Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis strives to award high impact grants to at least one nonprofit in community in one or more of the five focus areas.
Donor Name: Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis
State: Indiana
County: Boone County (IN), Hamilton County (IN), Hancock County (IN), Hendricks County (IN), Johnson County (IN), Marion County (IN), Morgan County (IN), Shelby County (IN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/12/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Focus Areas
- Arts, Culture, & Preservation
- The arts and culture committee will focus on charitable initiatives that cultivate, develop, educate, preserve, and enrich the theater, museums, both visual and performing arts and literary opportunities in Greater Indianapolis.
- Education
- The education committee will focus on charitable initiatives that advance learning opportunities and improve education in Greater Indianapolis.
- Environment & Animal Welfare
- The environment committee will focus on charitable initiatives that (1) improve, enhance or restore the surroundings in the Greater Indianapolis area; (2) encourage research, public awareness and education relating to the environment; (3) promote conservation of natural resources; (4) restore, preserve, revitalize or enhance recreational facilities, and/or (5) promote animal welfare.
- Family
- The family committee will focus on charitable initiatives that strengthen and enhance the lives of children and families in Greater Indianapolis.
- Health & Wellness
- The health and wellness committee will focus on charitable initiatives that improve the mental and/or physical well-being of people living in the Greater Indianapolis area.
Funding Information
- An organization may submit only one application each year. An organization that has received a grant of $100,000 or more from Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis may not reapply in the following two years.
- An organization that has received an operating grant less than $100,000 may reapply at any time.
Eligibility Criteria
Your organization must meet the following grant criteria to be considered:
- Be a nonprofit 501(c)(3) or 509(a) public charity. Applicant organizations’ seat of operation must be based in Marion, Hamilton, Hancock, Shelby, Johnson, Morgan, Hendricks or Boone County in the State of Indiana or a recognized local chapter of a state or national nonprofit serving this region.
- The program must be implemented and serve residents of these eight counties and all monies must be expended here.
- The project must be a new program, expansion of an existing program or may be a joint effort of several agencies. Impact 100 does not fund general operating needs.
- Outline a project or program that targets a specific population for a specific duration and with specific measurable goals.
- Use the full amount of Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis’ available grant.
- Plan to expend the funds within 24 months.
- Preference will be given to projects that call for funds to be spent within 12 months.
- Capital projects (equipment and building) must be clearly wrapped around a program or project serving the clients of the organization. They do not support capital campaigns.
For more information, visit Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis.
