Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy Fund

Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

The Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy seeks to deepen understanding of underrepresented donors and their philanthropic practices. The institute advances research on philanthropy within communities of color and forms strategic partnerships that create impact daily by providing knowledge, education, and training. Your gift to this fund provides broad, flexible support for the institute, enabling its leadership to address vital needs and seize new opportunities.

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Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy Fund

Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

The Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy seeks to deepen understanding of underrepresented donors and their philanthropic practices. The institute advances research on philanthropy within communities of color and forms strategic partnerships that create impact daily by providing knowledge, education, and training. Your gift to this fund provides broad, flexible support for the institute, enabling its leadership to address vital needs and seize new opportunities.

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A primary aim of the Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy is to understand the perceptions, practices, experiences, and needs of the individuals and institutions that operationalize philanthropy in underrepresented communities. The Mays Family Institute is focused on raising awareness of the generosity to and of people of color and other underrepresented communities. 

The institute also seeks to enhance conversations with the public at large by developing programming and services that engage philanthropic practitioners, scholars, and the general public in dialogue and activities to advance this field. Through its programs, the Mays Family Institute seeks to change the narrative that people of color are only recipients of generosity, elevating their status as valuable donors.

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With your generosity, the Mays Family Institute will be able to serve as the beacon of possibility for everyone who seeks to make a difference. Like diverse philanthropy itself, the Mays Family Institute has demonstrated the need and the demand for knowledge, engagement, and convening for demographic groups outside of the mainstream, serving as a vital resource across the country and beyond.

Amir Pasic Eugene R. Tempel Dean of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy

Important Disclosures

Please note, the name and purpose of the fund displayed on this page constitute the authorized description of the fund by the Indiana University Foundation, Inc. Your gift supports the fund as described herein.

In July 2024, IUPUI will become Indiana University Indianapolis and will no longer be affiliated with Purdue University. The Indiana University Foundation, Inc. will update all fund titles and fund descriptions for IUPUI funds to reflect this change, and funds intended for Purdue’s School of Engineering and Technology will be transferred to Purdue under the agreement between IU and Purdue. Until July 2024, gifts to this fund will continue to be administered by the Indiana University Foundation, Inc., on behalf of IUPUI.