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
2016
- 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
2017
- Phillip Beaman named Board Chair
- CFSI launches the Nonprofit Resource Guide
- Over $4.7 million in grants and scholarships are awarded
- Assets top $107 million
- 133 scholarships awarded worth $424,000
- CFSI grants to area nonprofits help over 72,000 people
- 59 grants worth $316,000 from Community Impact Fund