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Book will be tribute to late Emmis executive Tom Severino
October 31, 2009
IBJ StaffFormer Emmis Communications Corp. employee Jon Quick is writing a tribute book to the late Tom Severino, vice president
and general manager of Emmis’ Indianapolis operations, who lost his battle with lung cancer earlier this year.
MoreNew not-for-profit coffee shop in Fletcher Place will raise money for charities
October 24, 2009
IBJ StaffThe new coffee shop named for Calvin Fletcher, one of the city's first lawyers, will give money to groups such as Second Helpings.
MoreGregory & Appel celebrates anniversary by writing 125 checks to charity
October 24, 2009
IBJ StaffThe awards of $500 each total $62,500. “In lieu of doing a party, it was more
appropriate and more the corporate culture of Gregory & Appel to do something charitable,”
Vice President Steve Appel said.
MoreTwo Indianapolis companies offer pro bono work to not-for-profits
October 17, 2009
IBJ StaffFund-raising consultant Achieve will provide a year of free coaching or consulting. Advertising and public
relations firm TrendyMinds is also accepting applications. The Achieve grant for coaching is valued at $2,000, while the grant
for consulting is worth as much as $12,000.
MoreMemorial fund expands free admissions at Eiteljorg
October 10, 2009
IBJ StaffThe Leon Jett Minority Family Admission Fund has raised money to allow admissions at the Eiteljorg Museum
of American Indians and Western Art for families enrolled in Hoosier Works or Hoosier Healthwise.
MoreAnonymous donor gives $5 million to Marian University
October 8, 2009
IBJ StaffMarian University has received an anonymous $5 million gift to support student scholarships, the Indianapolis-based school
announced Wednesday.
MoreWeight-loss challenges at local firms raise money for charity
September 19, 2009
IBJ StaffEmployees at five different companies collectively lost 805 pounds over six weeks this summer. They also
raised $805 for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Indiana.
MoreUnited Way scales back fund-raising goal
September 12, 2009
IBJ StaffUnited Way of Central Indiana recently announced a fund-raising goal of $39 million. That’s less than the goal of
$40 million set last year, when fund raising fell short, ending at $38.8 million.
MoreSimon Foundation gives $1M to library literacy initiative
September 9, 2009
IBJ StaffThe Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation today announced that it has received a $1 million gift from the Herbert
Simon Family Foundation to expand its early childhood literacy initiative.
MoreHomeless youth ministry wins promo video
August 24, 2009
IBJ StaffThe local video production company Bennett Innovations will donate a $25,000 custom video to Outreach
Inc., a Christian organization that ministers to homeless youth.
MoreEli Lilly CEO, wife give United Way $1M gift
July 28, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinEli Lilly and Co. CEO John Lechleiter and his wife, Sarah, have pledged to give the United Way of Central Indiana a total
of $1 million over the next four years as a “challenge to CEOs and other community leaders to step up their giving.”
MoreEli Lilly CEO, wife give United Way $1M gift
July 28, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinEli Lilly and Co. CEO John Lechleiter and his wife, Sarah, have pledged to give the United Way
of Central Indiana a total of $1 million over the next four years as a "challenge to CEOs and other community leaders to step
up their giving."
MoreDamar Services scores land, ends fund-raising campaign
July 13, 2009
IBJ StaffDamar Services has closed its four-year, $6 million capital campaign, thanks to a donation of eight acres of land from
South Bend-based Holladay Properties.
MoreCorporate donors standing by $25M Super Bowl pledges
July 6, 2009
Cory SchoutenMost of the companies that agreed to help underwrite the 2012 Super Bowl are standing by their commitments even as the recession
wreaks havoc on their businesses. Of $25 million pledged by more than 80 companies before last year's bid process, only about
$1 million is at risk, said host committee head Mark Miles.
MoreIn tough times, remember the arts as a civic duty
May 25, 2009
Attend arts events, visit our cultural organizations, and support our sports teams. If you don't make regular donations to
arts and cultural organizations, there has never been a better and more important time to give.
MoreIf Pacers left, would these kids get help they need?
May 18, 2009
Bill BennerCombined forcesâ??the gifts of time, treasure and inspiration from the athlete in concert with the programming, dedication
and outreach of community leadersâ??can change the direction of young lives.
MoreKeep Indianapolis Beautiful and Lilly team up on I-70 landscaping project
May 18, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinSome of Indianapolis' main entrances from Interstate 70 are in line for a $2 million makeover.
MoreFamily foundations represent nearly $1 billion in Hoosier assets
February 16, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinAlthough family foundations may grant as little as $50,000 in a year, these foundations wield influence over other philanthropists,
and one advocate says they could help guide the spending of billions of economic stimulus money.
MoreIU scores with 'Philanthropy 50' gifts
February 9, 2009
Two Indiana businessmen, Michael Maurer and the late Jesse Cox, made the Philanthropy 50 with enormous gifts to Indiana University
in 2008.
MoreRecession takes its toll on charities
October 13, 2008
Kathleen McLaughlinArea not-for-profits are beginning to feel the sting of the year-old credit crunch, which has escalated into a full-blown financial crisis that's battered investors and likely pushed the nation into recession.
Need for college watchdog not-for-profit questioned
October 15, 2007
Tracy DonhardtNot everyone is welcoming the launch of an Indianapolis-based not-for-profit, backed by billionaire businessmen, that aims
to curb colleges' discretion in spending donor contributions.
MoreCharity alliances in United Way's shadow seek their share
August 27, 2007
Chris O'MalleyOnce a year, the CEO implores employees to sign pledge cards to the United Way. Local health and human services agencies that
benefit wait to redeem your tax-deductible gift. But others are preaching there's another path to charitable-giving heaven.
Lesser-known federations continue to nip at the heels of the United Way establishment in the workplace.
MoreIU alum selling rare Neiman collection
April 23, 2007
Anthony SchoettleIndianapolis businessman Barton Kaufman is auctioning off 26 paintings by notable New York artist LeRoy Neiman. Kaufman plans
to donate the money to Indiana University, where he earned an undergraduate degree in 1962 and law degree in 1965.
MoreIU turns donated beach property into lesson
March 12, 2007
Tracy DonhardtIndiana University Kelley School of Business students will market and sell five lots along a strip of white sandy beach on
secluded Dog Island, Fla., as a class project that likely will span
several semesters. Whatever the students get for the land will be all profit.
MoreMore givers asking not-for-profits to meet goals before getting donations
December 18, 2006
Jennifer WhitsonRestricted gifts have long been common among foundations and corporate funders, but now individuals are getting into the act,
too. Experts say more donors are attaching conditions to their contributions to encourage the recipient to push itself to
achieve.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.