TechPoint receives $5.7 million Lilly Endowment grant
TechPoint, a not-for-profit advocacy group, plans to use the money on two programs to nurture young tech talent.
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Lilly Endowment giving IU medical school $25M to fund life sciences initiatives
The grant from the Indianapolis-based philanthropic giant is aimed at bolstering Indiana’s stature as a life sciences research hub.
Lilly Endowment assets ebb in 2016 as it grants $452.8M
After several years in which the value of its assets swelled, philanthropic giant Lilly Endowment Inc. watched its coffers shrink 12.7 percent in 2016 from about $11.8 billion to $10.3 billion.
Mind Trust drawing big dollars from national donors
The reputation the education reform group has engendered with its work in the city has spread—and therefore so has its donor base.
Mind Trust lands another $7.2 million from Lilly Endowment
The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based not-for-profit that promotes education reform, will use the funds to support Innovation Network Schools and recruit school leaders.
New Gleaners boss flush with ideas
John Elliott, who took over as CEO and president of the state’s largest food bank in September, has spent the last four months focused on opening the not-for-profit to new ideas that could lead to feeding more people on fewer dollars.
Lilly Endowment dishes out $100M to local human service agencies
The not-for-profits, some of which received as much as $10 million, include community centers, hunger relief agencies and social services groups. Most plan to use at least a portion of the money to create or fortify endowments.
Lilly Endowment awards $1.2M for teaching fellowships
One hundred teachers throughout the state—including 44 recipients from the Indianapolis area—have been chosen to receive grants from Lilly Endowment Inc. as part of the Teacher Creativity Fellowship.
Indy group to help coordinate $19.4M initiative for innovative ministries
The Indianapolis Center for Congregations Inc. will receive $1.57 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support a national program designed to help churches reach young adults.
Lilly Endowment giving up to $30M to school counseling efforts
The endowment announced plans Friday to provide up to $30 million over the next five years to support counseling programs in public and charter schools in Indiana.
Endowment’s rising assets give Indy competitive edge
After a long swoon, the Lilly Endowment is packing an increasing philanthropic punch. Assets climbed to $11.8 billion in 2015, the fifth straight year they rose.
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.
Nine state schools among 82 getting $45M in theology grants
Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. said the grants are part of its effort to identify and cultivate theologically minded youth who will become leaders in their churches and society.
Lilly Endowment unleashes $100M in Indiana arts, cultural grants
Fourteen not-for-profits will receive funding, including $10 million each for the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Indianapolis Zoo.
Lilly Endowment commits $50M to UNCF initiative
The Lilly Endowment has pledged $50 million to the United Negro College Fund to launch the UNCF Career Pathways Initiative—an effort to improve employment rates and wages for African-American college graduates.
Lilly Endowment gives $2.9M more to BioCrossroads
Including the latest grant, the Lilly Endowment has given more than $38 million to BioCrossroads since the life sciences business development group was founded in 2002.
Robbins takes on additional title at Lilly Endowment
N. Clay Robbins, the president and CEO of the Lilly Endowment, has been given the additional title of chairman at the Indianapolis-based private charitable foundation.
Resurgence of Eli Lilly is touching all corners of region
Central Indiana's economy is diverse, but Lilly is such a behemoth that its ups and downs reverberate statewide.
Long-time chairman of Lilly Endowment dies at age 86
Thomas Lofton, who died Friday, provided legal counsel to the Indianapolis foundation for decades before becoming its chairman in 1993.
After swoon, Lilly Endowment climbs back over $10B
Assets in 2014 rose from $7.7 billion to $10.1 billion, a 31-percent surge. The value of the endowment now has nearly doubled since closing 2010 at $5.3 billion.