United Way of Central Indiana awards over $1 million to 28 nonprofits outside its accredited network
United Way of Central Indiana is awarding $1.16 million in grants to 28 nonprofits outside of its accredited partner network, the nonprofit announced Wednesday.
This funding is expected to serve more than 59,000 people across Central Indiana.
In all, $480,000 is being awarded from United Way’s Basic Needs Fund to 23 nonprofits, and $680,000 is being awarded from the Family Opportunity Fund to seven nonprofits. Two organizations are receiving grants from both funds.
The Basic Needs Fund supports the region’s most vulnerable neighbors, ensuring they have access to life’s essentials: safe and affordable housing, healthy food, transportation and health services. The Family Opportunity Fund supports integrated programming that serves both youth and adults in the same household, aimed at improving the education, financial stability and well-being of the whole family.
This is the second year United Way has opened the two funds to nonprofits outside its accredited network, part of United Way’s ongoing work to reach more people in more communities across its seven-county service area.
“We’re committed to expanding our investments across Central Indiana,” said Shannon Jenkins, United Way’s vice president of impact. “These grants support essential basic needs such as transportation, housing, health services and food access while also funding family-focused programs that strengthen education and long-term economic mobility for children and their parents or caregivers. By investing beyond our accredited partner network, we can expand collaboration and increase impact across our seven-county service area.”
In August, United Way invited nonprofits in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan and Putnam counties not currently accredited with United Way to submit letters of intent to apply for grants.
A total of 75 organizations submitted letters for Basic Needs funding, and 38 were then invited to submit full applications. For Family Opportunity funding, 16 nonprofits submitted letters, and 12 were invited to apply.
Two committees composed of United Way staff, board members and volunteers from the community reviewed applications and selected the grant recipients.
“This United Way Family Opportunity Fund grant will help us create real, generational change for Latino families in Marion County,” said Andrew Peñalva, acting president and CEO of the Indiana Latino Institute. “By supporting parents in earning medical interpreter credentials while guiding their high school students toward college, we’re strengthening family income today and expanding educational opportunity for the next generation. It also helps address the urgent need for bilingual healthcare professionals while tackling the low college-going rates among Latino students. We’re grateful for United Way’s partnership in building stronger families and a stronger workforce.”
United Way works to tackle generational poverty, with a focus on basic needs, early care and learning, economic mobility, and safe and affordable housing. United Way has been serving the community for more than a century and partners with more than 100 nonprofits across the region.
One in six households has been impacted by, or used a service from, a nonprofit connected to United Way of Central Indiana.
These are the Family Opportunity Fund grant recipients, the grant amount and the county in which the organization is headquartered:
Boone County Mentoring Partnership: $80,000 (Boone)
Coburn Place: $80,000 (Marion)
Indiana Latino Institute: $80,000 (Marion)
Judah Ministries: $80,000 (Marion)
New Beginnings: $150,000 (Marion)
Trinity Free Clinic: $130,000 (Hamilton)
Westminster Neighborhood Services: $80,000 (Marion)
These are the Basic Needs Fund grant recipients, the grant amount and the county in which the organization is headquartered:
accessABILITY: $25,000 (Marion)
Ascent 121: $25,000 (Hamilton/Marion)
Beyond Homeless: $25,000 (Putnam)
BU Wellness Network: $25,000 (Marion)
Centers of Wellness for Urban Women: $25,000 (Marion)
Christel House: $15,000 (Marion)
Dove Recovery House for Women: $25,000 (Marion)
Grace Care Center: $25,000 (Hamilton)
Grassroot Projects: $15,000 (Marion)
Heart and Soul Clinic: $9,000 (Hamilton)
Hope Healthcare Services: $25,000 (Hendricks)
Isaiah 117 House: $15,000 (Marion)
Judah Ministries: $25,000 (Marion)
Mid-North Food Pantry: $20,000 (Marion)
Outreach, Inc.: $25,000 (Marion)
Patchwork Indy: $8,500 (Marion)
Pathway Resource Center: $25,000 (Marion)
Peace Restored: $25,000 (Morgan)
Prevail, Inc.: $10,000 (Hamilton)
Sanctuary Indy: $25,000 (Marion)
St. Vincent de Paul: $12,500 (Marion)
We Bloom: $25,000 (Marion)
Westminster Neighborhood Services: $25,000 (Marion)