Central Indiana Racial Equity Fund Launches with more than $2.2 Million in Initial Commitments

June 26, 2020

Jessica McClintock

Foundation News

The fund, established by the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Lumina Foundation and Central Indiana Community Foundation, will focus on solutions that address racial inequities in the criminal justice system.

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