IBJ Two-Page Spread on Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis




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…
On December 6, 2022, Sherri Lauver, Grants Co-Chair, led a Zoom meeting to present information on our granting process and prepare attendees to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) to begin the process of applying for a 2023 Change Maker Grant of $100,000.00. Over 50 nonprofit representatives joined the call. To make it easier for…
The members voted and selected Coburn Place as the 2025 Change Maker at our June 17, 2025, 20th Annua Awards Celebration. Our $100,000 grant funds The SHIELD Safety Project. The SHIELD Safety Project targets the ongoing threats a survivor of domestic violence faces after fleeing, especially if she becomes homeless. Even after moving into Coburn’s secure, rent-free…
Family Promise of Hendricks County is the 2020 Change Maker, recipient of the 2020 $100,000 grant. They submitted the following interim report. Please list the primary goals identified in your proposals and describe the progress you have made toward meeting each goal, including specific examples. Please explain any variance from your goals or expected progress….
One in 20 people in our state are addicted to opioid painkillers and a staggering 286,000 Hoosiers report having engaged in non-medical use. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention indicates Indiana exceeded all but eight states in the number of pain prescriptions written per 100 people in 2012, enough for every Hoosier to have…
2017 is the twelfth anniversary of our first grants, and to celebrate, we’ve set a goal is to have more members and give away more money than in any of the previous years. To help us build our membership, we’re asking members to bring a guest (or two) to our events, summing it up as “Each one…