IBJ Two-Page Spread on Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis


submitted by Terry Mumford, Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis Board President Under the banner “We the Women”, more than 300 women philanthropists attended the Catalist Conference in Philadelphia, October 21-23, 2018, to change the face of philanthropy. Catalist (formerly Women’s Collective Giving and Grantmakers Network (WCGN)) is part of the collective giving movement, representing 64 affiliates…
Thanks to the 212 members of Impact 100 and our supporters the 2022 Grant Pool stands at $167,000.This means at our Annual Awards Celebration on June 14th,one of our Change Maker Finalists will receive our $100,000 Change Maker Award and our other four finalists will each receive a $16,750 Community Support Grant. The most important…
We are thrilled to announce that Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis is the recipient of a Spotlight Award from The Women’s Collective Giving Grantmakers Network (WCGN), which recognizes the impact of our $100,000 grant to Rock Steady Boxing (RSB) in 2010. WCGN created the Spotlight Award to recognize women’s giving organizations who practice impactful, transformational grantmaking. The criteria for the award is…
As the Membership Chair for Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis, I have spent a lot of my time in the last few months working on ways to attract new members. I’ve thought about how I came to know Impact 100 after an organization I supported, Indy Reads, received a grant in 2007. The grant came just…
Our 2023 Change Maker has met another milestone and received their third grant distribution earlier this month. Here are some excerpts from the interim report. Sarah Daniels, Unconditional Executive Director, reported they have seen progress from The Bridge clients like never before. Nearly all of these clients would have ended up back in the cycle…
We’re pleased to announce the four finalists for this year’s grants: Arts & Culture Focus Area: PRISM Project/Indy Fringe Education Focus Area: Creative Classroom Connections/Art with a Heart Family Focus Area: The IMPACT Program to Curb Runaway and Human Trafficking of Young Girls/Ascent 121 and Lutheran Child and Family Services Health & Wellness Focus Area: Dove Recovery House for…