The Indianapolis Foundation

Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Recipients Announced

December 12, 2022 Central Indiana Community Foundation and its affiliates, The Indianapolis Foundation and Hamilton County Community Foundation, are pleased to announce that 13 students from both Marion and Hamilton counties have been awarded the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Lilly Endowment Community Scholars are known for their community involvement, academic achievement, character and leadershipRead More.

The Indianapolis Foundation Awards Over $1.3 million to Community Partners

November 28, 2022 The Indianapolis Foundation, a member of the CICF philanthropic collaborative, awarded responsive grants that align with the foundation’s mission to mobilize people, ideas and investments to make this a community where all individuals have equitable opportunity to reach their full potential no matter place, race or identity. The Indianapolis Foundation’s grants support either general operating costs or program support for organizations.Read More.

Brian Payne to retire as head of Central Indiana Community Foundation and The Indianapolis Foundation

November 4, 2022 Brian Payne, president and CEO of Central Indiana Community Foundation and president of The Indianapolis Foundation, will retire on June 30, 2023.Read More.

Central Indiana Community Foundation Philanthropic Collaborative Now Accepting Scholarship Applications

November 3, 2022 The CICF philanthropic collaborative, including The Indianapolis Foundation, Hamilton County Community Foundation and Women’s Fund of Central Indiana, is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2023-2024 academic year. Nearly $2 million is available—made possible, in part, by 50 donor-created scholarship funds. Read More.

The Indianapolis Foundation Launches the Movement of 10,000 Digital Platform

November 1, 2022 The Indianapolis Foundation, an affiliate of CICF, today introduced The Movement of 10,000 (MVMT10K), a digital platform with the purpose to inform, inspire and ignite equitable change and justice for Indianapolis and the larger Central Indiana community.Read More.

Mayor Joe Hogsett, The Indianapolis Foundation Announce Second Round Elevation Grant Recipients

October 6, 2022 Today, Mayor Joe Hogsett and The Indianapolis Foundation, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF), announced the second round of funding awarded by the Elevation Grant Program. Previously known as the Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program, this initiative has committed to investing $45 million in neighborhoods over the next three years to address root causes of violent crime in Indianapolis. This second round—the final round for the year—has awarded over $8.6 millio…Read More.