Recent Stories
Forty Under 40
Last year, CICF forged a new partnership with the Indiana Business Journal's Forty Under 40 by providing $40,000 in grant money to be designated to local organizations. Together as a class, the Forty Under 40 met with CICF to learn about grantmaking and the impact of philanthropy in Central India…Read More.
Top 9 Angel Investment Updates from 2015
CICF works with many community leaders and organizations, and one of our greatest privileges is to work with our Angel Investors, a group of 87 organizations, individuals and families. It’s their commitment to not only CICF, but also our community, that makes big dreams like these a reality.Read More.
Cherishing Charitable Children: Philanthropy with the Zipes Family
Joan and Doug Zipes, married 54 years, know a thing or two about family and philanthropy. Both Joan and Doug grew up watching their parents give back in whatever way they could. For Doug, who grew up less fortunate than his wife, that meant his parents opening their home to family of friends and …Read More.
Follow the Reader: Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation
The Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation’s endowment, opened in 1993 at Legacy Fund, had become dormant in recent years, but that changed last year when a couple made a significant gift to the endowment just as the library was celebrating its centennial year.Read More.