Not-for-profits, Residents Gather at Hamilton County Community Foundation’s Celebration of Philanthropy
At its annual Celebration of Philanthropy event on Nov. 7, Hamilton County Community Foundation honored three community leaders, each of whom allocated a $5,000 grant to the organization of their choice. The foundation also announced a campaign to raise $1 million for the unrestricted Endowment for Hamilton County. If raised, those funds will be matched 2:1 through Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT), an initiative of Lilly Endowment Inc, and would increase the foundation’s grant-makin…Read More.
Who Has the Power to Address Affordable Housing?
by Corby Thompson Board member, Hamilton County Community Foundation President, Thompson Land Company and Boomerang Development Last month, Hamilton County Community Foundation and community leaders hosted a conversation about affordable housing, which you can listen to here on For Good. Since listening, the topic percolates my thoughts and my mind wanders to the topic frequently. […]Read More.
Rethinking Philanthropy
We want to make charitable giving equitable, easy and fulfilling. Encouraging people to be generous, support our neighbors, and leave our community, and the world, a better place is a privilege CICF has had for more than 100 years. Philanthropy is changing—it’s becoming more dynamic, so, we are too.Read More.
Crime Prevention Grants Totaling $2.3 Million Announced
The Community Crime Prevention Grant Program has announced 54 projects will receive a total of $2,300,250 in grants. The program is funded from public resources allocated annually by the Indianapolis-Marion County City-County Council and administered by The Indianapolis Foundation, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation.Read More.
Hamilton County Community Foundation Awards $177,000
Funding Supports 13 Projects Aligned with Community Leadership Initiatives Hamilton County Community Foundation board of directors has announced the allocation of $177,000 to 13 not-for-profit organizations and programs aligned with the foundation’s community leadership initiatives: mental health, family and youth empowerment, and inclusive economic growth. Grants were made possible by the Community Endowment for Hamilton […]Read More.
The Indianapolis Foundation Awards $1.1 Million in Grants
Funding for criminal justice reform, dismantling systemic racism, among others The Indianapolis Foundation board of directors has approved grants for Marion County not-for-profit organizations totaling $1,100,700. The Indianapolis Foundation, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation, has focused competitive and strategic grant-making to align with its five community leadership initiatives for Marion County: family stabilization, […]Read More.
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