Lilly Endowment is deeply saddened by the tragic events of last week and the long history of profound racial inequities that has led to protests over the past few days in downtown Indianapolis and across the country.

The Salvation Army announced grants totaling $15 million from Lilly Endowment in support of efforts to address the needs of vulnerable Americans and those whose livelihoods are being impacted by COVID-19.

As the challenges relating to the COVID-19 pandemic evolve, Lilly Endowment will post updates about our grantmaking and how the pandemic may affect our initiatives.

Lilly Endowment has approved $33.5 million in grants to help Indiana communities respond to the COVID-19 crisis. A $30 million grant to Indiana United Ways (IUW) and a $3.5 million grant to United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI).

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lilly Endowment is giving Indiana's colleges and universities participating in this initiative more time to prepare submissions.

A $5 million Lilly Endowment grant to the United States World War I Centennial Commission will support the campaign to build the first-ever National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Visitors to The Eiteljorg Museum are able to explore touchable bronze sculptures by artist Michael Naranjo. This multi-sensory experience is part of an Endowment-funded collaboration with the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and its No Limits project.

On January 27, the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, the Indiana Historical Society announced that it will build the first major exhibition devoted to Eva Kor in Indianapolis.