{"id":16174,"date":"2025-10-07T18:36:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T18:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.rmff.org\/?page_id=16174"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:52:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:52:00","slug":"mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rmff.org\/es\/about\/mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuestra misi\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16174\" class=\"elementor elementor-16174\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1dde9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f1dde9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c9317f elementor-widget elementor-widget-rmff-hero\" data-id=\"1c9317f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rmff-hero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-widget home\"><div class=\"hero-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"hero-content\"><div class=\"eyebrow-text\">Acerca de la Fundaci\u00f3n<\/div><h1><p>Nuestra misi\u00f3n<\/p><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"hero-video-controls\"><button class=\"hero-pause-btn\" id=\"hero-pause-btn\" style=\"display: none;\"><svg class=\"pause-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M6 19h4V5H6v14zm8-14v14h4V5h-4z\"\/><\/svg><svg class=\"play-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"display: none;\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403796f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"403796f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d10e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55d10e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advancing the Vitality of Indianapolis <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71bfeb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71bfeb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The mission of the Fairbanks Foundation is to advance the vitality of Indianapolis and the well-being of its people. We strive to achieve this mission by addressing some of the city\u2019s most significant challenges and opportunities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf17a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bf17a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our History <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1aed2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1aed2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Establishing a Legacy<br \/><\/strong>In 1986, Richard M. \u201cDick\u201d Fairbanks, the founder and owner of Fairbanks Communications, Inc., established an independent, private foundation bearing his name. He created the Foundation to strengthen the city of Indianapolis and perpetuate the Fairbanks legacy in the city where the family prospered for over a century. Dick was the president of the Foundation until his death in August 2000.<\/p><p>Today, the Fairbanks Foundation\u2019s nine-member board of directors continues to focus our grantmaking and other strategic initiatives on the City of Indianapolis. To date, we have awarded more than $300 million in grants to tax-exempt organizations serving greater Indianapolis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c3018d secondary white elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8c3018d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about\/richard-m-fairbanks\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn About Richard M. Fairbanks and The Foundation\u2019s History<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487d582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"487d582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f0244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28f0244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Core Values <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd447a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd447a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Guiding Our Work<br \/><\/strong>The Fairbanks Foundation is guided by three core values:<\/p><ul><li>We adhere to the core beliefs and intent of our founder, Richard M. Fairbanks, who established the Foundation for the benefit of the people of Indianapolis.<\/li><li>We conduct our work with a spirit of entrepreneurialism, a willingness to take risks, and a focus on results, while remaining nimble and opportunistic.<\/li><li>We respect the perspectives and experiences of all with whom we interact. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5eef9f secondary white elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a5eef9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about\/impact-report-2020-2024\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Our Latest Impact Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae6e814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ae6e814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2663ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2663ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Focus Areas<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2118c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2118c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Addressing Unmet Needs<br \/><\/strong>Every five years, the Fairbanks Foundation\u2019s board of directors reflects on the challenges and opportunities facing Indianapolis to guide our work moving forward. In 2025, our board reaffirmed its commitment to our three focus areas: <a href=\"\/funding\/education\">Educaci\u00f3n<\/a>, <a href=\"\/funding\/health\">Salud<\/a>, y el <a href=\"\/funding\/vitality-of-indianapolis\">Vitalidad de Indian\u00e1polis<\/a>, setting goals and strategies for each area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e98da1 secondary white elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9e98da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about\/goals-2025-and-beyond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore Our Focus Areas<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05d358a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"05d358a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9915b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d9915b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb1bcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-rmff-expandable-containers\" data-id=\"9fb1bcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"rmff-expandable-containers.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"rmff-expandable-containers-widget fade-in-up\">\n                            <h2 class=\"rmff-expandable-headline\">Fairbanks Foundation FAQs  <\/h2>\n                        \n                            <div class=\"rmff-expandable-items\">\n                                                                    \n                        <div class=\"rmff-expandable-item\" data-item-id=\"expandable-item-0\">\n                            <div class=\"rmff-expandable-trigger\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"expandable-item-0\">\n                                <span class=\"rmff-expandable-icon\">\n                                    <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                        <path d=\"M12 5V19M5 12H19\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n                                    <\/svg>\n                                <\/span>    \n                                <span class=\"rmff-expandable-title\"><p>What does the Fairbanks Foundation do?<\/p><\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"rmff-expandable-content\" id=\"expandable-item-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                <div class=\"rmff-expandable-content-inner\">\n                                    <p>Established in 1986, the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation is an independent, private foundation whose mission is to advance the vitality of Indianapolis and the well-being of its people. Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded more than $300 million in grants.<\/p><p>The Foundation has three focus areas: <a href=\"\/funding\/education\">Educaci\u00f3n<\/a>, <a href=\"\/funding\/health\">Salud<\/a>, y el <a href=\"\/funding\/vitality-of-indianapolis\">Vitalidad de Indian\u00e1polis<\/a>.<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                    \n                        <div class=\"rmff-expandable-item\" data-item-id=\"expandable-item-1\">\n                            <div class=\"rmff-expandable-trigger\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"expandable-item-1\">\n                                <span class=\"rmff-expandable-icon\">\n                                    <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                        <path d=\"M12 5V19M5 12H19\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n                                    <\/svg>\n                                <\/span>    \n                                <span class=\"rmff-expandable-title\"><p>Is the Foundation owned and operated by the Fairbanks Family?<\/p><\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"rmff-expandable-content\" id=\"expandable-item-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                <div class=\"rmff-expandable-content-inner\">\n                                    <p>No. The Fairbanks Foundation is governed by our board of directors and its officers. Learn more about our <a href=\"\/about\/board-of-directors\/\">board<\/a>.<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                    \n                        <div class=\"rmff-expandable-item\" data-item-id=\"expandable-item-2\">\n                            <div class=\"rmff-expandable-trigger\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"expandable-item-2\">\n                                <span class=\"rmff-expandable-icon\">\n                                    <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                        <path d=\"M12 5V19M5 12H19\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n                                    <\/svg>\n                                <\/span>    \n                                <span class=\"rmff-expandable-title\"><p>Can I submit a funding proposal on behalf of my organization?<\/p><\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"rmff-expandable-content\" id=\"expandable-item-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                <div class=\"rmff-expandable-content-inner\">\n                                    <p><strong>The Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.<\/strong> Instead, we welcome inquiries that include information about your organization, program, or project, and strongly align with our funding strategies within our Education focus area at this time.<\/p><p>Please note we are not inviting proposals or accepting inquiries in our Health or Vitality of Indianapolis focus areas at this time.<\/p><p>For more information, please read about our <a href=\"\/grants\/the-grants-process\/\">grants process<\/a>.<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                    \n                        <div class=\"rmff-expandable-item\" data-item-id=\"expandable-item-3\">\n                            <div class=\"rmff-expandable-trigger\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"expandable-item-3\">\n                                <span class=\"rmff-expandable-icon\">\n                                    <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                        <path d=\"M12 5V19M5 12H19\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n                                    <\/svg>\n                                <\/span>    \n                                <span class=\"rmff-expandable-title\"><p>Is the Foundation connected to the Community Fairbanks Recovery Center?<\/p><\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"rmff-expandable-content\" id=\"expandable-item-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                <div class=\"rmff-expandable-content-inner\">\n                                    <p>The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation is a completely separate entity from the nonprofit alcohol and drug treatment provider known as Community Fairbanks Recovery Center.<\/p><p>However, there is a family connection between the two organizations. The treatment center is named in honor of Cornelia Cole Fairbanks, the wife of Charles Warren Fairbanks. Charles Warren and Cornelia Cole Fairbanks were the grandparents of Richard M. (\u201cDick\u201d) Fairbanks. For more information about the Community Fairbanks Recovery Center, please visit their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecommunity.com\/locations\/community-fairbanks-recovery-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                    \n                        <div class=\"rmff-expandable-item\" data-item-id=\"expandable-item-4\">\n                            <div class=\"rmff-expandable-trigger\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"expandable-item-4\">\n                                <span class=\"rmff-expandable-icon\">\n                                    <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                        <path d=\"M12 5V19M5 12H19\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n                                    <\/svg>\n                                <\/span>    \n                                <span class=\"rmff-expandable-title\"><p>How can I stay updated on the Foundation\u2019s work?<\/p><\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"rmff-expandable-content\" id=\"expandable-item-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                <div class=\"rmff-expandable-content-inner\">\n                                    <p>To stay up to date on our work and the work of our grantees and partners, <a href=\"#signup\">sign up for our newsletter<\/a> or follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/richard-m.-fairbanks-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About The Foundation Our Mission Advancing the Vitality of Indianapolis The mission of the Fairbanks Foundation is to advance the vitality of Indianapolis and the well-being of its people. We strive to achieve this mission by addressing some of the city\u2019s most significant challenges and opportunities. Our History Establishing a LegacyIn 1986, Richard M. \u201cDick\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":16202,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16174","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmff.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmff.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmff.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmff.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmff.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rmff.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16174\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmff.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmff.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}