Month: September 2024

Endowments Demystified: How a $25,000 Investment Can Help Secure Your Not-for-Profit’s Future

September 19, 2024 Written by Jennifer Turner, Vice President of Philanthropy, Central Indiana Community Foundation For many of us, the word “endowment” can feel intimidating. It conjures up images of billion-dollar family foundations or Ivy League universities, entities that seem to exist in another dimension from our own. In reality, an endowment is far more accessible – and […]Read More.

IMPACT Central Indiana Grant Revives Historic Riverside Corridor

September 17, 2024 For Riverside residents De’Amon Harges and Wildstyle Paschall, it started back in 2017 with a question as simple as it was unlikely: “What if we bought a city block?” Increasingly, their historic near-westside neighborhood, Riverside, was in danger of losing itself to gentrification. A century after prejudicial housing practices like redlining had set off an […]Read More.

Hamilton County Community Foundation Announces Departure of President Tom Kilian

September 16, 2024 Hamilton County, Indiana — After more than seven years of service, Tom Kilian, President of Hamilton County Community Foundation (HCCF) and IMPACT Central Indiana, has announced his departure. His final day with the foundation will be Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Kilian has accepted a distinguished new role with a national foundation, where he will continue […]Read More.

STEM-Powered Success: Nyla Nova’s Journey from PitchFeast to Early Learning Innovation

September 6, 2024 IMPACT Central Indiana’s “PitchFeast” is a biannual event giving ten entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business or startup to a group of investors. Three winners walk away with low-interest loans worth up to $25,000. In May 2024, the top amount went to the Nyla Nova STEMversity program. Who is Nyla Nova? She’s a 9-year-old […]Read More.