Wabash College religion center gets $7.8 million
The grant will let the center continue programming through 2018. It brings to more than $48 million the total grants the Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment has given the center.
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NFP of NOTE: Prevail Inc.
Prevail educates and engages the community in and around Hamilton County to prevent crime and abuse while helping restore the lives of those who have been affected.
Former Heartland CEO shifts gaze to distressed neighborhoods
Jeffrey Sparks, 63, has joined Indianapolis-based not-for-profit and public policy research group Sagamore Institute as a senior fellow. He stepped down from Heartland Truly Moving Pictures in 2013.
NFP of Note: Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America—Indiana Chapter
The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America—Indiana Chapter's mission is to cure Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases.
Damar Foundation hires president
Richard Markoff comes to the job from IUPUI, where he was a senior adviser to Chancellor Charles Bantz and a visiting lecturer teaching graduate courses in organizational leadership.
Private foundation planning Carmel HQ
Indianapolis-based Liberty Fund plans to build a campus-like headquarters on the Meridian Street office corridor in Carmel—if officials approve a couple of notable exceptions to the city’s development guidelines for the area.
Report: Charitable giving almost back to pre-recession levels
Charitable giving in the United States continues to recover from its recession-induced slump, reaching an estimated $335.2 billion last year, a new study concludes.
NFP of NOTE: Fletcher Place Community Center Inc.
Fletcher Place Community Center eases the suffering of persons who are homeless or living in our southeast-side service area through the compassion of Jesus Christ, as shown by our volunteers, donors and staff.
AYS founder, CEO steps down after nearly 35 years
The after-school child services group has installed an interim leader while it searches for a replacement for CEO Ellen Clippinger.
Planned Parenthood employee out after video sting in Indy
At a local clinic, an undercover agent for an opposing group asked about sexual role-playing and recorded the conversation. Planned Parenthood officials say the exchange does not reflect their standards or protocols.
NFP of NOTE: Hawthorne Community Center
Hawthorne Community Center provides or facilitates services and programs that meet the economic, financial, social, educational, recreational and civic needs of the entire Hawthorne community, on the near-west side of Indianapolis.
Indy parks embark on $8 million in upgrades
The Indianapolis Parks Foundation on Tuesday announced a plan to improve 16 parks in Marion County, including the renovation or creation of playgrounds, trails, basketball courts and restrooms.
Three Catholic parishes in Indianapolis to close
Holy Trinity, Holy Cross and St. Bernadette parishes will be merged into nearby parishes under the changes announced Wednesday by Archbishop Joseph Tobin.
UPDATE: Urban League CEO flexible on retirement date
Civic and business leader Joseph Slash, 70, plans to move on soon, but is willing to wait for the search committee “to get it right.”
Lilly Endowment takes stock of year with $270.3M in grants
More than two-thirds of its grants in 2013 went to groups in Indiana, according to the philanthropic organization’s newly released annual report.
NFP of NOTE: Hamilton County Leadership Academy
Hamilton County Leadership Academy educates and inspires leadership to create a positive impact in our communities.
Lilly CEO elected chairman of United Way Worldwide board
United Way Worldwide President and CEO Brian Gallagher said John Lechleiter will help strengthen the not-for-profit network's capacity to meet growing human needs around the world.
Zoo expecting huge boost from $26M orangutan center
The Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center opens at the Indianapolis Zoo May 24 (members get a look beginning May 21). And it’s hard to imagine a bigger zoological box-office draw than an octet of expressive, engaged, personality-overflowing primates
Tradesmen team with volunteers to fix Crooked Creek homes
Teams of tradesmen, followed by an army of unskilled volunteers, descended on the Crooked Creek neighborhood in April to fix up 20 homes.
NFP of NOTE: Little Red Door Cancer Agency
Little Red Door Cancer Agency strives to make the most of life and the least of cancer, by reducing the physical, emotional and financial burdens of cancer for the medically underserved residents of central Indiana.