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Find similar grantsBall Venture Fund is sponsored by Ball Brothers Foundation (administered by Independent Colleges of Indiana - ICI). The Ball Venture Fund provides seed money for innovative start-up programs at Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) member institutions.
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Grantee Spotlight: Grants awarded to Indiana colleges to stimulate creativity and innovation — Ball Brothers Foundation Grantee Spotlight: Grants awarded to Indiana colleges to stimulate creativity and innovation Written By Ball Brothers Foundation Ball Venture Fund was created in 1998 to enable Ball Brothers Foundation to take an active role in encouraging and supporting creative efforts at Indiana’s independent colleges and universities.
The program, administered by the Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI), provides seed money for innovative start-up programs at ICI member institutions. Four independent colleges are the winners of the 2025 Ball Venture Fund competitive grant program. Indiana Institute of Technology, Marian University’s Saint Joseph’s College, Trine University and University of Saint Francis.
They will share $100,000 in seed funding for initiatives to stimulate creativity and innovation and foster competition and collaboration among the state’s 29 private, non-profit campuses. The grant was established by Ball Brothers Foundation and is administered by Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI). Ball Venture Fund received 28 proposals this year.
Recipients were selected by a panel of judges that included members of the ICI Presidents Council and representatives from Ball Brothers Foundation: Dottie King – Independent Colleges of Indiana (President) Don Hutchinson – Goelzer Investment Management (Managing Director) Rick Wittgren – Forvis Mazars (Partner) Cathy Waggoner – Design Collaborative (Partner/Director of Business Development & Marketing) Lisa Gomperts – Schmidt Associates (Project Manager/Principal) Rich Spisak and Dan Wolfert—Ball Brothers Foundation Winners of the 2025 Ball Venture Fund Grants: Marian University’s Saint Joseph’s College (Indianapolis) will use its $25,000 to expand the Earn and Learn program with the purchase of a Smart Factory Skill Boss.
The two-year program integrates academics in the classroom with paid, real-world work experience to equip students with hands-on skills and industry-recognized certifications in high-demand fields. Trine University (Angola) will direct its $25,000 to outfit an Immersive Room within the Brooks College of Health Professions’ Simulation Hospital.
As a part of addressing the shortage of healthcare workers, the technology purchases will enable students to complete hands-on training scenarios, as if they were in an operating room or intensive care unit. University of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne) will apply its $25,000 to the Pathways to Healthcare Professionals program in Lafayette with a focus on the Licensed Practical Nurse diploma program.
The grant will help equip a new building with an Automated Medication Dispenser along with other renovations of the building to launch the program and begin recruiting students. Independent Colleges of Indiana serves as the collective voice for the state’s 29 private, non-profit colleges and universities. ICI institutions employ over 22,000 Hoosiers and generate a total local economic impact of over $5 billion annually.
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