Stories of Change

Ten Sheridan High School Seniors Receive Scholarships

June 21, 2017 The Sheridan Community School Scholarship Foundation Fund recently awarded 10 Sheridan High School seniors scholarships totaling $28,000 for the 2017-2018 school year. Just two years prior, the committee researched ways to ensure the scholarship fund would continue its original mission for generations to come—to provide scholarships to graduates from Sheridan High School.Read More.

Central Indiana Community Foundation Affiliates Awards $1.1 Million in Scholarships

June 20, 2017 CICF and its affiliates, The Indianapolis Foundation and Legacy Fund, serving Hamilton County, awarded 159 scholarships totaling nearly $1.1 million for the 2017-2018 academic year. Read More.

Charitable Strategies to Help Your Clients: CICF’s new funds for charitable gifts of IRA rollovers provide ease and flexibility for those 70½ and older

June 5, 2017 CICF recently launched a new type of fund specifically for charitable gifts of IRA rollovers. If you have clients who are at least 70½, they are eligible to transfer up to $100,000, or up to $200,000 for a married couple, of their IRA assets directly to a qualified public charity. Read More.

Team Up with CICF

June 5, 2017 Utilize CICF’s expertise without giving up management of your client’s charitable assets. A 2015 Bank of America study found that 89 percent of professional advisors discuss philanthropy with clients and 71 percent make it their regular practice to ask clients about their interest in charitable giving. Chances are, you are one of those advisors! Read More.

Women’s Fund of Central Indiana convenes nine cities, 46 college campuses and more to announce mental health partnership

May 31, 2017 Women's fund brings Campaign to Change Direction to Indiana to normalize the conversation around mental health.Read More.

A Park’s Purpose

May 23, 2017 In 2012, a master plan was adopted to completely renovate and redesign Tarkington Park, a feat estimated to cost $12 million in total, and phase 1, the most recently competed phase, costing $6 million. Included in Phase 1 is the play area built into the landscape, a spray plaza, comfort stations, basketball courts and, eventually, a performance stage and a local vendor to operate the café. Read More.