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Triple Your Impact with $2-for-$1 Matching Grant | GIFT IX
For more than three decades, Lilly Endowment’s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT) initiative has shaped how Indiana communities understand and respond to local needs. With the arrival of the next GIFT initiative, called GIFT IX, up to $271.5 million will be made available statewide to strengthen community foundations and enhance quality of life across the state.
Beginning January 1, 2026, Lilly Endowment will provide a $2 match for every $1 gift made to any unrestricted endowed funds, including the Community Impact Fund, through June 30, 2028.
Why is this important to our community?
Southern Indiana donors demonstrated the power of collective philanthropy during our previous matching opportunity, contributing more than $1.5 million that generated a total of more than $4.5 million in permanent charitable resources for the Community Impact Fund through matching dollars. Those endowed assets continue to support grants that strengthen local nonprofits and improve quality of life throughout Clark and Floyd counties.
As community needs continue to grow and evolve, this new matching opportunity allows donors to build on that momentum while expanding the Foundation’s ability to respond to future challenges. GIFT IX has the potential to significantly impact our community for many years to come. Building our unrestricted endowment will allow us more flexibility and a greater capacity to address critical needs as they arise in our community.
Areas where unrestricted grants are used:
- Arts and Culture
- Community Development
- Education
- Environment
- Health and Human Services
- Recreational
- Religion
- Scholarships
- Youth Development
Unrestricted Endowment-Building
Unrestricted funds help secure long-term sustainability. Here’s how the $2-for-$1 match can work for you and the community:
Establish a Named Fund
Unrestricted gifts benefit a wide variety of needs in the community, while establishing assets for the future.
Contribute to an Existing Fund at CFSI
Donors who would prefer not to establish a fund are still welcome to be part of this matching gift opportunity by making a contribution to an existing unrestricted fund at CFSI, such as the Community Impact Fund.