The Kennedy King Memorial Initiative builds on the historical events of April 4, 1968, to raise awareness, provoke thought and inspire action to eliminate division and injustice.
The Kennedy King Memorial Initiative became a 501(C) 3 nonprofit organization in 2015.
We have big dreams and concrete plans to transform the Martin Luther King Park campus into a center where people, institutions, and community partners can come together in bold dialogue and purposeful action.
The violent deaths of Kennedy and King call for candid and courageous conversations on how individuals, families and communities can address this scourge that wounds civil society. We are:
Creating original programs that teach, support, and inspire
Convening candid and courageous conversations
Collaborating with organizations that align with our mission
Cultivating a strong and vital King Park community
Our mission
Our plan
In 2016, the Lilly Endowment funded a comprehensive effort to assess the community’s unmet needs and the Kennedy King Memorial Initiative’s potential to address them.
Our Strategic Plan is the result of that effort and the guiding document for the work of the Initiative as we move forward.
Our board
GREGORY W. PORTER, CHAIR
Indiana State Representative
Cameron Radford, Vice Chair
Chief Government Affairs Officer
IndyGo
Sheryl D. Richardson, Treasurer
Sr. Manager Community Relations
Indy Parks
Lindsey B. Mintz, Secretary
Executive Director
Indy Jewish Community Relations Council
Tiffany Benjamin
Senior Director, Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Health President
Lilly Foundation at Eli Lilly and Company
Tyson Chastain
President/Principal
Innovcare-Innovative Healthcare Real Estate
Jan Diggins
Community Volunteer
Chris Gahl
Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Visit Indy
Ashley Gurvitz
CEO/President
United Northeast Community Development Corporation
LaMar Holliday
Chief Executive Officer
The Holliday Collaborative Agency
Sean Huddleston
President
Martin University
Pamela Ross
Vice President of Opportunity, Equity and Inclusion
Central Indiana Community Foundation
Amy Conrad Warner
Vice Chancellor for External Affairs and Community Engagement
IUPUI
Chuck Williams
CEO/President
mediaBrew Communications LLC
When our hearts were broken
Bill Crawford
Bill was inspired by what happened on April 4, 1968, and that inspiration became a fire that burned brightly for decades. His leadership, his integrity, his decency will all be deeply missed.
Mark St. John
Mark was a fierce advocate for low-income Hoosiers, those with HIV/AIDS, senior citizens, the homeless, and those with mental illness and physical disabilities.
Jim Morris
Jim believed deeply in the power of the Kennedy King Memorial Initiative to inspire and educate future generations about the values of peace, justice, and reconciliation.
Contact us
The Kennedy King Memorial Initiative
601 East 17th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-296-4030