Website
https://www.cicf.org/
Primary Contact
Brian Payne
President & CEO
Contact via email
Mission statement
The Central Indiana Community Foundation, or CICF, is a public charitable foundation that exists to: award grants to not-for-profits doing good work in our community; help donors change the world through highly effective charitable giving; and provide leadership, finding new ways to make Central Indiana a better place.
Actions
Actions are activities derived from the Plan 2020 planning process that a partner has committed to implement.
Central Indiana Community Foundation is working on the following actions:
Strategy
Leverage philanthropic, grant, tax and development dollars to enhance existing pipeline projects in order to ensure high-quality design and best-practice implementation.
Action
Foster public-private partnerships that can inventory and collaboratively apply for grant dollars, and maximize philanthropic dollars that support catalytic and signature infrastructure projects
Start Date:
April 1, 2016
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
65%
Strategy
Establish an organization or collaborative that advocates for high quality design in Indy.
Action
Explore the creation of a financial incentive for new developments to incorporate high quality design and materials into their projects
Start Date:
April 1, 2016
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
50%
CICF is focused on contributing where they can to encourage high quality design. Examples include their sponsorship of the design competition for the City County Building Plaza re-design, design of the public spaces as part of the GM Stamping Plant project, and the creation of an additional Cultural District, Market East. While there is no formal incentive program in place, CICF will continue to identify opportunities to promote and support high-quality design.
Strategy
Support and expand existing multimodal transportation efforts through partnerships and coordinated marketing.
Action
Convene and lead a taskforce to bring more resources to bear on the expansion of the greenways and bikeways system and other bicycle infrastructure projects
Start Date:
January 1, 2016
Completion Date:
December 31, 2020
Progress
60%
CICF has convened the taskforce, Connected Indy, which has begun meeting regularly. The taskforce is currently exploring a big vision and plan for the next phase of bicycle and pedestrian connectivity in Marion County, which includes a $100 million investment strategy. Additionally, with an emphasis on transportation integration, a new personal mobility plan that involves the development of an app will allow users to connect all transportation modes to get to their destination.