United Way of Central Indiana awards $12.45 million to 60 organizations for basic needs

INDIANAPOLIS – United Way of Central Indiana is awarding $12.45 million to 60 nonprofits 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. Funding also is 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. Organizations receiving funding are accredited with United Way of Central Indiana, and grants will be distributed over 18 months. All 60 nonprofits that applied received funding.  

The funds will help more than 90,000 people in the region have access to essentials, said Sara VanSlambrook, United Way’s chief impact officer.

“These grants are important because they support community organizations that are meeting the most essential needs of our community, like food and housing and transportation and health," she said.  

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