FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The Fort Wayne Museum of Art has received a $40,000 grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation in support of Children’s Education.

The program provides free access to quality visual arts education in a museum setting and free access to visual art education to complement existing classroom instruction to 24,000 students across Northeast Indiana.

In a press release, Lincoln Financial Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Lincoln Financial Group, says it believes in empowering people to live greater lives, which advances culture and empowers greater positive change. Its grant is part of Lincoln Financial’s annual $10 million investment in its local communities’ youth education, economic and workforce development, human well-being and arts programs.