AIT meltdown derails huge Marian gift
Five years after pledging an astounding $48 million to help Marian University build a medical school, an Indianapolis businessman has paid only about one-fifth of that amount.
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IU School of Medicine gets $2M gift to fund new faculty member
The Indiana University School of Medicine got the donation from the children of Indianapolis real estate developer Sidney Eskenazi. The endowed fund will be used to recruit a cancer researcher to Simon Cancer Center.
FACE animal clinic embarks on $3M downtown expansion
The clinic also announced a $3.6 million fundraising initiative to support the project, which should double its space for spay-and-neuter surgeries.
Program donates tech to those in need in Hamilton County
A technology exchange is trying to connect low-income individuals to computers and other gear needed to apply for jobs, take online courses and create resumes.
IU Art Museum to use $15M Eskenazi gift for major renovation
The Indiana University Art Museum in Bloomington has received a $15 million naming gift from Indianapolis-based philanthropists Sidney and Lois Eskenazi, in addition to an art collection of nearly 100 works.
Butler changes business school’s name after $25M Lacy gift
The school will now be called Andre B. Lacy School of Business, in recognition of the largest donation Butler has ever received from an individual or family.
IU-Kokomo scores $3.5M gift from Biglari board member
Longtime Steak n Shake and Biglari Holdings board member Ruth Janssen Person has donated $3.5 million to Indiana University Kokomo, where she served as chancellor from 1999 to 2008.
Donors pledge $15.4M to Ivy Tech’s central Indiana region
Launching a $22 million fundraising campaign on Friday, Ivy Tech officials announced that more than two-thirds already had been pledged, including the largest gift in the system’s history.
Marian University lands $15M in donations for new facilities
Marian University has raised $15 million through several donations that it will use as part of a $30 million plan to build new facilities on its Indianapolis campus, school officials announced Thursday.
Papa John’s CEO helps fund BSU entrepreneurship institute
Ball State University alumnus John Schnatter and the Charles Koch Foundation are partnering on a $3.25 million grant to establish the center, to be named after the pizza chain founder.
New life sciences research institute lands $100M donation
The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute, set up just three years ago, announced Wednesday morning that it has been awarded grants of $80 million from the Lilly Endowment and $20 million from the Eli Lilly and Co. Foundation.
Goodwill lands $2.5 million donation from Columbus family
Goodwill Industries Foundation of Central Indiana has received a $2.5 million donation from the Martha G. Davis Family Trust, the local not-for-profit announced Wednesday.
Athenaeum receives Basile gift to help fund $1.2M in theater repairs
Local philanthropists Frank and Katrina Basile have contributed $225,000 toward a fundraising campaign for renovating the theater, which will be renamed for the couple.
Denver Hutt’s family, friends aim to launch namesake fellowship
The “Hutt Fellowship” would be one of the first moves aimed at establishing an enduring legacy for the well-known entrepreneurism guru who died Saturday at 28.
Purdue football alums pledge $12.1M for athletics center
Donors for the expansion of the Mollenkopf Athletic Center include former quarterback Drew Brees.
Zuckerberg’s huge pledge reflects a new era in philanthropy
The philanthropic pledge by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife—totaling perhaps $45 billion—reflects the fast-paced emergence of a new Gilded Age of giving. But the structure of the initiative concerns some philanthropic experts.
Sandra Eskenazi donates $5M toward brain initiative
Sandra is the daughter of Sidney and Lois Eskenazi, the couple who provided a $40 million gift to the Eskenazi Health Capital Campaign and for whom the Eskenazi Health system is named.
The Interview Issue: Cindy Simon Skjodt
The philanthropist says she’s picky about what she gets involved with—and therefore she’s never regretted a project or program she’s contributed to.
Cuban’s $5M gift to provide IU with new video center
The Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology will be built inside the renovated Assembly Hall, and will give the Hoosiers the distinction of being the first school in the country to use 3-D multi-camera technology and virtual reality.
Notre Dame gets $35 million from alumnus Corbett
A graduate of Notre Dame has given $35 million to the university to endow the head football coaching position and fund building construction.