Final three contestants named for United Way of Central Indiana pitch contest
INDIANAPOLIS – United Way of Central Indiana on Wednesday announced the remaining three finalists who will compete in a live pitch contest in May.
Coburn Place Safe Haven, Free Press Indiana/Mirror Indy and Pink-4-Ever Ending Disparities will join four other nonprofits on stage at Propel, set for 5 p.m. May 8 at Salesforce in Indianapolis.
The three organizations had been competing online since March 31 for the remaining slots in the live competition.
At least $60,000 in grants will be awarded at Propel, when seven finalists will pitch their ideas on how to reduce barriers for those from under-resourced communities and asset-limited backgrounds.
The full lineup of finalists participating in the live pitch contest:
Coburn Place Safe Haven
Deeply Ingrained, Inc.
Family Promise of Greater Indianapolis
Free Press Indiana/Mirror Indy
P30 Inc
Pink-4-Ever Ending Disparities
reversebus foundation
Free tickets to the event will be available later this month at uwci.org/propel. The event also will be available for viewing via livestream.
This will be United Way’s fourth Propel. In the event’s inaugural year in 2022, five organizations pitched their ideas, winning $45,000. The competition has grown each year since, with more than $100,000 awarded at last year’s Propel. In all, more than $250,000 has been awarded through the event.
Propel is made possible thanks to generous sponsorship from J.C. Hart Company and Resultant.