Tag: Grants

More Than 63,000 Marion County Youth to Benefit from $2.6 Million in Grants from The Summer Youth Program Fund

April 20, 2016 The Summer Youth Program Fund, a collaborative of 11 local and national partners, will provide $2,602,193 in grants to support programs at 178 organizations in Marion County. The grants will fund 223 low- or no-cost summertime programs, activities and experiences for more than 63,000 area children age 4 to 19. Activities include sports, overnight camping, career exploration, youth employment, community service, college access and academic enrichment.Read More.

Forty Under 40 Gives Away 40

March 28, 2016 For the second year, CICF partnered with IBJ’s Forty under 40 program and invited the cohort of diverse thought-leaders to award $40,000 to local not-for-profits.Read More.

Baby Steps: Nurse Family Partnership

March 22, 2016 A national program operated locally by Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, Nurse Family Partnership, pairs voluntary first-time, low-income mothers with a nurse during the child's most formative years (prenatal through the child's second birthday). Read More.

Legacy Fund Announces $81,910 in Grants to Benefit Hamilton County Students, Not-for-Profits

March 16, 2016 The Board of Directors of Legacy Fund, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) serving Hamilton County, have approved the allocation of $81,910 to seven not-for-profit organizations in Hamilton County at the March 8 board meeting.Read More.

The Indianapolis Foundation Awards $1,784,473 to Benefit Marion County Not-for-Profits

March 16, 2016 The Indianapolis Foundation approved the allocation of $1,784,473 in grant awards to 32 not-for-profit organizations in Marion County at the March 7, 2016 board of directors meeting.Read More.

An English Lesson for Everyone

March 13, 2016 Preceding his death in 1926, Capt. English made a planned gift to donate 300 acres of lakes, woods and fields in Scott County to The Indianapolis Foundation with the intent of establishing a summer home for at-risk youth. In 1970, the park hosted its first Englishton Park Summer Camp, a 10-day remedial camp for children with academic and behavioral challenges, led by husband and wife, Thomas and Lisa Barnett.Read More.