Lilly Endowment

IU’s philanthropy school to be named for Lilly family

April 9, 2013
 IBJ Staff
The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy—believed to be the first of its kind—is set to be christened at a ceremony Tuesday afternoon.
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United Way lands $11M in grants from Lilly Endowment

January 24, 2013
 IBJ Staff
United Way of Central Indiana will receive more than $11 million from the Lilly Endowment to boost its capital fund, combat poverty and provide professional development, the groups announced Thursday morning.
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Eli Lilly and Co.'s rebound bolsters endowmentRestricted Content

January 19, 2013
Dan Human
The value of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s principal holding—Eli Lilly and Co. stock—has increased nearly $2 billion over the past two years, bolstering the private foundation’s philanthropic firepower after a decade of declining or stagnant assets.
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More than $2M going to Indy animal welfare efforts

January 8, 2013
Associated Press
Animal welfare groups in Indianapolis will receive more than $2 million from three foundations to provide spay-and-neuter services and help stray and abandoned animals.
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Beautification group gets boost from Lilly EndowmentRestricted Content

January 5, 2013
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful will use the money for 2013 operating expenses.
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Parks foundation gets $10M from Lilly Endowment

December 17, 2012
 IBJ Staff
The Indianapolis Parks Foundation has received a record-setting $10 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to upgrade 13 parks in Marion County, the foundation announced Monday.
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Yakey takes new role at Lilly Endowment

December 11, 2012
 IBJ Staff
The Lilly Endowment has named former Indianapolis Economic Development Corp. president Wallace "Ace" Yakey Jr. as the vice president for community development, the Indianapolis grant maker announced Tuesday.
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Lilly Endowment gives Indiana nature trust $10M grant

November 14, 2012
Associated Press
The grant announced Wednesday by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources brings to $30 million the amount of funding for the initiative to acquire more wilderness land to mark the state's 200th birthday in 2016.
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Indy seminary lands $8M grant for pastoral center

August 15, 2012
Associated Press
Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis has received initial funding for its new Center for Pastoral Excellence through an $8 million grant from the Lilly Endowment.
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Lilly Endowment gift aimed at Walker Theatre renovation

July 17, 2012
Lilly Endowment's $500,000 gift will help fund needed maintenance to the historic building on Indiana Avenue. Center directors say the theater needs a new HVAC system, in addition to electrical wiring, lighting and sound equipment.
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Lilly gets boost in Alzheimer's race

July 16, 2012
J.K. Wall

Eli Lilly and Co. got a boost of confidence last week that its project to launch the first effective Alzheimer’s treatment is on the right track—though it still faces hugely long odds.

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UIndy receives $2M gift to help archive city’s history

July 16, 2012
Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded the University of Indianapolis a $2 million grant to help it begin cataloging four decades of city history as part of the university’s planned Institute for Civic Leadership & Mayoral Archives.
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Lilly Endowment awards Butler biz accelerator $3M

July 13, 2012
The gift will enable the accelerator to keep providing consulting services to mid-size Indiana businesses using the experience of consultants, as well as Butler University faculty and students. It launched in 2005 with the help of a $22 million grant from the endowment.
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Investment gains push Lilly Endowment's worth to $6.2B

June 1, 2012
Lilly Endowment earned $884.6 million on its Eli Lilly and Co. stock in 2011, bringing the total worth of the grant-making powerhouse to $6.2 billion.
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Indiana United Ways get $3.15M for storm recovery

March 22, 2012
Associated Press
The Lilly Endowment is giving a $3.15 million to the Indiana Association of United Ways to help southern Indiana recover from recent tornadoes and other storms.
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Lilly Endowment gives $6.6m to public policy institute

January 19, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
Lilly Endowment is giving $6.6 million to support a new fundraising campaign by Indiana University's Public Policy Institute.
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IU getting $33M from Lilly Endowment for biz school

January 11, 2012
Scott Olson
The donation will enable Indiana University to renovate and expand its Kelley School of Business building in Bloomington, which was built in 1966 and is too small to meet current demands, IU said.
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IU, Lilly Endowment plan 'major' announcement

January 10, 2012
 IBJ Staff
Top officials from Indiana University and its Kelley School of Business are set to make a “major” announcement Wednesday afternoon likely involving a gift from the Lilly Endowment.
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Lilly Endowment gives $4.9M for teaching fellowships

December 14, 2011
J.K. Wall
Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. is giving another big gift to help fund the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, which prepares career changers and college graduates to teach math, science, engineering and technology in rural and urban schools.
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Grant-makers adapt to post-recession normalRestricted Content

December 3, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlin
After the financial crisis of 2008, foundations in Indiana and across the country set up special relief funds for their communities. Ongoing support for the one formed in Indianapolis is just one sign of how the poor economy is still influencing grant-makers’ decisions.
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Lilly Endowment gives $3.5M to Mind Trust

November 11, 2011
The money is to be used to expand Teach For America and The New Teacher Project, which train new teachers for high-need schools.
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Biocrossroads lands $2.8 million Lilly Endowment grantRestricted Content

October 8, 2011
 IBJ Staff
The advocate for the state's life sciences industry has now pulled in more than $25 million from the endowment.
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Wabash lands $6.2M grant from Lilly Endowment

July 14, 2011
Associated Press
Wabash College is getting a $6.2 million grant to boost a center's efforts to support professors who teach religious studies or theology.
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Lilly Endowment’s value holds steady at $5.3 billion

June 3, 2011
Scott Olson
Eli Lilly and Co. stock, which accounts for 91 percent of the endowment’s assets, was worth nearly $4.8 billion at the end of 2010, a 2-percent drop over the previous year.
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Housing group gets $6.3 million from Lilly Endowment

March 21, 2011
Sean Morrison
Lilly Endowment Inc. is continuing its decades-long support of the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership, awarding the not-for-profit a $6.3 million grant to help low- and middle-income families become homeowners.
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