| 1914 |
First community foundation established in Cleveland, Ohio by Frederick Goff.
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| 1916 |
 Led by Evans Woollen and Henry Hornbrook, The Indianapolis Foundation was established by Resolution of Trust.
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1920-1922 |
First three gifts to The Indianapolis Foundation were received ($200,000, $800,000 & $900,000)
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1924-1948 |
Eugene Foster served as 1st staff director of The Indianapolis Foundation.
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1924 |
First grants by The Indianapolis Foundation established a full-time visiting nurse service as a memorial to benefactor James E. Roberts. This nurse, equipped with a car and necessary supplies, devoted her entire time to the care of handicapped children in their homes.
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1932 |
The William E. English Foundation incorporated. In his will, Mr. English made a provision that allowed for the construction of a building for Indianapolis organized charities. The English Foundation would, in William E. English’s words “…become and remain forever the headquarters of Indianapolis organized charity…” The English Foundation Building at 615 North Alabama Street was built in 1953 to fulfill his dream.
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1948-1957 |
Paul Ross served as the 2nd staff director of The Indianapolis Foundation.
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| 1953 |
English Foundation Building opened and The Indianapolis Foundation moved from Hume Mansur Building on East Ohio Street to the new English Foundation Building at 615 N. Alabama Street.
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1958-1978 |
Jack Killen served as the 3rd staff director of The Indianapolis Foundation.
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1989 |
Library Fund established by an anonymous donor to the Foundation to benefit designated public, academic, and high school libraries in Marion County.
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1978-1993 |
Ken Chapman served as the 4th staff director of The Indianapolis Foundation.
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1991 |
The Indianapolis Foundation celebrated its 75th anniversary.
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1991 |
Legacy Fund Community Foundation established through the Lilly Endowment, Inc. Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (G.I.F.T.) initiative.
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1991-1998 |
Teri Hansen served as the 1st staff director of Legacy Fund.
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1993 |
The Indianapolis Foundation awarded a major grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts for the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative
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1993-2000 |
Ken Gladish served as the 5th staff director of The Indianapolis Foundation and 1st staff executive of Central Indiana Community Foundation.
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1994 |
Investment Committee formed to oversee the investments of the Foundation.
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1995 |
The Indianapolis Foundation and Lilly Endowment, Inc. establish the Summer Youth Program Fund, a collaborative effort among local and national funders who support agencies that provide summer programming for Marion County youth.
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1996 |
Women's Fund of Central Indiana established to award grants to programs that improve options and opportunities for women and girls in central Indiana. Jennifer Pope Baker serves as the 1st director of Women's Fund.
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1997 |
The Indianapolis Foundation and Legacy Fund Community Foundation partner to form Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF).
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1998 |
Megan Wiles serves as the 2nd Legacy Fund President.
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1998 |
Dan and Lori Efroymson established the Efroymson Fund with a $90 million gift to CICF.
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| 2000 |
Legacy Fund Community Life & Learning Center opened.
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| 2000 |
 Stanley K. Lacy Leadership Association and Indianapolis Parks Foundation become CICF supporting organizations.
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| 2000 |
Brian Payne serves as the 6th President of The Indianapolis Foundation and 2nd CICF President.
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| 2001 |
Legacy Fund celebrates 10th anniversary.
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| 2001 |
 NPower Indiana and TechPoint Foundation (formerly Indiana Information Technology Association (INITA) Foundation) become CICF supporting organizations.
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| 2002 |
CICF adopts 1st five-year strategic plan.
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| 2003 |
English Foundation Building celebrated its 50th anniversary.
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| 2005 |
 CICF announces Family Success and Inspiring Places community initiatives at "Giving Back, Going Forward" event. Each guest walked away with a $20 bill to give to a charitable organization in central Indiana they care about.
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| 2006 |
Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick was unveiled.
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| 2006 |
CICF adopts 2nd five-year strategic plan.
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| 2006 |
Women's Fund celebrates 10-year annivesary in by announcing an endowment campaign, a contribution of up to $2 million from Lilly Endowment Inc., awarding its three largest grants ever, and releasing the latest study on the status of women and girls in central Indiana.
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| 2007 |
R. Bradley Little serves as 3rd Legacy Fund president  |
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| 2008 |
CICF becomes the local partner for the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Making Connections initiative. Annie E. Casey is national foundation which works to serve vulnerable children and families and to build supportive communities. Making Connections focuses on tough neighborhoods and works with resident leaders to see that: Families have increased earnings and assets and children are healthy and prepared to succeed in school.
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| 2008 |
Efroymson Family Fund celebrates 10 years of giving more than $53 million to local, regional, national and international organizations |
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| 2008 |
CICF partners with Lumina Foundation for Education and the 21st Century Scholars Program to create the College Readiness Fund.
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| 2008 |
CICF and four leading central Indiana philanthropic organizations create a new $3.2 million fund to respond to a rising demand for help to local people hardest hit by the economic meltdown.
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