Over the last year, our grantmaking team, led by Andrew Black and Alicia Collins, directors of community leadership, have interrogated our responsive processes for grants made through The Indianapolis Foundation; worked closely with our neighbors and CICF Community Ambassadors; benchmarked against other foundations moving toward equity and anti-racism; and learned a lot through efforts to get COVID-19 relief to our most vulnerable neighbors who need it most. This diligence will allow us to ev…Read More.
Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) announced its approach to dismantling systemic racism in the community during a digital event broadcast live from Madam Walker Legacy Center. During the program, Inclusive City 2020, leadership from the organization illustrated how dismantling systemic racism is vital to our community’s future—and that it is possible.Read More.
The Central Indiana Senior Fund, a fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation, awarded grants to 24 senior-serving not-for-profits totaling $549,190. The Senior Fund advisory board selected organizations that are continuing to provide essential services to the senior community in Central Indiana during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More.
Millennials. Once upon a time, this generation was synonymous with “lazy” and “self-centered.” Little did society realize that these young people would be a generation of change-makers, not only wanting to transform the world that affects them directly, but also slip on the shoes of
individuals from other walks of life.Read More.
The Community Crime Prevention Grant Program is accepting applications now through Sept. 15 for its 2020-2021 funding round. The program is funded from public resources allocated annually by the Indianapolis-Marion County City-County Council and administered by The Indianapolis Foundation, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation. Read More.
Mayor Joe Hogsett joined Horizon House executive director Teresa Wessel and Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF), president and CEO Brian Payne to announce the first grant award from the Housing to Recovery Fund. Horizon House will receive $560,000 to expand the capacity of their housing navigation and intensive case management services, with the option to receive an additional $90,000 once agreed-upon outcomes are achieved, for a total of $650,000.Read More.