In partnership with the Indianapolis City-County Council and the Office of Public Health and Safety, CICF has announced the first round of funding available through the Council District Crime Prevention Grants Program.
The new program is administered by The Indianapolis Foundation, an affiliate of CICF, and will support new or existing projects, services, and programs that show potential to reduce crime in Marion County—either directly or indirectly.Read More.
Hamilton County Community Foundation, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation, announced today grants totaling $98,500 would be awarded to eight not-for-profit organizations serving Hamilton County. The grants align with the foundation’s community leadership initiatives: mental health, family and youth empowerment, and inclusive economic growth.
Grants were made possible by the unrestricted Endowment for Hamilton County and field of interest funds, including the City of Nobl…Read More.
Central Indiana Community Foundation’s Artist Ambassadors announced more than 40 recipients that will receive a total of $36,000 in grants. These micro-grants were created by the CICF Artist Ambassadors in response to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on under-appreciated artists and are intended as a bridge for those seeking small grants to simply keep creating. Both visual and performing artists received support with these grants.Read More.
Twenty-six projects will receive a total of $2.2 million in grants from the Violent Crime Prevention Grants Program this year. The Indianapolis Foundation, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) administers these grants, using criteria and funding allocated annually by the Indianapolis-Marion County City-County Council.Read More.
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.
Today, Hamilton County Community Foundation, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF), announced $278,395 in grants to Hamilton County not-for-profit organizations. Grants approved by the Hamilton County Community Foundation board of directors are part of a four-pronged approach to the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic that has shaped community need in 2020 and were funded through the Endowment for Hamilton County, LINK Youth Advisory Council, and the newly created Hamilto…Read More.