Thank you for partnering with us to strengthen Central Indiana. Your generosity fuels nonprofits across the region—and beyond—creating real, lasting impact. We accept a wide range of assets, including noncash gifts, to help you maximize your philanthropy. Whether you want to make an immediate difference or build a lasting legacy, our team is here to guide and support you every step of the way.

2025 Year-End Giving Deadlines

GRANT PAYMENT REQUESTS | Submit by 5 p.m. on Friday, December 12
Any distribution requests received after December 12, we cannot guarantee grant funds will be received by the nonprofit by the end of the year due to the high volume of requests.

MUTUAL FUNDS | Deadline: Friday, December 12
To give a gift of mutual funds, please review instructions here.

WIRE TRANSFER | Deadline: Friday, December 26
Instruct your financial institution to wire your cash contribution on or before Friday, December 26. Please notify CICF Senior Director of Finance, Jennifer Schrier, at JenS@cicf.org when a transfer is taking place for tracking purposes. Additional instructions are available here.

STOCK GIFTS | Deadline: Friday, December 26
To give a stock gift, please review instructions here.

CHECK | Postmarked or received by Wednesday, December 31
Checks may be mailed to our CICF office. To be considered a 2025 fund contribution, checks must be postmarked by December 31. Checks can be dropped off in person, but must arrive by noon on Wednesday, December 31. Please include the fund name in the note section of your check

Mail or deliver to:
Central Indiana Community Foundation
ATTN: Operations Department
615 N. Alabama St, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46204

ONLINE DONATIONS | Received by midnight on Wednesday, December 31
We accept all major credit cards: Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. The IRS states that charitable gifts made by credit cards are deemed made on the date the charge is posted to your account as shown on your credit card statement. Click here to donate to your fund. Please note there is a processing fee with this option.

CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM IRA ACCOUNTS
IRAs MAY NOT make a charitable distribution to a Donor Advised Fund (DAF). Please do not have your IRA custodian send a distribution to your DAF, as that may be treated as a taxable distribution to you. In lieu of sending an IRA charitable distribution to your DAF, please consider making a gift to support one of our Collaborative Partners, which include Hamilton County Community Foundation, Indianapolis Foundation, Women’s Fund of Central Indiana, or check out our giving library for nonprofits to support in this season of giving.

If you have any questions or need any assistance, please reach out to your philanthropic advisor.