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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

Bradford Woods
Bradford Woods

Bradford Woods is located on roughly 2,500 acres of heavily wooded land located in Clay Township in the southwestern corner… Read More »Bradford Woods

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)

Christel DeHaan
Christel DeHaan

(Oct. 20, 1942-June 6, 2020). Christel DeHaan was a German-born Indianapolis philanthropist who cofounded and, upon its sale in 1996,… Read More »Christel DeHaan

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

Easterseals Crossroads

In 1936, Sarah F. Gavin learned that 12 disabled teenagers had formed a social club. She and Mildred C. Mallory… Read More »Easterseals Crossroads

Edna G. Henry
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

Independent Colleges of Indiana 

In 1948, in response to social and economic pressures facing private colleges and universities, local education and business leaders founded… Read More »Independent Colleges of Indiana 

Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy was the world’s first school dedicated to the study and teaching of philanthropy.… Read More »Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Lumina Foundation for Education

With more than $1.2 billion in assets, Lumina is the nation’s largest philanthropy dedicated exclusively to increasing postsecondary access to… Read More »Lumina Foundation for Education

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