Indiana — Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis 2027 Change Maker Grants ($100,000; December 11 LOI)

Open for 2027 Letters of Intent. Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis is accepting 2027 Change Maker Grant LOIs, beginning October 26, 2026, for locally focused nonprofit programs and projects. The competitive philanthropic grant supports substantial initiatives in arts and culture, education, environment and animal welfare, family services, and health and wellness. Review the 2027 LOI application instructions, complete eligibility and exclusions, and current funding timetable.

Individual award: the signature Change Maker Grant is $100,000, to be used in full for an approved project. Final annual total awards and any separate Community Support finalist grants depend on member donations; those smaller finalist awards are not a universal guaranteed applicant amount. No universal applicant matching percentage is published. The award recipient signs a grant agreement and receives project funds tied to agreed milestones.

Eligible organizations: recognized tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charities (and qualifying 509(a) public-charity classifications), headquartered or operating in Marion, Hamilton, Hancock, Shelby, Johnson, Morgan, Hendricks or Boone counties in Indiana, or a recognized local chapter of a qualifying state/national nonprofit. Projects must be implemented in and benefit residents of those eight counties; grant dollars must be spent there. Only one application is permitted per organization in a grant year. A nonprofit awarded an Impact 100 grant of $100,000 or more cannot reapply during the following two years.

Permitted project purpose: a specific new service, expansion of an established service, or nonprofit partnership with identified beneficiaries, measurable goals and a time-limited work plan. Funds should be spent within 24 months; projects using them in 12 months receive preference. Project-specific capital equipment or facilities must be integral to direct beneficiary services. Ineligible uses include ordinary operating deficits, debt, endowments, fundraising and annual appeals, bridge financing, capital campaigns, legal expenses, political and legislative campaigns, and religious or university activities primarily benefiting members or adherents.

Controlling first-stage deadline: Friday, December 11, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Download the official 2027 LOI form, select one of the five focus areas, complete the required narrative in no more than five pages, save it as a PDF using the required 2027LOI-FAC-NFP.pdf naming convention, and email that PDF to grants@impact100indy.org using the exact filename as the email subject. Invited applicants only may submit full applications, due March 12, 2027 at 5 p.m.; finalists and awards follow later stages of the four-stage review process. Do not send an unsolicited full application.