Developer donates 50 acres near airport for preservation
Holladay Properties says it's donating the land valued at about $4.3 million to the Central Indiana Land Trust.
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Records: Solicitors keep bulk of money raised
Solicitors working for not-for-profit groups representing public safety agencies are raking in profits while the charities they represent receive only a pittance of what’s raised, state records show.
Three groups puzzled by woman’s $7 million bequest
The organizations which include Indianapolis-based Hoosier Oncology Group have no idea why an Evansville teacher chose them as beneficiaries.
9-year-old Kokomo girl raises funds for storm victim
Kyndal Mellady decided to make bracelets and sell them for $1 apiece, allowing her to raise hundreds of dollars for a woman she didn’t even know.
Salvation Army kettles slow to fill in central Indiana
Officials blame the lackluster response on fewer people carrying cash they can drop into the buckets manned by the charity’s bell ringers.
Lechleiters, Bralys contribute $1M each to United Way
John Lechleiter, Angela Braly and two other local business leaders have pledged a combined $3 million to United Way of Central Indiana over the next four years. United Way is trying to raise $42.5 million by the end of the year.
Renowned architects creating unique park at Eskenazi Hospital
Eskenazi Health leadership’s desire to connect the diversity of its hospital’s population through a healing park drew in a landscape architect firm that is not only one of the top in the country, but also one of the hottest architecture firms in the world.
Colleges go social in quest for young alumni donors
University and foundation leaders throughout the state are trying to find ways to target donors 35 and younger, through online tools that could be critical to future fundraising strategies.
Skjodt donates $2M to Herron’s art-therapy program
The gift will endow a chair in the program, which is based at IUPUI and was developed with cooperation from the Indiana University School of Medicine. The two-year, full-time residential program is the only one of its kind in Indiana.
Alumnus Simon pledges $5 million to Columbia biz school
David Simon, CEO of Simon Property Group Inc., graduated from Columbia Business School in 1985. His gift will help build 450,000 square feet of new facilities on its campus.
Simon daughter honors father with $1.5M to IU school of philanthropy
Cynthia Simon Skjodt, the daughter of late shopping mall magnate Melvin Simon, is donating $1.5 million to the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy in honor of her father, the school announced Wednesday morning.
Deborah Simon giving $100M to Pennsylvania prep school
The contribution from the daughter of Simon Property Group co-founder Mel Simon is one of the largest gifts ever made to an independent school in the United States.
Donor-management software startup plans to add 70 jobs
Bloomerang is led by technology entrepreneur Jay Love, who sold the donor-management firm eTapestry for $25 million in 2007.
Wheeler Mission lands $1M grant to help with expansion
Wheeler Mission Ministries Inc. said Wednesday that it has received a donation from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust that will allow it to start construction on a new facility next to its shelter at 520 E. Market St. in downtown Indianapolis.
Real estate developer, philanthropist Glick dies at 92
Eugene Biccard Glick built a fortune as a residential real estate developer before becoming better known as one the city’s most generous philanthropists. The Indianapolis native and World War II veteran died Wednesday.
Julian Center blames shortfall for counseling center closure
Shutting the 2-year-old counseling center’s doors in October will affect 179 patients, most of whom are victims of domestic violence or sexual assault.
Report: Charitable giving by Americans on the rise
Americans gave an estimated $316.2 billion to charity last year, continuing a string of small philanthropic gains. What cause got the bulk of the bounty?
Butler set to unveil $15 million Schrott Center for Arts
The new, 450-seat Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts at Butler University fills a venue gap between the school’s two theaters that each seat about 100 and the 2,200-seat Clowes Memorial Hall.
DeVoe gift helps Indiana Wesleyan create business school
The $5 million donation from the family of late Indianapolis businessman James F. DeVoe will help found a new school of business on the university’s Marion campus.
One gift boosted major donations in Indiana in 2012
An Indiana-born entrepreneur gave $125 million. Just five others gave $1 million or more.