Key Dates

March 4, 2026, 6-7:30pm
Increase Your Impact!

George’s Neighborhood Grill, 6935 Lake Plaza Dr., Indianapolis, 46220

Join us on March 4, 2026, at 6pm, at George’s Neighborhood Grill to learn how you can have a greater impact on our grant making. Impact 100 leadership will give you a behind-the-scenes look at what makes us a success. We will describe opportunities to join the Board of Directors or be a committee member. And if you are someone with limited time, we will present options for you to volunteer for a single event or activity. There’s a place for you at Impact 100 Grreater Indianapolis.

Doors open at 6pm. Discussion at 6:30pm. Wrap-up by 7:30pm. Artfully chef-curated selections and cash bar available.

George’s Neighborhood Grill, 6935 Lake Plaza Dr., Indianapolis IN 46220 (Near the intersection of E. 71st St. & Binford Blvd.)  Free parking.

RSVP Here!

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January through April: FAC Meetings

The five Focus Area Committees (FAC) meet four times during this time period to review Letters of Intent (LOIs) and Grant Applications, conduct Site Visits, and, finally, to select the local nonprofit they want to represent their FAC at our June Celebration. Those five FAC Finalists will vie for the $100,000 Change Maker Grant.

Click here to view the calendar for the 2026 Change Maker Grant.

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March 13:
Grant Application Submission Deadline

Note: Unsolicited grant applications are destroyed without review

This year we had had over 130 nonprofits submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), the first step in applying for the $100,000 Change Maker Grant. Our Focus Area Committees (FACs) have the responsibility to review the LOIs, with have the monumental task of winnowing them down to 20-25 nonprofits who will be provided with access to the full grant application. The information on these full grant applications are verified and then distributed to the FACs so they can then get to work getting that final number down to 5 nonprofits for presentation to the membership at our Annual Celebration in June.

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April 1: Annual Celebration Ticket Sales Start
June 16: 2026 Annual Celebration Event!

Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 5 p.m.
Black Iris Estate, 5801 East 116th Street, Carmel, IN 46033

A GLIMPSE OF WHAT TO EXPECT

Interested in Coming to a Future Event?

Invitations to our events are sent out a few weeks prior to the event, and each invitation provides a method to RSVP. If an event is open to the public, a link to the RSVP page will be included with the information above. The best way to be on our invitation list is to sign up for our newsletter. To ensure you are on our invitation list for a specific event, or ask questions, please send an email to impact100indy@gmail.com

Annual Calendar

To better understand our program, here is a basic overview of a typical year. It starts with June because that is the both the end and the beginning of our annual grant making.

This is the general calendar. Click here to go to the most current calendar.

June

  • Our Annual Awards Celebration with presentations by the nonprofits competing for our annual $100,000 grant. These presentations are followed by the Membership Vote and the announcement of the grant recipients. Keep an eye on the Annual Celebration page to keep yourself updated on planning for the current event and an overview of the previous one(s).
  • Membership enrollment unofficially begins at the Annual Celebration with prizes to members joining at the Celebration.

July

  • Vacation Month, no activities while the Board and members enjoy the summer.

August

  • Board Orientation
  • Committee Chair transitions

September

  • Official Membership Kickoff Event (location and timing varies)

October

November

  • Educational event featuring one or more past recipients.
  • Nonprofit Workshop for nonprofits interested in learning more about our grants and granting processes. There will be previous grant recipients as well as representatives from Impact 100 providing information and answering questions. Since we are an all-volunteer organization and it is difficult for us to respond quickly to individual questions, it is highly recommended that interested nonprofits attend this short workshop.

December

  • Due date for LOIs is in December. Look at the Grants Calendar for the exact date.
  • Holiday Party, with a method of Giving Back to previous grant recipient(s).
  • Deadline for submission of Leaders of the Future applications. Recipients are announced later in the month.
  • Deadline for LOI (Letter of Intent) from Central Indiana Nonprofits applying for our annual Change Maker Grant. See the current Granting Calendar for more information.
  • Deadline for members to register to serve on a Focus Area Committee (FAC) comes within the first week of December.
  • December 31 is the official deadline for registering for next year’s membership.

January

  • New Member Welcome/Orientation Event
  • First Focus Area Committee meetings to train FAC members and ensure they understand and agree to our Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest policies.

February

  • Second Focus Area Committee meetings to review Letters of Intent (LOIs)
  • Nonprofits notified if their Letter of Intent has been approved by a Focus Area Committee. Those with approved LOIs will be sent a link to the Grant Application form. New Member Welcome/Orientation Event.

March

  • Nonprofits asked to submit a full grant application must do so by the March deadline date. (Note: unsolicited grant applications are destroyed without review). See the current Granting Calendar for more information.

April

May

  • The Big Reveal with Focus Area Committees announcing the nonprofit they have selected to be their applicant for the $100,000 grant. See the current Granting Calendar for more information.
  • Change Maker Finalists Reception where the selected nonprofits learn more about their

June

  • Our Annual Awards Celebration with presentations by the nonprofits competing for our annual $100,000 grant. These presentations are followed by the Membership Vote and the announcement of the grant recipients. Keep an eye on the Annual Celebration page to keep yourself updated on planning for the current event and an overview of the previous one(s).

Interested in more information?

Invitations to our events are sent out a few weeks prior to the event, and each invitation provides a method to RSVP. The best way to be on our invitation list is to sign up for our newsletter. To ensure you are on our invitation list for a specific event, or ask questions, please send an email to impact100indy@gmail.com