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Pacers Foundation Launches State of Play Effort to Revitalize Community Basketball Courts Across Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS – Over the next decade, the Pacers Foundation will revitalize basketball courts at parks and community centers across Indiana through State of Play, an effort tipped off Wednesday at Frederick Douglass Park in Indianapolis. Pacers Foundation leaders joined local officials, Indy Parks executives, and Pacers players for a community celebration and ribbon-cutting to launch […]

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Pacers Foundation, Gleaners, and Catholic Charities Announce Program to Address Food Insecurity in Terre Haute

INDIANAPOLIS – Executives from the Pacers Foundation, Gleaners, Catholic Charities Terre Haute, and Mayor Brandon Sakbun held a press conference on Friday, Sept. 27, to announce the expansion of the Drive & Dish program to Terre Haute. This is the first expansion for this program outside of Marion County, and through 2025 it will bring nearly11,000 boxes of […]

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Statement from Pacers Sports & Entertainment Owner Herb Simon, the Simon Family, and Pacers Sports & Entertainment on the passing of Jim Morris

“There are no words that would do justice to how consequential Jim’s life truly was. To his very last day, he was hard at work bringing people together to help those most in need and make our city and our state stronger, more civil, and more united. No one loved Indiana and Indianapolis more than […]

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The Pacers Foundation and Lilly Foundation Tip Off Summer NBA Math Hoops Program with The City League and Non-Profit Partners 

INDIANAPOLIS – The Pacers Foundation and the Lilly Foundation will continue their commitment to building fundamental math and social-emotional skills in K-12 students this summer. Thanks to strategic partnerships with non-profit partners, NBA Math Hoops will now be offered year-round to youth enrolled in summer programs once the school year ends.     Learn Fresh will play […]

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The Pacers Foundation and Lilly Foundation Tip Off Year Two of NBA Math Hoops at IPS William McKinley School 39 on Eli Lilly and Company's Global Day of Service

KEY POINTS: · The Pacers Foundation and the Lilly Foundation tip off the second year of the successful NBA Math Hoops program today at IPS William McKinley School 39 part of Eli Lilly and Company’s Global Day of Service. · Beginning this year, schools across the state of Indiana can participate in NBA Math Hoops […]

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Pacers Foundation and Lilly Foundation to Help Strengthen STEM Education in Indianapolis

NBA Math Hoops Tips Off on Lilly’s 15th Annual Global Day of Service The Pacers Foundation and the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation today announced a collaboration to reinforce STEM education in Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) through the NBA Math Hoops program. The initiative, a basketball board and digital game to help elementary and middle school students improve […]

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This IPS teacher helped his students boost their math scores - Chalkbeat Indiana
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Masquerade Fundraiser Returns as Simon Youth Foundation and Pacers Foundation Go #AllIn4Kids

KEY POINTS A Night In Vegas will honor Shari Simon Greenberg, former Simon Property Group Senior Vice President who helped organize the Masquerade since its inception as a way to support programs improving the lives of at-risk youthThe Masquerade has raised more than $15 million over the last 19 yearsThe annual event, which was paused last […]

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Pacers Foundation Awards $96,150 in Grants

23 Youth-Serving Agencies Are Recipients

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Pacers Foundation Awards $174,500 in Grants

29 Youth-Serving Organizations Receive Assistance

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