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Advisors – charitable strategies to help your clients

November 14, 2019 Throughout the year, we have featured ways that your clients likely can save substantial tax dollars simply by donating appreciated property to fund their charitable contributions. And timing those contributions so that they are made in a year when their tax bracket will be higher and/or in a yea…Read More.

Not-for-profits, Residents Gather at Hamilton County Community Foundation’s Celebration of Philanthropy

November 7, 2019 At its annual Celebration of Philanthropy event on Nov. 7, Hamilton County Community Foundation honored three community leaders, each of whom allocated a $5,000 grant to the organization of their choice. The foundation also announced a campaign to raise $1 million for the unrestricted Endowment f…Read More.

Who Has the Power to Address Affordable Housing?

October 24, 2019 by Corby Thompson Board member, Hamilton County Community Foundation President, Thompson Land Company and Boomerang Development Last month, Hamilton County Community Foundation and community leaders hosted a conversation about affordable housing, which you can listen to here on For Good. Since li…Read More.

Transportation and Personal Mobility

October 24, 2019 “If you can’t get from point A to point B easily, affordably, and equitably—meaning in a way that’s available to all residents in the community—it really pulls the entire community down.” – Ron Gifford In this episode of For Good, we convene local leaders and res…Read More.

Rethinking Philanthropy

October 11, 2019 We want to make charitable giving equitable, easy and fulfilling. Encouraging people to be generous, support our neighbors, and leave our community, and the world, a better place is a privilege CICF has had for more than 100 years. Philanthropy is changing—it’s becoming more dynamic, so, w…Read More.

Crime Prevention Grants Totaling $2.3 Million Announced

September 24, 2019 The Community Crime Prevention Grant Program has announced 54 projects will receive a total of $2,300,250 in grants. The program is funded from public resources allocated annually by the Indianapolis-Marion County City-County Council and administered by The Indianapolis Foundation, an affiliate o…Read More.