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The Indianapolis Foundation awards $1.7 million to support Marion County Needs

March 25, 2015 The Indianapolis Foundation board of directors approved and awarded $1,761,000 in grants to 39 not-for-profits serving Marion County residents on March 10, 2015. Grant requests were approved by The Indianapolis Foundation board of directors and made possible by generations of community donations …Read More.

LEGACY FUND AWARDS $21,000 TO THREE HAMILTON COUNTY NOT-FOR-PROFITS

March 24, 2015 The Legacy Fund board of directors, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation serving Hamilton County, awarded $21,000 in grants to three local not-for-profit organizations: Girls on the Run of Hamilton County; Best Buddies Indiana and; Hamilton County Area Neighborhood Development, In…Read More.

Three Perks of Pro Bono Work

March 19, 2015 How Giving Back Improves Client Services  By now you’ve likely heard that Valeo Financial Advisors recently received the 2014 Team Financial Planning Pro Bono Award from Financial Planning. For anyone familiar with the firm’s work with the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership (INHP)…Read More.

Money Mapping

March 19, 2015 2014 was a good year at CICF for any number of reasons (we can think of nine right off the bat). In simple terms, we received $32 million in “money in” and distributed $42.9 million (“money out”) in 2014 as grants to Central Indiana not-for-profits, and to communities across the U.S. and …Read More.

They’ve done great things for Central Indiana. We’re going to help them do more.

February 11, 2015 At CICF, we strive to partner with community leaders to make a transformational impact on organizations in Central Indiana. That’s why, this year, we’re partnering with the IBJ’s 2015 Forty Under 40 to award $40,000 in grants to local community organizations. To help in their decision…Read More.

Feeding Meters to Fight Homelessness

January 28, 2015 Repurposed parking meters aim to make homelessness short-lived. For the nearly 8,000 of the more than 928,000 residents that call Marion County home, home isn’t four walls and a roof. For them – the homeless – no home exists, just a never-ending struggle to find shelter, food, help and care…Read More.