Stories of Change

Advisors – charitable strategies to help your clients

September 12, 2019 Estate planning, real estate and business succession planning lawyer Gary Chapman, Bose McKinney & Evans, CPA Bill Owen, BGBC Partners LLP, and CPA and wealth planner Jeff Yu, Column Capital Advisors, guided their client, a joint real estate and LLC owner, in the donation of their interest in the LLC prior to the sale of the commercial real estate owned by the LLC. This resulted in their client avoiding most—if not all—capital gains tax liability associated with the increase in value of t…Read More.

Hamilton County Community Foundation Honors “Community Pillars”

August 26, 2019 Hamilton County Community Foundation has selected three Hamilton County residents to receive its annual Community Pillar Awards. The 2019 honorees are Scott Fadness, mayor of the City of Fishers, Dan Clark, vice chancellor for Ivy Tech’s Noblesville Campus, and Lauren Guynn, executive director for Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County. Award recipients will be recognized at the 11th annual Celebration of Philanthropy at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, at Ritz Charles in Carmel.Read More.

An Economic Mobility Q&A

August 20, 2019 Beginning in June, CICF fund holders have been gathering monthly with our community leadership and effective philanthropy experts to engage in deeper conversations around the organization’s new mission and strategic initiatives. Last month, our session focused on two of the initiatives in Marion County— economic mobility and dismantling systemic racism.Read More.

New Fund to Help Address Challenges in Black Community

August 20, 2019 by Marshawn Wolley Steering committee member, African American Legacy Fund of Indianapolis This country has just over 20 black donor-advised or community-interest funds at community foundations—with one in Columbus and South Bend. It is past time Indianapolis had one. Earlier this year, the Central Indiana Community Foundation announced the formal launch of the African American […]Read More.

An Innovative Way of Giving Through CICF Connect

August 20, 2019 by Clayton De Fur Senior Community Leadership Officer For years, CICF staff has worked collaboratively to connect fund holder interests and passions with the pressing needs of our community here in Central Indiana. With CICF Connect, our portal for fund holders, this process is easier than ever before. Now, we are able to directly connect […]Read More.

Expanding Our Impact: Urology of Indiana

August 19, 2019 A corporate giving story by Urology of Indiana Urology of Indiana began working with Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) in 2016 to establish the Urology of Indiana Charitable Fund. The vision for the fund was to support organizations that serve unmet healthcare needs in the communities in which Urology of Indiana provides care. The fund […]Read More.