About Ardelle and Theresa Glaze Foundation
The Ardelle and Theresa Glaze Foundation concentrates its support in Fort Wayne-area arts and neighborhood social services, prioritizing capital projects and organizational stability. The foundation makes several large, multi-year gifts—especially for facilities and renovations—while also funding local nonprofits that deliver basic needs, family services, and community development. Their giving favors a small set of repeat grantees and projects with tangible, place-based impact.
Focus Areas
Civic arts infrastructure and building renovations (Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne)Neighborhood-based homeless and family support services (Bridge of Grace, Vincent Village)Local community service organizations providing basic needs and outreach (Community Cooperative)Capacity and capital campaigns for long-standing Fort Wayne nonprofits
Who They Fund
children and youth (school-aged students)underserved Allen County schools / underserved studentsfamilies and general community residents (including Huntington downtown residents)
About Ardelle and Theresa Glaze Foundation
A defining feature of the Ardelle and Theresa Glaze Foundation is its repeated backing of Fort Wayne arts infrastructure, especially Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, which received multiple $250,000 grants for building renovations across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern sits alongside substantial support for neighborhood organizations that combine direct service with long-term capacity building. The foundation’s recent grants show a preference for place-based projects with visible physical or organizational results, from capital campaigns and facility renovations to workforce training, legal services, and family support. Blue Jacket received $250,000 in 2025 for workforce and management training, while Bridge of Grace received $200,000 in 2025 for charitable, educational, and scientific work. Vincent Village also received a $200,000 capital campaign grant in 2025. Together, these awards show a funder that returns to a small number of local grantees and often supports projects that strengthen buildings, programs, and operations rather than short-term events.
What Ardelle and Theresa Glaze Foundation Funds
In the arts, the foundation’s clearest pattern is facility support: Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne received repeated $250,000 grants for building renovations, showing a sustained interest in cultural infrastructure. In community empowerment, Blue Jacket was funded twice at $250,000, once for charitable, educational, and scientific work in 2024 and again in 2025 for workforce and management training. For family and neighborhood support, Bridge of Grace received $200,000 in 2025, while Vincent Village received $200,000 for a capital campaign. The foundation also backs legal support and direct client services, including a $75,000 grant to Amani Family Services for legal services. Across these areas, the thread is practical support for organizations that serve local residents through programs, facilities, and capacity.
How Ardelle and Theresa Glaze Foundation Gives
Typical grant size centers on a median of $50,000, with a lower quartile of $10,874 and an upper quartile of $102,500. The recent grant list shows a clear tilt toward larger awards, including multiple $150,000 to $250,000 grants. Giving also appears recurring rather than one-off: Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, Blue Jacket, Bridge of Grace, Turnstone, Habitat for Humanity, and Lc Nature Park each appear more than once across the recent grants. The foundation operates a competitive grant program and a general grantmaking program; both ask prospective grantees to introduce themselves first, and unsolicited applications are not accepted.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.4M
Total Assets
$42.9M
Total Revenue
$3.5M
Total Expenses
$2.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $103K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$103K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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