More than four million Ukrainians have already fled their country as the war enters its second month. To support Ukrainian refugees and the organizations providing humanitarian aid, Glick Philanthropies will match new donations to the Jewish Federations of North America’sCrisis in Ukraine Fund up to $25,000 and we encourage others to contribute to the cause.
One hundred percent of your critical dollars will go toward relief efforts through Jewish Federations of North America partners’ vital humanitarian efforts that are serving all Ukrainians, not only those who are Jewish. Those partnerships include The Jewish Agency for Israel, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), World ORT, United Hatzalah, and Hillel International.
Here are some of the ways your dollars will be used:
Significantly increasing the state of Israel’s preparation and resources directed at smoothing the Aliya process for the thousands of Ukrainian refugees currently trying to reach the Jewish state.
Jewish organizations currently on the ground in Ukraine to give Ukrainian Jews the chance to move to Israel.
Providing food, water, medicine, emergency medical treatment, mental health support and counseling, and security to thousands of Ukrainian refugees at camps across Europe.
Direct assistance for Jewish students in Ukraine or Ukrainian refugees who have fled the country.
Meeting the needs of women and girls in Ukraine with transportation and accommodations if they stay or decide to flee cities under attack.
Bringing direct and continuous financial aid to elderly and forgotten Holocaust survivors who are ill, isolated, and alone and in desperate need of food, medicine, heat, shelter and some loving kindness.
Setting up Wi-Fi hot spots providing Internet access for international relief workers and first responders, as well as for refugees.
INDIANAPOLIS, November 30 – The Glick Housing Foundation today announced the acquisition of seven affordable housing properties in Indiana, including six purchased from Community Reinvestment Foundation. The acquisition is the largest in the history of the Foundation and one of the largest in the state of Indiana for 2021.
With today’s acquisition, the Glick Housing Foundation’s portfolio expands to 42 not-for-profit affordable housing properties with nearly 7,000 units, including more than 3,700 in Indiana. The expansion and preservation of affordable housing is critical, as many Hoosiers are in need with too few affordable rental homes available.
“Safe and stable housing is the bedrock of strong communities,” said David Barrett, president and CEO of the Glick Family Foundation. “As housing prices continue to rise, it is more important than ever that we strive to provide quality, affordable housing for individuals and families. Our investment in these seven properties will enable us to further our mission.”
The acquired properties are located across Indiana, in New Albany, Bedford, Shelbyville, Bloomington, Lebanon, and Indianapolis. Each is designated as affordable housing under the tax credit, Section 8, or another recognized affordable housing property type. Glick Philanthropies will commit additional funds as part of this transaction to ensure that residents are cared for and that the properties continue to be well-maintained.
“Glick’s excellent reputation for property management and resident support made the company a clear choice for this acquisition,” said Dwayne Shaw, Executive Director of Community Reinvestment Foundation. “We were pleased to work with a fellow nonprofit organization focused on affordable housing and headquartered in Indiana for this sale.”
At each acquired property, the Glick Housing Foundation will employ a Service Coordinator – a dedicated employee to help residents navigate community services and build bridges to self-sufficiency. Over the past decade, Service Coordinators have assisted over 50,000 residents and helped them obtain benefits and supports totaling more than $110 million in cost savings.
About the Glick Housing Foundation
The Glick Housing Foundation is dedicated to the acquisition, development and preservation of quality, affordable housing for low-income residents and is a part of Glick Philanthropies, a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity. For more information, visit GlickPhilanthropies.org.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 28, 2021 – Glick Philanthropies — a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity — announced grants totaling more than $2.1 million to organizations in central Indiana focused on arts & creative expression, education, helping those in need, and self-sufficiency.
Glick Philanthropies awards grants to tax-exempt organizations serving central Indiana and communities where Gene B. Glick Company properties are located. Grants are focused on making a measurable impact in the following areas:
Providing a quality, affordable place to call home
Creating vibrant communities through the arts
Ensuring children have access to a high-quality education
Helping those in need
Breaking down barriers to self-sufficiency
Empowering the Far Eastside of Indianapolis
“Providing access to basic necessities and empowering people in need are cornerstones for building strong, vibrant communities,” said David Barrett, president and CEO of the Glick Family Foundation. “Central Indiana organizations have touched countless lives through their impactful work in the arts, education and self-sufficiency. We’re proud to support their efforts by awarding over $2.1 million through the Glick Fund at CICF, and we look forward to seeing how they will continue building community and creating opportunity for years to come.”
During this cycle, Glick Philanthropies made grants to the following organizations.
About Glick Philanthropies Glick Philanthropies is a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity. Together, Glick Philanthropies strives to strengthen the quality of life in central Indiana and in communities where Gene B. Glick Company properties are located to ensure that people in those communities can reach their full potential and lead lives of dignity. Glick Philanthropies includes the Glick Family Foundation, the Glick Housing Foundation, the Glick Fund at Central Indiana Community Foundation, the Glick Fund at the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, the Far Eastside Success Initiative and TeenWorks. Since 1982, Glick Philanthropies has awarded over $235 million to charitable causes and has led a transformative effort to improve education and economic opportunity on Indianapolis’ far eastside where the Gene B. Glick Company was originally headquartered. For more information, visit GlickPhilanthropies.org.
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COVID-19 has adversely impacted communities around the world. Now, more than ever, we must help those in need in the communities where we live and work. That’s why we are using our resources to support individuals and families who are affected directly and indirectly by the COVID-19 crisis.
Glick Community Relief Fund
In July 2021, Glick Philanthropies announced $830,000 to 106 organizations across 12 states supporting residents and neighbors of Glick communities in response to the pandemic. A strong community requires access to safe, affordable housing, programs to meet the basic needs of our most vulnerable neighbors and initiatives that deepen our connection through the arts. Despite the challenges created by the pandemic, there are many organizations upholding these pillars and supporting communities through times of hardship. Through the Glick Community Relief Fund, we are proud to do our part by helping organizations make a difference in the lives of individuals and families that have been affected by the pandemic.
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The Glick Community Relief Fund grantees include:
Florida
Big Bend Homeless Coalition
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Big Bend
Georgia
America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia
Economic Opportunity for Savannah-Chatham County Area Inc.
Illinois
Youth With A Positive Direction
Indiana
Alternatives Incorporated
Area 10 Agency on Aging
Beech Grove Senior Center
Bethel Family Worship Center
Birth to Five
Bluffton Church of God
Cancer Services of Grant County
Cathedral Conference of Saint Vincent de Paul Society of Fort Wayne
Catholic Charities
CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions
City Church Healing Hands Outreach Center
City of La Porte TransPorte
Columbus Salvation Army
Community Action of Northeast Indiana, Inc. d/b/a Brightpoint
Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana, Inc.
Community Kitchen of Monroe County, Inc
County Line Church of Good Food Pantry
Eagle Creek Church of Christ – Joseph Plan Pantry
Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center at Crooked Creek
Federated Church of West Lafayette
Food Finders Food Bank
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana
Greater Hammond Community Services
Hawthorne Community Center
Helping Hands
Hilltop Neighborhood House
Housing Opportunities
Human Services, Inc.
Hunger Inc. Food Pantry
Indy Urban Acres, a project of The Parks Alliance of Indianapolis
Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, Inc. – Jewish Family Services
Johnson County Senior Services
Kiwanis Club of Richmond Foundation, Inc.
Lafayette Urban Ministry
Lakeview Church
Lifespan Resources, Inc.
Little Sisters of the Poor, Indianapolis
Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corporation
Mental Health America-Wabash Valley Region
Mental Health Awareness of Michiana
Mozel Sanders Foundation
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic
North Central Community Action Agencies, Inc.
Pace Community Action Agency, Inc.
Purdue Extension – Daviess County
Purdue Extension – Knox County
Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program
REAL Services, Inc.
Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Daviess Co. IN, Inc.
Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi Church: Outreach Ministry
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana
Seton Harvest
Seymour Harvest Church
Shelby County St. Vincent de Paul Society
Soul Food Project
South Central Community Action Program
The Gateway Hunger Relief Center
The Grant County Rescue Mission
The Salvation Army Eagle Creek Corps Community Center
The Salvation Army Jackson County Service Extension Unit
The Salvation Army of Southern Indiana
Tri-State Food Bank, Inc.
Wellspring Interfaith Social Services, Inc.
Kentucky
Action Ministries, Inc.
Catholic Charities of Louisville
Dare to Care, Inc.
Eastern Area Community Ministries, Inc.
Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland
God’s Pantry Food Bank
Kentucky Refugee Ministries
Ministries United of South Central Louisville, Inc.
SeniorCare Experts
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Northern Kentucky Council
Tates Creek Christian Church – We Care Store
Michigan
AgeWell Services of West Michigan
Beacon of Hope Family Care Center
Grand Rapids Urban League
Senior Neighbors, Inc.
St. Joseph, St. Johns Michigan Conference Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Salvation Army Genesee County
Missouri
Hazelwood Baptist Church
Refuge Family Church, Inc.
North Carolina
Bless the Family Outreach of North Carolina Inc.
Guiding Institute for Developmental Education (GIDE)
Ohio
Inter Parish Ministry Food Pantry)
Milford Miami Ministry
St. Joan of Arc – St. Vincent de Paul
Virginia
Buffalow Family and Friends Community Days
Community Storehouse
Healthy Chesapeake, Inc.
Local Office on Aging, Inc.
Rock Church
Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia
Southern Area Agency on Aging
Wisconsin
Community Advocates
Hunger Task Force, Inc.
Running Rebels Community Organization
Serving Older Adults of Southeast Wisconsin, Inc.
The Racine County Food Bank
Volunteer Center of Racine County, Inc.
Central Indiana COVID-19 Community Economic Relief Fund
To address the needs of local nonprofits, Central Indiana Community Foundation, through the Glick Fund and The Indianapolis Foundation, donated $500,000 as a founding partner to the Central Indiana COVID-19 Community Economic Relief Fund. The fund supports organizations serving families and individuals in need due to the pandemic. The critical needs are in the areas of:
Childcare for healthcare workers and first responders;
Food access for those struggling to make ends meet;
Homeless and shelter care that allows for safe health practices;
Strengthening access to resources for seniors and immigrants; and
Disaster planning and infrastructure support to connect people to services.
With all Indiana schools closed the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year, students, families, teachers and school districts are making plans for full-scale e-learning. Glick Philanthropies, along with other local foundations and corporations partnered together to launch the Indianapolis E-Learning Fund. The fund will address four priority areas to help school districts implement solutions through:
Technology access: Support for Marion County traditional public, public charter and innovation network schools to address short-term needs for accessing technology and internet connectivity for students from low-income families and for students who live in communities with unreliable access to the internet.
County-wide-e-learning strategy: Support for the development of a county-wide strategy for e-learning that will identify supports needed and address both immediate and long-term needs.
County-wide social-emotional learning strategy: Support for the development of a county-wide strategy for social-emotional learning needs for students, both while at home and upon their transition back to the school building.
Statewide e-learning lab: Support for the launch of an e-learning lab for all schools in the state. The lab will provide early e-learning adopters a platform for sharing best practices with all schools, as well as professional development opportunities to support teachers and administrators. The lab will also equip students and families with the necessary tools for the successful implementation of remote learning.
In May 2020, Glick Philanthropies announced $821,600 to 107 organizations supporting residents and neighbors of Glick communities in response to the coronavirus pandemic. A strong community means access to safe, affordable housing, programs to meet the basic needs of our most vulnerable neighbors, and initiatives that deepen our connection through the arts. Many of our neighbors face challenges associated with the coronavirus, but there are organizations doing heroic work to help. We’re proud to support these organizations through the Glick Community Relief Fund so they can continue to build community and create opportunity.
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The Glick Community Relief Fund grantees include:
Florida
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Big Bend (Tallahassee)
Broward County 4-H (Davie)
Capital Area Community Action Agency (Tallahassee)
Feeding South Florida (Pembroke Park)
Georgia
America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia (Savannah)
Economic Opportunity Authority (Savannah)
Illinois
Decatur Township (Decatur)
Youth with a Positive Direction (Decatur)
Indiana
Alternatives Incorporated (Anderson)
Anchor House, Inc. (Seymour)
Area 10 Agency on Aging (Ellettsville)
Beech Grove Senior Center (Beech Grove)
Bethel Family Worship Center (Indianapolis)
Birth to Five, Inc. (Richmond)
Bluffton Church of God (Bluffton)
Caregiver Companion (Lafayette)
CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions (Indianapolis)
Communities in Schools of Wayne County (Richmond)
Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana, Inc. (Fort Wayne)
Community Kitchen of Monroe County, Inc. (Bloomington)
Concord Neighborhood Center (Indianapolis)
County Line Church of God (Auburn)
Crooked Creek Food Pantry, Inc. (Indianapolis)
Daviess County Partnership Inc. (Connections) (Washington)
DeKalb Community Impact Corporation (Auburn)
Eagle Creek Church of Christ/Joseph Plan Pantry (Indianapolis)
Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center at Crooked Creek (Indianapolis)
Federated Church (West Lafayette)
First Christian Church (Highland)
Food Bank of Northern Indiana (South Bend)
Food Bank of Northwest Indiana (Merrillville)
Food Finders Food Bank (Lafayette)
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana (Indianapolis)
Greenwood Community Schools (Greenwood)
Helping Hands (Bluffton)
Helping His Hands Disaster response (Vincennes)
Hope Southern Indiana (New Albany)
Hunger Inc. Food Pantry (Indianapolis)
Interchurch Food Pantry of Johnson County (Franklin)
Jewish Family Services (Indianapolis)
John Boner Neighborhood Centers (Indianapolis)
Johnson County Senior Services (Franklin)
Lafayette Urban Ministry (Lafayette)
Lakeview Church (Indianapolis)
LifeSpan Resources, Inc. (New Albany)
LifeStream Services (Yorktown)
Lighthouse Assembly of God (Richmond)
Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center (Indianapolis)
Monroe County United Ministries (Bloomington)
Patachou Foundation Inc (Indianapolis)
Phalen Leadership Academy at School #103 (Indianapolis)
Project Home Indy (Indianapolis)
Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program (Bedford)
REAL Services, Inc. (South Bend)
Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Daviess Co. IN Inc. (Washington)
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana (Muncie)
Servant’s Heart of Indy, Inc. (Indianapolis)
Seton Harvest (Evansville)
St. Margaret’s House (South Bend)
St. Vincent de Paul (Indianapolis)
SWIRCA & More (Evansville)
The Blessed Portion Ministries (Garrett)
The Grant County Rescue Mission (Marion)
The Refuge, Inc. (Greenwood)
The Salvation Army (Columbus)
The Salvation Army Jackson County Service Extension (Indianapolis)
Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County (Valparaiso)
Wellspring Interfaith Social Services (Fort Wayne)
Whitely Community Council (Muncie)
YMCA Bettye J. McCormick Center (Vincennes)
Kentucky
Action Ministries, Inc. (Covington)
Catholic Charities – The Sister Visitor Center (Louisville)
Dare to Care, Inc. (Louisville)
Eastern Area Community Ministries (Louisville)
Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland, Inc. (Elizabethtown)
God’s Pantry Food Bank (Lexington)
Master Provisions: Isaiah House Ministries/Ludlow Food Pantry (Florence)
Ministries United of South-Central Louisville, Inc. (Louisville)
SeniorCare Experts (Louisville)
Tates Creek Christian Church, We Care Ministry (Lexington)
Michigan
Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan (Grand Rapids)
Beacon of Hope Family Care Center (Saint Johns)
Catholic Charities Center for Hope (Flint)
Food Bank of Eastern Michigan (Flint)
Senior Neighbors, Inc. (Grand Rapids)
St. Vincent de Paul – St. Johns (Saint Johns)
Missouri
Hazelwood Baptist Church (Hazelwood)
Refuge Family Church (OFallon)
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Archdiocesan Council of St. Louis (St Louis)
St. Louis Area Foodbank (Bridgeton)
North Carolina
Bless the Family Outreach of North Carolina Inc. (Winston-Salem)
Guiding Institute for Developmental Education (Winston-Salem)
Ohio
Connecting Kids to Meals (Toledo)
Inter Parish Ministry (Cincinnati)
Milford Miami Ministries (Milford)
St. Joan of Arc – St. Vincent de Paul (Toledo)
Virginia
Buffalow Family and Friends Community Days (Chesapeake)
Community Storehouse (Ridgeway)
Healthy Chesapeake (Chesapeake)
Local Office on Aging, Inc. (Roanoke)
Mercy Chef (Portsmouth)
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (Alexandria)
Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia (Norfolk)
Southern Area Agency on Aging (Martinsville)
Wisconsin
Hunger Task Force, Inc. (Milwaukee)
Racine County Project Emergency, Inc. (Racine)
Volunteer Center of Racine County, Inc. (Racine)
Professional Development for Educators on E-Learning & Social-Emotional Learning
Glick Philanthropies has awarded The Mind Trust $25,000 to fund professional development for educators focused on e-learning, social-emotional learning, and self-care. After school buildings closed abruptly in March, many shifted quickly to e-learning. Through its work as a founding partner of the Indianapolis E-Learning Fund, The Mind Trust has learned that teachers and school leaders are highly interested in professional development that can help them adapt and prepare for a school year that could see additional, extended periods of virtual instruction.
Glick Philanthropies is pledging up to $1 million to help Gene B. Glick Company team members affected by the coronavirus through the Glick Relief Fund. The Glick Relief Fund was created to help employees who are facing financial hardship immediately after a natural disaster or an unforeseen personal hardship. These funds are being made available specifically for team members and their families, up to a maximum of $2,000 per family, if they are adversely impacted by the coronavirus.
Glick Gives 2-to-1 Match
Glick Gives matches qualified charitable contributions from Gene B. Glick Company team members to nonprofit organizations. Regularly, contributions are matched dollar-for-dollar by the Glick Family Foundation. The Glick Gives program allows Glick team members to support the causes they care about in the communities where they live and work. Given the increased demand of social service organizations and the financial hit many nonprofit organizations are experiencing as a result of the coronavirus, Glick Gives is offering a 2-to-1 match on all contribution match requests submitted by Gene B. Glick company team members.
Indy Arts & Culture COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund
As the community abides by the stay-at-home order, thousands of artists and arts organizations have had to cancel events and close their doors. In partnership with the Arts Council of Indianapolis, Glick Philanthropies has donated $50,000 to the Indy Arts & Culture COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. The fund is designed to assist local artists and arts organizations impacted by this crisis.
INDIANAPOLIS, DEC. 3, 2020 – Glick Philanthropies — a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity — announced grants totaling more than $1.4 million to organizations in central Indiana focused on arts & creative expression, education, helping those in need, self-sufficiency, and the Far Eastside Success Initiative.
“Nonprofit organizations have always been a lifeline to members of the communities they serve, and this year, more of our neighbors depend on that lifeline to address the economic challenges presented by the global pandemic,” said David Barrett, vice chairperson, president and CEO of the Glick Family Foundation and president of the Glick Housing Foundation. “By supporting these nonprofit organizations in their vital work, we are helping create equitable opportunities for our neighbors while ensuring their most fundamental needs are met.”
Glick Philanthropies awards grants on a bi-annual basis to tax-exempt organizations serving central Indiana and communities where Gene B. Glick Company properties are located. During this cycle, Glick Philanthropies made grants to the following organizations.
Arts & Creative Expression
Heartland Film, Matching Grant
Dance Kaleidoscope, New Studio at the Circle City Industrial Complex
Indianapolis Arts Council, Indy Arts & Culture COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund
Education
Early Learning Indiana, General Operating Support
Teachers’ Treasures, 2020-2021 COVID-19 Response Plan
Teach for America, Leadership that Promotes Economic Mobility and Racial Equity through Education
La Plaza, Tu Futuro Program
Christel House Academy, Glick Play Garden for Christel House at Manual
Ivy Tech Foundation, Career Coaching and Employer Connections
Phalen Leadership Academies, PLA University
Helping Those in Need & Self-Sufficiency
Coburn Place, Housing Options and Supportive Services
Damar Services, Family Preservation Services Program
Eskenazi Health Foundation, Stir It Up! Life Skills in the Kitchen II
Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center, Capacity Building Support
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, Survey Technology; CARE Mobile Pantry Program
Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking, Training
Indiana Neighborhood Housing Partnership, Homeownership Preparation and Post-Purchase Support
John H. Boner Community Center, Virtual Innovation
Jump IN for Healthy Kids, Operations and Food Hub Feasibility Study
Purposeful Design, Workforce Development and Fighting Poverty
WE BLOOM, Recovery Café Indy Nutrition and Culinary Program
Far Eastside Success Initiative
Community Health Network Foundation, School Nursing at Phalen Leadership Academy @103 and James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy
About Glick Philanthropies Glick Philanthropies is a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity. Together, Glick Philanthropies strives to strengthen the quality of life in central Indiana and in communities where Gene B. Glick Company properties are located to ensure that people in those communities can reach their full potential and lead lives of dignity. Glick Philanthropies includes the Glick Family Foundation, the Glick Housing Foundation, the Glick Fund at Central Indiana Community Foundation, the Glick Fund at the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, the Far Eastside Success Initiative and TeenWorks. Since 1982, Glick Philanthropies has awarded over $220 million to charitable causes and has led a transformative effort to improve education and economic opportunity on Indianapolis’ far eastside where the Gene B. Glick Company was originally headquartered. For more information, visit GlickPhilanthropies.org.
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INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 13, 2020) – With financial support from the MJ Insurance, The Clowes Fund, IndyREAL, Glick Philanthropies, Chubb, and the Chase Foundation, LISC Indianapolis launched the third round of Indianapolis Small Business Recovery Grants, this time focusing on businesses located on the Far Eastside. With the help of our partners, today we are excited to announce $5,000 grants to 26 small businesses.
LISC Indianapolis recognizes that small businesses are critical to the health of our economy and community. The impact of COVID-19 has been especially acute for minority, immigrant and women-owned businesses. In this third round of funding, LISC Indianapolis received more than 240 applications from small businesses. With the help of a review committee, twenty-one black-owned businesses and five Latinx-owned businesses located in the Far Eastside were selected to receive the $5,000 grant. All grantees have 10 or fewer employees. Approximately 69% of the grant recipients are women-owned businesses (18 of the 26 businesses) and represented a variety of types of businesses including childcare, retail, food, and personal care services.
In 2020, LISC Indianapolis has awarded $5,000 Small Business Relief Grants to 76 minority, immigrant and women-owned businesses, totaling $380,000.
Round Three Grantees:
A Child Was Born
Arts Skillet
ChiIndy Creationz
Crown of Glory Hair Salon
Designs in a Box
Divine Investment Partners
Estetica Maricruz
Family life Child Care
Freestyle Cupcake Bar
Happy Learning Academy
J&M Discount Merchandise
Jimmies Soulfood & More
Melanin Magic
Ms Marshas Sweets
Nettas Bright Beginnings Child Care
Our Amazing Angels Child Care
Pinkys Sweet Tooth Factory
Panaderia La Moderna
Razor Game
Rjs Tacos and Burritos
Shocks Lawncare and Landscaping
Silver Spoon Events
Sista’s Eatery
SweattBoxx Wellness Center
The Taste of Ty
Wall Street Market
“Due to a high volume of grant applications in previous grant rounds and ongoing small business momentum, we wanted to focus this particular grant round on small businesses operating in the Far Eastside,” said Tedd Grain, Executive Director of LISC Indianapolis. “The resiliency of these women-and-minority-owned enterprises is critical to our economic recovery. We must prioritize investments in our traditionally under-resourced and connected Indianapolis communities.”
At the beginning of 2020, LISC began working with organizations on the Far Eastside to create an Economic Inclusion Agenda to help identify strategies for more inclusive economic and workforce development. Through this process, we learned more about the diverse small business community and also understood that they were being especially hard hit by the pandemic. This dedicated small business recovery grant for this community is one of the early implementation items of the Economic Inclusion Agenda.
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Indianapolis is the local office of a national organization that helps resident-led, community-based development organizations transform distressed communities and neighborhoods into healthy ones — good places to live, do business, work, and raise families. By providing capital, technical expertise, training, and information, LISC supports the development of local leadership and the creation of affordable housing; commercial, industrial, and community facilities; businesses; and jobs. In short, we help neighbors build communities.
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INDIANAPOLIS, SEPT. 2, 2020 – Glick Philanthropies — a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity — announced grants totaling more than $250,000 to organizations in central Indiana focused on arts & creative expression, education, helping those in need, and self-sufficiency.
“Glick Philanthropies is committed to building strong, vibrant communities,” said David Barrett, vice chairperson, president and CEO of Glick Family Foundation and president of Glick Housing Foundation. “A strong community means access to safe, affordable housing, programs to meet the basic needs of our most vulnerable neighbors, and initiatives that deepen our connection through the arts. We’re proud to support these organizations that are building community and creating opportunity for our neighbors.”
Glick Philanthropies awards grants on a bi-annual basis to tax-exempt organizations serving central Indiana and in communities where Gene B. Glick Company properties are located. Grants are focused on making a measurable impact in the following areas:
Providing a quality, affordable place to call home
Creating vibrant communities through the arts
Ensuring children have access to a high-quality education
Helping those in need
Breaking down barriers to self-sufficiency
Empowering the Far Eastside of Indianapolis
During this cycle, Glick Philanthropies made grants to the following organizations.
Arts & Creative Expression
Artrageous with Nate (Fractured Atlas)
Indiana Performing Arts Centre, Technical Theatre Apprenticeship Program
Indiana Artisan, Website Redevelopment Project
Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indy Arts & Culture COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund – Round II
Arts Council of Indianapolis, Arts for Justice Citywide Exhibition
Education
Reach for Youth, Re-engaging youth in academics and preparing for success
Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis, Young Women in Leadership
Starfish Initiative, College success and economic mobility for Far Eastside students
RISE INDY (Education United for Indy), Empowering Innovation School teachers to advocate for safer eastside neighborhoods
Helping Those in Need & Self-Sufficiency
Glick Gives Fund, Project Fresh Start matching grant
About Glick Philanthropies Glick Philanthropies is a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity. Together, Glick Philanthropies strives to strengthen the quality of life in central Indiana and in communities where Gene B. Glick Company properties are located to ensure that people in those communities can reach their full potential and lead lives of dignity. Glick Philanthropies includes the Glick Family Foundation, the Glick Housing Foundation, the Glick Fund at Central Indiana Community Foundation, the Glick Fund at the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, the Far Eastside Success Initiative and TeenWorks. Since 1982, Glick Philanthropies has awarded over $215 million to charitable causes and has led a transformative effort to improve education and economic opportunity on Indianapolis’ far eastside where the Gene B. Glick Company was originally headquartered. For more information, visit GlickPhilanthropies.org.
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INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 10, 2020) – The 2020 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards announce the shortlist of books eligible for top honors in its seven literary categories. Thirty-seven books written by Indiana authors and published in 2018 and 2019 have been shortlisted for the awards, which will be announced on Sept. 1.
Shortlisted books were written by lifelong Hoosiers, professors at Indiana colleges and universities, former residents and others with a deep connection to Indiana. They feature stories about life in Indiana, nature and interesting people. At turns whimsical and serious, funny and haunting, shortlist honorees address pressing topics such as race, immigration, teen pregnancy and suicide, as well as otherworldly fare such as fairies, airships and voodoo.
The shortlists are part of the new format for the prestigious awards, designed by Indiana Humanities with support from Glick Philanthropies. Awards are now made every other year. In between award years, starting in 2021, local honorees will have the opportunity to participate in a statewide tour to connect with readers, teachers and students.
Judges for the Indiana Authors Awards included former winners, writers, educators, scholars, local bookstore owners and librarians. Judges chose to shortlist books in the following categories: children’s, young adult, poetry, genre, emerging, nonfiction and fiction. Book winners will be announced on Sept. 1 at 11 a.m. via a Facebook Live Premiere Event, and on Instagram and Twitter and via an email to subscribers at 11:10 a.m. Follow @INAuthorsAwards and sign up at www.IndianaAuthorsAwards.org to receive the announcement. A Literary Champion—an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to Indiana’s literary community—will be announced on Sept. 2 at the same time and via the same channels.
Each category winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize, a hand-crafted limestone award and the opportunity to make a $500 donation to an Indiana library of their choice.
“It is exciting to see so many authors recognized for their contributions to Indiana literature,” said Marianne Glick, chair of the Glick Family Foundation and dauther of Eugene and Marilyn Glick. “They both honor and build on a rich tradition, and I am confident that every Hoosier and every book club in Indiana can find a number of books on these lists that they will enjoy reading and discussing.”
Shortlisted books in each category are listed below.
FICTION
Brian Allen Carr, Franklin, for Opioid, Indiana, which follows a teen transplant to impoverished rural Indiana who searches for a job, the whereabouts of his drug-addicted guardian and the realities of modern America.
Bryan Furuness, Indianapolis and a Butler University professor for Do Not Go On, a novel that’s part crime confessional and part coming-of-age tale and involves the Witness Protection Program, college application process and more.
Brian Leung, Lafayette and a Purdue University professor, for Ivy vs Dogg: With a Cast of Thousands!, about a small-town election, judgmental town committee, teenage pregnancy, and … giant topiary.
Michael Martone, who was born in Fort Wayne and now lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, The Moon Over Wapakoneta: Fictions and Science Fictions from Indiana and Beyond, a collection of stories that showcase a love of obsolete technologies, small-town whimsy, home movies of proms and birthday parties, steam engines and baseball games.
Chris White, Bainbridge, and a DePauw University professor, for The Life List of Adrian Mandrick, about a pill-popping anesthesiologist and avid birder who embarks on a quest to find one of the world’s rarest species, allowing nothing to get in his way … until he’s confronted with his obsessions and what they’ve cost him.
Robert Blaemire, who grew up in Hammond, Indiana, and now lives in Bethesda, Maryland, for Birch Bayh, which reveals the life and career of the U.S. senator from Indiana from 1963 to 1981 and his impact on such issues as civil rights and equal rights for women.
Ross Gay, Bloomington and an IU professor, for The Book of Delights, a collection of essays, written over a tumultuous year, reminding us of the purpose and pleasure of praising, extolling and celebrating ordinary wonders.
Nancy Kriplen, Indianapolis, for Irwin Miller, which tells the life story of the remarkable man who led Cummins Engine Company from its roots as a small, family business to an international Fortune 500 company and transformed Columbus, Indiana, into a gem of midcentury modern architecture.
Melissa Stephenson, who grew up in Columbus, Indiana, and lives in Missoula, Montana, for Driven: A White-Knuckled Ride to Heartbreak and Back, her memoir about the road to hope following the death of her troubled brother, told through the series of cars that accompanied her.
GENRE
Maurice Broaddus, an Indianapolis writer, educator and community organizer, for Pimp My Airship, a steampunk, sci-fi adventure through an alternative future of Indianapolis.
Sofi Keren, Indianapolis, for Painted Over, in which two former friends, artist Paige and soccer-star Ria, reunite and find romance.
Nate Powell, Bloomington resident and National Book Award-winning illustrator of March, for the graphic novel Come Again, a haunting, supernatural tale of intimacy, guilt and collective amnesia.
EMERGING (Defined as a book written by an early-career Indiana author)
Katie Hesterman, Fort Wayne, for A Round of Robins, a collection of sixteen plucky, playful poems that takes the reader on a journey through the nesting cycle of a pair of robins.
Sofi Keren, Indianapolis, for Painted Over, in which two former friends, artist Paige and soccer-star Ria, reunite and find romance.
Robin Lee Lovelace, Plainfield, for her novella Savonne, Not Vonny, which follows young Savonne on her journey from Indianapolis to the bayous of New Orleans through a mix of rural magic and urban realism.
Chantel Massey, an Indianapolis poet, author and teaching artist, for Bursting at the Seams: A Collection of Poetry exploring the experiences of a Black woman coming of age in the Midwest.
Melissa Stephenson, who grew up in Columbus, Indiana, and lives in Missoula, Montana, for Driven: A White-Knuckled Ride to Heartbreak and Back, her memoir about the road to hope following the death of her troubled brother, told through the series of cars that accompanied her.
Annie Sullivan, Indianapolis, for Tiger Queen, a fantasy featuring the adventures of a woman-warrior in an exciting retelling of the classic short story, “The Lady, or the Tiger?”
POETRY
Lindsey Alexander, Bloomington, for Rodeo in Reverse, a poetry collection woven from bits of Americana: married life, art history, pioneers, witches and more.
Callista Buchen, Franklin, for Look Look Look a collection of prose poems exploring motherhood with honesty, in all its beauty and realities.
Eugene Gloria, Greencastle, for Sightseer in this Killing City, which is set in the aftermath of presidential elections in the U.S. and Philippines and is an argument for grace and perseverance in an era of bombast and bullies.
Debra Kang Dean, Bloomington, for Totem: America her fifth collection of poetry and a meditation on grief and grievance in contemporary America.
Kevin McKelvey, a University of Indianapolis faculty member, for Dream Wilderness Poems, a collection that draws from Indiana’s environmental history, particularly the Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area in Monroe County.
Shari Wagner, former Indiana Poet Laureate and Westfield resident, for The Farm Wife’s Almanac, in which the farm wife emerges as a prophetic voice from America’s heartland speaking to the many changes that threaten to uproot all that she loves.
YOUNG ADULT
Sharon Biggs Waller, Chesterton, for Girls on the Verge, which deals with teen pregnancy and a woman’s right to choose.
Saundra Mitchell, Greenwood, for All the Things We Do in the Dark, a dark, emotional thriller and Lambda Literary Award finalist that addresses challenging issues affecting young people as they come of age and how individuals work through trauma
CHILDREN’S
Crystal Allen, who grew up on a farm near New Albany and now lives in Texas, for The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Mya in the Middle, which chronicles the hilarious hijinks of a Black 4th grader trying to stand out from the crowd.
John David Anderson, Indianapolis, for Granted, the tale of a fairy on her first wish-granting day.
Gabrielle Balkan, who grew up in Indianapolis and now lives in Brooklyn, for her Book of Flight, a beautifully illustrated book that highlights birds, animals and insects and explains how they fly.
Troy Cummings, Greencastle, for Can I Be Your Dog?, a sweet tale of a dog trying to find a forever home.
Helen Frost, Fort Wayne, for Hello, I’m Here!, the story of a newborn sandhill crane starting out in the world.
Michael Homoya, Shane Gibson and Gillian Harris, of central and southern Indiana, for Wake Up, Woods, a gorgeously illustrated book of Indiana wildflowers and native plants.
Phillip Hoose, who was born in South Bend and spent his childhood in Angola and Speedway, for Attucks! Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team that Awakened a City, which tells the true story of the all-black Crispus Attucks High School basketball team that broke the color barrier in segregated 1950s Indiana.
The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards honor the best books written by Indiana authors. Awarded every two years, they celebrate Indiana writers, shine a light on the Hoosier state’s literary community and deepen connections between Indiana writers and readers. They were established in 2009 as a vision of Eugene and Marilyn Glick and are a new component of Indiana Humanities’ rich and diverse literary programming.
About Indiana Humanities
Indiana Humanities connects people, opens minds and enriches lives by creating and facilitating programs that encourage people to think, read and talk. Learn more at www.indianahumanities.org.
Contact information:
Kristen Fuhs Wells, Vice President, Indiana Humanities
INDIANAPOLIS, June 25, 2020 – A coalition of local stakeholders has established the Central Indiana Racial Equity Fund with an initial investment of more than $2.2 million to advance effective solutions to racial inequality in Indianapolis and its surrounding counties. The fund will work with organizations to support efforts to improve interactions between the Black community and local police in Indianapolis; address the disproportionate number of Black youth in the juvenile and criminal justice system by providing positive alternatives for education and employment; and increase employment, health and wealth opportunities for communities of color.
The fund was established by the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Lumina Foundation and Central Indiana Community Foundation, with contributions from the Anthem Foundation, Buckingham Foundation, Dorsey Foundation, Rick Fuson and Karen Ferguson Fuson, Marianne Glick and Mike Woods, Glick Philanthropies, Herbert Simon Family Foundation, High Alpha, The Indianapolis Foundation, Indianapolis Power & Light Company, and Lilly Endowment Inc., and Pacers Foundation.
The Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) will also serve as the fiscal agent and project manager. The intent is to grow the fund with additional commitments from companies and other organizations across Indiana.
“Lilly and the Lilly Foundation are committed to action in addressing the systemic injustices in America that disadvantage people of color, with a special responsibility to Indianapolis, home of our headquarters for 144 years,” said Tiffany Benjamin, president of the Lilly Foundation. “This is the first distribution of the Lilly Foundation’s $25 million commitment over five years to decrease the burden of racial injustice on communities of color, including health, education and economic inequalities.”
The Central Indiana Racial Equity Fund will support organizations focused on having difficult conversations about Indiana’s and the Nation’s complicated past; building additional capacity within the nonprofit sector to address issues of racial inequity, in particular relating to the criminal justice system; and advancing effective, data-driven solutions at the local level.
The fund will be led by a community-driven, multigenerational steering committee:
Darryl Lockett, executive director, Kennedy King Memorial Initiative
Jasmin-Shaheed Young, president and CEO, RISE Indy
Jordan Maitland, regulatory consultant, Eli Lilly and Company
Kai Wells, executive director, Voices Corporation
Nick Ison, corporate giving manager, Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana
Valerie Davis, community ambassador, Near Eastside neighborhood, Central Indiana Community Foundation
William Shrewsberry, founder, Shrewsberry & Associates LLC
“Lumina Foundation’s work has long been driven by our ‘equity imperative,’ a focus on justice for Black, Hispanic, and Native American students that we build into all of our efforts to increase the nation’s educational attainment,” said Timothy P. Robinson, assistant vice president, operations, and grants administration at Lumina. “To strengthen those efforts, we have forged a new commitment to what we call Equity and Justice Intelligence – our capacity to address diversity, inclusion and racial justice in all of our work.”
“In 2018, CICF changed its mission and made the generational commitment to dismantle systemic racism in our community,” said Pamela Ross, vice president of opportunity, equity and inclusion at CICF. “We knew then and we know now that we cannot do this work alone. Collaborating with our philanthropic and corporate leaders in our community to create this fund is a huge step forward in our fight for creating a community where everyone has an opportunity to thrive—no matter place, race or identity.”
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Indianapolis — (June 25, 2020) — The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit organization, today announced it has been awarded up to $1.54 million dollars to support Indianapolis schools during the critical period following an abrupt shift to e-learning caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Mind Trust received grants from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation to support a math instruction pilot and from Glick Philanthropies to support professional development for teachers and school leaders on e-learning and social-emotional learning.
The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation has awarded The Mind Trust up to $1,515,000 over three years to fund a mathematics instruction pilot program. The pilot will be administered in partnership with Instruction Partners and will include eight Indianapolis public schools from three local school networks: Christel House Schools, Tindley Accelerated Schools, and Victory College Prep.
“Research shows teachers are the single largest in-school driver of student achievement, and we need to ensure they are receiving evidence-based training on how to teach math effectively,” said Claire Fiddian-Green, President and CEO of the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation. “Understanding and applying math is critical to success in the labor market, as many high-wage, high-demand jobs are in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. Unfortunately, only 35% of Marion County students passed the math portion of last year’s ILEARN and the outcomes for Black students and students from low-income families were even worse. This pilot has the potential to improve math learning outcomes for all students by providing targeted training to help current classroom teachers deliver math instruction more effectively.”
Due to the shift of math instruction from a procedural model to a conceptual one as a result of more rigorous state standards, many teachers must now teach math in a vastly different way than how they learned the subject in elementary school. While this shift is meant to help students retain concepts better, educators have not always had the necessary support to help them deliver this new framework of instruction effectively.
The pilot will create scalable models for building teacher math instruction skill and efficacy that have been proven to lead to dramatically improved student learning. Additionally, the pilot will develop and codify leadership monitoring systems and teacher supports that foster and maintain the conditions for strengthened mathematics instruction and student learning. Ultimately, The Mind Trust and Instruction Partners hope to translate the work and lessons of this pilot to other networks, schools, and districts in Indianapolis and cities across the country.
The math portion of ILEARN, the Indiana state assessment, measures student learning based on the conceptual instructional model. In the 2018-19 school year, only 34.6% of Marion County students passed the math portion of ILEARN. More alarmingly, only 22% of Black Marion County students and 12.7% of Black Indianapolis Public School students passed the math portion of ILEARN. This proficiency gap contributes to a cycle of racial inequities in student learning and future workforce opportunity. The pilot aims to help break that cycle by creating a school-wide impact on how educators teach math, leading to understandings that will result in improvements in student outcomes across the city.
“Instruction Partners has been a leader in research on effective instruction and student learning for years, and we are excited to partner with them to target their expertise on improving outcomes for students in math,” said Tina Seymour, Senior Director of School Support for The Mind Trust. “We believe this pilot will have a significant impact, especially for students of color. We are grateful to the Fairbanks Foundation for their support to bring this bold, important work to schools in our city.”
Since 2017, The Mind Trust has partnered with Instruction Partners to provide targeted support to help improve instruction and student learning for 14 public schools in Indianapolis. Professional development opportunities offered by Instruction Partners have been well-received and popular with local educators.
“Strengthening math instruction is critically important. In light of COVID-19, mitigating learning loss is even more essential, especially for systemically marginalized students,” said Emily Freitag, CEO of Instruction Partners. “We are excited and humbled to be partnering with some incredible school and school system leaders who are committed to finding ways to bolster teaching and learning, even in these challenging contexts. With the Fairbanks Foundation’s support, we will work together to create scalable models for building teacher capacity that is rooted in high-quality curriculum, and to unlock breakthrough learning that can power more significant improvement across schools.”
The Glick Fund has awarded The Mind Trust $25,000 to fund professional development for educators focused on e-learning, social-emotional learning, and self-care. After school buildings closed abruptly in March, many shifted quickly to e-learning. Through its work as a founding partner of the Indianapolis E-Learning Fund, The Mind Trust has learned that teachers and school leaders are highly interested in professional development that can help them adapt and prepare for a school year that could see additional, extended periods of virtual instruction.
“We are grateful to the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation and Glick Philanthropies for investing in our city’s schools and educators during this critical time,” said Brandon Brown, CEO of The Mind Trust. “This funding will help develop Indianapolis educators and support needed progress to ensure educational equity for all students in Indianapolis.”
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Glick Philanthropies Stands with Ukraine
More than four million Ukrainians have already fled their country as the war enters its second month. To support Ukrainian refugees and the organizations providing humanitarian aid, Glick Philanthropies will match new donations to the Jewish Federations of North America’s Crisis in Ukraine Fund up to $25,000 and we encourage others to contribute to the cause.
One hundred percent of your critical dollars will go toward relief efforts through Jewish Federations of North America partners’ vital humanitarian efforts that are serving all Ukrainians, not only those who are Jewish. Those partnerships include The Jewish Agency for Israel, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), World ORT, United Hatzalah, and Hillel International.
Here are some of the ways your dollars will be used:
To learn more and donate, visit jfgi.givingfuel.com/ukrainian-crisis-fund.
Glick Housing Foundation Acquires Seven Affordable Housing Properties Across Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, November 30 – The Glick Housing Foundation today announced the acquisition of seven affordable housing properties in Indiana, including six purchased from Community Reinvestment Foundation. The acquisition is the largest in the history of the Foundation and one of the largest in the state of Indiana for 2021.
With today’s acquisition, the Glick Housing Foundation’s portfolio expands to 42 not-for-profit affordable housing properties with nearly 7,000 units, including more than 3,700 in Indiana. The expansion and preservation of affordable housing is critical, as many Hoosiers are in need with too few affordable rental homes available.
“Safe and stable housing is the bedrock of strong communities,” said David Barrett, president and CEO of the Glick Family Foundation. “As housing prices continue to rise, it is more important than ever that we strive to provide quality, affordable housing for individuals and families. Our investment in these seven properties will enable us to further our mission.”
The acquired properties are located across Indiana, in New Albany, Bedford, Shelbyville, Bloomington, Lebanon, and Indianapolis. Each is designated as affordable housing under the tax credit, Section 8, or another recognized affordable housing property type. Glick Philanthropies will commit additional funds as part of this transaction to ensure that residents are cared for and that the properties continue to be well-maintained.
“Glick’s excellent reputation for property management and resident support made the company a clear choice for this acquisition,” said Dwayne Shaw, Executive Director of Community Reinvestment Foundation. “We were pleased to work with a fellow nonprofit organization focused on affordable housing and headquartered in Indiana for this sale.”
At each acquired property, the Glick Housing Foundation will employ a Service Coordinator – a dedicated employee to help residents navigate community services and build bridges to self-sufficiency. Over the past decade, Service Coordinators have assisted over 50,000 residents and helped them obtain benefits and supports totaling more than $110 million in cost savings.
About the Glick Housing Foundation
The Glick Housing Foundation is dedicated to the acquisition, development and preservation of quality, affordable housing for low-income residents and is a part of Glick Philanthropies, a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity. For more information, visit GlickPhilanthropies.org.
Glick Philanthropies Announces Grants Totaling More Than $2.1 Million to 33 Central Indiana Initiatives
INDIANAPOLIS, July 28, 2021 – Glick Philanthropies — a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity — announced grants totaling more than $2.1 million to organizations in central Indiana focused on arts & creative expression, education, helping those in need, and self-sufficiency.
Glick Philanthropies awards grants to tax-exempt organizations serving central Indiana and communities where Gene B. Glick Company properties are located. Grants are focused on making a measurable impact in the following areas:
“Providing access to basic necessities and empowering people in need are cornerstones for building strong, vibrant communities,” said David Barrett, president and CEO of the Glick Family Foundation. “Central Indiana organizations have touched countless lives through their impactful work in the arts, education and self-sufficiency. We’re proud to support their efforts by awarding over $2.1 million through the Glick Fund at CICF, and we look forward to seeing how they will continue building community and creating opportunity for years to come.”
During this cycle, Glick Philanthropies made grants to the following organizations.
For more information about Glick Philanthropies, visit glickphilanthropies.org.
About Glick Philanthropies
Glick Philanthropies is a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity. Together, Glick Philanthropies strives to strengthen the quality of life in central Indiana and in communities where Gene B. Glick Company properties are located to ensure that people in those communities can reach their full potential and lead lives of dignity. Glick Philanthropies includes the Glick Family Foundation, the Glick Housing Foundation, the Glick Fund at Central Indiana Community Foundation, the Glick Fund at the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, the Far Eastside Success Initiative and TeenWorks. Since 1982, Glick Philanthropies has awarded over $235 million to charitable causes and has led a transformative effort to improve education and economic opportunity on Indianapolis’ far eastside where the Gene B. Glick Company was originally headquartered. For more information, visit GlickPhilanthropies.org.
Glick Philanthropies’ Response to COVID-19
COVID-19 has adversely impacted communities around the world. Now, more than ever, we must help those in need in the communities where we live and work. That’s why we are using our resources to support individuals and families who are affected directly and indirectly by the COVID-19 crisis.
Glick Community Relief Fund
In July 2021, Glick Philanthropies announced $830,000 to 106 organizations across 12 states supporting residents and neighbors of Glick communities in response to the pandemic. A strong community requires access to safe, affordable housing, programs to meet the basic needs of our most vulnerable neighbors and initiatives that deepen our connection through the arts. Despite the challenges created by the pandemic, there are many organizations upholding these pillars and supporting communities through times of hardship. Through the Glick Community Relief Fund, we are proud to do our part by helping organizations make a difference in the lives of individuals and families that have been affected by the pandemic.
Full Grantee List
The Glick Community Relief Fund grantees include:
Florida
Big Bend Homeless Coalition
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Big Bend
Georgia
America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia
Economic Opportunity for Savannah-Chatham County Area Inc.
Illinois
Youth With A Positive Direction
Indiana
Alternatives Incorporated
Area 10 Agency on Aging
Beech Grove Senior Center
Bethel Family Worship Center
Birth to Five
Bluffton Church of God
Cancer Services of Grant County
Cathedral Conference of Saint Vincent de Paul Society of Fort Wayne
Catholic Charities
CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions
City Church Healing Hands Outreach Center
City of La Porte TransPorte
Columbus Salvation Army
Community Action of Northeast Indiana, Inc. d/b/a Brightpoint
Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana, Inc.
Community Kitchen of Monroe County, Inc
County Line Church of Good Food Pantry
Eagle Creek Church of Christ – Joseph Plan Pantry
Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center at Crooked Creek
Federated Church of West Lafayette
Food Finders Food Bank
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana
Greater Hammond Community Services
Hawthorne Community Center
Helping Hands
Hilltop Neighborhood House
Housing Opportunities
Human Services, Inc.
Hunger Inc. Food Pantry
Indy Urban Acres, a project of The Parks Alliance of Indianapolis
Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, Inc. – Jewish Family Services
Johnson County Senior Services
Kiwanis Club of Richmond Foundation, Inc.
Lafayette Urban Ministry
Lakeview Church
Lifespan Resources, Inc.
Little Sisters of the Poor, Indianapolis
Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corporation
Mental Health America-Wabash Valley Region
Mental Health Awareness of Michiana
Mozel Sanders Foundation
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic
North Central Community Action Agencies, Inc.
Pace Community Action Agency, Inc.
Purdue Extension – Daviess County
Purdue Extension – Knox County
Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program
REAL Services, Inc.
Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Daviess Co. IN, Inc.
Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi Church: Outreach Ministry
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana
Seton Harvest
Seymour Harvest Church
Shelby County St. Vincent de Paul Society
Soul Food Project
South Central Community Action Program
The Gateway Hunger Relief Center
The Grant County Rescue Mission
The Salvation Army Eagle Creek Corps Community Center
The Salvation Army Jackson County Service Extension Unit
The Salvation Army of Southern Indiana
Tri-State Food Bank, Inc.
Wellspring Interfaith Social Services, Inc.
Kentucky
Action Ministries, Inc.
Catholic Charities of Louisville
Dare to Care, Inc.
Eastern Area Community Ministries, Inc.
Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland
God’s Pantry Food Bank
Kentucky Refugee Ministries
Ministries United of South Central Louisville, Inc.
SeniorCare Experts
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Northern Kentucky Council
Tates Creek Christian Church – We Care Store
Michigan
AgeWell Services of West Michigan
Beacon of Hope Family Care Center
Grand Rapids Urban League
Senior Neighbors, Inc.
St. Joseph, St. Johns Michigan Conference Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The Salvation Army Genesee County
Missouri
Hazelwood Baptist Church
Refuge Family Church, Inc.
North Carolina
Bless the Family Outreach of North Carolina Inc.
Guiding Institute for Developmental Education (GIDE)
Ohio
Inter Parish Ministry Food Pantry)
Milford Miami Ministry
St. Joan of Arc – St. Vincent de Paul
Virginia
Buffalow Family and Friends Community Days
Community Storehouse
Healthy Chesapeake, Inc.
Local Office on Aging, Inc.
Rock Church
Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia
Southern Area Agency on Aging
Wisconsin
Community Advocates
Hunger Task Force, Inc.
Running Rebels Community Organization
Serving Older Adults of Southeast Wisconsin, Inc.
The Racine County Food Bank
Volunteer Center of Racine County, Inc.
Central Indiana COVID-19 Community Economic Relief Fund
To address the needs of local nonprofits, Central Indiana Community Foundation, through the Glick Fund and The Indianapolis Foundation, donated $500,000 as a founding partner to the Central Indiana COVID-19 Community Economic Relief Fund. The fund supports organizations serving families and individuals in need due to the pandemic. The critical needs are in the areas of:
Indianapolis E-Learning Fund
With all Indiana schools closed the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year, students, families, teachers and school districts are making plans for full-scale e-learning. Glick Philanthropies, along with other local foundations and corporations partnered together to launch the Indianapolis E-Learning Fund. The fund will address four priority areas to help school districts implement solutions through:
Glick Community Relief Fund
In May 2020, Glick Philanthropies announced $821,600 to 107 organizations supporting residents and neighbors of Glick communities in response to the coronavirus pandemic. A strong community means access to safe, affordable housing, programs to meet the basic needs of our most vulnerable neighbors, and initiatives that deepen our connection through the arts. Many of our neighbors face challenges associated with the coronavirus, but there are organizations doing heroic work to help. We’re proud to support these organizations through the Glick Community Relief Fund so they can continue to build community and create opportunity.
Full Grantee List
The Glick Community Relief Fund grantees include:
Florida
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Big Bend (Tallahassee)
Broward County 4-H (Davie)
Capital Area Community Action Agency (Tallahassee)
Feeding South Florida (Pembroke Park)
Georgia
America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia (Savannah)
Economic Opportunity Authority (Savannah)
Illinois
Decatur Township (Decatur)
Youth with a Positive Direction (Decatur)
Indiana
Alternatives Incorporated (Anderson)
Anchor House, Inc. (Seymour)
Area 10 Agency on Aging (Ellettsville)
Beech Grove Senior Center (Beech Grove)
Bethel Family Worship Center (Indianapolis)
Birth to Five, Inc. (Richmond)
Bluffton Church of God (Bluffton)
Caregiver Companion (Lafayette)
CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions (Indianapolis)
Communities in Schools of Wayne County (Richmond)
Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana, Inc. (Fort Wayne)
Community Kitchen of Monroe County, Inc. (Bloomington)
Concord Neighborhood Center (Indianapolis)
County Line Church of God (Auburn)
Crooked Creek Food Pantry, Inc. (Indianapolis)
Daviess County Partnership Inc. (Connections) (Washington)
DeKalb Community Impact Corporation (Auburn)
Eagle Creek Church of Christ/Joseph Plan Pantry (Indianapolis)
Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center at Crooked Creek (Indianapolis)
Federated Church (West Lafayette)
First Christian Church (Highland)
Food Bank of Northern Indiana (South Bend)
Food Bank of Northwest Indiana (Merrillville)
Food Finders Food Bank (Lafayette)
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana (Indianapolis)
Greenwood Community Schools (Greenwood)
Helping Hands (Bluffton)
Helping His Hands Disaster response (Vincennes)
Hope Southern Indiana (New Albany)
Hunger Inc. Food Pantry (Indianapolis)
Interchurch Food Pantry of Johnson County (Franklin)
Jewish Family Services (Indianapolis)
John Boner Neighborhood Centers (Indianapolis)
Johnson County Senior Services (Franklin)
Lafayette Urban Ministry (Lafayette)
Lakeview Church (Indianapolis)
LifeSpan Resources, Inc. (New Albany)
LifeStream Services (Yorktown)
Lighthouse Assembly of God (Richmond)
Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center (Indianapolis)
Monroe County United Ministries (Bloomington)
Patachou Foundation Inc (Indianapolis)
Phalen Leadership Academy at School #103 (Indianapolis)
Project Home Indy (Indianapolis)
Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program (Bedford)
REAL Services, Inc. (South Bend)
Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Daviess Co. IN Inc. (Washington)
Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana (Muncie)
Servant’s Heart of Indy, Inc. (Indianapolis)
Seton Harvest (Evansville)
St. Margaret’s House (South Bend)
St. Vincent de Paul (Indianapolis)
SWIRCA & More (Evansville)
The Blessed Portion Ministries (Garrett)
The Grant County Rescue Mission (Marion)
The Refuge, Inc. (Greenwood)
The Salvation Army (Columbus)
The Salvation Army Jackson County Service Extension (Indianapolis)
Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County (Valparaiso)
Wellspring Interfaith Social Services (Fort Wayne)
Whitely Community Council (Muncie)
YMCA Bettye J. McCormick Center (Vincennes)
Kentucky
Action Ministries, Inc. (Covington)
Catholic Charities – The Sister Visitor Center (Louisville)
Dare to Care, Inc. (Louisville)
Eastern Area Community Ministries (Louisville)
Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland, Inc. (Elizabethtown)
God’s Pantry Food Bank (Lexington)
Master Provisions: Isaiah House Ministries/Ludlow Food Pantry (Florence)
Ministries United of South-Central Louisville, Inc. (Louisville)
SeniorCare Experts (Louisville)
Tates Creek Christian Church, We Care Ministry (Lexington)
Michigan
Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan (Grand Rapids)
Beacon of Hope Family Care Center (Saint Johns)
Catholic Charities Center for Hope (Flint)
Food Bank of Eastern Michigan (Flint)
Senior Neighbors, Inc. (Grand Rapids)
St. Vincent de Paul – St. Johns (Saint Johns)
Missouri
Hazelwood Baptist Church (Hazelwood)
Refuge Family Church (OFallon)
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Archdiocesan Council of St. Louis (St Louis)
St. Louis Area Foodbank (Bridgeton)
North Carolina
Bless the Family Outreach of North Carolina Inc. (Winston-Salem)
Guiding Institute for Developmental Education (Winston-Salem)
Ohio
Connecting Kids to Meals (Toledo)
Inter Parish Ministry (Cincinnati)
Milford Miami Ministries (Milford)
St. Joan of Arc – St. Vincent de Paul (Toledo)
Virginia
Buffalow Family and Friends Community Days (Chesapeake)
Community Storehouse (Ridgeway)
Healthy Chesapeake (Chesapeake)
Local Office on Aging, Inc. (Roanoke)
Mercy Chef (Portsmouth)
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (Alexandria)
Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia (Norfolk)
Southern Area Agency on Aging (Martinsville)
Wisconsin
Hunger Task Force, Inc. (Milwaukee)
Racine County Project Emergency, Inc. (Racine)
Volunteer Center of Racine County, Inc. (Racine)
Professional Development for Educators on E-Learning & Social-Emotional Learning
Glick Philanthropies has awarded The Mind Trust $25,000 to fund professional development for educators focused on e-learning, social-emotional learning, and self-care. After school buildings closed abruptly in March, many shifted quickly to e-learning. Through its work as a founding partner of the Indianapolis E-Learning Fund, The Mind Trust has learned that teachers and school leaders are highly interested in professional development that can help them adapt and prepare for a school year that could see additional, extended periods of virtual instruction.
Glick Relief Fund
Glick Philanthropies is pledging up to $1 million to help Gene B. Glick Company team members affected by the coronavirus through the Glick Relief Fund. The Glick Relief Fund was created to help employees who are facing financial hardship immediately after a natural disaster or an unforeseen personal hardship. These funds are being made available specifically for team members and their families, up to a maximum of $2,000 per family, if they are adversely impacted by the coronavirus.
Glick Gives 2-to-1 Match
Glick Gives matches qualified charitable contributions from Gene B. Glick Company team members to nonprofit organizations. Regularly, contributions are matched dollar-for-dollar by the Glick Family Foundation. The Glick Gives program allows Glick team members to support the causes they care about in the communities where they live and work. Given the increased demand of social service organizations and the financial hit many nonprofit organizations are experiencing as a result of the coronavirus, Glick Gives is offering a 2-to-1 match on all contribution match requests submitted by Gene B. Glick company team members.
Indy Arts & Culture COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund
As the community abides by the stay-at-home order, thousands of artists and arts organizations have had to cancel events and close their doors. In partnership with the Arts Council of Indianapolis, Glick Philanthropies has donated $50,000 to the Indy Arts & Culture COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. The fund is designed to assist local artists and arts organizations impacted by this crisis.
This page will be refreshed regularly and was last updated in July 2021.
Glick Philanthropies Grants $1.4 Million to 22 Community Initiatives Focused on Creative Expression, Education & Helping Those in Need
INDIANAPOLIS, DEC. 3, 2020 – Glick Philanthropies — a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity — announced grants totaling more than $1.4 million to organizations in central Indiana focused on arts & creative expression, education, helping those in need, self-sufficiency, and the Far Eastside Success Initiative.
“Nonprofit organizations have always been a lifeline to members of the communities they serve, and this year, more of our neighbors depend on that lifeline to address the economic challenges presented by the global pandemic,” said David Barrett, vice chairperson, president and CEO of the Glick Family Foundation and president of the Glick Housing Foundation. “By supporting these nonprofit organizations in their vital work, we are helping create equitable opportunities for our neighbors while ensuring their most fundamental needs are met.”
Glick Philanthropies awards grants on a bi-annual basis to tax-exempt organizations serving central Indiana and communities where Gene B. Glick Company properties are located. During this cycle, Glick Philanthropies made grants to the following organizations.
Arts & Creative Expression
Education
Helping Those in Need & Self-Sufficiency
Far Eastside Success Initiative
For more information about Glick Philanthropies, visit glickphilanthropies.org.
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About Glick Philanthropies
Glick Philanthropies is a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity. Together, Glick Philanthropies strives to strengthen the quality of life in central Indiana and in communities where Gene B. Glick Company properties are located to ensure that people in those communities can reach their full potential and lead lives of dignity. Glick Philanthropies includes the Glick Family Foundation, the Glick Housing Foundation, the Glick Fund at Central Indiana Community Foundation, the Glick Fund at the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, the Far Eastside Success Initiative and TeenWorks. Since 1982, Glick Philanthropies has awarded over $220 million to charitable causes and has led a transformative effort to improve education and economic opportunity on Indianapolis’ far eastside where the Gene B. Glick Company was originally headquartered. For more information, visit GlickPhilanthropies.org.
26 Far Eastside Minority Businesses Receive $5,000 Small Business Recovery Grants from LISC Indianapolis
From LISC Indianapolis:
INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 13, 2020) – With financial support from the MJ Insurance, The Clowes Fund, IndyREAL, Glick Philanthropies, Chubb, and the Chase Foundation, LISC Indianapolis launched the third round of Indianapolis Small Business Recovery Grants, this time focusing on businesses located on the Far Eastside. With the help of our partners, today we are excited to announce $5,000 grants to 26 small businesses.
LISC Indianapolis recognizes that small businesses are critical to the health of our economy and community. The impact of COVID-19 has been especially acute for minority, immigrant and women-owned businesses. In this third round of funding, LISC Indianapolis received more than 240 applications from small businesses. With the help of a review committee, twenty-one black-owned businesses and five Latinx-owned businesses located in the Far Eastside were selected to receive the $5,000 grant. All grantees have 10 or fewer employees. Approximately 69% of the grant recipients are women-owned businesses (18 of the 26 businesses) and represented a variety of types of businesses including childcare, retail, food, and personal care services.
In 2020, LISC Indianapolis has awarded $5,000 Small Business Relief Grants to 76 minority, immigrant and women-owned businesses, totaling $380,000.
Round Three Grantees:
A Child Was Born
Arts Skillet
ChiIndy Creationz
Crown of Glory Hair Salon
Designs in a Box
Divine Investment Partners
Estetica Maricruz
Family life Child Care
Freestyle Cupcake Bar
Happy Learning Academy
J&M Discount Merchandise
Jimmies Soulfood & More
Melanin Magic
Ms Marshas Sweets
Nettas Bright Beginnings Child Care
Our Amazing Angels Child Care
Pinkys Sweet Tooth Factory
Panaderia La Moderna
Razor Game
Rjs Tacos and Burritos
Shocks Lawncare and Landscaping
Silver Spoon Events
Sista’s Eatery
SweattBoxx Wellness Center
The Taste of Ty
Wall Street Market
“Due to a high volume of grant applications in previous grant rounds and ongoing small business momentum, we wanted to focus this particular grant round on small businesses operating in the Far Eastside,” said Tedd Grain, Executive Director of LISC Indianapolis. “The resiliency of these women-and-minority-owned enterprises is critical to our economic recovery. We must prioritize investments in our traditionally under-resourced and connected Indianapolis communities.”
At the beginning of 2020, LISC began working with organizations on the Far Eastside to create an Economic Inclusion Agenda to help identify strategies for more inclusive economic and workforce development. Through this process, we learned more about the diverse small business community and also understood that they were being especially hard hit by the pandemic. This dedicated small business recovery grant for this community is one of the early implementation items of the Economic Inclusion Agenda.
Click here for photos of each of the Round Three recipients. Click here for a list of Round 1 grantees, and here for a list of Round 2 grantees. The following organizations participated in the review committee: La Plaza, CICF, Indy Black Chamber, The Ross Foundation, Indy Chamber –Develop Indy, UNEC/ANU, and Far Eastside residents.
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Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Indianapolis is the local office of a national organization that helps resident-led, community-based development organizations transform distressed communities and neighborhoods into healthy ones — good places to live, do business, work, and raise families. By providing capital, technical expertise, training, and information, LISC supports the development of local leadership and the creation of affordable housing; commercial, industrial, and community facilities; businesses; and jobs. In short, we help neighbors build communities.
LISC Media Contact:
Megan Bulla, APR
LISC Indianapolis
317-671-5055
mbulla@lisc.org
Glick Philanthropies Announces Grants Totaling More Than $250,000 to 10 Community Initiatives
INDIANAPOLIS, SEPT. 2, 2020 – Glick Philanthropies — a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity — announced grants totaling more than $250,000 to organizations in central Indiana focused on arts & creative expression, education, helping those in need, and self-sufficiency.
“Glick Philanthropies is committed to building strong, vibrant communities,” said David Barrett, vice chairperson, president and CEO of Glick Family Foundation and president of Glick Housing Foundation. “A strong community means access to safe, affordable housing, programs to meet the basic needs of our most vulnerable neighbors, and initiatives that deepen our connection through the arts. We’re proud to support these organizations that are building community and creating opportunity for our neighbors.”
Glick Philanthropies awards grants on a bi-annual basis to tax-exempt organizations serving central Indiana and in communities where Gene B. Glick Company properties are located. Grants are focused on making a measurable impact in the following areas:
During this cycle, Glick Philanthropies made grants to the following organizations.
Arts & Creative Expression
Education
Helping Those in Need & Self-Sufficiency
For more information about Glick Philanthropies, visit glickphilanthropies.org.
About Glick Philanthropies
Glick Philanthropies is a family of charitable initiatives, programs and organizations focused on building community and creating opportunity. Together, Glick Philanthropies strives to strengthen the quality of life in central Indiana and in communities where Gene B. Glick Company properties are located to ensure that people in those communities can reach their full potential and lead lives of dignity. Glick Philanthropies includes the Glick Family Foundation, the Glick Housing Foundation, the Glick Fund at Central Indiana Community Foundation, the Glick Fund at the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, the Far Eastside Success Initiative and TeenWorks. Since 1982, Glick Philanthropies has awarded over $215 million to charitable causes and has led a transformative effort to improve education and economic opportunity on Indianapolis’ far eastside where the Gene B. Glick Company was originally headquartered. For more information, visit GlickPhilanthropies.org.
37 books named to Indiana Authors Awards shortlists
Winners of prestigious awards to be named Sept. 1
From Indiana Humanities:
INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 10, 2020) – The 2020 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards announce the shortlist of books eligible for top honors in its seven literary categories. Thirty-seven books written by Indiana authors and published in 2018 and 2019 have been shortlisted for the awards, which will be announced on Sept. 1.
Shortlisted books were written by lifelong Hoosiers, professors at Indiana colleges and universities, former residents and others with a deep connection to Indiana. They feature stories about life in Indiana, nature and interesting people. At turns whimsical and serious, funny and haunting, shortlist honorees address pressing topics such as race, immigration, teen pregnancy and suicide, as well as otherworldly fare such as fairies, airships and voodoo.
The shortlists are part of the new format for the prestigious awards, designed by Indiana Humanities with support from Glick Philanthropies. Awards are now made every other year. In between award years, starting in 2021, local honorees will have the opportunity to participate in a statewide tour to connect with readers, teachers and students.
Judges for the Indiana Authors Awards included former winners, writers, educators, scholars, local bookstore owners and librarians. Judges chose to shortlist books in the following categories: children’s, young adult, poetry, genre, emerging, nonfiction and fiction. Book winners will be announced on Sept. 1 at 11 a.m. via a Facebook Live Premiere Event, and on Instagram and Twitter and via an email to subscribers at 11:10 a.m. Follow @INAuthorsAwards and sign up at www.IndianaAuthorsAwards.org to receive the announcement. A Literary Champion—an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to Indiana’s literary community—will be announced on Sept. 2 at the same time and via the same channels.
Each category winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize, a hand-crafted limestone award and the opportunity to make a $500 donation to an Indiana library of their choice.
“It is exciting to see so many authors recognized for their contributions to Indiana literature,” said Marianne Glick, chair of the Glick Family Foundation and dauther of Eugene and Marilyn Glick. “They both honor and build on a rich tradition, and I am confident that every Hoosier and every book club in Indiana can find a number of books on these lists that they will enjoy reading and discussing.”
Shortlisted books in each category are listed below.
FICTION
NONFICTION
GENRE
EMERGING (Defined as a book written by an early-career Indiana author)
POETRY
YOUNG ADULT
CHILDREN’S
For more information on the Indiana Authors Awards, visit indianaauthorsawards.org.
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About the Indiana Authors Awards
The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards honor the best books written by Indiana authors. Awarded every two years, they celebrate Indiana writers, shine a light on the Hoosier state’s literary community and deepen connections between Indiana writers and readers. They were established in 2009 as a vision of Eugene and Marilyn Glick and are a new component of Indiana Humanities’ rich and diverse literary programming.
About Indiana Humanities
Indiana Humanities connects people, opens minds and enriches lives by creating and facilitating programs that encourage people to think, read and talk. Learn more at www.indianahumanities.org.
Contact information:
Kristen Fuhs Wells, Vice President, Indiana Humanities
317.616.9407, kwells@indianahumanities.org
Glick Philanthropies Supports the Central Indiana Racial Equity Fund
INDIANAPOLIS, June 25, 2020 – A coalition of local stakeholders has established the Central Indiana Racial Equity Fund with an initial investment of more than $2.2 million to advance effective solutions to racial inequality in Indianapolis and its surrounding counties. The fund will work with organizations to support efforts to improve interactions between the Black community and local police in Indianapolis; address the disproportionate number of Black youth in the juvenile and criminal justice system by providing positive alternatives for education and employment; and increase employment, health and wealth opportunities for communities of color.
The fund was established by the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Lumina Foundation and Central Indiana Community Foundation, with contributions from the Anthem Foundation, Buckingham Foundation, Dorsey Foundation, Rick Fuson and Karen Ferguson Fuson, Marianne Glick and Mike Woods, Glick Philanthropies, Herbert Simon Family Foundation, High Alpha, The Indianapolis Foundation, Indianapolis Power & Light Company, and Lilly Endowment Inc., and Pacers Foundation.
The Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) will also serve as the fiscal agent and project manager. The intent is to grow the fund with additional commitments from companies and other organizations across Indiana.
“Lilly and the Lilly Foundation are committed to action in addressing the systemic injustices in America that disadvantage people of color, with a special responsibility to Indianapolis, home of our headquarters for 144 years,” said Tiffany Benjamin, president of the Lilly Foundation. “This is the first distribution of the Lilly Foundation’s $25 million commitment over five years to decrease the burden of racial injustice on communities of color, including health, education and economic inequalities.”
The Central Indiana Racial Equity Fund will support organizations focused on having difficult conversations about Indiana’s and the Nation’s complicated past; building additional capacity within the nonprofit sector to address issues of racial inequity, in particular relating to the criminal justice system; and advancing effective, data-driven solutions at the local level.
The fund will be led by a community-driven, multigenerational steering committee:
“Lumina Foundation’s work has long been driven by our ‘equity imperative,’ a focus on justice for Black, Hispanic, and Native American students that we build into all of our efforts to increase the nation’s educational attainment,” said Timothy P. Robinson, assistant vice president, operations, and grants administration at Lumina. “To strengthen those efforts, we have forged a new commitment to what we call Equity and Justice Intelligence – our capacity to address diversity, inclusion and racial justice in all of our work.”
“In 2018, CICF changed its mission and made the generational commitment to dismantle systemic racism in our community,” said Pamela Ross, vice president of opportunity, equity and inclusion at CICF. “We knew then and we know now that we cannot do this work alone. Collaborating with our philanthropic and corporate leaders in our community to create this fund is a huge step forward in our fight for creating a community where everyone has an opportunity to thrive—no matter place, race or identity.”
Learn more at racialequity.fund.
Glick Philanthropies Contributes to The Mind Trust to Support Professional Development of E-Learning
From The Mind Trust
Indianapolis — (June 25, 2020) — The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit organization, today announced it has been awarded up to $1.54 million dollars to support Indianapolis schools during the critical period following an abrupt shift to e-learning caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Mind Trust received grants from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation to support a math instruction pilot and from Glick Philanthropies to support professional development for teachers and school leaders on e-learning and social-emotional learning.
The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation has awarded The Mind Trust up to $1,515,000 over three years to fund a mathematics instruction pilot program. The pilot will be administered in partnership with Instruction Partners and will include eight Indianapolis public schools from three local school networks: Christel House Schools, Tindley Accelerated Schools, and Victory College Prep.
“Research shows teachers are the single largest in-school driver of student achievement, and we need to ensure they are receiving evidence-based training on how to teach math effectively,” said Claire Fiddian-Green, President and CEO of the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation. “Understanding and applying math is critical to success in the labor market, as many high-wage, high-demand jobs are in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. Unfortunately, only 35% of Marion County students passed the math portion of last year’s ILEARN and the outcomes for Black students and students from low-income families were even worse. This pilot has the potential to improve math learning outcomes for all students by providing targeted training to help current classroom teachers deliver math instruction more effectively.”
Due to the shift of math instruction from a procedural model to a conceptual one as a result of more rigorous state standards, many teachers must now teach math in a vastly different way than how they learned the subject in elementary school. While this shift is meant to help students retain concepts better, educators have not always had the necessary support to help them deliver this new framework of instruction effectively.
The pilot will create scalable models for building teacher math instruction skill and efficacy that have been proven to lead to dramatically improved student learning. Additionally, the pilot will develop and codify leadership monitoring systems and teacher supports that foster and maintain the conditions for strengthened mathematics instruction and student learning. Ultimately, The Mind Trust and Instruction Partners hope to translate the work and lessons of this pilot to other networks, schools, and districts in Indianapolis and cities across the country.
The math portion of ILEARN, the Indiana state assessment, measures student learning based on the conceptual instructional model. In the 2018-19 school year, only 34.6% of Marion County students passed the math portion of ILEARN. More alarmingly, only 22% of Black Marion County students and 12.7% of Black Indianapolis Public School students passed the math portion of ILEARN. This proficiency gap contributes to a cycle of racial inequities in student learning and future workforce opportunity. The pilot aims to help break that cycle by creating a school-wide impact on how educators teach math, leading to understandings that will result in improvements in student outcomes across the city.
“Instruction Partners has been a leader in research on effective instruction and student learning for years, and we are excited to partner with them to target their expertise on improving outcomes for students in math,” said Tina Seymour, Senior Director of School Support for The Mind Trust. “We believe this pilot will have a significant impact, especially for students of color. We are grateful to the Fairbanks Foundation for their support to bring this bold, important work to schools in our city.”
Since 2017, The Mind Trust has partnered with Instruction Partners to provide targeted support to help improve instruction and student learning for 14 public schools in Indianapolis. Professional development opportunities offered by Instruction Partners have been well-received and popular with local educators.
“Strengthening math instruction is critically important. In light of COVID-19, mitigating learning loss is even more essential, especially for systemically marginalized students,” said Emily Freitag, CEO of Instruction Partners. “We are excited and humbled to be partnering with some incredible school and school system leaders who are committed to finding ways to bolster teaching and learning, even in these challenging contexts. With the Fairbanks Foundation’s support, we will work together to create scalable models for building teacher capacity that is rooted in high-quality curriculum, and to unlock breakthrough learning that can power more significant improvement across schools.”
The Glick Fund has awarded The Mind Trust $25,000 to fund professional development for educators focused on e-learning, social-emotional learning, and self-care. After school buildings closed abruptly in March, many shifted quickly to e-learning. Through its work as a founding partner of the Indianapolis E-Learning Fund, The Mind Trust has learned that teachers and school leaders are highly interested in professional development that can help them adapt and prepare for a school year that could see additional, extended periods of virtual instruction.
“We are grateful to the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation and Glick Philanthropies for investing in our city’s schools and educators during this critical time,” said Brandon Brown, CEO of The Mind Trust. “This funding will help develop Indianapolis educators and support needed progress to ensure educational equity for all students in Indianapolis.”