Key Dates

Join the Giving Tuesday Movement!

Founded to inspire people to improve their local communities by giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, we hope you participate in #GivingTuesday by helping Impact 100 Give the Gift of Scholarship. All donations made on #GivingTuesday will go to our Leaders of the Future Scholarship Program.

December 5: Holiday Party – Mix and Mingle!

Celebrate the season with fellow members of Impact 100 for an evening of learning and cheer at the beautiful Indianapolis Propylaeum. Learn more about the impact of giving as one and our mission to make transformational projects in the Greater Indianapolis community possible. All are welcome – members, potential members, and guests (including significant others and/or spouses). We can’t wait to meet all the new faces and introduce guests to our mission.

Small bites are complimentary and there will be a cash bar.

Free Parking is available in the parking lot adjacent to the historic building. Street parking is also available.


Click Here for More Information and to Register.

December 15: Letters of Intent (LOI) due at 5pm

Letters of Intent (LOIs) are the first step in the Impact 100 granting process. Applicants should review our granting process and meet our eligibility requirements before applying. The deadline for submission of the 2024 LOI is December 15, 2023, by 5:00 p.m.

Click here for more information and to access the LOI form.

December 15: Scholarship Applications Due

The Impact 100 Leaders of the Future Scholarship program has been an important pipeline for developing new members and future leaders for Impact 100, including four current members of the Board of Directors. Many others have continued as members and have provided their leadership in important positions on our Focus Area Committees, Marketing, Membership, and other Board committees.

You can learn more about the Scholarship program, including eligibility requirements, here.

January 8: Deadline for 2024 Members to select a FAC

Members Only: If you’d like to be on a Focus Area Committee (FAC), it’s important to submit your preferences early so that committees can be finalized before their first meetings in January. For more information, read our blog on this topic or contact us at grants@impact100indy.org.

Watch this spot for the upcoming link for members to sign up for a FAC.

2024 Grants Calendar

Click here to go to the 2024 Grants Calendar.

Annual Awards Celebration
5:15pm, June 11, 2024

Save the date for June 11, 2024, when we will hold our in-person Annual Awards Celebration, at The Heirloom Indianapolis. We’ll introduce the five finalists for the $100,000 Change Maker grant, they’ll have seven minutes to introduce their program, the 2024 Members will cast their vote for the program of their choice, and we will announce which of the five finalists will be our 2024 Change Maker and receive the $100,000 high impact grant. The other four finalists will each receive a Community Support Grant (amount of the grant will be announced in February when we announce the 2024 Grant Pool).

Watch this space for more information and to purchase tickets.

Annual Award Celebration Volunteers Needed!

It takes a lot of people to make an event like our Annual Awards Celebration happen. Here’s your chance to be a part of it! Click here for more information.

Accepting Sponsorships for the 2024 Annual Awards Celebration

Interested in sponsoring the Annual Awards Celebration, and getting your name and/or logo on our website, May and June newsletters, and the event program? Click here for more information.

Donate to the Wine and Kindred Spirits Pull

Impact 100 is hosting a Wine and Kindred Spirits Pull at our 2024 Annual Awards Celebration on June 11, 2024. We will need lots of bottles to make this a success. Visit our blog for more information.

Monies raised from the Wine and Kindred Spirits Pull go to Impact 100’s “Friend” fund, supporting operating costs and overhead expenses. These funds ensure 100% of each membership donation goes directly to the annual Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis grant pool.

Interested in Coming to an 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 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).
  • Leaders of the Future Scholarship Recipients are announced.
  • 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