The Women’s Fund annual grant round is open to any organization serving Central Indiana women and/or girls.
Donor Name: Women’s Fund of Central Indiana
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: 04/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Focus Areas
Women’s Fund of Central Indiana is particularly interested in funding programming in the following areas:
- Breaking negative cycles (e.g., intimate partner violence and poverty) and supporting economic stability and upward mobility, including career development and workforce issues.
- Health for women and girls, with specific emphasis on reproductive health, maternal mortality and mental health.
- Girls’ programming that is asset-based and has a demonstrated impact.
- Small, grassroots organizations with revenues less than $250,000 that are led by and serve women and girls of color.
Funding Information
The maximum allowable request is $25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must serve those who identify as women and/or girls in Central Indiana (Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Morgan, and Shelby Counties).
- Organizations whose mission focuses on service to women and/or girls can apply for operating support. Other organizations can apply for project/program support.
- Women’s Fund is interested only in gender-specific efforts, not programs that just happen to serve women and/or girls.
- Organizations that received a 2024 Women’s Fund annual grant are NOT eligible to apply unless 2023 organizational revenues were less than $250,000.
- Organizations that received a Women in Health Collaborative Fund grant in 2025 are eligible to apply.
- Women’s Fund provides grants to 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations. Organizations that do not have 501(c)(3) status may be able to use a fiscal sponsor.
Women’s Fund will not consider funding for:
- Organizations not committed to gender equity
- Organizations whose board of directors or advisory group is composed of less than 50% women
- Programs promoting religion, including proselytizing or religious training (see below)
- Fundraising activities (such as golf tournaments or galas)
- Political campaigns
- Individual or personal requests
- Organization-sponsored conferences or event sponsorships
- Schools.
For more information, visit Women’s Fund of Central Indiana.
