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The Indianapolis Foundation Awards Over $2 Million in Grants

March 13, 2018 At its March board of directors’ meeting, The Indianapolis Foundation, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation, announced the allocation of $2,007,580 to not-for-profit organizations in Marion County. Grants support 40 initiatives related to access to transportation, healthy youth,…Read More.

Vincent

March 13, 2018 We really meet our students where they are, and they appreciate having the opportunity for a second chance. We want to accept students who really need the training and are sincere about working hard in the industry. We’ve had over 700 graduates, including a former chef for the Colts, but I’ve…Read More.

Jessica

March 9, 2018 Libraries are not traditionally places that immigrant or refugee communities are accustomed to. Often in their home countries libraries do not exist at all—the concept makes no sense. Or libraries are connected to government, which can be iffy at times. So we try to reshape how that community s…Read More.

CICF Announces Executive Vice President Among Promotions

March 6, 2018 Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) announced Jennifer Bartenbach as its new executive vice president effective immediately. In addition to this new role, Bartenbach will continue her role as CICF’s chief financial officer. In this newly formed position, Bartenbach will oversee intern…Read More.

Pathways—not just highways

February 27, 2018 The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has introduced a $250 million preliminary plan to repair and rebuild some of our deteriorating 50-year-old highway infrastructure, widening bridges and byways, and adding concrete walls. Repairs to this infrastructure are sorely needed, but the cur…Read More.

Student journalists from Central Indiana attend and cover Women’s Fund event with Michelle Obama

February 27, 2018 Women’s Fund of Central Indiana invited nearly 300 IPS students, along with 500 women and girls from select Women’s Fund grantee organizations, to receive free tickets for “A Moderated Conversation with Former First Lady Michelle Obama” on Feb. 13 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. In addition, …Read More.