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For decades, we have worked with nonprofit organizations, government agencies, civic leaders and visionary philanthropists to create large-scale community change. CICF as part of the CICF Collaborative, which includes the Indianapolis Foundation and Hamilton County Community Foundation, can do the same with you, too.
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Our goal is simple: To help you reach—and exceed—your philanthropic goals. Here’s how we do it:
Goal Development
We’ll help you define your charitable goals through personalized research on the issues you care about and make grants to organizations who fit your values.
Family Engagement
We’ll facilitate and document family philanthropy meetings, helping to ensure that your charitable legacy spans multiple generations.
Administration and Governance
Our expert staff handles tedious and time-consuming administrative tasks, so you can stay focused on the impact of your philanthropy.
Strategic Planning
We’ll help you develop a strategic giving plan that reflects your vision, goals and desired legacy, while minimizing unnecessary costs.
Community Knowledge
Our deep knowledge of the community’s challenges and opportunities—and of the nonprofit landscape—allows us to provide invaluable insight and donor opportunities.
Types of Funds
After you choose a fund, our staff can draft your fund’s language to ensure it will meet your personal goals and preferences. You can choose one fund or multiple types of funds, depending on your giving strategy and goals.
Our donor-advised funds provide philanthropists with all of the services available with a private foundation, with significant cost benefits. Take the first step in opening your fund now.
Assets you can donate: Cash, publicly-traded securities, closely-held stock, real estate, partnership interests, private foundation payouts or dissolutions, and more.
A corporate-advised fund allows your company to simplify its giving as it makes grants to charitable organizations. Meanwhile, CICF handles the due diligence, issues the checks, and provides staff assistance via a comprehensive menu of corporate services.
Assets you can donate: Cash, public stock, restricted stock, real estate, limited partnerships, and more.
A field of interest fund creates a resource in perpetuity to support the causes you care about, such as the arts, education, health and human services, or the environment. Our staff directs support to the best charitable organizations within your assigned interest area.
Assets you can donate: Cash, public stock, restricted stock, real estate, limited partnerships, tax-deferred savings plans, private foundation payouts or dissolutions, any asset through your will, trust, or estate plan.
A donor-designated fund allows you to create permanent income for an organization(s) of your choice in Central Indiana—or elsewhere—and ensures your support can grow and live on after your lifetime.
Assets you can donate: Cash, public stock, restricted stock, real estate, limited partnerships, tax-deferred savings plans, private foundation payouts or dissolutions, any asset through your will, trust, or estate plan.
We work with donors to create renewable scholarships of at least $1,000/year, ensuring that support is available through degree attainment. We administer everything, from creating and distributing applications to the disbursement of funds.
Assets you can donate: Cash, public stock, restricted stock, real estate, limited partnerships, tax-deferred savings plans, private foundation payouts or dissolutions, any asset through your will, trust, or estate plan.
If you have complex philanthropic goals and wish to create a corporate entity that will perpetuate your family legacy, this type of foundation is for you. A supporting organization’s grants and activities fulfill the charitable purposes of the community foundation, yet it has its own board, investment policies, and charitable status with the IRS.
Assets you can donate: Cash, public stock, restricted stock, real estate, limited partnerships, tax-deferred savings plans, private foundation payouts or dissolutions, any asset through your will, trust, or estate plan.
These funds offer a unique and innovative approach that allows fundholders to invest in both nonprofit and for-profit enterprises in the form of loans, equity investments, and flexible capital arrangements—with the potential of financial return.
How it Works
There is no minimum requirement to open a fund.
You can contribute to your fund at any time and in any amount through our online portal, CICF Connect.
Donor-advised funds with balances of $25,000 or more are assessed a 1% tiered annual administrative fee. There is no minimum dollar amount required to open a donor-advised fund. The administrative fee is assessed quarterly (i.e., 1/4 of the total fee each quarter).
Unlike commercial donor-advised fund products, all administrative fees paid to CICF stay local and fund our work to make Central Indiana the most connected, philanthropic, and impactful region in the nation.
Learn more in our Minimums and Fees Quick Reference.