MEET YOUR MATCH
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN INDIANA
OFFERING MATCH FOR QUALIFYING CONTRIBUTIONS
THANKS TO A NEWLY ANNOUNCED MATCHING OPPORTUNITY FROM LILLY ENDOWMENT INC.,
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN INDIANA IS NOW OFFERING A MATCH FOR ALL
QUALIFYING CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO ENDOWMENT FUNDS BETWEEN NOW AND DEC. 31, 2020
– OR AS SOON AS THE ALLOCATED MATCHING FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED.
Triple Your Donation About The Community Foundation of Southern Indiana
You can now triple your donation when you contribute to the Community
Foundation’s unrestricted Community Impact Fund. Lilly Endowment
will match your gift by donating $2 for every $1 you contribute. This is the
easiest and most flexible way to provide for the most pressing needs in the
community. Last year, the Foundation made more than 59 grants worth over
$316,000 to Southern Indiana nonprofits from the Community Impact Fund,
helping address the needs of more than 72,000 people in our community. The Community Foundation of Southern Indiana was formed by a group
of Southern Indiana residents who wanted to build charitable resources that
would benefit nonprofits and residents of Southern Indiana, forever. Through
their support, and funds from the Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc.,
the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana was established in 1991
with nearly $1 million.
Add to or Create Your Own Fund with a $1 for $2 Match
Whether you’re interested in adding to your existing endowment fund or
creating a new endowment fund for your specific charitable interests, Lilly
Endowment will match your gift $1 for every $2 you contribute. This is a great
way to increase the impact you have on the community while building your
own fund with matching dollars.
The Community Foundation is excited to offer this matching opportunity
to the community, however matching funds are limited and will be allocated
on a first come, first served basis.
For more information about how to take advantage of the match, start an
endowment fund or support the Community Impact Fund, please contact
Linda Speed or Kenton Wooden at 812.948.4662.
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Throughout its history the Community Foundation has filled an important
leadership role in our community. The 1990’s were full of growth as the market
surged and helped the Foundation grow quickly with over $1.7 million in
grants awarded in 1999. In 2002 the Foundation granted funds to put early
warning emergency sirens throughout Clark and Floyd counties. Those
sirens still operate today to warn residents. During the 2000’s the Community
Foundation went through a number of changes. Scott, Crawford and Harrison
Counties were all in the original service area of the Community Foundation
of Southern Indiana but, over the years, each community established their
own foundations to focus on the needs of their specific region.
Since 1991, the Community Foundation has continued to grow –
administering over $116 million assets, annually granting more than $4.5
million to causes that impact our community, and stewarding more than 240
individual funds, and providing leadership on important community issues.