lisa Givan
Joan Goldner
Jaclyn Goldsborough
Beth Goldsmith
Mariagrace Gonzales
Molly Graves
Jenna Gunn
Kristen Guthrie
Julie Hacker
Amy Hanna
Lindsay Hannah
Patti Hays
Connie Heflin
Kayla Henderson
Stephanie Henry
Cindy Henry
Jessica Henry-Johnson
Catherine Hill
Leslee Hill
Andie Hines-Lagemann
Linda Hite
Paula Hughes-Schuh
Julie Inskeep Simpson
Mindy Jagger
Vicki James
Susan Johnson
Jenee Johnson
Erin Johnson
Mary Kachmar
Rebecca Karcher
Emily Keirns
Kelley Automotive Group
Matt Kelley
Tamyra Kelly
Sara Keltsch
Kendra Klink
Debra Klink
Amy Krouse
Anne Labenberg
Corinna Ladd
Eden Lamb
Allie Lane
Amy Lazoff
Melissa Little
Sanee Lombardi
Eleanor Marine
Kelley Marvin
Kimberly McDonald
Melissa McKown
Kimberly McMahon
Joan McMillan
Julia Meek
Ron Menze
Justin Miller
Susan Mol
Crissy Moloney
Taylor Monaco
Jessica Morales
Marilyn Moran-Townsend
Roger Mudd
Amanda Muldoon
Joy Nagel
Brenda Niccum
Jennifer Norris-Hale
Kristy Ottinger
Carolyn Ovitt
Irene Paxia
Lindsay Platt
Sharon Pohly
Kristen Powell
Lea Powers
Monica Pugh
Nikki Quintana
Dar Richardson
Carol Roberts
Angelica Robinson Pickens
Jennifer Rohlf
Pat Roller
Gwen Ruppert
Megan Saxman
Lindsay Schenkel
Cheryl Schmandt
Monica Senk
Greta Severino
Vivienne Severino
Rocco Severino
Amy Shepherd
Kylee Shirey
Michelle Shiriaev-Love
Meghan Short
Rena Shown
Sharon Simmons
Nancy Stewart
Rebecca Stockert
Ashley Stoneburner
Tisha Strasser
Taylor Straub
Daniel Swartz
Sally Swihart
Kiley Tate-Potts
Winnie Thexton Zeliger
Kody Tinnel
Rachel Tobin-Smith
Marcella Trentacosti
Pecola Trice
Lisa Updike Starks
Faith Van Gilder
Lesa Van Meter
Crystal Vann Wallstrom
Rachel Vedder
Stephanie Veit
Sarah Verpooten
Kate Virag
Barb Wachtman
Yolanda Walker
Irene and Bob Walters
Denita Washington
DeShawn Wert
Susan Wesner
Jeanné Wickens
Bella Widner
Paige Wilkins
Porsche Williams
Lena Yarian
Cathy Yen
Connie Zuber
Women’s Fund 2023 - 2024 Members:
Kiley Adolph
Cory Allen
Stephen Bailey
Jacqueline Banister
Deborah Bauer
Carolyn Bean
Cheri Becker
Felicia Belcher
Greg and Lydia Beer
Jason Beer
Denice Beights
Jasmine Bejar
Jamie Berger
Liz Bergren
Nancy Berken
Gil and Holly Bierman
Erin Blair
Jill Boggs
Harini Bonam
Ritvik Bonam
Sahiti Bonam
Kierra Boylan
Lydia Bradshaw
Laurie Brumbaugh
Abby Bryan
Cheri Buker
Elizabeth Castillo
Stephanie Carper
Kathy Carrier
Donald Cates
Monica Chamberlain
Councilwoman Michelle Chambers
Abigail Cleveland
Ewelina Connolly
Margeaux Corrao
Dawn Cortner-McCord
Stephanie Crandall
Jamie Crippin
Hallie Custer
Theresa Dematas
Madeline Dennehy
Sarah DeWitt
Anita Dortch
Dr. Andrea Dortch Thomas
Amanda Drakeford
Catherine Duchovic
Shelley Dunham
Randy Dunn
Cheryl Dunn
Andy Dunn
Nancy Dwire
Clydia Early
Juli Eckel
Alyssa Ehinger
Holly Eykholt
Nicole Fairchild
Tai Felger
Dr. Angie Fincannon
Carolyn Fletcher
Brian Flory
Jeorgia Fortney
Heidi Fowler
Jennifer Frank
Miles Fulwider
Nicole Gahman
Amanda Garlock
Krista Gallaway
Jessica Gant
Alison Gerardot
Andrea Gibson
Ben Gibson
Shannon Gleason
Megan Goetz
Cynthia Goodman
Damian Gosheff
Joleen Gottwald
Sam and Molly Graves
Melissa Grossman
Anne Gull
Bridget Guth
Carrie Gutman
Bella Hadley
Alex Hall
Brittany Hall
Melissa Hall
Caroline Hall Braun
Rachael Hall
Dr. Cheri Hampton-Farmer
Lindsay Hannah
Donna Harig
Jaren Harmon
Patti Hays
Malak Heiny
Courtney Heiser
Colleen Helmken
Julie Hendryx
Jade Henry
Jeanine Herold
Katie Hiebel
Nancy Hildebrand
Lauren Hoffman
Sarah Roberts Hoos
Jennifer Hope
Denise Hulbert-Klausner
Jennifer Hunter
Julie Inskeep Simpson
Dena Jacquay
Preeti Jain
Alec Johnson
Kirby Johnson
Inna Kalandorova
Tanya Karrick
Janet Katz
Emily Keirns
Matt Kelley
Tamyra Kelly
Shubitha Kever
Denise Klausner
Kendra Klink
Sarah Knoch
Kimberly Koczan
Andrew Kopec
Amy Krouse
Rhonda Ladig
Amanda Lahrman
Sarah Lance
Sarah LeBlanc
Diane Leone
Sydney Little
Maria Lopez Saldana
Lindsay Lott
Laura Macknick
Jeffrey Malanson
Kristi Manwaring
Sabrina Marquez Straessle
Dr. Martha Martin
Ethel Massing
Andria Maus
Victoria McCallister
Emily McCorkle
Leitia McHugh
Amanda McNamara
Susan Mendenhall
Ron Menze
Genevieve Meyer
Shelly Meyer
Hannah Michel
Heather Miller
Angie Montgomery
Miriam Morgan
Julie Morrison
Frank Mumford
Sarah Mungovan
Kelsie Murray Godoy
Laura Musilli
Ermina Mustedanagic
Kim Myers
Rachel Nally
Erin Ness
Allison Nicklin
Angela OBrien
RasAmen Oladuwa
Lisa O’Neill
Sophie Oxtoby
Cameo Parry
Jessica Pater
Todd Pelfrey
Lindsay Platt
Travis Pope
Kristin Pruitt
Nikki Quintana
Dr. Lawanda Ravoira
Clarissa Reis
Jennie Renner
Michael Ripley
Allison Roach-Grund
Terri Roberts
Cassandra Rosene
Dan Ross
Judy Roy
Shirley Ryan
Britt Salay
Julie Sanchez
Marissa Sauer
Pam Schieber
Joni Schmalzried
Heather Schoegler
Kathryn Schreiber
Jenny Schultz
Cassidy Sensow
Kathryn Shey
Kelly Shields
Michelle Shiriaev-Love
Meghan Short
Robert Slusser
Bruce Smith
Lisa Smith
Stacey Smith
Ashleigh Smothers
Katie Snarski
Shawna Squibb
Nancy Stewart
Lori Stinson
Ryan Stoneburner
Hannah Stork
Sarah Strimmenos
Daniel Swartz
Kiley Tate-Potts
Kourtney Teegardin
Toya Tharp
Jami Thomas
Miranda Thomas
Cassidy Throm
Reneta Thurairatnam
Erin Tigler
Rachel Tobin-Smith
Jarod Todd
Faith Van Gilder
Jill Vaught
Rachel Vedder
Stephanie Veit
Cara Wade
Andia Walker
Shelley Walker
Irene Walters
Denita Washington
Zoe Weaver
Amber Webb
Steven and Marcia Weissner
Laura Weldon
Lori Wenino
Susan Wesner
Brenda White
Jaime Wilsey-Heckman
Taylor Yoder
Tributes:
Andrew Applegate in honor of Veronica Applegate
Stasha Carrasquillo in honor of Naya and Amelia Carrasquillo
Monica Chamberlain in memory of Ruth Billings and Maxine Ladig
Councilwoman Michelle Chambers in honor of Connie Ford
MaryClare Clark in honor of Mary Katherine (Wyss) Houser
Tom and Teresa Clawson in memory of Dolores Tomusk
Elevatus Architecture in honor of Abby Bryan
Jennifer Dodds Fox in honor of Elaine A Dodds
Shelley Dunham in honor of Katie Davis and baby Izzy
Lisa Fabian in memory of Dorine Fabian
Beth Goldsmith in honor of Deb Romary
Jessica Harris in memory of Anthony Williams
Catherine and June Hill in memory of Weezie Schirmer
Dena Jacquay in honor of Hallie Custer
Betsy Kachmar in memory of Mary Ruth Snyder
Inna Kalandorova in honor of Nikola Eisbart
Kendra R. Klink in honor of Greta, Rocco, and Vivienne Severino and Kristen and Debra Klink
Susan and Derek Mendenhall in honor of Alison Gerardot and Christine Meek
Jessica Morales in memory of Edith Morale
Lee Ann Powers in memory of Alma Inez Wilson
Lisa Smith in memory of Carolyn Trainer
Yolanda Walker in memory of Phyllis L. Smith
Deshawn Wert in memory of Mrs. L. Smith and Mrs. E. Miller
Paige Wilkins in honor of Daphne Wilkins
Winnie Zeliger in honor of Barbara Thexton
Charitable Partners:
Allen County Public Library
American Association of University Women Fort Wayne
Apricot Lane
AW Holdings, LLC
Chase Bank
Kathy Carrier
Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Cressy Leadership
DeBrand Fine Chocolates
Doermer Family Foundation
Don Wood Foundation
Four:10 Ministries
glo Magazine
Gratavid
Ivy Tech Community College
Local Apple Cart
L.T. Guess Endowment Fund
Made Strong
Narrative Design
One Lucky Guitar, Inc.
Own Your Success, Inc.
Putt-Putt Fun Center
Parkview Mirro Research & Innovation Teams
Shadowlands Photography
Stillwater Hospice
The James Foundation
Tricore Logic
Vera Bradley
Corporate Sponsorships:
3Rivers Federal Credit Union
Barnes & Thornburg, Chase Bank
Healthier Moms & Babies
Indiana Tech
NIPSCO
Michelin
PNC Financial Services
Rotary Downtown Fort Wayne
STAR Financial Bank
Sweetwater Sound
Callen Family Fund
Union Savings Bank
Is your company interested in supporting the Women’s Fund?