INDIANAPOLIS — United Way of Central Indiana is awarding $12.45 million to 60 nonprofits across the area to "help meet the basic needs of our region's most vulnerable neighbors," the nonprofit announced Thursday.
United Way’s Basic Needs Fund is intended to address access to food, housing, health care and transportation, according to the organization.
Funding is also granted to organizations proposing improvements to practices and policies that help eliminate barriers for people seeking services.
A committee of 17 people – United Way board members, staff and community volunteers – reviewed applications and selected the recipients and grant amounts, which range from $45,000 to $360,000, according to the organization.
Organizations receiving funding are accredited with United Way of Central Indiana, and grants are planned to be distributed over 18 months.
All 60 nonprofits that applied received funding, according to United Way.
The funds will help more than 90,000 people in the region have access to essentials, said Sara VanSlambrook, chief impact officer for United Way.
Basic Needs Fund grantees for 2023-2024:
- Alternatives Inc – $125,000
- American Cancer Society – $45,000
- At Your School, Inc. – $75,000
- The Arc of Greater Boone County, Inc. – $100,000
- Boone County Senior Services, Inc. – $90,000
- Bosma Enterprises – $75,000
- Boys & Girls Club of Boone County – $120,000
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis – $275,000
- Burmese American Community Institute – $210,000
- Catholic Charities Indianapolis, Inc. – $325,000
- CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions – $360,000
- Community Alliance of the Far Eastside – $300,000
- Concord Neighborhood Center – $275,000
- Damien Center – $345,000
- Edna Martin Christian Center – $345,000
- Family Promise of Hendricks County – $125,000
- Fathers and Families Center – $120,000
- Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center – $150,000
- Firefly Children & Family Alliance – $300,000
- Flanner House of Indianapolis, Inc. – $345,000
- Foster Success – $90,000
- Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana – $325,000
- Hawthorne Community Center – $300,000
- Hendricks County Senior Services – $300,000
- Horizon House, Inc. – $345,000
- HVAF of Indiana, Inc. – $180,000
- Indiana Legal Services, Inc. – $75,000
- Indiana Youth Group – $225,000
- Indianapolis Legal Aid Society – $180,000
- Indianapolis Urban League – $275,000
- John Boner Neighborhood Centers – $325,000
- The Julian Center – $175,000
- La Plaza, Inc. – $165,000
- Little Red Door Cancer Agency – $225,000
- Lutheran Child and Family Services – $325,000
- Martin Center Sickle Cell Initiative – $100,000
- Martin Luther King Community Center – $210,000
- Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center – $300,000
- Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana – $250,000
- Meals on Wheels of Hancock County – $100,000
- Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic – $90,000
- New Hope of Indiana – $200,000
- Noble, Inc. – $300,000
- PrimeLife Enrichment – $75,000
- Public Advocates in Community Re-Entry (PACE) – $165,000
- Reach For Youth – $60,000
- The Salvation Army Indiana – $300,000
- Second Helpings – $360,000
- Sheltering Wings – $210,000
- Shepherd Community Center – $90,000
- Shepherd's Center of Hamilton County – $250,000
- Southeast Community Services – $225,000
- St. Mary's Early Childhood Center – $200,000
- Stability First – $50,000
- Tangram, Inc. – $250,000
- TeenWorks, Inc. – $175,000
- The Villages of Indiana, Inc. – $300,000
- Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana – $300,000
- WellSpring – $125,000
- YMCA of Greater Indianapolis – $150,000
