In Loving Memory

Our good friend and founding mother, Julia Irwin Richter passed away on November 15, 2024. Julia and her friends started the Dii 35 years ago that continues to support our dyslexic community in a powerful way.  She was actively involved at Dii for 35 years, and most recently served as board emeritus, attending board meetings and committee meetings regularly. Julia set a high standard for Dii and challenged us to be the best for the students we serve. She won many accolades and honors during her life and career, but believed her work with Dii was the most rewarding.

In 2021, Jim Richter, husband of Julie, established the Julia Irwin Richter Educational Fund at the Central Indiana Community Foundation. This fund supports need-based student and teacher scholarships for our services.

We here at Dii will honor Julia’s legacy by continuing the powerful work she has started and grow with the ever-changing needs of our dyslexic community. Thank you, Julie, for making The Dyslexia Institute of Indiana viable, relevant, dynamic, and life changing for our families.

Visit Julia Richter Obituary to read more about her amazing life.

To continue her legacy, please consider donating to the foundation in her honor. Vist: Legacy Contribution  and select “Julia Irwin Richter Educational Fund”

Alternately, you can mail a check to:
The Dyslexia Institute of Indiana
Attention: Julia Irwin Richter Educational Fund
8395 Keystone Crossing, Suite 350
Indianapolis, IN 46240

“There is nothing impossible to him who will try.”

— Alexander the Great

Special thanks to our supporters: 

Lilly Endowment’s Strengthening Youth Programs in Indiana (SYPI)

Teacher’s Treasures

Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust

Knights of Columbus

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish

Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr. Memorial Foundation

M.A. Rooney Foundation

Heritage Fund – the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County

Samerian Foundation

Hall Render

Katz, Sapper & Miller

National Bank of Indianapolis

The Pabulum Group

Shaw-Burckhardt-Brenner Foundation

Brave Heart Foundation

Pacers Foundation

Lee Supply Corporation

International Dyslexia Association

Lannan Foundation

Miller Summer Mission for Children Fund,
a fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation

Johnson-Melloh Solutions

Central Indiana Community Foundation

Central Indiana Community Foundation, Summer Youth Program