Glick Philanthropies awards nearly $2M to Indiana nonprofits
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Indianapolis-based Glick Philanthropies announced earlier this month more than $1.86 million in grants to 40 nonprofit organizations, particularly groups that help immigrants.
The fall 2024 grant recipients included groups that support the arts, social services, economic mobility, education, civic engagement and the Jewish community, Glick Philanthropies said in a news release.
“While these grants from Glick Philanthropies support a broad range of initiatives, they are all filling critical gaps for at-risk, underrepresented, and vulnerable community members,” Marianne Glick, chair of the Glick Family Foundation, said in a news release. “As the needs of these communities continue to evolve, we’re committed to partnering with the nonprofit community to identify, develop, and support necessary solutions.”
A particular emphasis in this round of grants was to support nonprofit groups that help immigrants through their programming, such as an arts initiative or leadership program geared toward minorities, or through their mission, such as Grassroot Projects, Immigrant Welcome Center or Patchwork Indy.
“Indiana is rapidly becoming one of the primary destinations for immigrants and refugees from around the world,” said Bruce Garrison, chief executive officer of Patchwork Indy, a refugee advocacy organization. “This grant from Glick Philanthropies will allow us to develop a holistic approach to helping these individuals move from surviving, to thriving, to flourishing. A flourishing immigrant community leads to a flourishing broader community with less poverty and more economic opportunity.”
The following are the fall 2024 grant recipients under categories identified by Glick Philanthropies:
Expanding equitable opportunities in the arts
- Dance Kaleidoscope
- Fonseca Theatre Company
- Sapphire Theatre Company
- Summer Stock Stage
- The District Theatre
- The Indianapolis Cultural Trail
- Urban Act Theatre
Improving access to essential basic needs
- 91 Place
- Coburn Place
- Dove Recovery House for Women
- Grassroot Projects
- Immigrant Welcome Center
- New Shoe Day
- Reach for Youth
- Servants at Work (SAWs) Ramps
- The Patachou Foundation
- Trinity Haven
- We Bloom
Increasing equitable economic mobility
- Black Leadership + Legacies
- Community Alliance of the Far Eastside (CAFE)
- Dress for Success
- Indy Reads
- Junior Chefs Academy
- Patchwork Indy
- Per Scholas
Closing education achievement gaps
- Brightlane Learning
- DREAM Alive
- Exponentia Prime
- La Plaza
- MelanatED Leaders
- Teach Indy
- Teach Plus Indiana
- Youth Global Perspectives
Supporting a healthy democracy
- Earth Charter Indiana
- Indiana Capital Chronicle
- Indiana Town Halls
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- The Indiana Citizen
- Women4Change
Strengthening Jewish community and cultural life
- Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council
In June, Glick Philanthropies announced grants totaling $3.95 million to nonprofit organizations in Central Indiana and in communities where the Glick Company operates. The Glick Company is an Indianapolis-based real estate development firm.