Harry T. McFarland
Vice President of Programs, Central Indiana Community Foundation
615 North Alabama Street, Suite #119
Indianapolis, IN 46204


Harry is Vice President of Programs for Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF). He is responsible for the Foundation’s grantmaking and program services. Harry oversees a staff of eight who serve as liaisons between not-for-profit organizations, the community, and the Foundation’s Board who advises them on the grantmaking process and community issues.

Until May 2001 Harry was President of HTM Services, Inc., an organizational and management consulting service to the not-for-profit field. Harry’s past engagements include: providing technical assistance to organizations applying for grants from Lilly Endowment, Inc. and conducting evaluation and assessment of existing grantees, program development assistance to Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, and organizational development and project management assistance to Freetown Village, Inc.

Harry has worked with many community organizations, particularly those that address African-American, male fatherhood programming issues. He has provided strategic planning, organizational and board development consulting services to the Indianapolis Black Chamber of Commerce and Forest Manor Multi-Service Center. Harry helped organizations document effective collaborative programs including the implementation of a School\Community Collaboration Process for the United Way of Central Indiana, and the Indianapolis Private Industry Council, Inc.’s Youth Employment Development Network. He has consulted several inner-city neighborhood-based youth serving organizations, including the Bicycle Action Project, Inc. and the St. Nicholas Youth Center, with internal capacity and program development. Harry also served as an evaluation and program development consultant for the National League of Cities and the New School of Social Research.

Harry earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University with an emphasis on business administration and behavioral sciences. He attended Harvard University’s Institute for Manpower Administration. His current volunteer work includes serving as a member of the United Way of Central Indiana’s Community Issues Committee, African-American Landmarks Committee, chair of the Indianapolis Commission on African-American Males, a Mentor at IPS School 27, and AESOP, Inc. board member.

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