Investing in a Thriving Indianapolis: IF Announces December 2025 Grant Awards
The Indianapolis Foundation awarded more than $4.8 million in grants to 120 nonprofit organizations in December 2025.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The Indianapolis Foundation awarded more than $4.8 million in grants to 120 nonprofit organizations in December 2025, marking a strong close to the year and reinforcing its commitment to building a thriving Indianapolis.
These investments advanced community-led initiatives that strengthen housing stability, expand economic opportunity, improve health outcomes, and support environmental equity across Indianapolis. Grant awards also supported critical areas such as youth development, the arts and cultural vitality, and other efforts that contribute to safe, connected, and resilient neighborhoods.
“Our year-end grantmaking was a powerful reminder of what’s possible when generosity meets purpose,” said Ahmed Young, President and CEO of the Indianapolis Foundation. “As we celebrate more than a century of supporting this community, these investments reflect both our history and a commitment to our future, working with our partners, listening to community voices, and advancing efforts that build lasting opportunity for generations to come.”
Throughout its 110-year history, the Indianapolis Foundation has continued to evolve alongside the city it serves, responding to emerging needs while deepening its focus on addressing systemic barriers. In recent years, this work has been guided by a clear commitment to supporting community-driven solutions rooted in lived experience and local leadership.
The giving in December 2025 reinforces the Indianapolis Foundation’s role as a trusted steward of community resources and a partner to organizations working every day to move Indianapolis forward. By aligning grantmaking with long-term priorities and immediate community needs, the Foundation helps ensure that philanthropy remains both responsive and strategic.
For more than 110 years, the Indianapolis Foundation has been entrusted by generations of donors who believe in the power of philanthropy to strengthen community. Through specialized funds and unrestricted endowment support, these investments have built the Foundation’s capacity to respond to evolving challenges and support the most vulnerable among us. December 2025 grantmaking reflects the Equity Imperative 2030 strategic plan, which guides the Indianapolis Foundation’s long-term commitment to creating a city where all residents can thrive, no matter race, place, or identity.
Read the list of December 2025 grant recipients here.
About the Indianapolis Foundation
Founded in 1916, the Indianapolis Foundation is one of the nation’s oldest community foundations. Through grantmaking, convening, and leadership, the Foundation works to create a thriving Indianapolis by advancing housing, economic, health, and environmental equity as part of its Equity Imperative 2030 strategic plan. Learn more at indianapolisfoundation.org.
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