$2.4 Million in Grants to Benefit Nearly 50,000 Marion County Youth

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1 For Immediate Release: April 21, 2014 Media Contact: Roderick Wheeler Community Impact Director/Education /138 CELL (MEDIA ONLY): $2.4 Million in Grants to Benefit Nearly 50,000 Marion County Youth Funds will support summer programs, including arts, career exploration and employment, community service, sports and more Marion County, IN The Summer Youth Program Fund, a funding collaborative of 10 local and national partners, will provide more than $2.4 million in grants to support programs at 157 organizations in Marion County. The grants will fund 189 low- or no- cost summertime programs, activities and experiences for nearly 50,000 area children ages 4 to 19- years old, and include sports, overnight camping, career exploration, youth employment, community service, college access and academic enrichment. Founded in 1995 by The Indianapolis Foundation and Lilly Endowment Inc., the Summer Youth Program Fund was the first funding collaborative dedicated to summer youth programs in the United States. Since 1995, the collaborative has contributed more than $36 million dollars in general operating and capital support to Marion County organizations that provide summertime programming. For , the funding partners are: Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, Inc.; Christel DeHaan Family Foundation; The Clowes Fund, Inc.; City of Indianapolis, DMD/HUD; Eli Lilly and Company; The Indianapolis Foundation; JPMorgan Chase Foundation; Kroger Central Division, Lilly Endowment, Inc.; Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust. The Summer Youth Program Fund demonstrates the power of collaboration along with a commitment to young people that s shared by businesses, government, not- for- profits and foundations alike, said Brian Payne, President and CEO of Central Indiana Community Foundation. It s a model of cooperation and support, and something our entire community should be proud of. - - MORE- -

2 Organization Project Request 100 Black Men of Indianapolis 100 Black Men of Indianapolis Summer Academy Adult and Child Mental Health Center Aftercare for Indiana through Mentoring, Inc. Agape Therapeutic Riding Resources, Inc. American Diabetes Association, Indiana Kamp Kool Youth Culinary and Job Training Program Agape Farm Adventures Camp John Warvel - ADA Diabetes Camp Anglican Church of the Resurrection ACCR Involve the Kids Summer Program Art With a Heart Inc. Asante Children's Theatre AYS, Inc. Big Brothers Big Sisters Central Indiana Bosma Industries for the Blind Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis Unity Prep4Life-Summer AYS Ranch Week Adult-to-Youth Mentoring Program Student Training and Employment Program LeGore Club Summer Program Eastside Summer Program Keenan-Stahl Club Summer Program Wheeler-Dowe Club Summer Program Lilly Club Summer Program Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School SummerQuest 2014 Brightwood Community Center Inc. Broadway United Methodist Church Brooke's Place for Grieving Young People Burmese American Community Institute SPARK Summer Program JSP Roving Youth Corps Camp Healing Tree Upward College Summer Program

3 Butler University Jordan College of the Arts Camptown, Inc. Care For Kids Foundation Catholic Charities Catholic Charities Catholic Youth Organization, Camp Rancho Framasa Children's Better Health Institute, a division of the Saturday Evening Post Society Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Inc. Christamore House, Inc. Christel House Academy Butler Community Arts School summer program Summer Adventures Care For Kids Camp Neighborhood Youth Outreach Holy Family Shelter Inclusive Residential Summer Camp Forever-Fit Summer Camp StarPoint Program Christamore House Summer Camp CHASE (Christel House Academy Summer Enhancement) Claude McNeal's Musical Training Program Camp Classical 2014 Coburn Place Safe Haven II Community Action of Greater Indianapolis Community Alliance of the Far Eastside, Inc. (CAFÉ) Community Health Network Foundation Concord Center Association Inc. Cosmo Knights Scholarship Fund, Inc. Damar Services, Inc. Dance Kaleidoscope Day Nursery Association of Indianapolis Coburn Place Enhanced Summer Break Services Club Millionaire Summer Camp Community Healing Hearts - Youth Bereavement Services: Camp Erin 2014 Concord Summer Youth Development Program Cosmo Knights Junior Instructional Golf Program Summer Opportunities for Learning DK Summer Residency with Indy Parks Summer Health & Water Safety program Dayspring Center Camp Discovery 2014 Diabetic Youth Foundation of Indiana Dyslexia Institute of Indiana 2014 Camp Until A Cure Camp Delafield

4 East Tenth United Methodist Children and Youth Center, Inc. Edna Martin Christian Center Edna Martin Christian Center Englishton Park Presbyterian Ministries, Inc. Entrepreneurial Ventures in Education, Inc. Fay Biccard Glick Center at Crooked Creek Felege Hiywot Center Inc First Samuel Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. First-Meridian Heights Presbyterian Church Flanner House of Indianapolis Inc. Fletcher Place Community Center, INC Footlite Musicals, Inc. Forest Manor Multi-Service Center Freetown Village, Inc Freewheelin Community Bikes Girl Scouts of Central Indiana, Inc. Girl Scouts of Central Indiana, Inc. Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis Summer Days for Youth 2014 Indian Creek Resident Camp Experience Leadership and Legacy Summer Program Englishton Park Academic Remediation and Training Center Summer Advantage Indianapolis Crooked Creek Cares Summer Program Youth Led Farm - STEM Camp First Samuel Summer Enrichment Camp Northside Partners For Youth Flanner House (5 Focus) Summer Camp Art in The City Summer Youth Program FMMSC Summer Camp It Takes a Village Summer Camp Freewheelin' Educational Bike Tour Girl Scout Resident Camp Girl Scout Day Camp Girls Inc. Strong, Smart, and Bold Summer Camp Girls Rock! Indianapolis Girls Rock Camp 2013 GLAM, Inc. Glenn Howard Junior Golf Program of Indianapolis Good News Mission, Inc. the STEM in You (formerly Making Mathematics Matter) Glenn Howard Junior Golf Program of Indianapolis Good News Ministries Summer Youth Program

5 Great Commission Church of God 2014 Young Men, Inc. Summer Empowerment Camp Happy Hollow Children's Camp, Inc. Harrison Center for the Arts Hawthorne Social Service Association, Inc Summer Camp Summer Academe Hawthorne Summer Day Camp Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County Future Promises Program Career & College Exploration Project (FPP C&CEP) Health and Science Innovations Hear Indiana, a chapter of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc. Hemophilia of Indiana Inc. Hemophilia of Indiana Inc. Horizons at St. Richard's Iibada Dance Company Immanuel Presbyterian Church IN Deaf Camp Foundation Inc. Indiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church Indiana Golf Foundation, Inc. Indiana Latino Institute, Inc. Indiana Performing Arts Centre, Inc. Indiana School for the Deaf Young Innovators Quest Hear Indiana's Listening and Spoken Language Camp for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children 2014 Camp Brave Eagle (CBE) 2014 Doug Thompson Teen Leadership Camp (DTTLC) Horizons at St. Richard's Episcopal School The Art of Movement: From Studio to Stage The Mirror In Me Deaf Children's Camp The Hope Project Gongaware Junior Golf Academy ILI Summer Internship Program Youth Performing Arts Enrichment Program Camp Willard Indiana State Museum Foundation, Inc. Indiana State Museum Summer Camps 2014 Indiana University Indiana Writers Center Indianapolis Algebra Project, Inc. Literacy with ipads Building a Rainbow Indianapolis Algebra Project Summer Math Program

6 Indianapolis Art Center Indianapolis Children's Choir Indianapolis Interfaith Hospitality Network, Inc. ArtReach Summer Music Education Programming Summer Fun at IHN Indianapolis Museum of Art, Inc. IMA Summer Camps 2014 Indianapolis Parks Foundation Indianapolis Parks Foundation Indianapolis Parks Foundation Indianapolis Parks Foundation Indianapolis Parks Foundation Indianapolis Soap Box Derby Association, Inc. Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation Jackson Center for Conductive Education James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association Jameson Inc. Julian Center, Inc. Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. La Plaza, Inc. La Plaza, Inc. Lawrence United Methodist Church Life Line Community Center LifeBridge Community Lillian Davis Foundation Little Red Door Cancer Agency Swim Indy Summer Food Service Program Mobile Units Camp Gather Lifeguard Training Program Indy Youth Achievers Inner City Youth Racing League Program Summer Reading Program Jackson Center Summer Camp Camp Riley Residential Summer Camp Summer Camp at Julian Center Youth Tree Team Leadership Institute for Latino Youth Summer Discovery Lawrence Youth Corps Grow and Glow Life Changing Summer Programs - Agency D3: Discover, Decide, Defend LDF 2014 Summer Enrichment - Build to Aspire New Knowledge - B.A.N.K. Camp Little Red Door

7 Lutheran Child & Family Services of Indiana Madame Walker Urban Life Center Marian University Marian University Mt. Moriah Marion County Commission on Youth Inc. / Latino/a Youth Collective Inc. Marion County Commission on Youth Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center Metropolitan School District of Pike Township Miracle Place Mission Indy Inc. Montessori Educational Charity MSD of Washington Township Lutherwood Summer Program Kamp Kuumba Marian University Summer Learning Institute Marian University STEM Summer Camps Camp Jeremiah Campecine Youth Academy Youth Working for Indy Make a Difference Through Fitness, Health, and Service Extended Learning Program (Camp Discovery) Academic Olympics Summer Program M2STEM Summer Camp Enhancing Academic and Social Skills in At-Risk Student Populations Muscular Dystrophy Association Central Indiana Summer Camp 2014 Music for All, Inc. Indianapolis Music Education & Leadership Initiative National Junior Tennis League of Indianapolis, Inc. New Beginnings Summer Tennis Program New Beginnings Zoom Zoom New Covenant Church, Inc. Multimedia In Focus Summer Media & Arts Camp Noble, Inc. Northside New Era SON Shiners Summer Camp Nu Heights Academy Noble Day Camps Son Shiners Character Summer Camp Spark Your Imagination: Dance, Drama, Art, and Music

8 Oasis Christian Community Development Corporation Partnerships for Lawrence Pathway Resource Center, Inc. Peace Learning Center Peace Learning Center Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis Pro 100 Project Endure Inc. Project SEED Promise Land Christian Community Church Purdue University Ruth Lilly Health Education Center Saint Florian Center, Inc. M.U.S.T.A.R.D. Seed Group Summer Art Camp Training Youth for Success (TYFS) Peacebuilders Camp Indy Youth for Social Justice Camp Strings & Jazzy Things summer music camp TeenWorks Summer Program Project Endure Project SEED Summer Internship Program Promise Land Summer Enrichment Camp Summer Camp Enhancement Program 2014 Summer Youth Programs at the Ruth Lilly Health Education Center Saint Florian Leadership Development Summer Camp School on Wheels Corp It's a WRAP! (Writing, Reading, Art & Performance) Senior Connects Corporation Empowered teens helping their community by repurposing computers to donate and producing internet sales Shepherd Community, Inc. Shepherd Community, Inc. Social Health Association of Indiana YLIFe Summer EXCEL Summer Bully Prevention Initiative Southeast Community Services FACES of Southeast Youth: Financial coaching, Academic support, Career Coaching, Entrepreneurship an Speedway Baptist Church Speedway United Methodist Childcare Speedway Baptist Summer Heroes Speedway United Methodist Summer Camp

9 SpringHill Camps St. John's Community Care Services, Inc. Stacey Toran Foundation Starfish Inc. Storytelling Arts of Indiana Symphonic Youth Orchestra of Greater Indianapolis, Inc. T R U S T CORP/Indianapolis Housing Agency The John H. Boner Community Center The John H. Boner Community Center The Oaks Academy The People's Burn Foundation The Salvation Army Ruth Lilly Women and Children's Center The Salvation Army The Salvation Army Indiana Overnight Urban Scholarships St. John's Omni Summer Day Camp Camp FOCUS Summer Academy Freshman Week Summer Storytelling Performances Symphonic Youth Orchestra of Greater Indianapolis PRIDE Summer Program Excellence, Discovery and Growth through Education (EDGE) Summer Programs Preparing, Achieving and Caring for Tomorrow (PACT) Camp Oaks Camp Saturday (formally Bravehearts Camp) Summer of Wonder Day Camp The Salvation Army Fountain Square Day Camp Hidden Falls Camp Trinity House Academy, Inc. THA Summer Academy 2014 Urban Arts of Indianapolis, Inc. VSA Indiana, Inc. Westminster Neighborhood Ministries Art Adventures in Indianapolis Urban Artisans K-8 Summer Program Baxter YMCA Summer Day Camp Pike YMCA Summer Day Camp Laurelwood YMCA Summer Day Camp Eagle Creek YMCA Summer Day Camp Jordan YMCA Summer Day Camp

10 Young Actors Theatre Young Audiences Indiana Young Audiences Indiana Young Life Zion Hill M. B. Church, Inc. Camperships for Flat Rock River YMCA Summer Resident Camp YMCA From Day 1 Summer Institute Benjamin Harrison YMCA Summer Day Camp Youth Enrichment YMCA Camp at Arlington Elementary YMCA Early Learners Academy YMCA at the Athenaeum Summer Day Camp - Paramount School Ransburg YMCA Summer Day Camp Hendricks Regional Health YMCA Summer Day Camp Youth Theatre Summer Program Art Force Arts for Summer Learning Young Life Indianapolis Urban Summer Camp Zion Hill Summer Enrichment Program ### ABOUT CENTRAL INDIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) is a $694 million public foundation transforming the lives of central Indiana residents in three ways: consulting donors, family foundations and their professional advisors on charitable giving; awarding grants to effective not- for- profit organizations; and providing leadership to address community needs and seize opportunities. CICF was established in 1997 as a partnership between The Indianapolis Foundation, serving Marion County since 1916, and Legacy Fund, serving Hamilton County since For more information about CICF, visit cicf.org, or contact Mike Knight at mikek@cicf.org.