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Philanthropy and Religion

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

Philanthropy and the Arts

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

Tribe of Ishmael

Reverend Oscar Carleton Mcculloch, became interested in the poor of Indianapolis and how society could provide relief for them. McCulloch served both as pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church and president… Read More »Tribe of Ishmael

Turners / Turnvereins

Members of the historically utopian, nationalistic turnvereins (gymnastic societies), which were among the many cultural associations brought to America by Germans that immigrated during the 19th century. In the 21st… Read More »Turners / Turnvereins

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