YMCA Of Greater Indianapolis The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) began in London in 1844. A small group of evangelical Protestants opened the Indianapolis YMCA in 1854. The YMCA built its own building at… Read More »YMCA Of Greater Indianapolis
Thomas M. Lofton (May 12, 1929-June 19, 2015). Former chairman of Lilly Endowment Inc. and senior partner of Baker & Daniels law firm, Thomas M. Lofton was an Indianapolis native and graduate of… Read More »Thomas M. Lofton
Nina Mason Pulliam (Sept. 19, 1906-Mar. 26, 1997). Journalist, newspaper executive, civic leader, and philanthropist, Nina Mason Pulliam was born in rural Morgan County, outside of Martinsville, Indiana. She was one of seven… Read More »Nina Mason Pulliam
Betty Cockrum (Mar. 25, 1953-May 17, 2020). Born in Wolcottville, Indiana, to Moyne and Hyacinth Fuller, Betty Lou Fuller Cockrum attended Ball State University after graduating from high school and earned a… Read More »Betty Cockrum
Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust The Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust was established upon the death of philanthropist and businesswoman Nina Mason Pulliam on March 26, 1997, to support the causes she loved in her… Read More »Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis The Greater Indianapolis Impact 100, a philanthropic giving circle, was founded in 2006. It was the fourth Impact 100 organization in the United States, following Cincinnati, Pensacola, and Austin, Texas.… Read More »Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis
Voluntarism Volunteering is central to our understanding of the nonprofit sector. Volunteers not only perform much of the work of the nonprofit sector, they help to define it. Until the mid-1800s,… Read More »Voluntarism
James M. Ray (1800-Feb. 22, 1881). Born in Caldwell, New Jersey, James Ray studied at Columbia University before migrating in 1818 to Lawrenceburg, later Connersville, Indiana, serving as deputy clerk in both towns.… Read More »James M. Ray
Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership In 1987 Mayor William H. Hudnut Iii appointed a Housing Strategy Task Force to study the city’s growing housing problems. The task force found that approximately 30,000 substandard housing units… Read More »Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership
Families First Families First, a nonprofit social service agency that serves to prevent child abuse, preserve families, and provide recovery services, finds its roots in the early history of Indianapolis. Beginning as… Read More »Families First
