Grants Will Support Efforts to Address Poverty in Indianapolis
Lilly Endowment is making Enhancing Opportunity in Indianapolis 28 grants totaling $93.6 million to help individuals and families make progress toward lasting economic self-sufficiency.
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New Grants Help Indiana Communities Address Ongoing Effects of the Pandemic
As Indiana communities continue to face the effects of COVID-19, Lilly Endowment has made new grants totaling $16.75 million to Indiana United Ways and United Way of Central Indiana.
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COVID-19 Relief to Churches and Grassroots Organizations
New Direction Church is one of many organizations that has received Lilly Endowment grants to support their efforts to help people who are most deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Indianapolis Zoo and IUCN SSC Announce International Team for the New Global...
With a grant from Lilly Endowment, the Global Center advances the Zoo’s efforts to make Indianapolis one of the world’s most conservation-literate cities.
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Art & Soul 2021
In partnership with WISH-TV in Indianapolis, Art & Soul, an annual celebration of African American artists, is featuring video gallery tours, spoken word performances and performances from across the musical spectrum - from jazz, Gospel and R & B to soul, funk and hip hop.
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Lilly Endowment names new program directors for community development
Elyssa Campodonico-Barr and Leah Seigel are joining the staff of Lilly Endowment as program directors in community development. In their grantmaking roles both women will help the Endowment further its efforts to enhance the quality of life in Indianapolis and in Indiana and sup
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$17.2 million in grants help meet emergency needs as pandemic continues
New grants totaling $17.2 million will help 38 organizations working to mitigate the adverse human and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Marion County. This brings the total support provided by Lilly Endowment for COVID-related needs since the pandemic began to nearly $208 million.
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Grant will help Indy Chamber lead regional marketing initiative
A $2.8 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to the Indy Chamber Foundation will support the five-year Project Amplify initiative, a digital first step for potential residents to “see themselves” in the Indianapolis region.
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Lilly Endowment funds large-scale grants to Indiana community foundations
Grants are supporting 11 community foundations as they embark on large-scale leadership efforts. The grants – totaling more than $33 million – are being made through the seventh phase of the Endowment’s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow, known as GIFT VII.
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Newfields announces plans for first-in-nation approach to art exhibition
The Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields is inviting guests into a digital world of art with THE LUME Indianapolis. Set to debut in June 2021, the multisensory experience created by Australian-based Grande Experiences will occupy the museum’s entire fourth floor. The Endowment funded the project with a 2019 grant.
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Lilly Endowment awards $10.65 million to Indiana community foundations...
In the latest round of grantmaking for its Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT) initiative, Lilly Endowment is awarding $10.65 million to community foundations across Indiana. The grants are designed to help community foundations address a wide variety of local priorities.
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Grants will help organizations expand access to books and other resources...
Indiana Humanities and the Indianapolis Public Library have received funding from Lilly Endowment to help meet the demand across the state, and funds will be distributed across Indiana to provide books and materials that advance racial equity to circulating collections.
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