Central Indiana Senior Fund Awards Over $1M to Local Organizations 

Central Indiana Senior Fund, a fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation, awarded grants to 44  senior-serving not-for-profits totaling  $1,085,000. The Senior Fund advisory board selected organizations that continue to provide essential services to the senior community in Central Indiana.

Central Indiana Senior Fund reassessed its 2020 grantmaking guidelines to effectively respond to emerging senior and organizational needs in response to the pandemic. COVID-19 has forced many seniors to isolate in their homes and created additional barriers to access basic needs. Grants focused on operating support to senior organizations in multiple Central Indiana counties, including delivering food for seniors. For the most recent grant round, the fund advisors used data-based learnings from the recently released State of Aging Report to ensure funding was targeted to priority areas that address the need of our growing senior community. These areas include food access, mitigating isolation and loneliness, decreasing senior homelessness, and supporting programs that serve seniors of color, including those who are undocumented.  

Released earlier this year, the State of Aging Report is a collaborative effort of the Central Indiana Senior Fund and the Polis Center at IUPUI that provides place-based information related to aging in this community. Research shows that older adults are the fastest-growing demographic in Central Indiana, as approximately 24,000 adults turn 55 and 22,000 turn 60 each year. By the year 2030, one in every five Hoosiers will be over the age of 65. To enhance the ability of older adults to live and thrive in Central Indiana, it is essential to understand the population trends, notable changes, and basic needs of this growing demographic. 

“We’re committed to protecting the well-being of our entire senior population in Central Indiana and ensuring that all Hoosiers can live with dignity and self-worth during their later years,” said James Leich, chair of the Central Indiana Senior Fund. “We know supporting these organizations will allow crucial services to be provided during this ongoing global crisis.”  


OrganizationProgramAward Amount
ArtMixGreatriarchs' Class Series$30,000
Aspire Higher FoundationSavory & Seasoned Seniors - food and nutrition$30,000
Cancer Support Community IndianaPatient Assistance Fund$25,000
Castleton United Methodist Church/Still Waters Adult Day CenterOperating support$20,000
CICOA Meals & More Nutrition Service$50,000
Community Action of Greater IndianapolisSenior LIVE-Stability Program$30,000
Community Alliance of the Far EastsideSenior programming$40,000
Concord Center AssociationMeet Me at the Dynki$15,000
CrossRoads Church at WestfieldHoosier Home Repairs 2023$10,000
Eastgate Christian Church/Autumn Leaves of Eastgate Adult Day CenterOperating support$20,000
Edna Martin Christian CenterWellness Initiative for Older Adults$40,000
Educational DestinationsFIVE Senior Project$40,000
Eskenazi Health FoundationSenior Care & EMBRACE$15,000
Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center at Crooked CreekSenior programming$20,000
Flanner House of IndianapolisSenior programming$50,000
Fletcher Place Community CenterGolden Age Program$5,000
Freetown VillageLifting Up through Song &Theater$10,000
Gennesaret Free ClinicFree Senior Dental Care Program$35,000
Gibault CareMcGivney Health Care Center Kitchen Upgrade$25,000
Gleaners Food Bank of IndianaSenior SNAP Outreach/Shopping Days$30,000
Groundwork IndySenior lawncare services$10,000
He CaresHome Stability/Property Services for seniors$20,000
Heritage Place of IndianapolisOperating support$25,000
Horizon HouseCase Management for Homeless Seniors$35,000
Indiana Immunization CoalitionShingles Vaccinations$30,000
Indianapolis Art CenterSenior ArtReach$10,000
Indianapolis Legal Aid SocietySenior Well-Being Program$20,000
Johnson County Senior ServicesOperating support$40,000
Little Red Door Cancer AgencyRides of Hope Transportation Program$15,000
Martindale-Brightwood Community Development CorporationSenior Home Repair$20,000
Meals on Wheels (Indianapolis)Senior Meals$35,000
Meals on Wheels of Hamilton CountySponsor-A-Meal Program$20,000
Meals on Wheels of Hancock CountyGrowth and Expansion$25,000
Morning LightAbbie Hunt Bryce Home - hospice$20,000
National Foundation of Dentistry for the HandicappedDental Services$15,000
NeighborLink Indianapolis FoundationIndianapolis Client Services$20,000
Silver CitizensDimensions of Wellness Experience$15,000
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Archdiocesan Council of IndianapolisHome Delivered Food/Food Pantry$35,000
The Parks Alliance of IndianapolisIndy Parks Senior Programming$20,000
The Villages of IndianaKinship Care Program$15,000
TMP Enterprises Inc / d/b/a Joy's HouseOperating Support$35,000
Trinity Free ClinicSenior Clinic Days$25,000
Trusted MentorsMentoring Seniors$20,000
Westminster Neighborhood ServicesSenior Shopping Day$20,000
TOTAL$1,085,000

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