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Q&A with Nora Dietz-Kilen

April 22, 2021 Nora is the new effective philanthropy associate at CICF. In this role, she provides exceptional support and high-quality philanthropic advising and stewardship to CICF fund holders. Read More.

Q&A with Jeena Siela

April 22, 2021 Jeena is the new community leadership officer at Hamilton County Community Foundation. In this role, she manages a portfolio of activities in the grantmaking and community process, uplifting the community leadership initiatives in Hamilton County.Read More.

Gentrification and Fair Housing

April 22, 2021 So how do we move forward in economic growth without dishonoring, displacing, or disempowering underappreciated communities? Wildstyle Paschall  writer, creative, activist and CICF community ambassador sat down with our team for a conversation on gentrification, fair housing and a path forward.Read More.

Accountability and Justice

April 21, 2021 Yesterday, the world, this country and our community witnessed the true essence of what accountability should be. For far too long, accountability has been absent, for police and others, as people of color are continuously murdered, traumatized, devalued and dismissed in this country. Although we…Read More.

The State of Aging Report examines growing old in Central Indiana

April 20, 2021 A collaborative effort by Central Indiana Senior Fund, a fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF); The Polis Center at IUPUI; the IU Center for Aging Research (IUCAR); and the IU Public Policy Institute’s (PPI) Center for Research on Inclusion and Social Policy (CRISP), addresses the…Read More.

CICF Receives $7.3 Million in Support from Lilly Endowment for Collaboration Providing Job-Training, Wrap Around Services and Home Repairs

April 2, 2021 Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) has received a grant of $7,313,200 from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its initiative, Enhancing Opportunity in Indianapolis. The grant will support a construction trade training program led by the foundation in collaboration with Indiana Construction Rou…Read More.