Gene Biccard Glick, who died at home following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, built affordable housing sprawling across 10 states—a business empire that paved the way for tens of millions of dollars in donations to causes ranging from medicine to recreation.
Community leaders are working to open a domestic-violence shelter in fast-growing Hamilton County—a multiyear, multimillion-dollar effort to serve residents in need of emergency housing.
I.W.I.N. (Indiana Women in Need) Foundation gives Indiana women the strength to endure breast cancer by providing individualized services and support.
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.
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.
College Mentors for Kids connects college students with the most to give to kids who need it most by pairing children in one-on-one mentoring relationships with college student volunteers.
The inaugural Prairie Plates event Sept. 20 represents a big step in the Hamilton County living history museum’s increasing effort to target grown-ups—a trend happening around the country as once-staid institutions look to expand audiences and increase revenue.
Purdue University says it will create two endowed professorships in the history of science and medicine after a $3 million donation to its history department.
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.
Beacon of Hope Center for Women empowers victims of domestic violence by providing them safety, education and support in a Christ-centered environment.
United Way of Central Indiana is boosting its annual fundraising goal well past last year’s record-setting tally.
Thirty-nine protectors of pronghorn antelope, sea turtles, jaguars, ibis, puffin and other endangered species have been named as nominees for the Indianapolis Prize.
Children’s Bureau Inc. is taking over operations of a Noblesville not-for-profit in “fiscal distress” after the smaller agency lost a key federal grant.
Two proposals to add much-needed downtown housing for the homeless have the support of city officials, but one of the projects is drawing stiff resistance from neighbors concerned that it will create a host of safety issues.
Camptown Inc. challenges, mentors and teaches at-risk youth about life through outdoor adventure and nature programs that help build confidence, character and hope.
Trevor Bradley has agreed to serve jail time and repay nearly $38,000 after allegedly admitting to buying swanky merchandise with money from the Meadows Community Foundation.
Luke Bielawski, a student from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, spent 96 days this summer teeing off from California to South Carolina to raise money for Providence Cristo Rey High School.
A $126,000 reduction in contributions by United Way of Central Indiana is pushing Indianapolis Legal Aid Society to introduce itself to a wider audience and focus on fundraising.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society–Indiana State Chapter mobilizes people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of everyone affected by multiple sclerosis.
Finally satisfied that Carmel will end the year in the black, its City Council on Monday released more than $500,000 in arts funding that’s been on hold since April. But an increasingly hawkish majority held back another $200,000 earmarked for the Civic Theatre.
