Lumina initiative aims to boost college grad ranks
The Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation’s overall goal is to raise the percentage of Americans with college degrees from 38 percent to 60 percent by 2025.
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Endowment pledges $63M toward fight against brain drain
The Lilly Endowment will give nearly $63 million in grants to 39 Indiana colleges and universities to boost job prospects for their graduates, pushing the endowment’s anti-brain-drain campaign to $120 million over the past decade.
Indy downtown promoters to pay busted youth group
A not-for-profit that promotes downtown Indianapolis has apologized to a youth group whose cookie sale was shut down in a sweep of unauthorized food vendors.
NFP of NOTE: Wings for West Africa
Wings for West Africa is dedicated to the promotion and support of students, teachers and administrators in rural schools in West Africa by providing them with computer technology and support.
Arizona news exec tapped to lead Pulliam Trust
Gene D’Adamo, vice president of community relations for Republic Media, which publishes The Arizona Republic, will succeed Harriet Ivey as president and CEO of the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust.
Charities, what do you need most?
Indianapolis Business Journal’s annual Holiday Wish List will debut in the Dec. 2 issue and will appear weekly though Dec. 23.
NFP of NOTE: Down Syndrome Indiana Inc.
Down Syndrome Indiana is dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals with Down syndrome by serving as a conduit of information, support and advocacy for them and their families.
Damar veteran steps in to lead disability group
Child psychologist Jim Dalton leads a $43.5-million-per-year operation that serves clients with severe intellectual and behavioral challenges.
IU Foundation reports donations down from 2012
The Indiana University Foundation says it took in about $42 million less in the past year but that still marked its fourth-best year in fundraising.
Indianapolis educator wins $50K Daniels grant
The founder of an Indianapolis-based program aimed at reducing summer learning losses among schoolchildren has won a $50,000 grant from the Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation.
Carmel firm’s bird feeders perched in 2,700 Walmarts
Sisters Jan Long and Chris Mowery had little more than an idea in 1995 when they trekked to Kmart’s corporate headquarters to pitch a product they thought had potential: a recyclable bird feeder their father had designed to promote his plastics business. They left with their first big contract.
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.
Tech companies building a charitable niche
An emerging group of software companies focused on serving charities—combined with the fact the city is home to the only philanthropy college in the country—could make the area a hotbed for an often-ignored area of business.
NFP of NOTE: Second Helpings Inc.
Second Helpings' mission is transforming lives through the power of food.
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.
DePauw to revamp music programs with $15M gift
Alumni Judson and Joyce Green earmarked the funds for helping develop professional musicians.
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.
Lilly volunteer service day blooms into citywide effort
More than 60 companies plan to participate in the three-day Indy Do Day volunteer marathon, which kicks off Thursday in conjunction with Eli Lilly and Co.’s Global Day of Service.
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.