Month: May 2025

DAF Giving At the CICF Collaborative: What Funding Recipients Should Know

May 27, 2025 Written by Clark Collier, Director of Giving Strategies; and Robin Elmerick, Senior Director of Effective Philanthropy Chances are, if you work at a nonprofit, then you have some awareness of donor-advised funds (DAFs) and how they contribute to philanthropy. If not, here’s a quick overview:    DAFs are giving vehicles that allow donors to contribute […]Read More.

CICF Collaborative Bus Tour: Fundholders Explore How to Support Students and Schools

May 27, 2025 With funding shifts and reductions to education taking place at the federal and state levels, philanthropy will be playing an outsized role in filling the gaps. So, on Wednesday, May 14, the CICF Collaborative took about a dozen fundholders and financial advisers to two Indianapolis schools to better understand the role of philanthropy in education […]Read More.

Statement from Central Indiana Community Foundation on the Passing of Jim Irsay

May 22, 2025 We are deeply saddened to learn of Jim Irsay’s passing. His generosity, his spirit, and his deep care for others made a lasting impact on Central Indiana.  Jim gave in a way that was honest and personal. He used his voice and his resources to shine a light on issues that too often go unseen, […]Read More.

Sharing Your Nonprofit’s Social & Economic Impact

May 5, 2025 Written by Erin Tanner, Chief Financial Officer of Central Indiana Community Foundation   In 2023, Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy came out with a survey showing Americans’ general awareness of and opinions about nonprofits. Among many striking results was the following:   Only about 5% of Americans believe they or someone in their family had […]Read More.