Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis is a women’s giving circle. We create transformational change in our community by empowering women philanthropists to pool their dollars and collectively award annual high impact grants in our Five Focus Areas. In making our grants we are guided by our Philosophy and Six Core Values: Integrity, Excellence, Thoughtfulness, Collaboration, Humanity, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
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We’re Getting Together!
We’ve got the following planned for the next few months. Go to Key Dates for more information.
- November 13: Follow the Impact at Northminster Presbyterian Church: Free, click here for more information and to RSVP
Follow the Impact events allow a previous grant recipient to share how the grant impacted the nonprofit and its clients. - December 3: Holiday Party at Indiana State Museum; No charge, RSVP required (not yet available)
Join us as we celebrate the season and share an evening of action, learning, and cheer. - January 21, 5:30-7:30pm: Member Orientation at Big Car Collaborative: Free, RSVP required (not yet available)
Members are invited to join us for an overview of our processes and the announcement of the 2026 Leaders of the Future.
Invitations to our events are sent out a few weeks prior to the event, and each invitation provides a method to RSVP. If an event is open to the public, a link to the RSVP page will be included with the information above. The best way to be on our invitation list is to sign up for our newsletter. To ensure you are on our invitation list for a specific event, or ask questions, please send an email to impact100indy@gmail.com.
2026 Leaders of the Future Scholarship Available
Impact 100 has always been about making a difference – both for the nonprofits to whom we offer grants, and among the Indianapolis community at large. Since 2013 Impact 100 has been making a difference in shaping the philanthropic perspectives of women early in their public service career through our Leaders of the Future Program, which covers the cost of membership for promising philanthropists early in their career. The 2026 Application is available on our Leaders of the Future Program page.
October 27: Letter of Intent Form Available
If your nonprofit is considering applying for the 2026 Change Maker Grant, be sure to carefully review our Letter of Intent (LOI) webpage. Understanding the process and choosing the right Focus Area Committee (FAC) are essential first steps. To help you prepare, mark your calendars for the Nonprofit Information Sessions—November 4th via Zoom at 6:30pm and November 6th in person at Firefly Children & Family Alliance at 12:30pm. These sessions are designed to guide you through the LOI process and set you up for success, and the links to RSVP are on our Letter of Intent (LOI) webpage.
20th Annual Awards Celebration
Our 20th Annual Awards Celebration were held at The Crane Bay Event Center on June 17. The finalists for the $100,000 Change Maker grant each had seven minutes to pitch their program to our Members and Guests. The members voted and selected Coburn Place as the 2025 Change Maker for their SHIELD Safety Project. Each of the other finalists received an unrestricted Impact 100 Community Support Grant of $15,000.
- Arts, Culture & Preservation: Big Car Collaborative: The Big Table: Culinary Arts and Community Wellbeing
- Education: Nine13 Sports: Using the Bicycle as the Ultimate STEM Education Tool
- Environment & Animal Welfare: IndyHumane: Pet Resource Center
- Family: Indiana Diaper Bank: Mobile Distribution to Meet Community Needs
You can learn more about the 2025 grantees on our blog “More Information on the 2025 Finalists”.
Proceeds from the annual dinner go to support Impact 100’s “Friend” fund, used to pay our operating costs and overhead expenses. These funds ensure that 100% of each membership donation goes directly to the annual Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis grant pool. We accept donations to the Friend fund at any time. You can learn more by going to our Join or Donate page.
2024 Annual Awards Celebration Sponsors
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