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Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis strives to award high impact grants of $100,000 or more to at least one nonprofit in our community in one or more of the five focus areas. The amount of funds we have to award will be determined in January of each year and is based on the amount of money donated through memberships, the Leaders of the Future Program, and non-membership donations to the grant pool.

We use a four-step grant application process (Letter of Intent, Full Application, Site Visit and Finalist Presentation to Members) led by volunteer Impact members who winnow down the applicant pool in each of our focus areas. The recipient(s) will be announced at the Impact 100 Annual Celebration in June.

We do not accept grant requests outside of our annual review process. Links to online forms will be posted as they are finalized. Be certain to carefully review the four-step grant application process to fully understand how our grant process works and which forms nonprofits must complete by the deadlines indicated. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.

Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis welcomes proposals from an organization classified as a public charity with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for supporting organizations.

Timeline for Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis Grants

Watch our Announcement page for exact dates in the last quarter of each year.

October: Letter of Intent Form Available. The information and link for our LOI (Letter of Intent) will be available on our website in October. To be sure you receive notifications on our grant schedule each fall, you should sign up for our nonprofit contact list here.

November:

  • Focus Area Committee (FAC): The five FAC Chairs will share the time and location for their meetings, and Members will be sent an announcement email with the information they need to select which committee they want to join.
    Note: FAC meetings are for Members only. FAC participation is not required, but our surveys consistently show that it is one of the most rewarding aspects of being an Impact 100 member. Any member, including those who are part of a shared membership, can join a FAC and shared member groups do not need to serve on the same committee.
  • Nonprofit Information Sessions. Each year we hold Nonprofit Information Sessions to provide information on our granting process and prepare attendees to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), the first step in applying for our $100,000 grant. We hold two sessions to make them as accessible as possible, one via Zoom and one in person. These are links to previous sessions:

    December:

    • Letters of Intent (LOIs) from nonprofits are due.
    • Membership Donations/Pledges due. It is our goal to have membership donations and/or pledges to make a membership donation by December 31 each year, allowing us to know the amount of the grant pool for the following year. Go to our Membership Info page for the details.

    January:

    • FAC Assignments Finalized. 2027 Members who have signed up for a Focus Area Committee will be notified via email with their committee assignment.
    • First FAC meetings. This is an orientation for the FAC members, led by the FAC Chairs and Co-Chairs. After this training session, and after signing the Confidentiality Agreement and completing the Conflict of Interest form, committee members are sent their committee’s Letters of Intent (LOIs) for review.

    February

    • Second FAC meetings. The FACs meet to discuss the LOIs submitted to their committee, and select which ones are to be asked to submit a full Grant Application.
    • Nonprofits notified if their LOI has been approved. Those with approved LOIs are notified and sent a link to the Grant Application form. Only those who receive this notification are eligible to apply for the Change Maker Grant.

    March

    • Full grant applications due. These full grant applications are distributed to the FACs as soon as the information is verified. (note: unsolicited grant applications are destroyed without review).
    • Third FAC meetings: The FACs meet to discuss the Grant Applications and select the nonprofits they want to learn more about through a site visit.

    April: Nonprofit Site Visits. Focus Area Committee members visit nonprofits to learn more so they can decide the nonprofit they feel should receive the $100,000 Change Maker Grant.

    May: Notification of Grant Finalists. The FAC Chairs notify the nonprofits being nominated for the Change Maker Grant.

    June: Annual Awards Celebration. Our annual event where the Focus Area Committee finalists describe the project they want to fund. The presentations are followed by the Membership Vote and the announcement of the Change-Maker! 

    Looking for the Focus Area Committee Meeting Schedule?

    Click here to go to The Focus Area Committee meeting schedule.