History

1991-1994

• CFSI begins with $250,000 grant from Lilly Endowment
• Ogle Foundation contributes $250,000 matching grant
• In 1992, Dale Orem is hired as the first Executive Director

1995

John Hartstern took over as Executive Director
Total assets exceed $7 million and $93,000 was awarded in grants in scholarships
John Ragland named Board President

1996

• Total assets exceed $10 million
• Lilly Endowment makes $500,000 challenge grant
• CFSI moves into headquarters in One Commerce Square

1997

• Total assets exceed $13.1 million
• $25,000 awarded in community grants
• More than $1 million in total grants awarded since 1991
• Scott County Community Foundation added as affiliate
• Mike Newman named Board President

1998

• Total assets exceed $17 million
• $54,000 awarded in community grants
• Foundation now holds over 100 permanent funds
• Community Foundation of Crawford County added as affiliate

1999

• Total assets exceed $29 million
• $114,800 in community grants are made with a total $1.7 million awarded
• Total of $260,000 in scholarships awarded
• Pam Bennett Martin named Board President

2000

• Total assets of $24.8 million
• Community Grants awarded $214,500
• Total grants awarded $1.279 million
• Scott County Community Foundation becomes independent

2001

• Community grants awarded: $210,603
• CFSI celebrates its 10 year anniversary
• Total grants awarded since 1992 are $5.4 million
• Scholarships awarded since 1995, $1.5 million
• CFSI becomes the seventh-largest of 94 Indiana community foundations
• Youth Philanthropy Council is formed with $150,000 Ogle Foundation grant

2002

• Total assets exceed $22 million
• Community grants awarded exceeds $80,000
• Total grants awarded $1.16 million
• CFSI now holds over 135 endowment funds
• Early warning sirens project funded with partners
• Ron Barnes named Board Chair
• Mike Douglas named interim President and CEO

2003

• Total assets now exceed $23 million with over 150 endowment funds
• $50,500 awarded in Community Grants
• Robert E. Kleehammer named Board Chair
• Laura Hansen Dean named President and CEO
• Two supporting organizations formed (Southern Indiana 20/20, Jefferson Carnegie
  Library Foundation)

2004

• Total assets equal $23 million
• $69,159 awarded in community grants
• Total of $1.9 million in grants awarded
• 4100 Charlestown, Inc. supporting organization is created

2005

• Total assets now at $22 million
• $405,573 in community grants awarded
• $348,370 in scholarships awarded
• $3 million Lilly Foundation grant helps form CAPE (Community Alliance to Promote Education)
• New Albany-Floyd County Education Foundation supporting organization is formed
• Don Day named Board Chair

2006

• $61,689 in community grants awarded
• $250,580 in scholarships awarded
• Total grants awarded of $792,386
• Crystal Jubilee honors 15-year anniversary
• CFSI certified in compliance with National Standards
• Building Excellence Through Endowment programs launched to assist non-profits
• Carnegie Library restoration project completed, Timeline of Liberty bronze sculpture installed

2007

• Total assets of $24.9 million
• $90,830 in community grants awarded
• $255,000 in scholarships awarded
• Total grants awarded $862,328
• Rita Hudson Shourds is named Board Chair
• Mike Waiz named President and CEO
• Legacy Society grows to 27 members
• Multicultural Outreach Council formed
• Dictionary Project begins to give free dictionaries to all third graders in service area

2008

• Total assets of $18.3 million
• Community grants awarded $189,518
• $211,732 in scholarships awarded
• Total grants awarded exceed $1 million for the first time

2009

• Total assets grow to $20.5 million
• Community grants over 113,000 awarded
• Another $261,718 in scholarships
• Total grants awarded of $1.3 million
• CFSI partners with Ogle and Horseshoe Foundations to create the Community Relief
• Fund to address immediate basic needs during economic downturn
• The Women’s Foundation of Southern Indiana launches
• Dolly Parton Imagination Library projects begins in Floyd County with partners
• Leslie Robertson named Board Chair

2010

• Total assets of $20,827,536
• Mike Waiz retires
• Linda Speed named President and CEO
• Butch Shaw named Board Chair

2011

• CFSI celebrates its 20th Anniversary
• The Foundation adopts a new strategic plan to develop strong community relationships and continue to grow assets

2012

• Foundation assets approach $25 million
• $126,000 in grants is awarded 51 organizations during the fall grant cycle anniversary
• CFSI plays an important role in the long term recovery efforts following the March 2, 2012 tornadoes, grants more than $325,000 to assist with recovery efforts and staff volunteers hundreds of hours to March2Recovery to help with the rebuilding efforts
  Joe Jacobi named Board Chair

2013

• Total assets reach nearly $28 million
• Over $114,000 granted to community nonprofits
• Over $200,000 awarded in scholarships to area students
• The Education Matters Southern Indiana initiative is launched with surrounding partner community foundations
• Kevin Cecil named Board Chair

2014

• Foundation assets top $30,000,000
• Lilly Endowment, Inc. provides $2 million in matching funds for the GIFT VI Initiative
• CFSI undergoes important long-term sustainability study
• The Foundation begins transitioning to more strategic grantmaking to provide the community with more impactful grants
• Education Matters Southern Indiana program receives two years of funding from national and regional funders
• Total grants top $1.4 million
• Over $200,000 awarded in scholarships to 98 students
• Julie Larner named Board Chair

2015

• CFSI launches the 2015 Assessment of Community Needs and Priorities for Clark and Floyd Counties
• Total grants top $23 million, including $1.2 million for the 2015 year
• Over $533,000 awarded in scholarships to 94 students
• CFSI now holds over 230 individual funds
• Susie Stewart named Board Chair
• CFSI meets a $2 million matching grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc.
• The Foundation helps Floyd County establish the $70 million Floyd County Fund, providing a reliable, multi-million dollar income stream to the county for generations to come.
• Total grants top $24 million, including $1 million for the 2016 year
• Over 100 scholarships awarded with a combined value of over $620,000
• CFSI now holds over 240 individual funds
• Gary Banet named Board Chair