Grants support safety, health and well-being of seniors in Central Indiana
The Central Indiana Senior Fund, a fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation, awarded grants to 24 senior-serving not-for-profits totaling $549,190. The Senior Fund advisory board selected organizations that are continuing to provide essential services to the senior community in Central Indiana during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We know supporting these organizations will allow crucial services to be provided during this global crisis.”
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 for seniors to access basic needs. Grants focused on operating support to senior organizations in multiple Central Indiana counties, including the delivery of food for seniors.
“We’re committed to protecting the wellbeing of our 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 global crisis.”
GRANTS awarded from Central Indiana senior fund
Organization |
Grant Purpose |
Amount Awarded |
| Boone County Senior Services | Operating support to promote independence and provide enriching opportunities for older adults in Boone County | $20,000 |
| Cancer Support Community-Central Indiana | Cancer support services for seniors | $15,000 |
| CICOA | Transportation services | $25,000 |
| Community Alliance of the Far Eastside (CAFÉ) | Senior program transportation, staff and supplies | $25,000 |
| Concord Center Association | Senior program staff and activity boxes | $15,000 |
| Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center | Senior Program transportation, care items and special diet food | $7,000 |
| Flanner House of Indianapolis | Senior Program staff and transportation | $25,000 |
| Hancock County Senior Services | Operating support | $25,000 |
| Hawthorne Community Center | Senior case management and direct assistance | $24,250 |
| Hendricks County Senior Services | Operating support | $25,000 |
| Horizon House | Senior Program case management, PPE, occupancy | $25,000 |
| John Boner Neighborhood Centers | Food delivery to seniors | $11,440 |
| Johnson County Senior Services | Operating support | $25,000 |
| Joy’s House | Operating support | $25,000 |
| Little Red Door Cancer Agency | Rides of Hope and Nutritional Supplements for Marion County seniors | $25,000 |
| Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana | Purchase of food for supplemental boxes | $25,000 |
| Meals on Wheels of Hamilton County | Operating support | $25,000 |
| Meals on Wheels of Hancock County | Operating support | $25,000 |
| Morgan County Connect | Operating support | $25,000 |
| Shelby Senior Services | Operating support | $25,000 |
| Shepherd’s Center of Hamilton County | Food/care packages and direct financial assistance | $25,000 |
| Silver Citizens | Care packages, meals and visits to seniors | $15,000 |
| St. Vincent de Paul, Indianapolis | Purchase of healthy food, safety & packaging supplies | $25,000 |
| Still Waters Adult Day Center/Castleton United Methodist Church | Scholarships for adult day care | $20,000 |
| Westminster Neighborhood Services | Senior Program staff, food, and transportation | $21,500 |
| TOTAL | $549,190 | |
ABOUT CENTRAL INDIANA SENIOR FUND
Central Indiana Senior Fund was created in 2003 upon the decision to close The Indianapolis Retirement Home, a retirement home for low-income senior citizens. The funds from the sale of the home and its land, in addition to the retirement home’s endowment, all contributed to the creation of the Indianapolis Retirement Home Fund at Central Indiana Community Foundation, now known as Central Indiana Senior Fund. Since its inception, the Central Indiana Senior Fund has awarded more than $10 million to organizations and projects serving the senior population. Learn more about the Central Indiana Senior Fund.
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