Central Indiana Community Foundation
615 North Alabama Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
United States
Mission
To inspire, support and practice philanthropy, leadership and service in the community
Most Meaningful Change
The Indianapolis Cultural Trail was officially completed in the fall of 2013. In many ways, the trail is emblematic of our foundation’s larger philosophy and mission of sharing private and public resources to create an inclusive city- and community-wide culture and society in order to make central Indiana a better place to live.
1997 Year Founded
45 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$380,000,000 Endowment Value
$43,000,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Central Indiana Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | 615 North Alabama Street |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Indianapolis |
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State / Region | Indiana |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 46204 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 317.634.2423 |
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Email | mikek@cicf.org |
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Website | www.cicf.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Brian Payne, President and CEO |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Mike Knight |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Director of Communications |
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Year Founded | 1997 |
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Mission Statement | To inspire, support and practice philanthropy, leadership and service in the community |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 1,000,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 45 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 18 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $50,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $27,110,505 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $5,120,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $43,000,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $380,000,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a slight role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally important role |
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Grassroots activism | No role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | No role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Fair amount of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Very little time |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Slightly important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Important but not central |
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Building an endowment | Important but not central |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Important but not central |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Important but not central |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Fair amount |
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Health | Little |
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Human and social services | Fair amount |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Fair amount |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Little |
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Information technology | Little |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Little |
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Children | Fair amount |
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Water | Little |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Little |
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Job training | Fair amount |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Rarely |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Occasionally |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Rarely |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Advocacy | Rarely |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Rarely |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Occasionally |
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Internships | Rarely |
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Providing space for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Access to information technology | Never |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Rarely |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | Getting worse |
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Trust among different sections of the community | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | No change |
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Quality of the environment | No change |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | A few small achievements |
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Crime | A few small achievements |
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Trust among different sections of the community | A few small achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Social position of marginalized groups | A few small achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | A few small achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Value of community assets | Some important achievements |
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Quality of the environment | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Some important achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | A few small achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Some important achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Lot |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Lot |
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Businesses | Lot |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | Helpful |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | No |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Important |
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More volunteers | Unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Unimportant |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | The Indianapolis Cultural Trail was officially completed in the fall of 2013. In many ways, the trail is emblematic of our foundation’s larger philosophy and mission of sharing private and public resources to create an inclusive city- and community-wide culture and society in order to make central Indiana a better place to live. |
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