Central Indiana Racial Equity Fund Awards $519,500 to Local Organizations
The Central Indiana Racial Equity Fund (CIREF) has awarded $519,500 in grants to eleven not-for-profit organizations working to advance racial equity in Indianapolis and its surrounding counties.Read More.
Bringing Opportunity Back: How a Unique Partnership Between Neighbors, a Medical Device Company, Government, and Not-for-Profits is Changing an Indianapolis Community
A unique partnership designed to bring jobs, free education, wrap-around services, and community ownership to a new medical device manufacturing facility was announced today on the northeast side of Indianapolis.Read More.
Introducing Equity Framework for grants made through The Indianapolis Foundation
Over the last year, our grantmaking team, led by Andrew Black and Alicia Collins, directors of community leadership, have interrogated our responsive processes for grants made through The Indianapolis Foundation; worked closely with our neighbors and CICF Community Ambassadors; benchmarked against other foundations moving toward equity and anti-racism; and learned a lot through efforts to get COVID-19 relief to our most vulnerable neighbors who need it most. This diligence will allow us to ev…Read More.
CICF Reveals Plans to Dismantle Systemic Racism in Community and Reaffirms Its Commitment to Equity
Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) announced its approach to dismantling systemic racism in the community during a digital event broadcast live from Madam Walker Legacy Center. During the program, Inclusive City 2020, leadership from the organization illustrated how dismantling systemic racism is vital to our community’s future—and that it is possible.Read More.