Home
Focus Areas
About Us
Indiana Landmarks Works To End Erasure Of Heritage Of Black Hoosiers
Foundation: Central Indiana Community Foundation
"When you see someone of a similar race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status in the workplace, positions of power, or in the halls of academia, you feel empowered," writes Ta-Nehisi Coates in the Atlantic.
"Put simply, you feel as if you matter."
In Indiana, for example, nine historic African-American sites have been awarded $150,000 in grants to preserve their histories, reports the Indianapolis Star.
"We try to talk about not just the tangible history, but there are many sites or places that don't have buildings anymore that are still important to the Black community," says Mark Dollase of Indiana Landmarks, which handed out the grants. "We need to tell those stories."
The nine sites are - African American Historical Society and Museum, Fort Wayne Allen Chapel AME Church, Indianapolis Division Street School, New Albany Indiana LandmarksLyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation, Inc., Gibson CountyRoberts Chapel Homecoming and Burial Association, Inc., Atlanta St.Augustine's Episcopal Church, Gary Stewart Lawn Cemetery, Inc., Central Indiana Community Foundation, Dovie Stewart Cox and Chester A. Cox Sr. Memorial Fund, and the Standiford H. Cox and Chester A.Cox Sr. Read the Entire Article
Selected Grant News Headlines
A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
Badari Ambatti and his wife, Roopa Hhaprakash, moved from Bengaluru, India, to Garden City Park in New York about 10 years ago, and since then, they've made a home for themselves and their daughter,...more
"People used to go swimming in it, and then how grateful [they] are for the work that we're doing in conjunction with the government and other organizations," Mike Smith tells This Week in...more
Devin Booker is making good on his promise to give $2.5 million to Arizona nonprofits over the next five years. The NBA player and the Phoenix Suns have announced the recipients of the 2023-24...more
It's not every day that a group of senior citizens wins a big prize, but that's exactly what happened to seniors in Kingsford, ND, last week. The Dickinson Area Community Foundation's Golden K...more
"Don't be afraid to be magnificent." That's the advice of the late Bruce Montgomery, who founded the Bruce Montgomery Foundation for the Arts in Philadelphia more than 50 years ago. Now, an...more
Foundation: Bloomberg Philanthropies
A small Canadian town is getting $50,000 to help its youth fight climate change, the CBC reports. "We are super excited about this, because we are one out of 100 municipalities in the world that...more
Foundation: Central Valley Community Foundation
"California has a unique opportunity to further its efforts to build a'regions' approach to development that brings together goals surrounding economy, equity, and environment," says Ashley...more
"We want to celebrate and lift everyone's heritage and we indeed have many stories literally from most of the corners of the world," Pablo Obregon tells the West Central Tribune. Obregon is the...more
The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation is asking for donations for its 2024 Spring Appeal, which will fund education, mental health, local history, fine arts, entrepreneurship revitalization,...more
On Thanksgiving Day in 1937, the Carroll Theatre in Westminster, Md., opened its doors to the public for the first time. Today, it's the home of the Carroll County Arts Council. The nonprofit...more
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
This Social Innovation Helps Prevent Bed Sores in Wheelchair Users
Co-founders William Mann and David Mravyan devised the Sensimat during a mandatory project for their MBA at the Richard Ivey School of Business in Canada. Sensimat is a device that helps manage and assess pressure among wheelchair users.
