2025-2026 Indianapolis Rotary Foundation Community Grants
The Rotary Club of Indianapolis Foundation has awarded $140,000 in Community Grants to eight Indiana nonprofit organizations for the 2025–2026 funding cycle. The grants support programs addressing youth wellbeing, foster care, housing stability, cultural preservation, and workforce development across Central Indiana.
The Community Grants program is part of more than $260,000 in annual charitable support funded by the Foundation’s nearly $9.5 million endowment, one of the largest Rotary club foundations in the United States. Established in 1947 and supported by more than a century of Rotary leadership in Indianapolis, the Foundation provides stable, long-term investment in the region’s most critical community needs.
2025–2026 Community Grant Recipients
$10,000 Grants
• Indiana Historical Society – Supporting a major exhibition commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
• Jameson Camp – Funding summer programming for youth ages 7–17, emphasizing confidence, belonging, and outdoor experiences.
• KIC-IT – Furnishing transitional homes for youth and young adults experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Johnson County.
• The Milk Bank – Launching a volunteer initiative to expand awareness and support for milk donation across Indiana.
$25,000 Grants
• Foster Success – Supporting LEAD, a civic engagement program empowering young adults with foster care experience to develop and present policy recommendations to Indiana lawmakers.
• Happy Hollow Children’s Camp [happyhollowcamp.org] – Providing scholarships for summer camp and leadership programs for families facing economic hardship.
• Isaiah 117 House – Restocking essential clothing, hygiene items, and care supplies for children entering foster care in Marion County.
• Latinas Welding Guild – Expanding advanced welding courses to increase access to skilled-trades training for Latina women and other underrepresented groups.
These grants reflect the Foundation’s commitment to strengthening multiple community sectors, including youth development, food access, cultural preservation, foster care, housing stability, environmental initiatives, and the arts.
The Indianapolis Rotary Foundation is a private, stand-alone corporation that serves as the community charitable arm of the Rotary Club of Indianapolis. Each year, the Foundation generously donates over $260,000 annually to projects and organizations in the Central Indiana Area that promote the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self.”
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The Rotary Club of Indianapolis is one of the largest and most active Rotary Clubs in the world. Founded in 1913, the club has compiled an extensive record as one the leading supporters and contributors to the quality of life in Indianapolis. For further information about the Rotary Club of Indianapolis, visit indyrotary.org
