The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is announcing more than $1.1 million in grants to local organizations.

Among those agencies, Community Harvest Food Bank, Community Transportation Network and YWCA will get $50,000 each.

Junior Achievement will receive $40,000.

The Foundation's mission is to improve the quality of life locally by assisting local charities. 

Here's the full list of community organizations receiving grants:

The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne distributed a total of $1,161,184 in new grant awards to nonprofit agencies serving Allen County. Recipients included:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana ($35,000) – Youth mentoring programs pairing adults
with youth;
Center for Nonviolence ($25,000) – Intervention and prevention services to men, women, and youth to end domestic and other forms of violence;
Christian Community Health Care ($5,000) – Healthcare services to low income residents of Allen County;
Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana ($50,000) – Food distribution through various programs;
Community Transportation Network ($50,000) – Specialized transportation;
Euell A. Wilson Center ($25,000) – Youth development programs;
Fort Wayne Ballet ($15,000) – Outreach and arts programs as well as the Ballet’s performances;
Fort Wayne Community Educational Center ($2,000) – Northeast Indiana Diversity Library;
Fort Wayne Sexual Assault Treatment Center ($25,000) – Forensic care to victims of sexual assault;
Fort Wayne Habitat for Humanity ($10,000) – Community building for affordable homeownership to low-to-moderate income families;
Fort Wayne Museum of Art ($28,000) – Arts and arts education programming in Allen County;
Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation ($15,000) – Culture and education programs;
Fort Wayne Rescue Mission ($25,000) – Shelter, food, clothing for men, women, and children;
Fort Wayne Youtheatre ($5,000) – Custom backdrop for community outreach and programs;
Foundation for Art and Music in Elementary Education ($10,000) – Multicultural Arts Education programs;
Heartland Chamber Chorale ($3,000) – Educational programs;
Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana ($40,000) – Pre-kindergarten-12 Economic Education Programs;
League for the Blind and Disabled ($25,000) – Opportunities to empower people with disabilities;
Martin Luther King Montessori School ($35,000) – Preschool Montessori education;
Neighborhood Health Clinics ($20,000) – Digital Pano X-Ray for dental services;
Northeast Indiana Public Radio ($15,000) – Music, entertainment, and public discussion for two public radio stations;
Power House Youth Center ($9,000) – Youth development programs;
RemedyLIVE ($10,000) – SoulMedic Support Program;
Super Shot ($20,000) – Childhood immunization program in Allen County;
Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home ($20,000) – Advanced Care Planning Program;
Volunteer Lawyer Program of Northeast Indiana ($5,000) – Pro Bono Legal Services Program;
YWCA Northeast Indiana ($50,000) – Domestic-violence, immigrant, and racial justice programs.

The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne is a public charitable foundation serving Allen County since 1922.

The Community Foundation had assets of approximately $143 million at December 31, 2014, and awarded more than $4.9 million in charitable grants and scholarships in that year.

The Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne exists to serve as a community leader to improve the quality of life by building permanent endowments, promoting effective grantmaking, fostering philanthropy, stimulating community dialogue, and helping donors achieve their charitable goals.