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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 i…Read More.

Central Indiana Community Foundation Hires First Director of Major Gifts

August 14, 2019 Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) today announced the hiring of Leroy Robinson as the foundation's first director of major gifts and Robin Elmerick as not-for-profit sustainability officer. Both positions are effective immediately.Read More.

Engaging Opportunity Youth

July 25, 2019 CICF’s new strategic plan includes strategies to engage “opportunity youth”—defined as those between the ages of 16-24 and not enrolled or employed—in programs that promote education or career pathways. In this episode of For Good, hear from local leaders about ongoing efforts to provid…Read More.

$1.4 Million in Scholarships Awarded

July 24, 2019 Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) and its affiliates, The Indianapolis Foundation and Hamilton County Community Foundation, have awarded 185 scholarships totaling over $1.4 million for the 2019-2020 academic year. Recipients will receive varying scholarship amounts—the maximum award f…Read More.

Carmel-Clay Middle School Teachers Seek to Amplify Civil Rights in Curriculum

July 24, 2019 When Carmel-Clay Middle School teachers, Liana Giles and Allison Martin, proposed taking a civil rights trip, school administrators didn’t hesitate to agree. And a grant from Hamilton County Community Foundation made the trip a reality.Read More.

Lessons of Intersectionality

July 23, 2019 You don’t know what you don’t know. And in regard to race in America, if you are a White individual, like myself, we have to realize that there are giant holes in what we think we know about race and racism in our country and its history.Read More.