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Q&A with Rick Kissel

July 1, 2016 CICF’s Professional Advisor Leadership Council (PALC) board chair, Rick Kissel, gives tips for how to talk to clients about their charitable intent and shares his hopes for the city of Indianapolis.Read More.

Charitable Strategies to Help Your Clients

July 1, 2016 An IRA beneficiary designation can be an easy and effective charitable tool to use as part of your clients’ estate planning. Read More.

A Philanthropic Inheritance

July 1, 2016 The death of a parent can be devastating for a family, but Alice and Kirk McKinney had a plan for their estate—a plan that had been sketched out during their lifetimes, but left flexible enough to enable their children and grandchildren to create their legacies.Read More.

Legacy Fund of Hamilton County Raises $3.1 Million, Increases Its Grant Making Endowment

June 27, 2016 A matching grant from Lilly Endowment’s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow provides immediate impact and new opportunities and partnerships for Central Indiana philanthropy. Legacy Fund was awarded a $1.5 million matching grant from Lilly Endowment’s sixth phase of Giving Indiana Funds for Tom…Read More.

Legacy Fund Awards $90,500 in Grants to Benefit Hamilton County Organizations, Projects

May 25, 2016 Legacy Fund of Hamilton County, an affiliate of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, awarded a total of $90,500 in grants upon Legacy Fund’s Board of Directors’ approval at its May 17, 2016 meeting.Read More.

The Indianapolis Foundation Awards $1,719,000 to Benefit Marion County Not-for-Profits

May 25, 2016 The Indianapolis Foundation, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) serving Marion County, approved the allocation of $1,719,000 in grant awards to 20 not-for-profit organizations and projects in Marion County at the May 17, 2016 board of directors meeting.Read More.