Grants support 16 different not-for-profits serving hamilton county.
Legacy Fund, the community foundation serving Hamilton County and a Central Indiana Community Foundation affiliate, granted $124,500 to 16 not-for-profit organizations this month.
Legacy Fund grant recipients include, among others:
Advocates for Children and Families Inc.—$10,000 to support the Cherish Center trauma care program, which offers a minimum of two no-cost, professional therapy sessions for any child that alleges child abuse.
Alternatives Inc.—$15,000 enables the organization to continue providing advocacy, case management, transportation, basic needs and emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence.
Hamilton Heights Educational Foundation Inc.—$7,500, and Open Doors of Washington Township Inc.—$4,000, will supply backpacks with supplies and food respectively for students from low-income families.
Among the full list of grant recipients (below) are three, totaling $15,000, recommended by LINK Advisory Council (LINK), a Legacy Fund community initiative for youth. LINK is made up of 15 Hamilton County high school students who meet throughout the school year to learn about and participate in a grant-making process. LINK students conducted a needs assessment survey of 400 peers to help guide their giving this year.
J.T. Lazzara, LINK co-chair and 3-year council member, has learned that grant-making isn’t easy.
“By far the hardest part is making the decision for grant allocation. When you have more need and dollars requested than you can allot, it’s very difficult to say that one need in the community is more important than another.”
–J.T. Lazzara, LINK co-chair and 3-year council member.
Grants from Legacy Fund and LINK Advisory Council are made possible by the unrestricted Endowment for Hamilton County. Supplemental funding for these grants and projects were awarded by the City of Noblesville Fund and Sheridan Fund. Additionally, The Indianapolis Foundation, the affiliate of Central Indiana Community Foundation serving Marion County, awarded $1.4 million to 23 not-for-profit organizations in its community.
grants made through legacy fund
Organization |
project or program |
Amount Awarded |
| Advocates for Children and Families | Cherish Child Advocacy Center Trauma Care Program | $10,000 |
| Agape Therapeutic Riding Resources | Rider Scholarship Program for Hamilton County Therapeutic Riding Clients | $7,500 |
| Alternatives Incorporated | No More Domestic Violence | $15,000 |
| Carmel Clay Public Library Foundation | Countdown to Kindergarten Calendar | $5,000 |
| Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District | Urban Agriculture Staff | $15,000 |
| Hamilton Heights Education Foundation | Weekend Backpack Feeding Program | $7,500 |
| Logan Street Sanctuary | Growing the Stability and Success of Logan Street Sanctuary Inc. | $5,000 |
| Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County | Sponsor-A-Senior Program | $15,000 |
| Nine 13 Inc. | Hamilton County Kids Riding Bikes Expansion for Sheridan | $5,000 |
| Open Doors of Washington Township Inc. | Back to School supplies and shoe vouchers | $4,000.00 |
| Young Audiences of Indiana | Arts for Learning’s School Partnerships, Hamilton Co. | $8,000.00 |
| Sheridan Schools | Summer Safari | $12,500.00 |
| TOTAL | $109,500 |
grants made through LINK Advisory Council
Organization |
project or program |
Amount Awarded |
| Boys and Girls Club of Noblesville | Character & Leadership Development Programs | $8,500 |
| Girls on the Run of Central Indiana | Scholarship Assistance for Participants | $5,000 |
| Paws and Think | Youth Canine Program | $1,500 |
| TOTAL | $15,000 |
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