CICF's mission is to inspire, support, and practice philanthropy, leadership, and service in its community.
CICF focuses on three areas that make central Indiana a better place to live for now and future generations; Grantmaking from a variety of funds to other effective not-for-profits; Community leadership on issues like helping families overcome obstacles, creating great public spaces, and embracing our ethnic communities; and Philanthropic advising to help people make their charitable giving more thoughtful and enjoyable
By supporting the mental health of women and girls through the launch of the local Give an Hour office and this innovative mental health grant, we...more
The fund will be managed by the Legacy Fund, a Hamilton County-based affiliate of the Central Indiana Community Foundation. A grant committee made up of residents from each city within Hamilton...more
Lilly Endowment has provided a $220,000 grant to MCCOY to fund the launch of the council and staff positions for the first two years. The Central Indiana Community Foundation, the parent of the...more
Reconnecting Our Waterways has committed to making Pogue's Run a priority, and the Central Indiana Community Foundation has promised to match contributions up to $30,000 in this initial fund-raising...more
California. The Morgan Hill Community Foundation has announced the additions of Steve Cox and Myra Kaelin to its board of directors. Cox is president of Anaerobe Systems, a medical microbiology...more
Legacy Fund, an affiliate of the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF), is a $56 million public foundation that serves Hamilton County by administering charitable funds, foundations and...more
Central Indiana Community Foundation has promoted Jennifer Bartenbach (pictured) to executive vice president. In addition to this new role, she will continue her role as CICF's chief financial...more
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.