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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 other donations to that year’s 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 grants@impact100indy.org 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 2025 Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis Grants

October 2024: Link to complete a LOI (Letter of Intent) opens on our website and email sent to nonprofits on our contact list (sign up for our nonprofit contact list here). Each year we hold Nonprofit Information Sessions to provide information on our granting process and prepare attendees to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) to begin the process of applying for a 2025 grant of $100,000.00. Here are the links from these sessions for those who were not able to join us:

November 2024: 2025 Members Can Sign Up for a 2025 Focus Area Committee. Participating in a focus area committee provides our members with unique insights into the challenges facing our community and the agencies that are working on solutions. 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.

December 2024: LOIs due. We recommend you attend one of the November Nonprofit Information Sessions (dates to be announced in September).

January 2025: Deadline for 2025 Members to Sign Up for a 2025 Focus Area Committee. Participating in a focus area committee provides our members with unique insights into the challenges facing our community and the agencies that are working on solutions.

February 2025: Nonprofits notified if their LOI has been approved by a Focus Area Committee. Those with approved LOIs will be sent a link to the 2025 Grant Application form.

March 2025: Full grant applications due (note: unsolicited grant applications are destroyed without review).

April 2025: Nonprofit Site Visits

May 2025: The Focus Area Committees announce their 2025 Change Maker Finalists at The Big Reveal, an event open to all members and grant finalists.

  • Please note, the date and location for The Big Reveal is still being negotiated and will be announced as soon as the contract is signed.

June 2025: Annual Awards Celebration with Presentations by the 2025 Grant Finalists, followed by the Membership Vote and the announcement of the 2025 Change-Makers! 

  • Please note, the date and location for The Annual Awards Celebration is still being negotiated and will be announced as soon as the contract is signed.

The 2025 Focus Area Committee meeting schedule can be found here.