Indianapolis Urban League announced a total of about $21 million in grants to 52 organizations as part of its Indianapolis African American Quality of Life Initiative on Aug. 1. The initiative is a partnership between the National Urban League, the Indianapolis Urban League, and the African American Coalition of Indianapolis.
The initiative was established in 2020 through a $100 million grant to the National Urban League from Lilly Endowment.
Grants in the first round of funding are to the following organizations:
Technical Skill Development & Employability
Flanner House of Indianapolis, $250,000
Martin University, $250,000
Community Alliance of the Far East Side (CAFE), $250,000
Edna Martin Christian Center (EMCC), $250,000
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), $250,000
Fathers and Families Resource Research Center, Inc., $250,000
Ivy Tech Foundation, $250,000
Health & Wellness: Food Justice and Quality Options
Center of Wellness for Urban Women, $285,276
Felege Hiywot Center, Inc., $300,000
Flanner House of Indianapolis, $300,000
Kheprw Institute, $300,000
Business & Entrepreneurship: Capacity Building
Indiana Black Expo, $300,000
Indy Black Chamber of Commerce, $500,000
Kheprw Institute, $500,000
She Event Indy, Co., $250,000
Northwest Vision Development Center, $150,000
Business & Entrepreneurship: Equity
Edna Martin Christian Center, $500,000
GangGang, $333,800
Indiana Black Expo, $200,000
Indy Black Chamber of Commerce, $500,000
Flagship Enterprise Capital, $500,000
Intend Indiana, $500,000
Education: Professional Development
Children’s Policy & Law Initiative of Indiana, $300,000
Indiana Council on Educating Students of Color, $382,206
Indiana Black Expo, $50,000
Eclectic Soul VOICES Corporation, $170,100
Teach Plus Incorporated, $400,000
Education: Professional Development & Recruitment/Retaining Teachers & Early Childhood
A Learning Bee STEM PreK Academy, $200,000
Judah Ministries, $400,000
New Beginnings of Indianapolis, $236,379
SBC Development Corporation/Purpose of Life Academy, $400,000
Education: Professional Development & Recruitment/Retaining Teachers
Educate ME Foundation, INC., $399,211
MSD of Washington Township Schools, $230,000
MelanatED Leaders, $60,000
Education: Recruitment and Retaining Teachers of Color
Indiana Black Expo, $200,000
Teach for America Indianapolis, $40,000
Indiana University Foundation, $400,000
Education: Early Childhood Education
Martin University, $400,000
Housing and Homeownership & Economic Mobility
Community Action of Greater Indianapolis, $500,000
NeighborLink Indianapolis Foundation, Inc., $500,000
United Northeast Community Development Corporation, $500,000
Housing and Homeownership: Racial Equity & Housing Development
Eastern Star Church Jewel Human Services Corporation, $1 million
BUILD (Believers United in Local Development) CBDO, $752,000
Westside Community Development Corporation, $850,000
Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corporation, $800,000
Intend Indiana, $126,600
United Northeast Community Development Corporation, $500,000
Flanner House of Indianapolis, $1 million
IFF, $1 million
Kheprw Institute, $1 million
Pathway Resource Center, Inc., $1 million
Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership, $1 million
