INDIANAPOLIS — In its first competitive grant round of 2017, The Indianapolis Foundation, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation, allocated $1,517,100 to 29 not-for-profit organizations serving Marion County and its residents. The Indianapolis Foundation board of directors approved the grants March 21.
Funding during this grant period addresses a variety of community needs, including, but not limited to:
Health Services: Little Red Door Cancer Agency will use its $30,000 to provide transportation services for low-income senior cancer patients and Cancer Support Community Central Indiana has allocated its $25,000 grant to support free programs for cancer patients at Eskenazi Health.
Human Services: A $30,000 grant to Exodus Refugee Immigration will provide critical programs and services that help refugees resettle in Indianapolis, and a similar $25,000 grant to Burmese American Community Institute will help build capacity to provide services, including citizenship and English Language Learner classes to Burmese refugees.
Education: Summer Advantage USA, in partnership with Arts for Learning, will use a $40,000 grant to combat summer learning loss through Inspiring Scholars programming at Phalen Leadership Academy, School 103. Twenty-five Marion County youth, identified as having behavior or emotional learning challenges, will attend Englishton Park’s intensive, therapeutic residential summer camp at no cost thanks to a $25,000 grant.
Economic Development: King Park Community Development Corporation will use its $60,000 to support the Build Fund, which provides flexible and affordable loans in financially underserved areas in Indianapolis. Source River West, a program from the IUPUI Office of Community Engagement, will stimulate development in the Near Westside through a $48,000 grant.
Other agencies that received grants include ArtMix, Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis, Cathedral Arts, Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention, Community Alliance of the Far Eastside, Connect2Help, Dig IN, Felege Hiywot Center, Horizon House, Indianapolis 10 Point Coalition, Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership, Indianapolis Parks Foundation, Indianapolis Public Library Foundation, IndyFringe Festival, and The International Center.