On May 6, 2021, we had the pleasure of hosting Jenni White, Founding Executive Director of Trinity Haven, at our May First Thursday Virtual Lunch. Trinity Haven was one of two 2018 Change Makers (Brookside Community Development Corporation was the other), and they had exciting news to share with Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis members and…
March 8 has honored International Women’s Day for over a hundred years. This global day celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. It is a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis is one of the few women’s giving circles in this area. Since our start in 2006,…
A faculty member of Herron High School (a past Impact 100 grant winner) was awarded the 5×5: Indianapolis Arts and Innovation prize. The $10,000 prize was awarded to math teacher Adrian Pumphrey for his idea of an Indianapolis Young Songwriter’s Guild, a place for young musicians, writers and producers to come together. The grant, along with three…
CBS Morning News featured a cover story on our 2010 grant winner, Rock Steady Boxing. Lesley Stahl of “60 Minutes”, whose husband has Parkinson’s and participates in the program, reported the 10-minute segment. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fighting-back-against-parkinsons-in-the-ring/
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…
Indianapolis Shakespeare Company received a residual grant of $17,038 in June 2021 from Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis. They submitted the following report in December 2021 to keep our members informed as to how the grant money was used. How did the unrestricted fund strengthen your organization? The process of applying for the Impact 100 Grant…
