COVID-19 Relief Fund Awards First Grants
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe Central Indiana COVID-19 Community Economic Relief Fund has awarded more than $7 million in grants to 46 community organizations throughout central Indiana. The fund was established earlier this month to support residents and families effected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The fund was launched with initial investments by Lilly Endowment Inc. the Central Indiana Community Foundation, the Eli Lilly and Co. Foundation, the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, and the United Way of Central Indiana.
The fund, which is being administered by the United Way of Central Indiana, currently stands at nearly $18 million.
The C-CERF Task Force is prioritizing funding to community-based organizations in Boone, Hancock, Hamilton, Hendricks, Marion, and Morgan counties which focus on specific types of services, including:
- Childcare for healthcare workers and first responders
- Food access for those struggling to make ends meet
- Homeless and shelter care that allows for safe health practices
- Strengthening access to resources for seniors and immigrants
- Disaster planning and infrastructure support to connect people to services
- Multi-service centers to help them address current and emerging needs in their neighborhoods
“Our coalition of funders has been in daily communication with community leaders across Central Indiana to assess emerging needs and direct service providers to better understand their most pressing challenges,” said Ann Murtlow, chief executive officer of the United Way of Central Indiana. “With this information, the founding funders of C-CERF were able to make decisions on grants to organizations that serve in critical service areas that provide flexibility to problem solve in a rapidly changing environment.”
The inaugural recipients include:
- Alternatives Inc. – $50,000
- American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis – $250,000
- AYS – $400,000
- Barbara B. Jordan YMCA – $50,000
- Boone County Senior Services – $20,000
- Caring Center/Project Help – $25,000
- Catholic Charities Indianapolis – $250,000
- Christamore House – $100,000
- Churches in Mission – $50,000
- CICOA Aging and In-Home Solutions – $75,000
- Coburn Place Safe Haven – $50,000
- Community Alliance of the Far Eastside – $100,000
- Concord Neighborhood Center – $100,000
- Early Learning Indiana – $250,000
- Edna Martin Christian Center – $250,000
- Family Promise of Hendricks County – $25,000
- Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center at Crooked Creek – $50,000
- Flanner House of Indianapolis – %200,000
- Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana – $750,000
- Good Samaritan Network of Hamilton County – $50,000
- Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana – $250,000
- Hawthorne Community Center – $100,000
- Hendricks County Senior Services – $50,000
- Horizon House – $100,000
- HVAF of Indiana – $50,000
- Immigrant Welcome Center – $20,000
- Indiana 211 Partnership – $200,000
- Indianapolis Urban League – $200,000
- John H. Boner Neighborhood Centers – $250,000
- The Julian Center – $250,000
- La Plaza – $100,000
- Martin Luther King Community Center – $100,000
- Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center – $100,000
- Meals on Wheels – $20,000
- Meals on Wheels of Hancock County – $20,000
- Midwest Food Bank – $250,000
- PACE – $50,000
- St. Vincent de Paul Society – $150,000
- The Salvation Army – $250,000
- Second Helpings – $750,000
- Sheltering Wings – $50,000
- Shepherd Community Inc. – $100,000
- Southeast Community Services – $200,000
- Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana – $100,000
- Wheeler Mission Ministries – $250,000
- YMCA of Greater Indianapolis – $400,000