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100 Black Men of Indianapolis, Inc.

100 Black Men of Indianapolis, Inc.

The national organization 100 Black Men was founded in 1963 when 100 Black men in New York City created a… Read More »100 Black Men of Indianapolis, Inc.

100 Black Women of Indianapolis, Inc.

100 Black Women of Indianapolis, Inc.

In New York City, 24 Black women began meeting in their homes in 1970 to assess the problems and opportunities… Read More »100 Black Women of Indianapolis, Inc.

Anna Margaret Ross Alexander

Anna Margaret Ross Alexander

(Nov. 17, 1913-Feb. 16, 1995). Anna Margaret Ross Alexander was born in Lafayette, Indiana, to Linn Carhahan Ross and Gladys… Read More »Anna Margaret Ross Alexander

A group of prominent members of the Indianapolis , affiliated with Zion Evangelical Church, founded the nonprofit German Home for… Read More »Altenheim

Boys & Girls Clubs Of Indianapolis

Boys & Girls Clubs Of Indianapolis

Three Hartford, Connecticut women in 1860 invited boys into their homes for cake and kindness. They named their efforts the… Read More »Boys & Girls Clubs Of Indianapolis

Ardath Yates Burkhart

Ardath Yates Burkhart

(Sept. 2, 1905-Dec. 8, 1983). Ardath Yates was born in Vincent and grew up in Oaktown, Indiana. She graduated from… Read More »Ardath Yates Burkhart

Central Indiana Senior Fund

Central Indiana Senior Fund

A philanthropy established in 2003 with a mission to address issues of concern to senior citizens, the Central Indiana Senior… Read More »Central Indiana Senior Fund

Child Welfare

Child welfare services have evolved throughout Indiana statehood, with a mix of public, nonprofit, and faith-based entities playing important roles… Read More »Child Welfare

Christamore House Family and Community Center

Christamore House Family and Community Center

In 1905, Butler University alumnae and urban missionaries Anna C. Stover (1870-1944) and Edith D. Surbey (ca. 1872-1972) began settlement… Read More »Christamore House Family and Community Center

CICOA Aging And In Home Solutions, Inc.

CICOA Aging And In Home Solutions, Inc.

In 1971, Mayor and the established the Mayor’s Task Force on Aging to develop a comprehensive service program for older citizens in… Read More »CICOA Aging And In Home Solutions, Inc.

Coburn Place

Coburn Place was created in 1996 as a result of the Safe Haven Campaign to address the lack of housing… Read More »Coburn Place

Community Action of Greater Indianapolis

Community Action of Greater Indianapolis

Community Action of Greater Indianapolis (CAGI) was incorporated in 1965 as Community Action Against Poverty (CAAP). CAAP was formed as… Read More »Community Action of Greater Indianapolis

Community Centers

Community Centers

The history of Indianapolis community centers is rich and varied, some having their beginnings in local initiatives, others resulting from… Read More »Community Centers

Community Leaders Allied for Superior Schools (CLASS)

Community Leaders Allied for Superior Schools (CLASS)

During the 1980s, a cadre of Indianapolis business and civic leaders, headed by and , had become dissatisfied with the… Read More »Community Leaders Allied for Superior Schools (CLASS)

Community Service Council of Central Indiana

The Indianapolis Council of Social Agencies began in 1923 to advise, coordinate, and plan the social work of the city… Read More »Community Service Council of Central Indiana

Corporate Community Council

In 1977, the (GIPC) formed a long-range planning committee charged with making GIPC a more effective organization in the community.… Read More »Corporate Community Council

Faburn E. DeFrantz

Faburn E. DeFrantz

(Feb. 9, 1885-Sept. 24, 1964). DeFrantz was born in Topeka, Kansas. He attended Washburn College and Kansas University. He studied… Read More »Faburn E. DeFrantz

Nelle Bowman Downey

(July 12, 1876-Sept. 7, 1965). Nelle Bowman was born in Knightstown, Indiana, and moved to Indianapolis as a child. She… Read More »Nelle Bowman Downey

Early Learning Indiana

Early Learning Indiana

Successor to Day Nursery Association of Indianapolis, Early Learning Indiana is the state’s oldest and largest early childhood education nonprofit.… Read More »Early Learning Indiana

Harrison Eiteljorg

Harrison Eiteljorg

(Oct. 1, 1903 – Apr. 29, 1997). Harrison Eiteljorg was born in Indianapolis to Albert J. and Estella Hower Eiteljorg.… Read More »Harrison Eiteljorg

Federation of Associated Clubs

Federation of Associated Clubs

The Federation of Associated Clubs (FAC) was founded in 1937 as a coalition of nine local African American social clubs.… Read More »Federation of Associated Clubs

Firefly Children and Family Alliance

Firefly Children and Family Alliance

Children’s Bureau and Families First merged to form Firefly Children and Family Alliance in 2021. Both organizations began as the… Read More »Firefly Children and Family Alliance

Francis William (Frank) Flanner

(Dec. 5, 1854-Feb. 17, 1912). Frances William (Frank) Flanner was born in the Quaker village of Mount Pleasant, Jefferson County,… Read More »Francis William (Frank) Flanner

Calvin Fletcher

Calvin Fletcher

(Feb. 4, 1798-May 26, 1866). Early settler, lawyer, banker, civic leader, and diarist, Calvin Fletcher was born in Ludlow, Vermont,… Read More »Calvin Fletcher

Foundations And Trusts

Several types of foundations and trust exist in Indianapolis: community, private, conversion, and corporate. Together, these grant makers support a… Read More »Foundations And Trusts

Eugene B. Glick

Eugene B. Glick

(Aug. 29, 1921-Oct. 2, 2013). Real estate developer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Eugene B. Glick grew up in a Jewish family… Read More »Eugene B. Glick

Marilyn K. Glick

Marilyn K. Glick

(Mar. 8, 1922-Mar. 23, 2012). Marilyn Koffman Glick was active in community work from an early age. At seven years… Read More »Marilyn K. Glick

Grand Body Of The Sisters Of Charity

Grand Body Of The Sisters Of Charity

The Grand Body of the Sisters of Charity (GBSC), not to be confused with Catholic women’s religious orders with a… Read More »Grand Body Of The Sisters Of Charity

Katharine Croan Greenough

Katharine Croan Greenough

(Sept. 8, 1888-Dec. 12, 1977). Katharine Foster Croan was born in Shenandoah, Iowa, and grew up in , Indiana. Katharine… Read More »Katharine Croan Greenough

Nellie Margaret Gilroy Gustafson

Nellie Margaret Gilroy Gustafson

(Jan. 1, 1916-Nov. 6, 1987). Nellie Gilroy was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated cum laude from Agnes Scott College… Read More »Nellie Margaret Gilroy Gustafson

Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison

Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison

(Oct. 1, 1832-Oct. 25, 1892). Wife of President Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) and first president-general of the National Society of the… Read More »Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison

Edna G. Henry

(Oct. 24, 1874-June 4, 1942). Edna Gertrude Henry was born to Charles Lewis and Eva N. Henry in Pendleton, Indiana,… Read More »Edna G. Henry

Evaline MacFarlane Rieman Holliday

Evaline MacFarlane Rieman Holliday

(June 30, 1853-January 5, 1929). Evaline Holliday (née MacFarlane) was born in Baltimore in 1853 to Alexander Rieman (1814-1888) and… Read More »Evaline MacFarlane Rieman Holliday

John Hampden Holliday

John Hampden Holliday

(May 31, 1846-Oct. 20, 1921). Founder of the and the Union Trust Company, civic leader and philanthropist John Holliday was… Read More »John Hampden Holliday

Hospital Guilds

Hospital Guilds

Hospital guilds have raised funds and coordinated volunteer activities for all the hospital systems in Indianapolis. Guilds have operated gift… Read More »Hospital Guilds

Indiana Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs

Indiana Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs

The Indiana State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs (ISFCWC) was part of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs. ,… Read More »Indiana Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs

Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children

Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children

The established the Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children in 1870. At the time, it was the sole orphanage in… Read More »Indianapolis Asylum for Friendless Colored Children

Arthur Jordan

(Sept. 1, 1855-Sept. 3, 1934). Businessman and philanthropist, Arthur Jordan was born in Madison, Indiana. He and his family moved… Read More »Arthur Jordan

The Julian Center

The Julian Center

The Julian Center is the largest and most comprehensive provider of services for domestic abuse survivors in Indiana. It is… Read More »The Julian Center

Leadership Ventures

A national leadership education program based in Indianapolis that serves not-for-profit organizations, their boards, and staffs, Leadership Ventures began as… Read More »Leadership Ventures

Charles J. and Dorothy B. Lynn

Charles J. and Dorothy B. Lynn

Charles J. Lynn (Jan. 17, 1874-Sept. 22, 1958) and Dorothy Jane Black Lynn (July 14, 1902-July 19, 1989). Charles Jackson… Read More »Charles J. and Dorothy B. Lynn

Marion County Healthcare Center

Founded in 1832 as the Marion County Farm, the county’s poorhouse, the center functioned as an extended care facility for… Read More »Marion County Healthcare Center

Oscar Carleton McCulloch

Oscar Carleton McCulloch

(July 2, 1843-Dec. 10, 1891). Social gospel minister, civic leader, and social worker Oscar McCulloch was born in Fremont, Ohio,… Read More »Oscar Carleton McCulloch

Luella Frances Smith McWhirter

Luella Frances Smith McWhirter

(Oct. 1, 1859-Dec. 10, 1952). Club woman, civic leader, and bank director, Luella Smith was born in Perrysville, Indiana as… Read More »Luella Frances Smith McWhirter

Nathaniel N. Morris

Nathaniel N. Morris

(May 31, 1857-Apr. 12, 1903). Nathaniel N. Morris was born in Coloma, California. His father was a native of Prussia… Read More »Nathaniel N. Morris

National Organization for Women

National Organization for Women

The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 in Washington D.C., to combat discrimination against and to promote… Read More »National Organization for Women

Marguerite Lilly Noyes

Marguerite Lilly Noyes

(Mar. 1, 1884-May 17, 1973). Marguerite Lilly was born in Indianapolis to Rosalie Belle McGuin and Evan Frost Lilly, a… Read More »Marguerite Lilly Noyes

Nicholas Hartman Noyes Sr.

Nicholas Hartman Noyes Sr.

(Aug. 8, 1883-Dec. 26, 1977). Nicholas Hartman Noyes Sr. was born in Dansville, New York, to Frederick W. Noyes and… Read More »Nicholas Hartman Noyes Sr.

Penrod Society

Late in 1966, William J. Mead and John A. Roberts, along with Carl Weinhardt, a director of the and later… Read More »Penrod Society

Philanthropy and Business

Philanthropy and Business

Leaders of Indianapolis’ business community have been actively involved in charitable and philanthropic endeavors since the city’s founding. Early leaders,… Read More »Philanthropy and Business

Philanthropy and Community Development

Community development in Indianapolis has varied over time, ranging from physical and economic development to human development and poverty alleviation… Read More »Philanthropy and Community Development

Philanthropy and Education

Americans give generously to education, second only to religion, reaching a national all-time high of $64 billion in 2019. Individuals,… Read More »Philanthropy and Education

Philanthropy and Government

Philanthropy and Government

The nonprofit and government sectors continuously complement, collaborate, and compete with one another. Each sector plays a necessary role in… Read More »Philanthropy and Government

Philanthropy and Health Care

Philanthropy and Health Care

In the early 1800s, philanthropic interest in health was sporadic, peaking during epidemics. In 1847 an early Indianapolis board of… Read More »Philanthropy and Health Care

Philanthropy and Recreation

Philanthropy and Recreation

Parks and recreation have been, and continue to be, the recipients of philanthropy in Indianapolis. Public parks and open spaces… Read More »Philanthropy and Recreation

Philanthropy and Religion

Philanthropy and Religion

Since the city’s founding, religious bodies have been active in philanthropy and voluntary service. Philanthropy and religion have always been… Read More »Philanthropy and Religion

Philanthropy and the Arts

Philanthropy and the Arts

The arts include performing and visual arts organizations, historic preservation, libraries, museums, and public broadcasting. The national advocacy organization, Americans… Read More »Philanthropy and the Arts

Pleasant Run Children’s Homes

Pleasant Run Children’s Homes

Pleasant Run Children’s Home (PRCH) began in 1867 as the German General Protestant Orphan Association. The Germania Lodge Number 3… Read More »Pleasant Run Children’s Homes

Plymouth Congregational Church

Plymouth Congregational Church

Plymouth Church, organized in 1857 as the first Congregational church in Indianapolis, was one of the five original churches on… Read More »Plymouth Congregational Church

Race and Cultural Relations Leadership Network

The (GIPC) convenes representatives from all sectors of the community to address the most significant issues of concern and areas… Read More »Race and Cultural Relations Leadership Network

James M. Ray

(1800-Feb. 22, 1881). Born in Caldwell, New Jersey, James Ray studied at Columbia University before migrating in 1818 to Lawrenceburg,… Read More »James M. Ray

Religion and Social Services

Religion and Social Services

From the earliest churches in Indianapolis religion and social services have existed in a complex and evolving relationship. As congregations… Read More »Religion and Social Services

(Oct. 1, 1887-June 19, 1971). Mary Rigg was born on a farm in Grinnell, Kansas. She and her family moved… Read More »Mary Rigg

Mozel Sanders

(May 24, 1924-Sept. 1, 1988). Mozel Sanders was born in East St. Louis, Illinois. His father died when he was… Read More »Mozel Sanders

Senior Services

Senior Services

From its beginning, Indianapolis has provided a range of governmental and nonprofit services for senior citizens, especially low-income residents. Before… Read More »Senior Services

Grace Montgomery Showalter

(Mar. 9, 1892–July 23, 1972). Grace Montgomery was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, and moved to Indianapolis after graduating from Indiana… Read More »Grace Montgomery Showalter

Social Services In Schools

Social Services In Schools

Before the 20th century, private charity organizations customarily provided social services to school-age children. With new social theories of education… Read More »Social Services In Schools

Social Work

Social work in the 19th century was generally a volunteer activity, carried out through informal networks and the Indianapolis Benevolent… Read More »Social Work

Tribe of Ishmael

Reverend , became interested in the poor of Indianapolis and how society could provide relief for them. McCulloch served both… Read More »Tribe of Ishmael

United Way of Central Indiana

United Way of Central Indiana

Nationally and locally, the United Way traces its origins to World War I, when “war chests” developed across the country… Read More »United Way of Central Indiana

Voluntarism

Volunteering is central to our understanding of the nonprofit sector. Volunteers not only perform much of the work of the… Read More »Voluntarism

William Niles Wishard Sr.

William Niles Wishard Sr.

(Oct. 10, 1851-Jan. 23, 1941). Pioneer in urology, “father” of City Hospital, and medical educator, William Niles Wishard Sr. was… Read More »William Niles Wishard Sr.

Women’s Christian Temperance Union

Women’s Christian Temperance Union

Women founded the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in 1874 in Hillsboro, Ohio, with the initial purpose to promote abstinence… Read More »Women’s Christian Temperance Union

Women’s Voluntary Organizations

Women’s Voluntary Organizations

Women have founded and volunteered for a wide range of recreational, educational, and charitable activities throughout Indiana history. Women’s benevolence… Read More »Women’s Voluntary Organizations

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