INDIANAPOLIS — As part of its support for efforts that improve the quality of life in Indianapolis and in Indiana, Lilly Endowment Inc. has announced $100 million in grants to 15 human service organizations to help them enhance their long-term impact by building stronger financial futures.
The organizations — many of which are undercapitalized for the level of services they are called upon to provide — will use these grants to invest in sustainability plans they have developed. Their plans include the creation of endowments and strategies to strengthen organizational capacity.
Ten of the organizations receiving grants are neighborhood community centers across Indianapolis that provide comprehensive services to help children, families and seniors thrive. The other organizations, which frequently collaborate with community centers, include an organization that provides counseling and other mental health services for individuals and families; two hunger relief agencies that provide meals and groceries through social service agencies across central Indiana; and an organization that provides a range of services during the daytime to help homeless individuals and families.
Some of the local organizations that received the grants include Horizon House, La Plaza, Southeast Community Services:Families First, Second Helpings, Shepherd Community Center, Gleaners, Goodwill Industries of Central and Southern Indiana, and the John H. Boner Community Center.