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A Commitment to Community:
Indianapolis Foundation Awards
$4.8 Million in December Grants

In December 2025, the Indianapolis Foundation awarded more than $4.8 million in grants to 120 nonprofit organizations, closing the year with meaningful investments in our community. This year-end giving reflects the Foundation’s 110-year legacy and commitment to building a thriving Indianapolis for all.

Indianapolis Foundation Grant recipients for December 2025 include the following:

1000 Words Inc. - $35,000

A Seat at the Table, Inc. - $25,000

accessABILITY Center for Independent Living - $35,000

ArtMix - $40,000

Arts for Learning Indiana, Affiliate of Young Audiences - $20,000

Asante Art Institute of Indianapolis, Inc. - $20,000

Aspire Higher Foundation - $75,000

Be Nimble Foundation - $25,000

Black Leadership and Legacies, Inc. - $45,000

Catholic Charities, Indianapolis - $40,000

Centers of Wellness for Urban Women, Inc. - $20,000

Community Alliance of the Far Eastside, Inc. (CAFE) - $35,000

Deborah’s Place, Inc. - $40,000

Dieudonne Foundation - $25,000

Down But Not Out Communications, Inc. - $25,000

Drug Free Marion County - $35,000

Earth Charter Indiana - $75,000

Ebony Adeboje Foundation  Corp. - $10,000

Edna Martin Christian Center - $50,000

Emprendedoras Latinas en Indiana - $25,000

Equity1821, Inc. - $40,000

Eskenazi Health Foundation - $75,000

Exodus Refugee Immigration, Inc. - $75,000

Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana - $55,000

Fire Station 18 - $75,000

First Baptist Church North Indianapolis - $30,000

Fonseca Theatre Company at River West - $50,000

Freetown Village, Inc. - $25,234

Friends of Belmont Beach - $30,000

Gennesaret Free Clinics - $47,002

Grassroots Projects - $39,000

Greater Indianapolis Literacy League, Inc. (Indy Reads) - $45,000

Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee - $72,000

Groundwork Indy - $75,000

Health Care Education & Training - $75,000

HealthNet, Inc. Homeless Initiative Program - $35,000

Helpings of Hope - $75,000

Hoosier Environmental Council - $75,000

Hope Community Development Corp. of Indiana - $50,000

Horizon House, Inc. - $40,000

IFF - $100,000

Iiabada Dance, Inc. - $50,000

Immigrant Welcome Center, Inc. - $40,000

Indiana Black Expo - $25,000

Indiana Community Action Association - $40,000

Indiana Construction Roundtable Foundation - $45,000

Indiana Diaper Bank - $20,000

Indiana Immunization Coalition - $25,000

Indiana Justice Project - $30,000

Indiana Legal Services - $35,000

Indiana University Foundation - $25,000

Indianapolis Legal Aid Society - $40,000

Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership - $30,000

Indianapolis Opera - $20,000

Indianapolis Shakespeare Company - $30,000

Indianapolis Urban League - $45,000

Indy Black Chamber of Commerce - $25,000

IndyHub Foundation, Inc. - $20,000

Iron Sharpens Iron W.A.S.T., Inc. - $20,000

James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association - $25,000

Just Community Inc. - $40,000

Kheprw Institute - $40,000

Kheprw Institute - $63,000

Kids Dance Outreach - $35,000

Likenother Foundation - $25,000

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) - $45,000

Mapleton-Fall Creek Development Corporation - $55,000

Martin Center, Inc. - $41,699

Martin Luther King Community Center - $30,000

Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corp. - $75,000

Morning Light, Inc. - $20,000

Mt. Carmel Baptist Church - $40,000

Mumineen Community Development Corporation - $20,000

National Center for State Courts (fiscal for Lawrence
Township Trustee Court Diversion) - $25,000

Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic - $35,000

NeighborLink Indianapolis Foundation - $46,000

Nova X-Stream, Inc. - $50,000

Oasis Christian Community Development Corp. - $25,000

Operation: Job Ready Veterans - $40,000

P30 Indy - $40,000

Partners in Housing - $200,000

Pathway to the Future Learning Center - $30,000

PATTERN, Inc. - $25,000

Per Scholas Indianapolis - $45,000

Pike Youth Soccer Club, Inc. - $20,000

Pink-4-Ever, Inc. - $25,000

PLA University (Phalen Leadership Academies) - $40,000

Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai’i, Alaska,
Indiana, Kentucky - $35,000

Rebuilding Together Indianapolis - $15,000

Roots Indianapolis - $15,000

Sea Scope, Inc. - $50,000

Side Hustle Economy Co. - $25,000

Silver Citizens, Inc. - $15,000

Six Sigma Racial Equity Institute - $45,000

Social Health Association of Indiana (LifeSmart Youth) - $20,000

Solar United Neighbors - $50,000

Storytelling Arts of Indiana - $25,000

Str8 Up Mentoring Foundation, Inc. - $20,000

Struggle Made Us - $20,000

Summit Performance Indianapolis, Inc. - $25,000

TeenWorks - $20,000

Televerde Foundation - $40,000

The Riley Youth Community Center - $50,000

Thomas Ridley’s 1 Like Me - $25,000

TMP Enterprises, Inc. (Joy's House) - $20,000

Upper White River Watershed Alliance - $50,000

West Indianapolis Development Corp. - $75,000

Westside Community Development Corp. - $30,000

You Yes You Project - $20,000

Youth Empowered, Inc. - $35,000