Indianapolis Foundation president steps down after less than 2 years
Lorenzo Esters joined the foundation in 2023 after the departure of longtime leader Brian Payne.
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Local Scouting America council set to sell Indy headquarters, western Indiana camp
The Crossroads of America Council is selling the properties in hopes of securing financial stability after several years of losses.
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Damien Center planning 40-unit apartment project next to future headquarters
The nonprofit, Indiana’s largest and oldest AIDS service organization, hasn’t finalized a budget for the project, but early estimates place the cost between $12 million to $15 million.
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IBJ Podcast: Mission of Indy furniture maker ‘is about building other people up’
More than 240 people who have struggled with addiction, homelessness, incarceration and other obstacles have been employed and trained by Purposeful Design. And sales of its high-end furniture cover most of the cost of operation.
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The Speakeasy, longtime Indianapolis co-working spot, closing in December
The Speakeasy was a pioneer in co-working when it opened more than a dozen years ago with backing of several local entrepreneurs. Several well-known local companies got their start at the organization.
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Nonprofit’s lawsuit over the federal funding freeze is part of an ‘avalanche’ of litigation
More than a dozen federal lawsuits have already been filed against President Trump and his administration by a wide range of nonprofits.
Former Gov. Mitch Daniels joins Liberty Fund board
The Liberty Fund is a private education foundation headquartered in Carmel. Daniels currently serves as Liberty Fund’s distinguished scholar and senior adviser.
Jimmy Carter helped put Habitat for Humanity ‘on the map’
Habitat for Humanity went from helping a few thousand people a year when Carter started working with the group in the late 1970s to helping 7.1 million people in 2022.
Scouting fund honoring Jim Morris to help first-time campers
The new fund will pay for half of the cost for a child to attend camp.
Holiday Wish List: How you can help Indianapolis area nonprofits this holiday season
Wish List is our effort to help connect nonprofits with people who can help them. Anyone who wants to contribute should contact the organization directly.
National Bank of Indianapolis partners with New Direction Church on east-side effort
The National Bank of Indianapolis and New Direction Church announced a partnership that’s designed to support economic development and access to financial services along the East 38th Street corridor.
Nonprofit aims to help seniors, disabled stay at home
Home Repairs for Good serves Marion County homeowners who are at least 62 years old or have a disability and are at or below 150% of the federal poverty line.
Karen Pence announces first awardees for new charitable foundation
Pence and her board have selected three veteran-focused charities as the first nonprofits to benefit from the new Hummingbird Charitable Foundation.
Volunteers came back to nonprofits in 2023, after pandemic tanked participation
Compared to other adults, people between the ages of 45 and 54 volunteered at the highest rates overall, the survey found, and more women volunteered than men, continuing a long-term trend.
New statewide coalition aims to advance entrepreneurship
A national not-for-profit dedicated to championing entrepreneurship as a civic priority launched an initiative Thursday aimed at boosting entrepreneurship throughout Indiana.
City announces final round of anti-violence grant recipients
The Elevation Grants program, which was formerly known as the anti-violence grant program, has provided 238 grants totaling about $40 million to 127 not-for-profit recipients since 2021.
All Things Carmel store closes as funds redirected to fire, police, roads
All Things Carmel opened in 2016 in Sophia Square in response to sell Carmel-branded or Carmel-related merchandise.
Meta kills off misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle despite pleas from researchers, journalists
In May, dozens of groups sent a letter to the company asking that it keep the tool running through at least January so it would be available through the U.S. presidential elections.
Charitable care from Hoosier not-for-profit hospitals remains stagnant while revenue increases
Meanwhile, health care systems continue to send thousands of Hoosiers to court over unpaid sums as small as $250.
Unintended consequences: NIL in college sports raises questions for not-for-profits
Three years into the new age of college sports, where athletes are allowed to profit from their successes through name, image and likeness deals, everyone is still trying to find out what the new normal will be.
Indiana ethics body approves DCS chief of staff’s move to major contractor
Chief of Staff Aaron Atwell—who has also worked as DCS’ chief financial officer—has been offered a job as the chief financial officer of The Villages, an Indianapolis-based not-for-profit child and family service provider.
Big Car outlines plans for contemporary art museum in ‘Big Tube’ space
The not-for-profit is renovating a 40,000-square-foot former factory near Garfield Park into a center that will also include a performance space, incubator storefronts, art and audio studios and more.
Horizon House chief exec announces retirement
Teresa Wessel has spent the last 14 years at Horizon House, which works to prevent homelessness by offering an array of short-term and long-term services that help individuals secure and maintain housing.
‘Innovation orchestrator’ boosts Indiana’s economic development
Behind many of the state’s aspirations is a not-for-profit helping to craft its strategies, funnel federal dollars to high-value sectors and provide industry expertise needed to persuade companies to invest in Indiana.