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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 leadership alliance to ensure the quality of life in their… Read More »100 Black Men 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 left from the 1960s. The women formed the Coalition of… Read More »100 Black Women of Indianapolis, Inc.

Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation

The Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation is the major continuing philanthropic legacy of Allen Clowes and embodies his love for arts, humanities, and the city of Indianapolis. Incorporated in 1990,… Read More »Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation

Alpha Home

The Alpha Home for Aged Colored Women was founded by Eliza Goff, a housekeeper, and former enslaved person, as a place of refuge and care for the elderly and infirmed… Read More »Alpha Home

Altenheim

A group of prominent members of the Indianapolis German Community, affiliated with Zion Evangelical Church, founded the nonprofit German Home for the Aged of Indianapolis (Deutsches Altenheim von Indianapolis) in… Read More »Altenheim

Anthem Foundation

Anthem and WellPoint, Inc. established their respective philanthropies, Anthem Foundation and WellPoint Health Networks Foundation, in 2000. Four years later, Anthem, Inc. merged with WellPoint, Inc., and the foundations merged… Read More »Anthem Foundation

Arthur M. Glick Jewish Community Center

Established in 1914, the Jewish Community Center (JCC) was originally part of the Jewish Federation and housed in the Federation’s Communal Building at 17 West Morris Street. In 1926, the… Read More »Arthur M. Glick Jewish Community Center

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana, also known as BBBSCI, is a not-for-profit human service agency formed in 2002 following a merger of Big Brothers of Greater Indianapolis and… Read More »Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana

Bosma Enterprises

An organization that provides jobs and education for the blind and visually impaired, Bosma Enterprises has its origins in the State of Indiana’s Board of Industrial Aid for the Blind,… Read More »Bosma Enterprises

Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation

In 2009, Bosma Enterprises established the Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation to raise philanthropic support for its programs. A separate 501(c) (3), the foundation is a nonprofit, Type-I supporting organization that… Read More »Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation

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