Tag: Fundholders

Don’t Underestimate the Unrestricted Gift

September 20, 2021 Not-for-profits tend to be very willing to allow donors to restrict their planned gifts as a commitment to respect the intentions, preferences, and relationship to the donor—and their occasional idiosyncrasies. Charitable gift planners and development officers want to ensure that donors are confident with their planned gift decision and how it will be spent in the future. Whether it’s designating a gift to a particular program, prohibiting funds from being directed toward operating expens…Read More.

Willie T. Donald Exoneration Fund: a CICF donor-advised fund highlight

September 16, 2021 Imagine being 22-years-old and spending the next 24 years in prison for crimes you did not commit. Then, finally, the state recognizes that they locked up the wrong guy, and you are exonerated and released into a fast-paced, technology-crazed society that resembles very little of the life you once had. Now, imagine that while trying to reintegrate into an almost unrecognizable society, you have to also figure out how to survive with no money, no driver’s license, no car, no health care, and…Read More.

CICF Artist Ambassadors Announce Recipients of Artist Grants

February 18, 2021 Central Indiana Community Foundation’s Artist Ambassadors announced more than 40 recipients that will receive a total of $36,000 in grants. These micro-grants were created by the CICF Artist Ambassadors in response to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on under-appreciated artists and are intended as a bridge for those seeking small grants to simply keep creating. Both visual and performing artists received support with these grants.Read More.

GANGGANG is Committed to Ignite the Culture Industry

December 22, 2020 With initial investments from CICF and other leading philanthropic entities in the city, the organization seeks to promote and invest in culture entrepreneurs. And while it does support all “people of culture,” the organization has a strong slant toward racial equity. During its incubation period of the first three years, GANGGANG plans to invest at least $100,000 into cultural startups, with 70% of those investments allocated to Black founders and Black-owned startups.Read More.