Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    BEAUTIFICATION AND PLACEMAKING: THOUGH THERE WERE FEWER CLEANUPS IN 2020 BECAUSE OF THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, KIB STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AROUND THE CITY HELPED COLLECTED OVER 116 TONS OF LITTER FROM STREETS, ALLEYS AND PARKS. 750 INDIVIDUALS PLEDGED TO ADOPT-A-BLOCK, REGULARLY CLEANING THE STREETS NEAR THEIR HOMES. WE PARTNERED WITH THE ARTS COUNCIL ON A PROGRAM CALLED ART & SEEK, TO CREATE OVER 100 NEW PIECES OF PUBLIC ART ACROSS THE CITY TO CELEBRATE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND LOCAL ARTISTS. KIB CREATED 4 NEW GREENSPACES IN THE CITY, TRANSFORMING A TOTAL OF 65 FORMERLY VACANT AND ABANDONED SPACES INTO VIBRANT POCKET PARKS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $891.4K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    TREES AND NATIVE HABITATS INCLUDES COMMUNITY FORESTRY, IPL GREENSPACE, AND THE YOUTH TREE TEAM PROGRAMS. THE GOALS OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE TO INCREASE MARION COUNTY'S TRE COVER BY PLANTING 30,000 LARGE TREES AND TO TRANSFORM VACANT LOTS AND UNDERUSED SPACES INTO NATURAL, BEAUTIFUL, AND FUNCTIONAL POCKET PARKS AND GREENSPACES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS OF THE CITY BY GAINFULLY EMPLOYING THEM OVER SEVEN WEEKS IN THE SUMMER.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.3M

  • Program 3 [2020]

    YOUTH PROGRAMMING: OUR EDUCATION WORK IN 2020 PIVOTED FROM IN-SCHOOL EFFORTS TO ONLINE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, CREATING A NEW EDUCATION HUB ON OUR WEBSITE OFFERING RESOURCES FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND EDUCATORS OF ALL AGES. OUR YOUTH TREE TEAM EMPLOYS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING THE SUMMER TO PROVIDE ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TO HELP WITH TREE AND NATIVE PLANT MAINTENANCE AND SUSTENANCE. OUR URBAN NATURALIST PROGRAM EMPLOYS COLLEGE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS TO REMOVE INVASIVE SPECIES AT NINE SITES, CREATE NEW NATIVE LANDSCAPES, AND LEARN ABOUT PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AFTER COLLEGE.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $463.8K