The Avis Foundation, Inc. is pleased to support the following organizations:
2021
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, for a cross-college collaborative project focusing on autism services, programs, and outreach. First year of a three-year grant.
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, for sponsorship of Quest for the West and exhibitions. First year of a three-year grant.
Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Indiana, for scholarships awarded to high-achieving, first-generation or marginalized minority students. Annual grant.
Indianapolis Public Library Foundation, Indianapolis, Indiana, in support of the On the Road to Reading program. Annual grant.
Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, Indiana, to support a feature film, accompanied by educational materials, on the life of Carl Erksine, former Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player from Anderson, Indiana. Annual grant.
2020
Anderson University, Anderson, Indiana, for development of a Community Impact and Student Enrichment Program in its Center for Security Studies and Cyber Defense. First year in a three-year grant.
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, for an Inclusive Excellence in Graduate Special Education Award. Annual grant.
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, for sponsorship of Quest for the West, exhibitions featuring women artists, and programming. Annual grant.
Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, Indiana, for its Small Town Initiative to help strengthen local neighborhoods. Annual grant.
Huntington University, Huntington, Indiana, for its Advancing the Agbiosciences Through Experiential and Applied Learning Project. First year in a three-year grant.
Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, for additional faculty support in its ABA master’s program. First year in a three-year grant.
Taylor University, Upland, Indiana, for part-time staffing to address on-campus student needs related to COVID-19. Annual grant.