IBJ Two-Page Spread on Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis


2022 Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis Scholarship Recipients are listed here with their current employer and their dream philanthropic project: Carly Bias, TeenWorks, wants to build on programs designed for youth struggling with mental health, trauma, or stress to include more music and art therapy programs. Samantha Breeling, FACE Low-Cost Animal Clinic, would create a low-cost,…
September 25th marked the Membership Kickoff for our 2019 Grant Pool. We convened at the Nora Library, where 40 members and guests had a chance to talk one-on-one with our 2018 Change-Makers and Change-Maker Finalists. We were inspired to learn that these agencies have already embarked on changing our community for the better. Each agency…
The last virtual lunch of 2020 featured Kellie Earl Leeper from our 2016 Change Maker Ascent 121. Kellie shared with us exciting news that will make their programs more sustainable. The Reich Foundation has purchased and renovated a building for the organization, which will be ready by the end of November. The new building is…
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…
Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis was established to bring together philanthropic women to fund high impact grants of $100,000 or more to improve our community. Our Grant Funding Works to Improve Our Community Our grant philosophy directs us to improve our community in two ways: Our Membership Options Give Us a Broad Base of Support in…
As the President for Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis, and after spending two years as the Membership Chair, I have spent a lot of time 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…