Endowments Demystified: How a $25,000 Investment Can Help Secure Your Not-for-Profit’s Future
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
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.
Lifelong Giving Turned into Strategic Philanthropy: Ann W. King’s Journey
Only one word can sum up a life like Ann W. King’s: variety. In her passions, professions and painting, Ann is always looking to diversify the targets of a sharp and strategic mind. She’s served as a political campaign director, CEO of Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, she even held a position at the Australian Stock […]Read More.
STEM-Powered Success: Nyla Nova’s Journey from PitchFeast to Early Learning Innovation
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.