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Welcome to the 9th annual edition of the Sophisticated Giving Charity Register. As you peruse this year’s guide, I assure you that your contributions will most certainly make a difference in our communities, our cities and state, and even beyond. It is our hope that you will find organizations here that touch your heart, inspire you, and are worthy of your support.

We’ve been publishing this guide for nearly a decade now, and throughout that time, The National Bank of Indianapolis has been our supporter. We’d like to thank them for their unwavering partnership–without it, this book wouldn’t be possible–and we’d also like to thank Jennifer Simon for her benevolent support throughout the years.

Their sponsorships have resulted in untold contributions to central Indiana charitable organizations. Of course, we are also grateful for all of our sponsors, who so generously enable us to bring you this publication.

We hope you will use the Register throughout the year as inspiration for your charitable contributions. As any charitable organization would tell you, any gift, large or small, has an impact, and as Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.”

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Since our founding in 1993, The National Bank of Indianapolis has been committed to supporting the communities it serves. We passionately assist local nonprofits, providing philanthropic opportunities to help them continue their impactful missions. That is why we are proud to once again help bring you the newest edition of the Sophisticated Giving Charity Register. Within its pages, you’ll find information on various charitable organizations and inspiring stories of how small ripples can create waves of change.

Throughout my career, I have seen firsthand how nonprofits impact our communities. The work they do cannot be measured by gains or losses. Indeed, these charitable organizations strive to better life not just for some, but for all of greater Indianapolis. Your commitment to them, whether financial or by donating your valuable time, will aid in accomplishing far more than may be realized. Anne Frank’s wise words, “No one has ever become poor by giving,” is apparent in the work done every day by these organizations.

Each year, I write a letter to introduce this important publication. And every time I put pen to paper, it seems the need for generosity and compassion is more critical than the last. The ever-increasing needs of our region continue to evolve. Martin Luther King, Jr. once stated: “Life’s persistent and most urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” As you peruse the pages of this year’s Sophisticated Giving Charity Register, I hope you will bear this in mind, asking yourself the same question. Let’s work together to plant seeds of change, reaping not only the benefits today, but creating a plentiful harvest of change for future generations.

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THREE INVESTMENTS TO CELEBRATE THREE DECADES This December, The National Bank of Indianapolis celebrates 30 years of serving our clients and community.

To recognize this anniversary, we are announcing investments in three local organizations that provide wraparound support to make the dream of homeownership a reality for more of our neighbors: ◆ Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership and Arnold Place ◆ Englewood Community Development Corporation and Temple Avenue Townhomes ◆ Eastern Star Church and the ROCK Initiative Projects and partners like these are an integral part of our 30 years of success.

These developments will provide safe and affordable housing, making our community stronger.

We would like to thank our clients, employees, board members and partners throughout the greater Indianapolis area and beyond. For the last 30 years we have grown with you, and we look forward to providing expertise and superior service for generations to come.

To learn more about these investments and follow project progress throughout the year, visit www.NBofI.com/30Years.

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Seniors and people with disabilities enjoy nurturing relationships with our members through the ALI Friends program.

Who we are: Assistance League® of Indianapolis is a non-profit, non-sectarian, member-volunteer organization; there is no paid staff; the 170 members are a diverse group of passionate and dedicated individuals. The collection of members’ life experiences creates a rich resource of talent to manage the organization effectively and efficiently–we are transforming lives and strengthening our community.

How you can help: We are your friends. We are your neighbors.

We focus on local needs first. Our member-volunteers realize their vision for our community where all funds raised stay in the Indianapolis metro area. Our philanthropic programs rely on hands-on involvement by our member-volunteers and spring from their generous hearts and minds. We aspire to achieve true transformation in our community and help make a better world possible.

Membership in Assistance League is open to anyone who has the spirit to get the job done! Our members are incredibly generous and imaginative. Each is highly motivated to effect change in our community. Membership Information: alindy.org/ membership. Contributions from individuals, businesses and grant awards financially support our charitable effort. To donate visit: alindy.org/donate.

Since 1984 our innovative philanthropic programs have provided the following: • Economically challenged Indianapolis students have received new school apparel, supplies and shoes through the Operation School Bell program. Operation School Bell has provided 71,658 underserved students with apparel and supplies and 56,183 with new athletic shoes. In addition, the Beyond the Bell division has provided extra clothing items for 57 elementary schools.

• More than 18,139 kits and 23,313 undergarments have been delivered to 15 agencies incentral Indiana to victims of assault.

• 26,734 ALI Bears have filled empty arms with a friend to hug, care, and love.

• Seniors and individuals with disabilities enjoy playing bingo and celebrating birthdays with our ALI Friends.

• A literacy initiative is in its second year; a trial program reading to first graders at Nora and Greenbriar Schools in MSD of Washington Township will continue during the 202223 school year. Member volunteers read in classrooms and students receive books.

What we do: • Operation School Bell® helps thousands of underserved children in Indianapolis who do not have adequate school clothing or shoes. This often adversely affects their performance and reduces attendance in school. Operation School Bell offers three distinct divisions: Apparel, Shoes and Beyond the Bell.

The three divisions provide new clothing and athletic shoes to economically challenged students, helping them to arrive at school ready to learn. School personnel from the Indianapolis Public Schools and the Metropolitan School Districts of Lawrence, Pike, Warren, and Washington Townships identify and refer the Pre-K through fifth grade students.

• Assault Survivor Kits® provide warm, comfortable, new clothing for victims of assault to wear when their attire is retained as evidence.

• ALI Bears give comfort to ill, traumatized, or grieving individuals.

• ALI Friends offer companionship and caring to enhance and improve the quality of life for seniors and people with disabilities.

Why we’re important: Families of the children we serve through Operation School Bell report that money they save on school items allows them to direct their limited funds towards essentials such as housing, utilities, and food. Since 1984, Operation School Bell has saved families over $8 million. We conduct our program through a “pack and deliver” method.

To obtain students’ sizes, families complete a sizing form which they return to our leadership team via school personnel. Each child receives a duffel bag, winter coat, hat, gloves, six pairs of socks, six pairs of underwear, two polo shirts, two navy or khaki pants or skorts and a toothbrush. The apparel provided is often the first new clothing the students have owned.

Think about how distracting it is to wear shoes that are too big or too small. Athletic shoes are fitted with foot measuring devices to get an accurate size. Besides meeting a fundamental need, the items given to children raise their self-esteem, enabling them to be more successful in the classroom.

Imagine as a victim of assault relinquishing personal clothing for evidence. Our Assault Survivor Kits provides fresh, new, clean clothing to victims. Knowing that someone cares enough to meet their immediate needs gives victims the courage to take the next steps toward recovery.

Remember when you were a child and had a special toy or stuffed animal that always made you feel better? Teddy bears provided by the ALI Bears program comfort children in hospitals, hospice patients, and those grieving a loss.

Assistance League® of Indianapolis 1475 West 86th Street, Suite E, Indianapolis, IN 46260 317.872.1010 Website: ALindy.org Facebook: @assistanceleagueofindianapolis Instagram: @alofindy Twitter: @ALofindy Cathy Weimer, President, President@alindy.org Carol Valentine, President- elect, PresidentElect@alindy.org Deb Myers, VP Philanthropic Programs, Philanthropicprograms@alindy.org Karen Snider, VP Resource Development, Fundraising@alindy.org

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BEACON OF HOPE CRISIS CENTER How we affect the community: We serve upwards of 1,400 survivors each year. Each person is a survivor that we provide with emotional support, education, assistance with housing, employment, and much more. Through educating these survivors, they can spread valuable information to their families and friends and share about the work we are doing, saving lives, and improving the quality of life for so many. With each person we help, we are healing a household, a family, a neighborhood, etc. We also affect our community directly by getting information out at community events to share what we do, engage with non-survivors and survivors, and keep people informed and aware. Knowledge truly is power, and we offer it freely in the hopes that we can keep survivors safe and prevent others from ever having to survive abuse or assault at all.

Who we are: Beacon of Hope Crisis Center is a Christ-centered organization empowering victims of domestic violence and sexual assault to become self-sufficient by providing safety, education, and support.

What we do : Beacon of Hope Crisis Center is an Indianapolis-based nonprofit providing advocacy and referral services to domestic violence and sexual assault victims of crime throughout central Indiana. We provide free and confidential life-changing services and programs to help survivors of assault and abuse escape, heal from trauma, learn about resources, and get connected to them. At our agency, our advocates provide support over crisis lines and help provide survivors with access to counseling , group support, court accompaniment, hospital accompaniment, law enforcement accompaniment, assistance obtaining placement in a shelter, securing safe housing, emergency hotel stays, and economic sustainability. We assist with mitigating barriers and offer foster pet services for victims fleeing abuse, provide information on victimization, crime prevention, safety planning, protective orders, and information on the criminal justice process and the legal rights and protections of victims, educate about strangulation, head and neck trauma, and many other necessary services through our advocacy programs. Our advocates keep survivors updated on their cases, and our unique programs help survivors economically, assist survivors in fleeing with their pets, and enable us to educate local police departments about trends and statistics regarding domestic violence and sexual assault.

How you can help: • If you know someone who is a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault, refer them to us via our crisis line at 317.731.6140, social media, or our website.

• Model respect and responsibility in your own life.

• Become an active bystander.

• Get involved with us on social media, following, sharing, and participating in our campaigns against domestic violence and sexual assault.

• Volunteer at Beacon of Hope Crisis Center.

• Support our work with a one-time gift that can be made via our website secure portal or elect to set up monthly ongoing financial gifts to help further our capacity to serve.

• Treat all victims with respect and take them seriously. Offer Support. Let them know you care.

• Listen to them, do not judge, do not place blame on the victim, and give them information and resources. You too can reach out to our advocacy team for assistance to seek advice regarding helping someone find the courage to make contact and receive our free and confidential services.

Why we’re important: We are important because we help survivors find self-sufficiency. It is not enough to give solutions to survivors. We guide them through their healing, find out what they need, and teach them how to advocate for themselves. In these situations, survivors have their power stripped away from them. We listen, are patient, and let them lead. Our agency is working to help survivors regain what was taken from them and much more. We also have our ears to the ground to figure out unique ways to keep survivors safe. For example, our Foster Pet Program is one of the only options survivors have in Indiana to flee and retain their beloved pets. Our Foster Pet Program is one of many ways we align with survivors and the various issues they face. When leaving abusive households, primary and secondary victims often leave everything behind, and they have no money and are very afraid.

Our services are free and confidential. We serve all, are a place of non-judgment, and focus on accessibility. We help survivors see all the resources available to them, helping them deal with the heaviness of their situation and to see hope.

Beacon of Hope Crisis Center 7002 S. East Street Indianapolis, IN 46227 Main Office Line: 317.731.6131 Crisis Call Line: 317.731.6140 Website: BeaconOfHopeIndy.Org X: @bohindyorg Facebook: @Beaconofhopeindy Instagram: @beacon.of.hope.indy LinkedIn: beacon-of-hope-crisis-center Jennifer McCloud, Board Chair Sandra Ziebold, Chief Executive Officer

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BOOTH TARKINGTON CIVIC THEATRE

Who we are: Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre is the largest of more than 70 Indiana community theatres, and one of the ten largest of over 7,000 active community theatres in the United States.

Civic Theatre is also considered the nation’s longest continuously operating community theatre. Founded in 1915, Civic has been a vital part of Central Indiana’s cultural landscape for over a century, providing superior live theatrical entertainment for a broad-based audience. Civic Theatre is one of six resident companies at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel and the primary resident of the Tarkington. Its mission is to foster a love of theatre through imagination, education, and participation.

How we affect the community: Community is at the heart of everything Civic does. Civic Theatre involves its community through artistic opportunities, local partnerships, and outreach initiatives.

On average, Civic provides 300 opportunities to participate on stage or behind the scenes, 100 performances to attend, and five sessions of year-round classes for students to develop theatre techniques.

Beyond Civic’s annual programming on stage and behind the scenes, Civic endeavors to reach underserved community members of every age, ability, and situation. This is accomplished through several wide-reaching outreach initiatives.

• Dramaworks promotes school readiness for over 4,000 members of the early childhood community through the use of theatre education. Storytime with Civic has a three-part structure based on well-established Jr. Civic programming, including an interactive storytime session at the preschool’s facility with a Jr. Civic artist-instructor; a trip to the Tarkington for Backstage Pass; and tickets to a Civic children’s production in the Tarkington theatre.

• Civic Theatre has provided annual inclusive performances of Dr. Seuss’ THE CAT IN THE HAT for children of all abilities since 2014 and has begun providing inclusive performances during the run of mainstage productions.

• The SneakView program provides free theatre access to over 2,000 seniors at the Tarkington annually and sends Civic performers to non-profit senior living facilities to engage home-bound seniors.

• Civic offers complimentary tickets and discount classes to members of United Service Organizations and their families to honor those who serve.

What we do: Each season, Civic serves 30,000 audience members and 20,000 community members through educational programs.

Committed volunteer performers, experienced craftsmen and technicians, and a seasoned professional staff makes Civic’s model unique. By bringing together the best of local theatre professionals with highly talented volunteer talent, Civic is able to direct its resources into framing each avocational performer with the most up-to-date theatre techniques, technology, and facilities. These strategies result in productions of artistic excellence that rival the work presented by fully professional companies.

Each mainstage season at Civic Theatre runs from October through May, consisting of three Broadway musicals and two plays.

Civic also mounts a fully professional children’s production, the Jr. Civic musical (performed by students ages 7 to 14), the Young Artists Program’s (YAP) cabaret-style REVUE!, and YAP’s summer musical, executed by high school students.

Education has been integral to the Theatre’s operations since its inception, and the Jr. Civic program has officially offered the only year-round, theatre based performing arts program in the state of Indiana since 1941. Through workshops and on-stage offerings, Civic provides the Central Indiana community with opportunities to express their own creativity in a comfortable and educational environment. Students 18 months and older are introduced to a multidisciplinary curriculum aligned with academic standards to connect theatre proficiencies with life skills that promote success, such as discipline, self-confidence, commitment, and teamwork.

How you can help: When you contribute to Civic Theatre, you are providing the essential support necessary for Civic to provide 50,000 opportunities on the stage, behind the scenes, in the classroom and in the audience to community members every year.

Thank you for considering giving to Civic Theatre to invest in the artistic landscape of Central Indiana and for supporting your local community of artists, students and volunteers. To put it in perspective, here is what a contribution at any level can accomplish: • $10 Send a preschool student to a matinee performance • $20 Provide a script to a mainstage actor • $50 Sponsor a class instructor • $100 Light a scene in a mainstage production • $250 Costume a mainstage actor • $500 Provide inclusive services for a mainstage show • $1,000 Sponsor an orchestra member • $2,500 Sponsor the conductor of a musical • $5,000 Sponsor a director for a mainstage show

Why we’re important: Civic Theatre is a community theatre in the truest sense. Civic has been instrumental in the formation of friendships, exploration of self-identities, introduction of different perspectives, and celebration of what it means to be alive. Its impact spans generations and significantly contributes to the vitality of the community. Students involved Jr. Civic and YAP depend on Civic for arts education, social engagement, and safe artistic exploration.

Many students see Civic as a second home where they are loved and accepted for who they are. For some, participating in classes, workshops, or shows is the only time they feel a sense of belonging.

These sentiments extend to adult performers and professional artists who support them, making Civic a cornerstone of community for thousands of people every year.

Additionally, Civic Theatre believes that representation matters and is committed to the principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access in all facets of operations. Civic acknowledges that inequities exist, and we are dedicated to being part of the solution through honest acknowledgement, discussion, education, and inclusive storytelling. Civic is actively working to remove barriers so that everyone can experience the transformative magic of live theatre, regardless of circumstance.

Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre 3 Carter Green Carmel, IN 46032 Box office: 317.843.3800 Website: https://www.civictheatre.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/btcivic Instagram: @civic_theatre Michael J. Lasley, Executive Artistic Director, michael@civictheatre.org Julia Bonnett, Director of Development and Administration, julia@civictheatre.org

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BOSMA VISIONARY OPPORTUNITIES FOUNDATION Who we are: Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation serves as the philanthropic fundraising source for the Bosma Center for Visionary Solutions. The Center for Visionary Solutions is the largest statewide provider of comprehensive vision rehabilitation programs in the state of Indiana.

To support the Center’s programs, the Foundation hosts four annual events. Our events include Dining in the Dark, one of Indiana’s most unique galas; the Bosma Visionary Golf Classic; Hasbrook Award Breakfast, recognizing people and companies who have impacted people who are blind; and Fore!

The Cause, hosted at Top Golf.

expect the rate of vision loss in the U.S. to double by 2050, due to our aging population. There will be more than 320,000 Hoosiers who are blind or visually impaired by 2050. Simply put, the need for our programs, our services, and the research we do is going to exponentially grow in the coming years.

And, with a state unemployment rate of nearly 60%, substantially more than the rate of other Hoosiers, people with vision loss face significant barriers. Being unemployed not only has a devastating impact on individuals with vision loss but also on their ability to provide for their families and be productive members of society.

Whether it’s a young woman confidently starting a new job. A senior learning to live independently. A teenager crossing a city street – unassisted – for the very first time. Bosma’s programs ensure these victories – large and small – happen all across Indiana. Our programs change lives and provide hope.

What we do: People with vision loss deserve independent lives.

Bosma helps them get there.

Bosma’s mission is to create opportunities for people with vision loss. We play a leading role in both funding research to create work opportunities and shaping policy to protect employment for people who are blind or visually impaired.

Every day, Hoosiers turn to Bosma for help. Our Center for Visionary Solutions provides life-changing programs and services to people with vision loss. From intensive center-based services to in-home community-based services to employment services for adults and youth, our programs help individuals gain the life skills they need to remain independent and the job skills they need to stay self-sufficient.

How you can help: Your compassionate giving is more critical than ever. Our programs are only possible through the generous support of corporate, foundation and individuals, who provide grants, sponsorships and donations to the Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation. Without support, our programs will cease to exist. That’s why the Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation has launched a comprehensive campaign to raise $1M to support our statewide vision rehabilitation programs. To double the impact of our campaign, a matching gift is in place through the end of 2023.

By contributing to Bosma’s programs by the end of the year, all dollars will be matched up to $1M, for the “Changing Lives Today, Creating Opportunities Tomorrow” campaign.

And, while your funds support our programs and services for people with vision loss, what you’re really providing is hope within a darkness both literal and spiritual.

Why we’re important: Bosma serves as a lifeline for people who are blind or visually impaired.

Almost every task in daily life involves vision, including basic life skills such as cooking and cleaning. Loss of vision can occur without warning and is devastating. After a lifetime of good eyesight, many people are forced to adjust to limited vision because of disease or injury.

Navigating vision loss can present serious challenges, and each year thousands of Hoosiers don’t know where to turn when injury or illness takes their sight. But Bosma is there to help. Over the past 5 years, we have helped nearly 5,000 people through our Center for Visionary Solutions.

Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation 6270 Corporate Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46278 866.602.6762 Bosma.org/Foundation Facebook.com/BosmaFoundation Instagram.com/BosmaFoundation

How we affect the community: Today, more than 160,000 adults in Indiana are blind or visually impaired. Health experts

Brandon Wells, Executive Director, Brandonw@bosma.org

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BREBEUF JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL Washington, D.C. In addition to Brebeuf ’s service program, charity drives are held each month where the community comes together and collects items to be donated to those in need. For example, the Brebeuf Jesuit community annually hosts a food drive to benefit St. Vincent de Paul. Brebeuf Jesuit also works with adults and alumni in the community through spiritual outreach and formation programs.

Lastly, Brebeuf Jesuit holds community events where the community is invited to hear from speakers and authors regarding vital and engaging cultural and diversity issues.

Brebeuf Jesuit is proud to be a member of such a strong and passionate community; Brebeuf ’s history and activism demonstrate the school community’s commitment to helping in any way it can to assist in the growth of our citizens and the greater Indianapolis population.

Who we are: Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School is a Catholic and Jesuit high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, that provides an excellent college preparatory education for a lifetime of service by forming student leaders into men and women for others.

What we do: Brebeuf Jesuit educates young men and women through the assistance of a caring faculty to become intellectually competent, open to growth, loving, religious, and committed to promoting justice – the five hallmarks of Jesuit education. Brebeuf Jesuit’s education of the whole person allows students to engage in co-curricular activities such as community service and athletics that help them develop and gain confidence in their leadership skills while cultivating the fullness of their God-given talents.

Why we’re important: Brebeuf Jesuit is a transformative and welcoming Catholic and Jesuit school that provides students a well-rounded education for the future. The Brebeuf community embraces the fullness and diversity of every individual, and the entire community fosters a culture of understanding by seeking and welcoming students from diverse religious, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Approximately 50% of Brebeuf Jesuit’s students are nonCatholic and ascribe to a variety of faith traditions, including denominations of Protestantism, Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam. In addition to the importance of maintaining a caring and diverse community, Brebeuf Jesuit delivers a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum to its students, offering 17 honors, 26 AP, and four college-accredited courses. With over 50 co-curricular activities and 38 athletic opportunities, Brebeuf Jesuit allows students to not only earn an excellent education, but also encourages them to explore and engage in the world around them.

How you can help: Brebeuf Jesuit is blessed to have a generous society of donors to fund the school’s financial aid program and many other student enrichment opportunities through The Brebeuf Fund, Brebeuf Jesuit’s annual giving program.

Donations to the Brebeuf Fund allow the continuation of Brebeuf ’s tradition of academic excellence and ability to recruit and retain the most qualified students—regardless of their financial circumstance. To achieve this standard and ensure a Jesuit education remains achievable to all deserving students, external support is of critical importance. Help can also be provided via Planned Giving opportunities and annual fundraising events. Brebeuf ’s largest fundraising event, Brebeuf Bistro, is one such event that includes live and silent auctions where attendees enjoy an evening of fun and fellowship while giving back. For more information on supporting Brebeuf, please contact the Office of Annual Giving at 317.524.7046.

Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School 2801 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46268 317.524.7050 Website: brebeuf.org Facebook: brebeufjesuitpreparatoryschool Instagram: @brebeufjesuit Twitter: @brebeufjesuit

How we affect the community: In an effort to develop the students at Brebeuf Jesuit into leaders, community service plays a vital role in our school’s daily life. As part of the education of the whole person, service allows students to learn about different cultures and reflect on the diversity of human experience through direct interactions with a variety of populations. Community service starts early, as freshmen participate in Freshman Service Days. Besides volunteering locally, students also have the chance to go on cultural immersion trips to El Salvador, South Dakota and

Fr. Bill Verbryke, S.J., President Mr. Greg VanSlambrook, Principal Jamie Elkins, Vice President for Advancement and Enrollment

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CANDLES HOLOCAUST MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CENTER in Eva’s story have great impact on groups and individuals, because they teach a life-changing fact: every single person has the power to heal and the human right to be free. Even after her passing, Eva’s message has touched the lives of victims of abuse and neglect, as well as those who struggle with depression and thoughts of suicide. It helps children who have been bullied or feel out of place in their world and gives courage to those who face grave illness. For over 40 years, Eva shared her story with victims, students, teachers, medical professionals, senators, administrators, historians, university groups, graduating classes, and civic groups, both nationally and internationally.

Who we are: CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1995 by Holocaust survivor Eva Kor. Our mission is to contribute to the empowerment of the world through hope, healing, respect, and responsibility by shining a light on the story of the Holocaust, Eva Kor, the Mengele twins, and other survivors.

What we do: As a Holocaust museum, we provide a safe space for difficult conversations on topics such as refugees, human rights, social justice, freedom, inclusion, and racism.

CANDLES offers exhibits, educational workshops, and public programs to address relevant issues in our world today.

We educate people in our community and around the world through the first­hand accounts and experiences of Holocaust survivors, both in the museum and through programs such as our annual trip to Auschwitz.

How you can help: CANDLES is embarking on many projects to ensure that the museum's mission and Eva Kor's legacy continue to help educate and heal people and communities for many years to come. One such initiative is partnering with the Indiana Historical Society to bring Dimensions in Testimony TM, an innovative technology used to preserve and share Holocaust survivor testimony using 3D interactive imaging, to the citizens of Indiana. Another is the award-winning “Be the Change” film and speaker series, which brings Holocaust survivors and human rights leaders to central Indiana to share their stories. CANDLES also offers scholarships to educators and students who wish to participate in our annual trip to Auschwitz. You can help by supporting programs like these through individual and corporate donations or by becoming a partner organization. We always welcome volunteers to assist with programs, events, and museum projects.

Why we're important: CANDLES is the only Holocaust museum in Indiana and the only Holocaust museum in the world dedicated to the Mengele twins. Originally devoted to finding surviving Mengele twins around the world, CANDLES has grown into a worldwide movement that seeks to preserve survivor testimony for future generations, foster conversation about important local and global topics, and engage students in the museum’s mission. CANDLES is also a unique organization, because not only do we bear witness to what happens when we remain silent to atrocities, but we also empower people to heal themselves and their communities through the lessons of the Holocaust and the life of Eva Kor.

CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center 1532 South Third St. Terre Haute, IN 47802 812.234.7881 candlesholocaustmuseum.org Facebook: @candlesmuseum Twitter: @candlesmuseum Instagram: @candlesmuseum

How we affect the community: While the Holocaust is an increasingly distant historical event, its lessons have crucial relevance in our community today, such as understanding the consequences of discrimination, learning the importance of standing up for those groups who cannot speak for themselves, appreciating that diversity in our community is a strength, not a liability, understanding that by learning about one another, we reduce the risk of dehumanization, alienation, and violence, and recognizing that our democratic institutions will languish without active participation by informed citizens. In addition to those lessons, we teach self-healing, self-liberation, and selfempowerment through Eva’s life lessons as a path to creating positive change in our communities. The lessons imbedded

Troy Fears, CANDLES executive director, 812.234.7881, troy@candlesholocaustmuseum.org Trent Andrews, CANDLES Operations Director, 812-234-7881, trent@candlesholocaustmuseum.org

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THE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS In 2021, the Center launched NEW WORKS: An Arts Commission Project, a program that awards financial and technical support each year for three Indiana-based artists or groups to develop performance pieces for a public premiere event in the spring. The project is designed to promote and sustain the area’s working artists and artistic communities in an inclusive way by supporting the creation of new works across all performing arts disciplines, including but not limited to music, dance and theater.

Who we are: The Center for the Performing Arts is a nonprofit organization responsible for the operation and programming of a multidisciplinary performing arts campus in Carmel, Indiana.

The facilities include the Palladium, a state-of-the-art 1,500-seat concert hall; the Tarkington, a 500-seat proscenium theater; and the Studio Theater, a versatile black box with a seated capacity of 200. The Center presents scores of events each year and provides space and support services for six resident companies: Actors Theatre of Indiana, Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Central Indiana Dance Ensemble, Civic Theatre, Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre and Indiana Wind Symphony.

The Center is permanently affiliated, and collaborates extensively, with the Great American Songbook Foundation, a distinct nonprofit organization that has offices and an exhibit gallery in the Palladium. The Foundation works to advance the legacy of classic music from the worlds of jazz, pop, Broadway and Hollywood.

Why we’re important: In an era of pervasive digital media and declining resources for arts education, the Center provides a welcoming environment where the public can engage in real time with live performing arts experiences. We bring the world to Indiana in ways that build community, inspire creativity and ultimately enrich and transform lives.

How we affect the community: Along with providing unifying experiences for our patrons, the Center serves as an anchor for an arts-based economic development strategy that has helped to lift the Carmel community to the top of many national qualityof-life rankings.

What we do: The mission of the Center for the Performing Arts is to engage and inspire the Indiana community through enriching arts experiences. Since opening in 2011, the campus has hosted more than 3,100 performances for over 1.3 million ticketed patrons hailing from all 92 Indiana counties, all 50 states and 30-plus nations. Each season of Center Presents events features top artists from the fields of classical, jazz, pop, rock, country, Great American Songbook, comedy, and international music and dance.

The Center's education and outreach initiatives include many programs for children and families, including concerts and musical activities for toddlers and preschoolers, the Palladium PALS reading club, educational video conferences for students around the state, and the Student Discount Ticket program, enabling students to attend performances for just $15. Programs for adults include military/first-responder discounts, the Palladium Bookies reading club, the Luminaries speaker series, and classes in vocal performance, dance, stand-up comedy and ukulele.

When the pandemic limited on-site gatherings and concert touring, the Center adapted many programs to online delivery and invested in video and streaming technology that are enabling it to reach new and broader audiences. The Live at the Center concert livestream series, now in its fourth season, has brought the original music of Indiana artists to thousands of viewers across the nation.

How you can help: Join us today as a partner, and your investment will underwrite community engagement with the arts through a tax-deductible individual donation, corporate sponsorship, foundation grant or planned gift, each with customizable recognition and benefits. And mark your calendar for the Center Celebration 2024 gala on September 21. Learn more at TheCenterPresents.org/Support or call 317.819.3520.

The Center for the Performing Arts 1 Carter Green, Carmel, IN 46032 317.660.3373 (Main Office) 317.843.3800 (Box Office) TheCenterPresents.org Email: info@TheCenterPresents.org Facebook: @CPApresents X (Twitter): @CPApresents Instagram: @CPApresents Jeffrey C. McDermott, President/CEO Michael Feinstein, Artistic Director

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CHRISTAMORE HOUSE GUILD

How we affect the community: The Guild sponsors an annual Book and Author Benefit Luncheon each spring.

The proceeds from this event support the Christamore House Guild’s Scholarship Fund. Our scholarships are designed to offer supplemental college aid to students from the Haughville area. The financial contributions made by the Christamore House Guild are the largest source of private support available to Christamore House.

Who we are: The Christamore House Guild, founded in 1908 by Martha Stewart Carey, is a nonprofit organization that supports the Christamore House through various volunteer and fundraising efforts.

What we do: We are dedicated to providing volunteer services and financial support for the activities and programs of the historic Christamore House Family and Community Center in Haughville. The Christamore House provides the very best in child and youth educational services, senior programming, and life-skills training for residents of Haughville and the near- westside of Indianapolis. Its many programs include an early childhood education center, afterschool STEM, PREP, and LEAP programs, a department to strengthen families, a senior citizen program, and the Christamore House Boxing.

How you can help: Here are some ways you can help support the Christamore House Guild: • We are always looking for new members to volunteer their time and resources.

• We also appreciate corporate and individual sponsorships for our Book and Author Benefit Luncheon.

Christamore House Guild P.O. Box 40056, Indianapolis, IN 46240 317.635.7211 Website: christamoreguild.org Facebook: Christamore House Guild Instagram: @christamore_house_guild Twitter: @chguild indybookandauthor.org

Why we’re important: Through the years, the Guild has grown from a small group of women working with immigrants settling in the Haughville area to a thriving service organization of more than 300 active and associate members. Guild members volunteer in many ways at the House, including directly with children in the preschool or afterschool programs, with senior citizens at the Senior Center, or with neighborhood families at the Family Unity Nights. The Guild supports the Christamore House motto of “helping people to help themselves.”

President: Kate Broadbent at ksw1976lge@gmail.com or president@christamoreguild.org, 812.585.1642 President-Elect:Laura Tobias/laura@tobias5.com 317.428.8290

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DAMIEN CENTER Why we’re important: People living with HIV are more likely to experience health complications, economic insecurity, and other risks to their wellbeing. Damien Center is there to support and empower them and to help end the HIV epidemic.

Who we are: Damien Center is a trusted partner in providing services, education, and advocacy for all people living with or at risk for HIV and any person seeking a safe and welcoming home for care. Since 1987, we have worked to empower communities and persons affected by HIV/AIDS with comprehensive, client-centered services.

How we affect the community: Damien Center serves more than 8,000 individuals and families annually, and 95% of clients report that they are satisfied with their care. Ultimately, providing for clients’ needs and keeping them engaged helps them achieve an undetectable viral load, which means they can live a healthy life and cannot transmit the virus.

What we do: Damien Center offers a one-stop shop for people with HIV and intersecting groups that find it difficult to access healthcare. Its wraparound programs include: • Medical Services. Damien Cares medical clinic provides premier, high-quality in-person and virtual healthcare to improve patients’ overall health and decrease the community’s HIV viral load.

• Damien Pharmacy. An onsite pharmacy means that patients have immediate, low-cost access to their prescriptions and do not have to risk delays or long rides on public transportation.

• Counseling Services. Dedicated and trained counselors provide mental health, substance use, and group counseling in person and virtually.

• Testing and Prevention. A free and confidential HIV and STI testing center open to everyone in the community. We also offer PrEP and PEP, HIV prevention medications.

• Food Pantry. Convenient, pre-packaged, and nutritional foods are provided to help maintain a healthy diet.

• Housing Services. Safe, stable, and affordable housing gives clients the best chance to adhere to treatments and enhance their quality of life. Damien Center helps connect clients to short-term and long-term housing options.

• Care Coordination. Free, comprehensive, specialized case management helps patients with medical referrals, transportation, health insurance, financial assistance, and other needs.

• Employment Services. Workshops, referrals, classes, certifications, and other employment resources empower clients with the tools they need to succeed in the workforce.

• And much more! Damien Center provides youth and family services, nutrition consultations, support groups, and many other services based upon the needs of clients.

How you can help: Damien Center relies on support from individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies to meet the needs of our community. Your help allows Damien Center to continue delivering premium services and also enable us to expand services for a future where HIV no longer exists in our community.

• Donate. All financial and in-kind gifts support vital preventive and medical services to those at risk of and living with HIV. To contribute, please visit damien.org/give.

• Volunteer. Hundreds of individual and group volunteers help Damien Center meet its mission each year. Learn more at damien.org/volunteer.

• Participate. Join us at an event like Dining Out For Life or Grande Masquerade. More info is at damien.org/ special-events.

Damien Center 26 N. Arsenal Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46201 317.632.0123 damien.org Facebook: @thedamiencenter Twitter: @damiencenter Instagram: @damiencenter

Bill Pritt, President, Board of Directors Alan Witchey, President and CEO, 317.632.0123, x266, awitchey@damien.org

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GLEANERS FOOD BANK OF INDIANA

benefits enrollment and other programs that can positively affect economic mobility, we are a leader not just in the fight against hunger, but in the overall fight against poverty.

Who we are: Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana What we do: United with others, Gleaners optimized equitable access to nutritious food for those of us facing hunger, and strives to overcome the conditions causing food insecurity.

How you can help: Join us! Give financially, volunteer, and advocate on behalf of poverty and hunger relief programs and how they positively impact our neighbors and the community at large.

Why we’re important: Gleaners is Indiana’s largest food bank, serving 21 Indiana counties. In addition, through our social enterprise subsidiary Fresh Connect Central, we source and distribute fresh produce, protein, and dairy items to Gleaners’ service area and other Feeding America food banks.

Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana 3737 Waldemere Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46241 317.925.0191 www.gleaners.org Facebook: GleanersFoodBankofIndiana Instagram: GleanersFBIndy Twitter: GleanersFBIndy

How we affect the community: With a focus on nutritious value of the foods we source and distribute, as well as active engagement with our neighbors to assist with federal

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THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK FOUNDATION • Perfect Harmony is a music resource that helps care partners identify appropriate generational music and activities to engage older adults in a shared music experience.

Who we are: Founded in 2007 by five-time Grammy Award nominee Michael Feinstein, the Great American Songbook Foundation is affiliated with the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana, and is headquartered at the Center’s flagship venue, the Palladium concert hall. The Foundation’s mission is to inspire and educate by celebrating the Great American Songbook – the timeless musical standards of pop, jazz, Broadway and Hollywood.

The Foundation is a Cultural Affiliate of the Los Angelesbased Grammy Museum®, one of only eight institutions worldwide to share that distinction. The affiliates collaborate on exhibitions, educational initiatives, research programs, internship opportunities, technical support and more.

Why we’re important: The Songbook Library & Archives attracts scholars and musicians from around the world to view historic sheet music, arrangements, and other materials.

Because many of these items are one-of-a-kind artifacts in fragile condition, the Foundation has begun the process of digitally preserving its collections and making them available online. The Foundation’s programming enables people of all ages to hear and learn about classic popular music and its cultural importance.

How we affect the community: The Foundation introduces the history and the joy of classic popular music to young people by hosting student field trips and providing multidisciplinary curricula for classroom use. Thousands of students and music lovers visit the Songbook Exhibit Gallery each year, and traveling versions of the gallery installations are available for use by schools and community groups.

What we do: The Foundation works to preserve and advance America’s rich musical legacy through a range of initiatives, including: • The Songbook Library & Archives contains more than a half million documents, images, recordings and other artifacts representing some of the greatest songwriters, arrangers and performers of the 20th century. Highlights include collections from composer-playwright Meredith Willson (The Music Man), the Andrews Sisters and songwriters Johnny Burke (“Swinging on a Star”), Gus Kahn (“It Had to Be You”) and Hy Zaret (“Unchained Melody”).

• The Songbook Exhibit Gallery at the Palladium presents rotating interactive exhibits that share the music, history and culture of the Songbook with thousands of visitors each year.

• The Songbook Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the Great American Songbook, with new honorees inducted each year. Inductees have included songwriters and composers such as Cole Porter, Duke Ellington and George and Ira Gershwin, along with performers like Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Rita Moreno.

• The Songbook Academy® summer intensive is a national performing arts program for high school vocalists and the only one of its kind dedicated to the music of the Great American Songbook. Each year, 40 young people selected from across the country experience a life-changing week of mentoring from Broadway stars and other performing arts professionals.

How you can help : You can become a Friend of the Foundation through tax-deductible individual donations, corporate sponsorships, foundation grants and planned-giving arrangements, each with customizable recognition and benefits.

For more information on these opportunities, please visit TheSongbook.org and click “Support,” or contact our Office of Development at 317.819.3520.

The Great American Songbook Foundation 1 Carter Green, Carmel, IN 46032 317.844.2251 TheSongbook.org Email: info@TheSongbook.org Facebook: @SongbookFoundation X (Twitter): @SongbookFdn Instagram: @SongbookFoundation Christopher Lewis, Executive Director

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HARMONY IN HORSES, INC. will become pregnant before their 21st birthday, with half of those children destined to be placed in the foster care system; 40% will be homeless within 18 months; 97% of these young adults will immediately enter into chronic poverty.

The majority of children and youth in foster care have complex developmental trauma, affecting the way they interact in their home, school and community. Ending the perpetual cycle of children in foster care who have children that also go into foster care, starts with investing in the individual child.

Who we are: Harmony IN Horses is a 501c-3 non-profit dedicated to ending the foster care crisis by healing trauma caused by childhood abuse and neglect so youth impacted by foster care and adoption can transition to a healthy adulthood, breaking the treacherous cycle of foster care. Harmony IN Horses partners with community mentors and horses to provide hope, empowerment and healing for youth. Our equineassisted and Mustang-assisted learning, community mentorship, caregiver support and nature activities create the opportunity for life-long healing and growth.

How we affect the community: Harmony IN Horses stands out in the realm of Equine Assisted Learning due to its unique focus on youth impacted by foster care and adoption, its strong community mentorship component and formerly wild Mustangs. Unlike many similar programs, Harmony IN Horses exclusively serves foster youth, providing them with a safe and nurturing environment for personal growth through interactions with horses.

Through our innovative programs, children develop more self-worth, self-regulation, ownership and purpose, or agency, so that we can move onto improving executive functioning, reasoning and critical thinking skills. Essentially, we are fully equipping the youth we serve to be independent successful members of society who understand their role as contributing citizens. With that, we can start to put an end to the cycle of unwanted pregnancies, abused children, incarcerations, drug and state subsidy dependence to achieve a healthier community overall.

What we do: Children entering foster care do so due to abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Tragically, these vulnerable youths are disproportionately at risk of enduring a bleak future, one of homelessness, incarceration, substance abuse, addiction, and reliance on state benefits. Moreover, the trauma they carry often perpetuates the cycle, with their own children becoming a part of the foster care system.

Complex trauma in young children impacts brain development. A consistent, trauma-informed approach can help heal underdeveloped areas of the brain needed for social, emotional and cognitive functioning. Horses are amazing partners in the healing process. Foster youth who have suffered developmental trauma have reason to be untrusting of people, especially those in authority or care roles. Teaching foster youth how to communicate with their horse through body language, energy and pressure lets them develop a greater capacity for empathy, social- and self-awareness. This success eventually translates to home, school and community settings. Youth experience many physiological benefits by interacting with horses, including lower blood pressure and heart rate, decreased stress levels, decreased feelings of anger, hostility, tension and anxiety, better social working ; and greater feelings of empowerment, confidence, patience and self-efficacy.

Harmony IN Horses recognizes that the key to dismantling this cycle of foster care lies in forging consistent, long-term relationships between these children and stable, caring adults and a horse. By addressing this critical need, Harmony IN Horses endeavors to initiate the transformational journey of ending the foster care crisis on an individual level.

How you can help: Harmony IN Horses is a new organization that comes with an experienced staff and board of directors.

You could help us network, market and get our amazing program known in the community. When there is a youth with mental health needs, we want Harmony IN Horses to be the first organization that comes to mind. We also need: • Volunteer Community Mentors, (one hour per week) • Sponsorships for Youth and Horses • Donations for operating expenses Harmony IN Horses 8847 N 800 E Sheridan Indiana 46069 www.harmonyinhorses.org Facebook: HarmonyINhorses

Why we’re important: Our nation is facing a crisis: Nearly half a million children are currently in the foster care system; 90% of these children will experience severe trauma; only 50% will reunite with their biological family and, 25% will attempt suicide. For the 23,000 young adults who age out each year: 81% of young men face incarceration; 71% of young women

Lori LeRoy, President Annie Knapp, Vice President Lisa Latz Condes, Founder/Executive Director

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HEALTHNET FOUNDATION Who we are: The HealthNet Foundation was established in 2018 as a 501(c)(3) public charity that uses the majority of its grant-making dollars to support the programs and services of HealthNet, Inc. HealthNet is a Federally Qualified Health Center that has served communities in Marion County, Indiana for 55 years, providing primary care, dental, OB/GYN, behavioral health and support services through 10 community health centers, 10 school-based clinics, six dental centers, a Homeless Initiative Program and a Healthy Families Program. Services expanded to Monroe County in 2019 and Morgan County in 2022.

Annually HealthNet serves over 60,000 patients — the majority of whom live at or below the federal poverty level.

• Reducing financial barriers. Assisting patients with emergency medical needs such as medications, food, shelter, transportation to and from medical offices In 2024, the HealthNet Foundation will focus its fundraising efforts on these priorities: • Patient Assistance: This fund helps patients with medical bills incurred as part of their HealthNet treatment plan that they might not otherwise be able to afford, including off- site diagnostic tests, mammograms, prenatal care, colonoscopies, and specialists’ visits, as well as assistance with emergency medical needs such as surgeries, prenatal care, medications, food, shelter, or transportation to and from medical offices.

• Employee Assistance: The HealthNet Family Fund supports HealthNet team members who are facing unexpected financial hardships or crisis in their personal lives.

• Annual Fund: This fund supports the launch of new health programs and services, in response to community needs.

• Capital Support: From the opening of HealthNet’s in-house pharmacy to the launch of a Vision Center, the Capital Support Fund provides funding for HealthNet’s ongoing expansion efforts to better serve the health needs of the community.

What we do: The mission of the HealthNet Foundation is to provide enduring support for HealthNet’s health centers and programs through funding and the cultivation of community friendships, partners, and donors. We provide much-needed support to HealthNet’s care of patients, team members and communities in Indianapolis, Bloomington and throughout central Indiana.

Why we’re important: We help improve health equity and reduce barriers to care for those most in need in our communities. We also provide assistance to HealthNet’s health care heroes serving on the front lines.

How you can help: • Volunteer: Support communities and share your expertise by volunteering with the HealthNet Foundation. Whether it's coordinating a special event, making a presentation, or participating on a planning committee, you can make a difference for people in need. Contact Executive Director Misty Lewis at misty.lewis@indyhealthnet.org to learn how you can get involved.

• Give: When you give to the HealthNet Foundation, you're strengthening lives and communities. You can learn more about all our giving options and give securely online at www. healthnetfoundation.org/make-a-gift-today.

How we affect the community: After our launch and a year of start-up planning in 2018, the HealthNet Foundation has raised over $743,000 since 2019 to support several critical initiatives, including: • Addressing food insecurity. Expanding community access to fresh fruits and vegetables by supporting HealthNet’s Community Garden.

• Ending homelessness. Supporting the efforts of HealthNet’s Homeless Initiative Program to meet the needs of individuals experiencing or immediately threatened with homelessness.

• Increasing access to care. Supporting HealthNet’s Mobile Health initiative to provide access to primary care and behavioral health services for residents in underserved areas throughout Marion, Monroe, and Morgan counties.

• Breaking the cycle of poverty. Providing scholarships to first generation college students pursuing careers in health care or related fields.

HealthNet Foundation 3403 E. Raymond St., Indianapolis, IN 46203 317.957.2056 www.healthnetfoundation.org www.facebook.com/HealthNetFoundation Cindy Brumbarger, M.Ed., BSN, Interim Executive Director cindy.brumbarger@indyhealthnet.org; 317.957.2005

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THE HEROES CLUB

How we affect the community: The Heroes Club provides both financial and emotional support to our first responders.

Although we provide an insurance policy and equipment grants, the most important service we provide is, our first responders know the community has their back. We have several events during the year where first responders are our invited guests and we are able to show them first hand how the community “Backs The Blue”.

Who we are: The Heroes Club was founded in 1996 to support the real-life heroes of public safety and law enforcement in times of unparalleled need. As a not-forprofit, volunteer-based organization, our mission is to provide financial assistance and resources for the fine women and men of the Carmel Police Department, the Carmel Fire Department, as well as members of the Hamilton County Sheriff ’s Department and Indiana State Police who serve the city of Carmel and Clay Township.

How you can help: Please show your support for our first responders by joining our cause or make a donation at one of our many membership levels by visiting www.theheroesclub.org.

What we do: Our goal is to make sure that in the event of the unthinkable, the families of these real-life heroes are not left in need when it matters most. The Heroes Club funds a $400,000 accidental death policy for any firefighter, police officer, or public safety employee who falls in the line of duty within Clay Township and the city of Carmel. We also provide grants for special safety equipment and training in order to afford our protectors the best possible means of doing their jobs.

The Heroes Club P.O. Box 4236 Carmel, IN 46082-4236 www.theheroesclub.org info@theheroesclub.org www.facebook.com/theheroesclubinc

Why we’re important: Our community’s first responders put their lives on the line everyday to protect us and our families.

They also safeguard the places that enrich our lives and enhance our community, such as schools, churches, parks, community centers, and the many business places where we work and shop. If these public servants are killed in the line of duty their dependent spouses and children may require additional assistance. They deserve the same security their loved ones provide us.

Tom Melangton, President Michael Fennerty, Treasurer Bob Russell, Communications Board Members: Michelle Brown, Matt Frey, Mark Carney, Spencer Clark, JC Buehler, Tony Jackson, Renee Butts, Jacob Harrison, Jacob, Tim Hull, Michael Garvey, Sara VanDyke

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INDIANA WISH Who we are: Indiana Wish is an Indiana-focused, wishgranting organization. Since 1984, we’ve granted more than 3,550 wishes to Indiana children, ages 3-18, who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening or terminal illness. By granting wishes, we give these brave children—and their families— something to look forward to and hope for the future.

As a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, Indiana Wish relies on the support of corporate and individual donations and in-kind gifts, legacy gifts, and fundraising events to raise the funds that help us grant wishes and, more importantly, create lasting memories for children and their families.

knowledge that we provided heartwarming, meaningful memories for them and their families, giving them moments that will last forever in their hearts.

What we do: We help Indiana children diagnosed with lifethreatening illnesses create a lifetime of memories when that lifetime is uncertain. For nearly four decades, Indiana Wish has supported the dreams of Hoosier children—blanketing the entire state of Indiana with hope.

Wishes are as diverse as the children we serve, though our most requested wishes are trips to Disney World for the whole family, celebrity meet-and-greets, shopping sprees and family vacations. Some of our unique wishes have been to meet former presidents and the Pope, working with Mother Theresa, and bringing a grandmother to the United States from Ethiopia to visit her grandchild. We have even had a wish child who ended up being an extra on the set of a Tom Cruise movie!

How you can help: When you get involved with Indiana Wish, you become part of the hope and healing we’re working toward—one wish at a time. The average cost of a wish is $10,000, when you consider all travel and medicalrelated expenses for a family. Therefore, every donation matters. There are several ways you can help: • Make a gift • Sponsor an event, fundraiser or specific wish • Become a corporate partner • Attend an upcoming event • Shop our Amazon wish list • Add Indiana Wish as the charitable recipient for Amazon Smiles or Kroger • Volunteer

Why we’re important: At Indiana Wish, we create hope and happiness in the midst of hardness. Those are powerful forces in the health and healing of these children. Research studies have shown that children who have received wishes have: • Less distress • Fewer episodes of depression • Reduced anxiety

Indiana Wish 7212 Shadeland Avenue Suite 103 Indianapolis, IN, 46250 317.913.WISH (9474) Website: indianawish.org Facebook @indianawish Instagram @indianawish Twitter @indianawish

How we affect the community: We’ve granted 3,550 wishes since 1984. With wishes granted in 88 out of 92 Indiana counties, we’ve practically blanketed the entire state. Yet, there are so many more kids with life-threatening health issues. While we’re grateful for the thousands we’ve been able to serve, we want to reach the many who are still in the midst of their struggle.

And all this, in turn, can improve quality of life, foster hope and resilience, and potentially lead to better health outcomes. We know that not every child receives a cure.

Some lose their fight. However, we find peace in the

J’Lynn Mayes, Executive Director, jlynn@indianawish.org, 317.913.9474

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INDY WOMEN IN TECH tech workforce here in Indiana and have introduced more than 6,000 girls to exciting STEM pathways. On average, we see the women in our programs accomplish a 62% increase in salary and many have acquired a role in leadership at well-established companies. Our youth STEM programming has proved to ignite confidence and interest in young girls who walk away aspiring to be an IndyCar engineer or Defense and Intelligence Professional. At the end of the day, we are helping to create a pipeline for women to hold traditionally male-dominated positions.

As we move into our seventh year of existence impacting women and girls across the state of Indiana, we are now looking to expand our reach to new states. Our vision is to produce a lasting effect on the lives of women and girls pursuing STEM across the United States. We all are worthy of a seat at the table; therefore, we will remain unwavering in our commitment to supporting women and girls in achieving their goals in the dynamic fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Who we are: Indy Women in Tech (IWiT) is a local nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering women to thrive in Indiana's tech industry. Our mission is to break down the many barriers women face by providing scholarships, professional development opportunities, mentorship programs, emergency funds, and comprehensive wrap-around support. Additionally, we collaborate with K-12 partners to host engaging STEM programming events, fostering early interest and enthusiasm among young girls.

What we do: We provide necessary support to women pursuing tech careers by offering scholarships, professional development opportunities, mentorship programs, emergency funds for childcare, transportation, counseling, job placement assistance, and any other barrier that may be standing in the way of success.

We extend early engagement through our collaboration with K-12 partners by hosting STEM programming events like Ignite Your Superpower for middle school girls, Pathways to Tech for highschoolers and Girls Love Robotics for girl robotics teams across the state. We break stereotypes by showcasing successful women in tech and sharing their stories, challenging the statusquo, and igniting inspiration. We foster a supportive community of like-minded individuals, connecting women in tech with mentors, role models, and peers who can provide guidance and support throughout their journey. At Indy Women in Tech, we strive to create a more inclusive and equitable tech industry, where women of all ages can achieve their goals and contribute their unique perspectives and talents to drive innovation and progress.

How you can help: We are always looking to broaden our audience of supporters. Whether that be by volunteering, donating, sponsoring, partnering, connecting, or attending events, we welcome any assistance you are willing and capable of giving. Support on all levels helps us further our mission. If you are interested in learning more or getting involved, reach out to us today!

Indy Women in Tech 10555 Group 1001 Way, Zionsville IN 46077 317.828.6205 www.indywit.com Facebook: IndyWomenInTech Instagram: @indywomenintech Twitter: IndyWomenInTech LinkedIn: IndyWomenInTech

Why we’re important: IWiT operates to address and assist in the crucial need for minimizing the gender disparity within tech and STEM fields. Despite advancements in gender equality, women remain underrepresented in the tech industry. According to a study by the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), women hold only 26% of professional tech occupations and 16% of engineering occupations in the United States, which is less than it was in 1984.

Furthermore, research has shown that girls often lack confidence in their abilities to pursue STEM fields. A study by Microsoft found that girls' interest in STEM peaks at the age of 11, but by the age of 15, their confidence drops significantly.

By addressing these challenges, we aim to create a more inclusive and diverse workforce by providing the necessary support, offering early engagement, breaking stereotypes, and building networks.

Ariel Crawley: (Community Engagement, Educational Partnerships, Student POC) Ariel.Crawley@Group1001.com, 317.679.4004

How we affect the community: Since our establishment in 2016, we have successfully assisted over 250 women in entering the

Kristan Russell: (Event Management, Logistics) Kristan.Russell@Group1001.com, 317.313.8867

Jessica Maginn: (Marketing, Communications, Sponsorships) Jessica.Maginn@Group1001.com, 317.501.8888

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INDYHUMANE seniors and other vulnerable persons to not have to make the choice to feed themselves or their pets.

Vaccines are one of the primary ways to prevent the spread of disease and animal suffering. We offer affordable vaccinations, preventative care, and microchipping to help reunite lost pets with their people and reduce the number of stray animals in our communities.

Pet overpopulation is a serious problem that requires many resources. We prevent thousands of accidental litters every year through affordable spay/neuter surgeries for owned animals, other shelter and rescue organizations, and community cats.

Who we are: Founded in 1905, IndyHumane is central Indiana’s largest and oldest nonprofit animal welfare organization.

Independent and donor-funded, we’re committed to ending the cycle of pet overpopulation, providing affordable pet ownership, and ensuring the well-being, health, and safety of animals in our care. We strive to promote the human-animal bond and the powerful impact this relationship has on individuals, families, and the community.

What we do: IndyHumane provides direct services for cats & dogs, including foster home placement, medical treatment, enrichment for adoptable animals, and more. There are no residency requirements for services.

Our shelter takes in as many animals as we can save every day. We accept pets that are surrendered by their owners. We partner with other municipal shelters and rescues to accept animals they cannot rehome due to space or medical needs.

We do not euthanize for length of stay, kennel space, or cost of care. Our model of care is centered around ensuring the Five Freedoms: from hunger & thirst; from discomfort; from pain, injury, or disease; from fear and distress; and freedom to express normal behavior.

Pet owners can obtain affordable vaccines, spay/neuter surgeries, microchipping, and other preventative care for their pets at our two clinic locations. The Downtown Clinic also houses our Pet Pantry, which annually coordinates the distribution of over one million pounds of pet food to animal welfare partners and social service agencies.

Our Pet Awareness Wagon (PAW) transports adoptable animals to public and private events, festivals, schools, and more to educate the public on IndyHumane services and pet ownership.

Each summer, our youth camps provide hands-on experience with animals. In addition to learning about animal care and behavior – kids learn teamwork, collaboration, and how to be good stewards of their community.

How we affect the community: Maintaining the pet-owner bond alleviates stress from both people and pets and helps keep animals out of shelters and off the streets. IndyHumane’s multi-faceted approach prevents thousands of accidental litters; reunites dozens of lost pets with their families; improves pet retention in homes through our Pet Resource Center and facilitates thousands of lifelong adoption matches.

In addition, our partnerships with grassroots and volunteerdriven organizations coordinate critical veterinary care for pets of people experiencing homelessness and extreme poverty.

How you can help: Philanthropy is crucial to our mission. We receive no government contributions, tax dollars, or funding from national groups such as ASPCA or the Humane Society of the United States. We rely on individual donations to continue saving lives.

We rely on volunteers to help keep our shelter pets happy, healthy, and adoption ready. Year-round opportunities for individuals and groups include fun, hands-on assignments like walking dogs, participating in dog playgroups,or playing with kittens & puppies, and critical tasks like cleaning cages, scrubbing food bowls, and washing laundry. Volunteer foster families not only help us care for the youngest, sickest, or most vulnerable cats & dogs; they also free up space at the shelter for other animals in need.

Why we’re important: IndyHumane provides services to over 10,000 animals annually to keep pets happy, healthy, in loving homes, and to preserve the human-animal bond. Studies have shown that just minutes of bonding with an animal lowers a person’s heart rate, blood pressure, and stress levels. Pets can also expand opportunities to exercise, go outdoors, and socialize.

We provide homeless animals with a second chance to find a loving home and people a chance to find a loving companion.

We are one of the few Indiana shelters equipped to provide complex medical care for homeless dogs and cats, such as trauma surgeries and Parvo treatment. And thanks to our foster family network, we are a safety net for neonate puppies & kittens.

Our pet pantry provides essential support to dozens of animal welfare and human service organizations, enabling

IndyHumane 7929 North Michigan Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268 317.872.5650 indyhumane.org Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter: @indyhumane Donna Casamento, Chief Executive Officer: dcasamento@indyhumane.org Gina Hays, Chief Development Officer: ghays@indyhumane.org

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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF INDIANA • to help the children of local families who anticipate overseas assignments prepare for the challenges of an international education.

Who we are: The International School of Indiana (ISI) is a non-profit private school offering the Midwest’s most distinct academics to students age 3 through grade 12. The school is the product of an Indiana Humanities Council task force, which recommended that ISI be established to help address Indiana’s position in a changing world by helping to attract foreign companies and specialist employees, and to make Indiana students more internationally competitive. You won’t find another school like ISI in the Midwest. This curricular approach is not only unique in Indiana; just a dozen other U.S. schools offer a learning environment comparable to ISI.

How we affect the community: ISI serves a diverse student body. Eighty-six percent of students are from the United States, while 14% are international students. ISI also works to have an economically diverse student body, with nearly half of students receiving financial aid. Through the promotion of internationalism and commitment to a rich cultural diversity, ISI supports the efforts of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Indy Chamber, and other leading civic and corporate entities to bring global investment, including new jobs for Hoosier workers, to Indiana.

What we do: ISI is an International Baccalaureate World School and every student age 3 through Grade 12 participates in the program, beginning with the Primary Years Programme, followed by the Middle Years Programme, and finally the Diploma Programme. Even more unique is that pre-elementary and elementary students are in a language immersion program and middle and high school students participate in dual language learning. ISI offers instruction in French, Mandarin, Spanish, and English supporting students who are not only bilingual but prepared to be responsible citizens and effective leaders in a rapidly globalizing and interdependent world. Classes are taught by international educators recruited from around the world.

Students don’t simply learn the language from their nativespeaking teachers; they learn their culture, too.

How you can help: As a private school, ISI depends on a combination of tuition and philanthropic support.

Inherent in the school’s purpose is a multicultural community, and financial aid is essential to ensure an ISI education remains affordable to domestic and international students alike.

Nearly half of the students at ISI receive financial aid, accounting for over $2.5 million in financial aid awards annually, made possible through your philanthropic support.

Please consider supporting ISI in our mission to bring The World Within Reach to Indiana students.

Your contribution to ISI is not only for a stronger ISI community but for a stronger central Indiana community.

Contact Kristen Kaiser, VP for Development and External Relations, at kkaiser@isind.org or 317.923.1951, ext. 326.

Why we’re important: ISI was founded in 1994 to help develop a more globally-minded Hoosier workforce and attract foreign corporations to the state, and with three fundamental purposes: • to offer Indiana parents a distinctive educational program for their children, one combining a demanding curriculum with foreign language fluency, cultural awareness, and an appreciation for diversity; • to provide a rigorous academic program, in native languages for the children of international executives on assignment in the United States;

International School of Indiana 4330 North Michigan Road Indianapolis, IN 46208 Website: ISIND.org Facebook: @TheISIND Instagram: @internationalschoolofindiana

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INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION OF INDIANAPOLIS

Who we are: Often referred to as the Western Hemisphere’s “Olympics of the Violin,” the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI) is a unique showcase for the world’s most gifted young violinists and a demonstration of Hoosier hospitality and American volunteerism. The mission of The Indianapolis, as it is simply referred to around the world, is to recognize, reward and promote the world’s finest young classical violinists, and encourage understanding, appreciation and support of the violin repertoire by a large and diverse audience.

The Indianapolis is proud to utilize its world prominence to bring international attention to Indianapolis.

critics alike as one of the world’s finest and most important for launching a career. It is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and remains the only violin competition of its stature in the United States. This is due to the trademark aspects of the Competition, which include a jury of distinguished concert violinists, extraordinary Indiana hospitality from host families, superlative young talent and a distinguished roster of 66 Laureates representing 23 countries. These Laureates have gone on to successful careers as concert violinists, recording artists, concertmasters and chamber musicians.

What we do: For seventeen days every four years, forty of the world’s brightest talents come to Indianapolis to vie for the coveted Gold Medal and the opportunity to have an international career launched. The 12th Quadrennial Competition will be held in 2026. The Competition itself, however, is only one part of the extensive programming that takes place year-round. Innovative arts education and artist mentoring best describes the program activities. Since its inception, the overall vision of the Quadrennial IVCI has been to achieve the highest artistic standards, provide unique educational outreach programs and expand IVCI’s mentoring/ career development for its Laureates (Competition Finalists).

This has resulted in The Indianapolis becoming a role model and industry leader worldwide.

Annual programming includes a concert series, which brings former Laureates and guests to Indianapolis in multigenre concerts from classical to jazz to bluegrass. While in town, the artists provide educational outreach programs in schools for children K-12 and masterclasses for college music majors.

The IVCI also sponsors the Juried Exhibition of Student Art ( JESA), one of the most far-reaching multi-disciplinary art projects for grades one through twelve in the state of Indiana.

Held in conjunction with the Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, this multi-disciplinary educational program integrates the performing, literary and visual arts.

Career management for the Laureates following each Competition is a hallmark of The Indianapolis. This comprehensive four-year mentorship provides both musical and non-musical guidance including concert management, instrument loan, marketing assistance and financial counsel.

How we affect the community:As Indianapolis continually strives to be a more global city, the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis is proud to be able to attract the international cultural spotlight on our city and state every four years. Online audiences from over 100 countries as well as significant national and international media coverage strengthen the community economically, not only by direct attendance from Indiana residents and those who travel to Indianapolis from out-of-state, but by further branding the region as a center for culture.

How you can help:With only four paid staff members, community involvement is essential to the success of the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. Hundreds of volunteers are responsible for the planning and execution of all aspects of the Competition. From providing staff support for the office and ushering for 17 days of performance, to hosting participants, to planning and executing special events, to overseeing the statewide Juried Exhibition of Student Art program, community involvement is the key to our success. Volunteers also support the Competition through personal contributions to the annual fund, and by assisting in non-Competition years with our concerts, special projects and fundraisers.

International Violin Competition of Indianapolis 32 E. Washington Street, Suite 1320 Indianapolis, IN 46204 317.637.4574 www.violin.org Executive Director: Glen Kwok Email: kwok@violin.org

Why we’re important: Begun under the artistic guidance of the legendary Josef Gingold, world-renowned violinist and distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Indiana University School of Music, and now led by acclaimed violinist Jaime Laredo, the IVCI has been hailed by musicians, media, and

Director of Development: Mary Jane Sorbera Email: maryjane@violin.org Board President: Steve Hamilton

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JCC INDIANAPOLIS JCC has created a multi-generational, inclusive environment where all people can live, learn, play, and connect. We continue to serve the community with a holistic approach to wellness— optimal healthy living for the mind, body, and spirit. Together, we inspire all people to become the best versions of themselves. The JCC believes in fairness and recognizes the value of inclusiveness.

The JCC celebrates a diverse society of cultures, beliefs, and perspectives that strengthens us as an organization and a people.

Who we are: The Arthur M. Glick JCC is Indianapolis’ Jewish Community Center. Via Early Childhood Education (ECE), Afterschool Care (ASC), fitness, and Arts & Education programming , the JCC of Indianapolis provides inclusive experiences that lead to personal growth and community building, all guided by Jewish values and traditions. A $7.97 million organization, we are a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis ( JFGI) and United Way of Central Indiana, and an affiliate member of the JCC Association of North America.

How we affect the community: The JCC offers financial aid so that all may enjoy the center’s myriad programs, services and events.

• We offer financial aid so that all may enjoy the center’s myriad programs, services and events.

• The J Cares program partners with other local organizations to fulfill needs, e.g., for 2022, • collected over 400 children’s books for Indy Book Projects • collected over 1200 single-serve food items for students at Westlane Middle School • raised $11,000 in donations to provide meals to over 300 families during 2022 Turkey Drive • in partnership with Indiana Diaper Bank, individuals dropped off 3,113 diapers valued at $1,025 and helped over 124 children.

• In Summer 2023, CampJCC continued to offer a Mental, Emotional & Social Health (MESH) Summer Camp experience that had Mental Health and Behavioral personnel available to work with counselors and ensure they had the tools to best meet the social-emotional, behavioral, and overall mental health needs of all campers. We plan to evolve the MESH summer program into a year-round program, which will expand from focusing only on our summer camps to covering our ECE and ASC programs.

What we do: The JCC’s 170+ full-time and part-time and 100+ seasonal staff serve a community of almost 10,000 members, Jewish and non-Jewish, along with thousands of non-member guests. Program and facility highlights include: • Educating approximately 170 children aged infants through Pre-Kindergarten in our Level 3 Paths to QUALITY program using our wooded acres, playgrounds, and fitness center to provide stimulating and fun experiences. Our ECE received widespread acclaim as a finalist for IndyStar’s “Best of the Best” Childcare program and was awarded the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Week of the Young Child Award.

• Afterschool Care in the Kraft Family Youth Wing • CampJCC, a summer day camp serving 300+ children and featuring traditions like the annual Leon Mordoh Lip Sync.

Our camp program received accolades from the American Camp Association’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Research and Evaluation in Practice and was runner-up for best After School/ Summer Camp program by the IndyStar newspaper.

• 70+ Group Exercise classes, most of which take place in the state-of-the-art Geon M. Mordoh Fitness Center • Wellness services including reiki, personal training, yoga (group/private), Pilates Reformer, private tennis and pickleball clinics/games.

• The J Café, Indianapolis’ only kosher restaurant • Eskenazi Water Park features an outdoor competition pool, lazy river, two slides and zero-depth splash-and-play pool.

• Indoor Regenstrief Natatorium and hydraulic Backer Therapy Pool • Laikin Auditorium, Rothbaum Lobby gallery space and Pescovitz Dance Studio • Cohen and Schloss Gymnasiums, Kaufman Ball Field and indoor-outdoor Larman Tennis Center • Sablosky Pavilion, community garden and Albert & Sara Reuben Holocaust Memorial Garden • Signature events including Earth Day at the J, where dozens of partner organizations and vendors educate the community on green living through earth-friendly demonstrations and hands-on activities, and the Ann Katz Festival of Books & Arts, a three-week festival featuring local and nationally known authors, films, performing artists and fine artists.

How you can help: • Make a donation. As a non-profit, 25% of our income comes from membership dues and 33% from program fees. The JFGI supports 20% of our operating cost, government funding provides 9% and the rest comes from individual donors and United Way (in 2022, 700 donors gave $600,000). Your donation helps fill that 13% gap.

• Join the JCC! Your support as a member, attendance to our programs and ambassadorship all help sustain the organization.

• Planned Giving: Be a part of our Legacy!

JCC Indianapolis 6701 Hoover Road Indianapolis IN 46260 317.251.9467 Website JCCindy.org Facebook: @JCCIndianapolis Instagram: @JCCIndianapolis Twitter: @JCCIndianapolis

Why we’re important: For the past 100 years, the JCC has been dedicated to serving the Indianapolis community and responsive to its needs through programming and resource availability. The

Sheena Zhao, Assistant Director of Advancement and Stewardship xzhao@jccindy.org

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JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER INDIANAPOLIS

Who we are: The Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis ( JFGI) is the central philanthropic, planning, community engagement and unifying partner for the 23,500* individuals in the greater Indianapolis Jewish community. Since 1904, JFGI and its agencies -- the Jewish Community Center ( JCC), the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), Jewish Family Services ( JFS), Hasten Hebrew Academy of Indianapolis (HHAI), and Hooverwood Living, have played a vital role in providing programs and services to support roughly 2,750 individuals in central Indiana every day— Jewish as well as non-Jewish. With an annual campaign of $4.2 million and endowment funds of approximately $85 million, JFGI resides on and manages a 40-acre campus, but its impact enriches the lives of Jews locally, in Israel, and around the world.

• Leadership development and capacity building –- we ensure a strong Jewish community by addressing individuals’ and organizations’ leadership and professional development needs How we affect the community: Along with several other programs and initiatives, JFGI and its agencies offer the following: • We engage, equip, and empower our youth through our YoPhI (Youth Philanthropy Indy) Teen Board grantmaking initiative and JCRC’s “Stand Up! Speak Out! Combating Anti-Semitism” programming slate • The JCC and JCRC connect with other minority communities through the Unity Project (an initiative to build respect and understanding through dialogue and the arts), the Black-Jewish Partnership, and the Muslim-Jewish Women’s Alliance • Through the KAVOD program, JFS supports around 90 local Holocaust survivors • Our LIFE & LEGACY program, which brings local Jewish organizations together to seek permanent legacy gifts, helps sustain a vibrant Jewish community now and in the future

What we do: To fulfill our vision of a vibrant, engaged, inclusive and sustainable Jewish community, we: • Collaborate with agencies, synagogues and other organizations dedicated to the Jewish community • Encourage and support innovative programs and affiliations to address our community’s needs • Promote and support our local Jewish community • Continue our commitment to Jewish communities in Israel and around the world Thanks to our donors’ generosity, we can: • Help a hungry family get the food they need from Popsie’s Pantry or help an elderly neighbor live independently at home through JFS • Provide care for community members at Hooverwood Living • Provide Holocaust education and training to teachers statewide • Provide Jewish summer camp and Israel experiences for area youth • Ensure a vibrant JCC with health and wellness programs for people of all ages and backgrounds • Aid the JCRC in safeguarding the rights of Jews and other partner groups while promoting a just and democratic society

How you can help: Volunteer with us. Volunteers help raise funds, participate in our allocations and planning process, and serve on our boards. To help community members find their passion within our network of Jewish organizations, JFGI provides leadership development opportunities including local programs, national conferences, and international travel.

Make a donation or create a legacy gift. The Annual Campaign, our Planned Giving and Endowment program, and the LIFE & LEGACYTM program provide resources that allow our donors to impact our Jewish community. Thanks to past leadership insight, 94% of each Annual Campaign dollar goes directly to programs.

Partner with us. We welcome partnership opportunities through our corporate sponsorship program. The Federation and its agencies work together with other organizations to create dynamic programming for the entire community.

Why we’re important: JFGI prioritizes: • Engagement and community building -- we promote a diverse, inclusive Jewish community • Jewish learning and experience -- we provide meaningful, multigenerational, formal and informal Jewish education • Collaboration and communication -- we build relationships with community groups for maximum impact in the Jewish community • Support for needs locally, in Israel, and in Jewish communities around the world –- we build relationships, financially respond to needs, and respond to international emergencies as appropriate • Resource development and financial sustainability –- we raise, distribute (nearly $12 million), and steward funds for JFGI initiatives and partners’ needs

Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis 6705 Hoover Road, Indianapolis, IN 46260 317.726.5450 jewishindianapolis.org Facebook: @JFGIndy Twitter: @JFGIndy Instagram: @JFGIndy Helen Kurlander Goldstein, President, president@jfgi.org Marc Swatez, CEO, 317.715.9262, mswatez@jfgi.org Danette Alles, Chief Financial Officer, 317.715.6974, dalles@jfgi.org

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MEALS ON WHEELS OF CENTRAL INDIANA

majority of funds that make our mission possible. In fact, 92 cents of every dollar goes to our clients through our Financial Assistance Fund, which means your donations will have an immediate impact on those we serve. We also have a community of individual and corporate volunteer delivery drivers who are the backbone of our organization.

Your time is as valuable as your treasure, and we welcome both! Donations are accepted online via our website or through traditional mail. We also encourage you to sign up for our newsletter to learn more about our program and special initiatives.

What we do: Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana is more than a home meal delivery service. Meals on Wheels is the only provider of medically-tailored meals to the state’s homebound and chronically-ill community. These meals are prepared by central Indiana’s world-class healthcare institutions and delivered each weekday by our volunteers.

Why we’re important: At the core of our work is our belief that food is medicine. Malnutrition is costly for the healthcare system and studies show that access to nutritious meals improves health outcomes, lowers healthcare costs, and improves the quality of patient care. Simply put: medically-tailored, home-delivered meals are a high-impact, low-cost option for our homebound and chronically-ill neighbors across Indiana.

Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana 708 East Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 317.252.5558 Website: www.mealsonwheelsindy.org Facebook: Meals On Wheels Indy Instagram: @mow_indiana Twitter: @MOWIndiana

How we affect the community: Meals on Wheels clients receive meals that are prescribed by their physician, eliminating the guesswork when trying to meet their dietary needs. Most special diets can be accommodated (i.e., heart healthy, diabetic, low sodium, renal, etc.) We work to ensure that no one faces the dual crisis of malnutrition and hunger.

Jamie Johnson, CEO, jjohnson@mealsonwheelsindy.org, 317.252.5558

How you can help: Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana is privately funded. We rely on the generous support of individuals, corporations, foundations and grants for the

Barb Renshaw, Director of Outreach, brenshaw@mealsonwheelsindy.org, 317.252.5558

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MORE THAN A PHONE

nonprofit organizations around the country and have donated nearly 10,000 smartphones and over 30,000 months of service to domestic violence survivors. The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) recently put their stamp of approval on our program!

What we do: We are a nonprofit that partners with domestic violence programs across the country to provide free smartphones and data service to the survivors they support. We assemble packages for our shelter partners to distribute to their survivors with 40 Verizon smartphones, SIM cards, and chargers. The phones come with four months of data and unlimited talk and text. We also partner with wireless retailers to gather donated phones, which are refurbished or recycled and turned into monetary support.

How you can help: Fundraising is our biggest need so we can help more people and partner with more organizations, and we always welcome support from individual and corporate donors. Your one-time and recurring monetary donations go directly toward paying for survivors’ data service. We also accept used phone donations in any condition. We partner with TCC, Verizon authorized retailer, and accept device donations at any of their stores nationwide. Plus, you or your business can host a phone drive to benefit More Than a Phone.

These devices are turned into monetary support for our organization. For more information on donations, visit morethanaphone.org/ways-to-give.

Why we’re important: When people leave an abuser and head to a shelter, it’s often done hastily without enough time to grab personal belongings. These survivors may not have a phone with them or the one they do have can be tracked by their abuser. The phones we donate are a safe line that cannot be monitored by an abuser. These phones connect survivors to the world around them so they can build a strong foundation to support themselves and their families.

More Than a Phone 10300 Kincaid Drive, Suite 203, Fishers, IN 46037 317.496.4328 morethanaphone.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/morethanaphonetcc Instagram: www.instagram.com/morethanaphone Twitter: twitter.com/morethanaphone_

How we affect the community (can be successes, current initiatives, future plans): Smartphones have become an essential part of our everyday life and keep us connected to our support network: family, friends, work, doctors, and so much more. We are still one of the only organizations that is providing smartphones and data service to domestic violence survivors. We currently partner with 100+

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NCJW BOUTIQUE AT THRIFTY THREADS

We also work directly with Jewish Family Services through a voucher program that allows families in need to shop for their essentials. Lastly, our organization supports legislation that protects women’s rights.

Who we are: The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW ) Boutique at Thrifty Threads. NCJW is a volunteer organization inspired by Jewish values, which works through a program of research, education, advocacy and community service to improve the quality of life for women, children and families, and strives to ensure individual rights and freedoms for all.

How you can help: Please “tidy up” your homes and donate.

When you drop off your donations at Thrifty Threads, please specify they are for the NCJW. We accept clothing, shoes, handbags, furniture, household items and much more. Please call with questions.

What we do: NCJW Boutique at Thrifty Threads works in conjunction with local organizations, including The Julian Center, Jewish Family Services and Popsies Pantry.

NCJW Boutique at Thrifty Threads 1501 West 86th Street Indianapolis, IN 46260

Why we’re important: Domestic abuse greatly affects our local community. Our work directly with victims allows us to help improve their quality of life.

Jennifer Cohen, Donations Coordinator, atribecalledcohen@gmail.com, 317.654.4193

How we affect the community: 50% of NCJW’s sales at Thrifty Threads go directly to The Julian Center to support victims of domestic abuse. We also provide college scholarships in several types: New American Scholarship, Single Parent Scholarship and Jewish Student Scholarship.

Lori Popp Moss, Scholarship Chair, 317.259.6824 Rebecca Geyer, Treasurer

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NOBLE

and need help sometimes. People with disabilities are no different. That’s why we envision a world in which children and adults of all abilities live out their dreams in a community that embraces their contributions and recognizes them as fully participating members of our society.

Who we are: Noble is a community-based organization that helps children and adults with disabilities “Dream it.

Live it.” Our founding families wanted to give their children with disabilities what society would not: an education.

Since then, we’ve evolved yet remain true to our mission: To expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities and their families.

How you can help: The funding we receive for services covers about 73 percent of the cost to provide them. We work hard to stretch every dollar so that the people we serve will receive the high quality support they need and deserve.

Your generous support helps close this funding gap, and strengthens our ability to serve the community. Your support also underpins our work to help people with disabilities live their best lives. On behalf of Noble, thank you for your support.

What we do: Throughout Central and Eastern Indiana, Noble serves over 3,700 people with disabilities like Down syndrome and autism each year. Over 93% of our supports are provided in the community. Services range from Early Intervention for babies to Employment Services for adults.

We also support families through Respite, education and legislative advocacy. To maximize our impact, we partner with schools, businesses and community organizations.

Noble 7701 East 21st Street Indianapolis, IN 46219 317.375.2700 Website: mynoblelife.org Facebook: @mynoblelife Twitter: mynoblelife Instagram: @mynoblelife Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/mynoblelife/

Why we’re important: “Dream it. Live it.” is more than our tagline. It’s how we support the people we serve. We all have dreams we cherish. They’re what get us going in the morning and motivate us to reach higher. Unique yet universal, our dreams may include landing the right job, living on our own, spending time with friends and pursuing hobbies.

When parents have children with disabilities, they often worry that their dreams are no longer realistic. Our job is to show them how their child will live a great life, work in a rewarding career, pursue fun hobbies, make friends and spend their life with the people they love.

Wade Wingler, President and CEO 317.375.2708, w.wingler@mynoblelife.org Jenna Barnett, Chair of the Board jenna.barnett@nmrk.com

How we affect the community: We all have gifts to give, contributions to make. We also have individual challenges

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THE ORCHARD SCHOOL who advocate for themselves and for others. Our graduates are passionate, bright, curious and ready to make a positive impact on Indianapolis and the world.

Speaking of our world, Orchard was proud to welcome five cultural exchange students to our campus in the fall of 2019. These five middle school students, all from Guatemala, were part of the Jump the World Program. The experience proved to be beneficial for both the exchange students and our own students.

The Orchard School is an inclusive community deliberately rich with diversity. We believe that experiencing and learning about diversity helps people relate to each other and to the world with greater respect, understanding and kindness.

Who we are: The Orchard School is a progressive, nonsectarian, independent school founded in 1922. For nearly 100 years, we have been the leader in progressive education in central Indiana. Utilizing our 43-acre wooded campus, our nationally-recognized programs are designed to develop and educate the whole child.

What we do: We provide a transformative and foundational education for students in preschool through eighth grade.

We believe in engaging the natural curiosity of students in an active, child-centered and experiential learning environment. By providing a well-rounded education that includes core academics, visual/performing arts, physical education, outdoor education, service learning and extracurricular activities, we produce students who are confident self-advocates.

How you can help: The Orchard School is committed to socioeconomic diversity and many of our students are provided with financial assistance each year. You can help give the gift of an Orchard education by supporting the Owl Fund (Orchard’s annual giving ), planned giving, annual events, and through corporate partnerships. For more information, contact our development office at 317.713.5731 or visit orchard.org/support. You can also support Orchard by spreading the word about our exceptional hands-on learning pedagogy and commitment to developing the whole child. Please don’t hesitate to visit our campus to find out about all of the exciting learning that’s happening at our school, and how you can be a part of an Orchard student’s incredible journey.

Why we’re important: Orchard commits to advance each student’s academic success, self-confidence, openmindedness, ethical character, leadership and love of learning. Students love Orchard because their individuality is honored, and the academics are challenging, yet fun, creating a love of learning that is fostered by teachers who know them well. Our small student-to-teacher ratio affords dedicated teachers the emotional space to create meaningful relationships, building an inclusive and accepting community. All this takes place in a warm, nurturing community where diversity is evident, recognized and celebrated.

The Orchard School Foundation 615 West 64th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260 317.251.9253 Website: orchard.org Instagram: @theorchardschool Facebook: @TheOrchardSchool YouTube: youtube.com/theorchardschool Twitter: @OrchardOwl

How we affect the community: Character development and behavioral excellence are at the heart of our philosophy.

One way we accomplish this mission is by integrating community service learning into our curriculum. Our commitment to service and civic responsibility is evident in a myriad of school-wide philanthropic endeavors. Our middle school students participate in Days of Service.

These efforts, like many others at The Orchard School, are integrated into the curriculum. This is why Orchard graduates are known as thoughtful, compassionate citizens

Dr. Sherri Helvie, Head of School, 317.713.5709

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PARAMOUNT SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE

annual TURN (Transforming Urban Neighborhoods) Festival, an exhilarating celebration of urban sustainability.

TURN Festival brings together over 2,500 people each year for an exciting and educational event centered around farming, food, health, and the environment.

But our commitment continues beyond there.

Paramount is deeply involved in supporting our local communities. We proudly collaborate with the Brookside Neighborhood Association and play a crucial role in hosting The Eastside Games—an annual, week-long, neighborhood-friendly, Olympic-style event that brings neighbors together for summer fun. Join us as we continue to serve and uplift our vibrant community.

Who we are: Paramount Schools of Excellence is a tuitionfree public charter school network with six campuses in Indianapolis, Lafayette, and South Bend, serving kindergarten through eighth grade. Our multicultural faculty and student body values and celebrates diversity. We are committed to a safe, inclusive learning environment.

What we do: At Paramount Schools of Excellence, we do things a little differently. Like traditional public schools, our curriculum follows state standards, and we are free and open to all. What sets us apart is our unique, data-driven academic approach.

Our first school, founded in 2010, was a launchpad for developing a proven model for academic success that all our schools have since used to help our students consistently outperform students in the local school districts statewide.

No matter which Paramount school your child attends, teachers inspire and engage them daily in a culture of excitement, inclusion, and community collaboration.

How you can help: Your gift can change lives. Each year, generous donations from members of our community help us evolve the outstanding education Paramount students receive.

Your help provides teachers and students with the resources they need to discover their next passion or talent and support: • a fun and supportive atmosphere • a personalized learning journey • enriching extracurricular activities • active community and parent involvement

Why we’re important: Paramount is devoted to academic achievement, community involvement, and character development. Students at Paramount are challenged to meet high levels of expectation. With the support of staff and parents, students show growth and success through hard work, grit, and perseverance.

Paramount Schools of Excellence 1203 E. St. Clair Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202 317.519.4588 paramountindy.org Facebook: facebook.com/Paramountschool Instagram: instagram.com/Paramountindy Twitter: twitter.com/Paramountindy

How we affect the community: Paramount was established with the underlying philosophy to educate students and serve the community. Not only has Paramount achieved unparalleled student growth, but our schools are also anchor institutions for neighborhood revitalization.

We make a difference in the community with a diverse array of initiatives! One of our flagship programs is our

Tommy Reddicks, Chief Executive Officer, treddicks@paramountindy.org, 317.519.4588

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PARK TUDOR Who we are: Park Tudor is an independent day school for students from age three through grade 12. With a history that dates back to 1902, Park Tudor offers a personalized education tailored to meet the needs of each student. Here, small class sizes and experienced educators prepare students for what’s next.

efforts, students spearhead fundraising efforts and coordinate and manage volunteer shifts to help ensure the completion of the house.

Across the school, we have forged a partnership with Westminster Neighborhood Services. Our students frequently volunteer at Westminster, working in their food bank and tutoring their peers who are Westminster clients.

Each year, we hold a campus-wide food drive to collect donations to help Westminster assemble Thanksgiving food baskets for their constituents.

Beyond these efforts, Park Tudor students are eager to connect with the community. From internships at research labs to community service projects to blood drives and efforts to assist with recovery after natural disasters across the globe, our students strive to be responsible and engaged citizens.

What we do: We provide an inspiring college-preparatory learning environment, with exceptional educators and extraordinary opportunities, that prepares and motivates students to become balanced, confident, and resourceful lifelong learners.

With a rigorous academic program combined with extracurricular and co-curricular activities including fine arts, athletics, community-engaged learning opportunities and a variety of clubs, Park Tudor provides a well-rounded education with opportunities to explore areas of passion.

How you can help: Park Tudor is committed to serving a diverse student body, including socioeconomic diversity. In 2022-23, Park Tudor awarded more than $4.5 million in financial aid and merit awards to over 30% of our student population. In grades 6-12 merit awards range from $500 to full tuition, with an average award of approximately $5,400.

You can help by supporting our Annual Fund, planned giving opportunities and sponsoring annual events. For more information, contact our Development Office at 317.415.2700 or visit parktudor.org/support-pt.

In addition, we invite you to visit Park Tudor to learn more about our school; we are always interested in exploring partnerships with other organizations and businesses in the community. For more information about admissions, campus tours and other events for prospective students and parents, visit parktudor.org/admissions.

Why we’re important: Our students bring strong character, bright minds, big hearts and the drive to succeed. They leave armed with the knowledge and courage to succeed in college and beyond. Park Tudor students come from all over the Indianapolis metropolitan area, but they venture far and wide. We have alumni living–and making an impact–all across the globe, from central Indiana to nearly every state in the U.S. and myriad countries around the world.

With community ser vice, community-engaged learning, and foreign travel opportunities, our students learn to become citizens of the world, embodying our core values of integrity, intellectual engagement, resourcefulness, respect and responsibility.

How we affect the community: Park Tudor’s commitment to community-engaged learning connects with our curriculum to provide rich experiences that benefit both our students and the world beyond our campus.

Every year, our Middle School students participate in Water Week, an initiative to raise awareness of the importance of access to clean water. Through a Water Walk and other fundraising efforts, Park Tudor students have funded several wells in underdeveloped countries. In addition, Park Tudor Upper School students have sponsored–and participated in–multiple Habitat for Humanity builds. As part of those

Park Tudor School 7200 North College Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46240 317.415.2700 Website: parktudor.org Facebook: @parktudorschool Twitter: @parktudor Instagram: @parktudor Chris Front, Head of School, 317.415.2700

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family may need. It is often the case that families arrive with little more than the clothes on their backs and the change in their pockets. In 2022, we saved families more than $3.3 million in out-of-pocket lodging and meal expenses.

Who we are: Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Indiana provides a home away from home for families of children receiving medical care at central Indiana hospitals. We had the privilege of being a place to call home for over 300 families for over 13,000 nights in 2022, helping them concentrate on what matters most–the recovery and well-being of their child. Ours is a home that helps families embrace life and healing with a sense of hope, enthusiasm, courage and joy.

How you can help: Donations of time, talent and treasure are all welcomed. Our House has an ongoing need for volunteers, with commitments as short as a four-hour shift every other week. On our website, you will find a regularly updated “wish list” for the House, including needed food and cleaning supplies, as well as resources to help you, your family, church, school, or company get involved. Most importantly, Ronald McDonald House needs generous financial support from individuals and companies wishing to make life a little easier for families in crisis. While it costs about $100 a night to operate each room of the House, families stay free of charge. Donations are gladly accepted but do not impact a family’s eligibility to stay.

Why we’re important: The American Pediatric Association confirms that when parents are on location with their hospitalized child, the duration of stay is shorter, their compliance with treatment programs is better, the child has less need for pain medication, and families report improved emotional well-being. By providing a stable home away from home, the Ronald McDonald House keeps families where they need to be–close to their child.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Indiana 435 Limestone Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 317.267.0605 Website: rmhccin.org Facebook: rmhccin Instagram: @rmhccin Twitter: rmhccin

How we affect the community: With a full-time staff of 17 and a volunteer base of more than 300, the Ronald McDonald House provides all the comforts and necessities of home for guests. Meals are regularly provided via Meals that Heal, a House program led by staff and volunteers, supported by community donations, grants, and corporate meal sponsorships. We offer access to a fully stocked pantry, laundry facilities with complimentary supplies, comfortable sleeping rooms and shared social spaces including a game and activities room for young guests, as well as any other items a

Karin Ogden, Chief Executive Officer, kogden@rmhccin.org, 317.267.0605 ext. 211

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by self-regulating and making connections with others. These abilities are a pre-condition for learning.

Who we are: Founded in 1961, St. Mary's Early Childhood Center’s mission is to impact preschool children, who come from poverty, with high quality learning experiences that will transition into a foundation for lifelong success. The Early Childhood Program offers two initiatives for this purpose: The Preschool Program and Professional Development Program.

The Preschool Program serves up to 151 three to five-year-old children in our classrooms at two sites in Indianapolis. 93% of the children live in poverty. The Professional Development Program provides professional development activities for community educators to allow them to provide high-quality early learning experiences to ensure the success of children served at their schools.

How we affect the community: St. Mary’s impacts the community through mitigating the effects of poverty. Our programming provides a high-quality early education to the children needing it most. While 1 in 5 Hoosier children live in families at or below the federal poverty line, 1 in 3 Indianapolis kids do. In addition to living in poverty, many of the children we serve have experienced neglect and abuse. Studies reveal that children who do not reach minimal social competence by age six are likely to have difficulties in school and throughout life.

Because quality early education increases a child’s likelihood to do well in school, graduate high school, and attend college or job training, quality early education can increase a child’s potential earnings as an adult by up to 60 percent. It is estimated that for every $1 spent on high-quality early education there is a return of up to $12 in reduced spending and higher lifetime earnings to the community.

What we do: St. Mary’s addresses the problem of school readiness. Children living in poverty are less likely to be ready for school and developmentally enter school with the skills of a three-year-old. Research indicates that children who have been read to an average of 1700 hours will be successful in first grade.

However, children living in poverty are read to an average of 25 hours in the first 6 years of their lives.

The Preschool Program provides the highest quality early childhood. Our program is state-licensed, nationally accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and Level 4 (the highest level) on Indiana’s quality rating scale. We have built in support through our social services, food services, and family engagement programming.

We provide a low adult to child ratio (1:7) to ensure that we can focus on the social and emotional, as well as cognitive and physical, development of the children.

How you can help: Above all, St. Mary’s Early Childhood Center could use your financial support. As we provide full scholarships to over 74% of our children, community support is crucial. A full scholarship is $10,000 per year and we ask families to pay $10 per week. Partial scholarships are provided for another 19% of the children. The difference is paid through scholarships funded through donations from individuals, corporations, foundations. No child has ever been denied services because the family cannot pay St. Mary’s also invites volunteers to interact with the children in the classrooms and spend time in their environments through landscaping projects. We have several event planning committees in which we invite volunteers to participate.

Why we’re important: Young children who grow up in poverty are likely to enter school two years behind more advantaged peers and the achievement gap continues to widen during their school experience. However, research indicates that the involvement of a child in a high-quality early childhood program results in significant lifelong positive outcomes including higher IQ scores, achievement levels, graduation rates, and reduced crime rates.

We utilize the Reggio Emilia teaching philosophy in our classrooms which offers a curriculum rich in the arts and allows for opportunities beyond the typical scope of a preschool classroom. This philosophy is based on the premise that all children are capable, competent, and powerful learners. Children learn math, literacy, science, social studies, and other concepts through in-depth studies, commonly referred to as projects.

St. Mary’s Early Childhood Center fosters the child’s mental and behavioral health through our work in educational neuroscience and brain-informed discipline. We must help the children to dampen their response to trauma and adversity

St. Mary’s Early Childhood Center 901 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 317.635.1491 Website: stmarysecc.org Facebook: stmarysecc Instagram: @stmarys_early_childhood_center Twitter: @StMarysECC Michelle Radomsky, Executive Director Phone number: 317.361.4868 Email: mradomsky@stmarysecc.org Shannon Mason, Chief Development Director Phone Number:(317.361.4882 Email: smason@stmarysecc.org

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SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE FOUNDATION The physical scars of abuse and violence can become daily reminders of trauma that prevent a peaceful recovery.

Healing treatments can make a difference in how quickly the person recovers, then regains strength and self-esteem.

Who we are: Established in 2002, the Survivors of Violence Foundation provides hope and compassionate healing to survivors of violence. We offer reconstructive treatment that provides physical, mental and emotional healing for those with painful physical injuries or disfigurements caused by violence or abuse. The foundation’s work alleviates suffering and improves the quality of life for survivors with the greatest financial and health care needs.

How we affect the community: To bring healing to the lives of as many of these survivors as we can is a privilege for us. We are very excited about the potential of helping people uncover their inner strength and beauty, and we look forward to expanding treatments throughout the community.

The treatments Dr. Chernoff provides require not only his time and expertise, but also surgery center time, supplies and aftercare. Improving scars and non-healing wounds requires multiple treatment sessions and multiple treatment methods. The funds raised through the foundation help cover the cost of these treatments.

All requests for services are given careful consideration by the foundation’s allocation committee. For more information about the application process, visit violencesurvivor.org.

What we do : Dr. Gregor y Chernoff uses cosmetic reconstructive surgery, laser and scar therapy to help heal the physical signs of injury and disfigurement. “We have the privilege of helping men, women and children who have injuries, physical scars or non-healing wounds as a result of violent acts, abuse, injury or illness. Our foundation treats people referred to us from other non-profit organizations, medical professionals and law enforcement agencies,” Dr. Chernoff said. (Organizations contact Dr. Chernoff directly if emergency surgery is required.) Dr. Chernoff has extensive experience and expertise treating non-healing wounds, injuries, fractured facial bones and scars of all levels of severity using a series of therapies. These therapies range from minimally-to-moderately invasive lasers, injectable cellular therapy, stem cell therapy and reconstructive surgical or surgical revision.

How you can help: Attend or sponsor an event. Volunteer your time, give a financial gift or provide an in-kind donation for an event or for a survivor of violence. Your generosity and support are greatly appreciated.

A special “thank you” to all our supporters!

Why we’re important: Dr. Chernoff has witnessed firsthand the physical and psychological damage caused by violence, abuse, injury, illness and disfigurement. As a result of this experience, he connects with victims and has made it his personal mission to help heal their physical wounds. He believes that by helping heal the physical wounds, victims’ emotional healing can begin.

Survivors of Violence Foundation 9002 North Meridian Street, Suite 205 Indianapolis, IN 46260 317.836.0030 violencesurvivor.org

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UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL INDIANA How we affect the community : Today, more than 244,000 households in central Indiana are living in, or are one emergency away from, poverty. United Way mobilizes community-based organizations, government, corporations and individuals around specific strategies and public policies designed to move generations of Hoosiers to a better life.

Who we are: Poverty is a complex, stubborn problem too easily affecting one generation to the next. There’s not a quick fix, and not one organization can solve it alone.

That’s where United Way of Central Indiana comes in.

United Way is a social impact organization dedicated to fighting for the education, financial stability, health and basic needs of every person in our community. In partnership with community organizations, United Way works to provide the necessities to stabilize those in crisis, improve the education and upward economic mobility of the whole family and create innovative solutions to disrupt generational poverty.

How you can help: United Way invites all members of our community to join us by giving , advocating and volunteering to improve lives in central Indiana. When you give to United Way of Central Indiana, you’re not just writing a check. You’re making an investment. And you see the return on that investment every time you step out your front door by way of high-quality education for our children, self-sustaining families and an enhanced quality of life for everyone. Every gift makes an impact on our community. Your gift of time is also welcome. United Way makes volunteering fun, easy and meaningful for all individuals and groups.

What we do: United Way of Central Indiana matches the significant needs of our community to the goals, interests and passions of central Indiana donors. United Way’s community impact work is focused on making high-quality education accessible to children, helping low-income families become financially stable, creating healthy environments for all residents and supporting the basic needs of our most vulnerable neighbors.

United Way of Central Indiana 2955 North Meridian Street, Suite 300 Indianapolis, IN 46208 317.923.1466 Website: uwci.org Facebook: @uwci Twitter: @uwci Instagram: @uwci

Why we’re important: The concept of intergenerational social mobility (climbing out of poverty) lies at the heart of the American dream. Our national identity is based on a sense that the family into which one is born should not determine one’s prospects for the future, and, by climbing ladders of opportunity, each generation that follows can do better than the last. United Way’s work is focused on struggling households and how we can bring together community-based organizations to address the needs a family might be facing : access to quality education, better employment opportunities and basic needs in times of crisis.

Fred Payne, President and CEO, fred.payne@uwci.org Maarten Bout, Vice President of Major and Transformational Gifts

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with others they select. We focus on a person’s abilities rather than skill deficits and presume competence in the individual’s ability to live independently with appropriate support as needed. By partnering with affordable housing agencies and providing integrated services in the community, we help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities live their best life.

Who we are: Village of Merici provides independent, affordable housing and direct support services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Today’s population of adults with learning disabilities including Autism, Asperger’s, ADD, ADHD, and Down Syndrome is growing. Over 5,000 adults live in the Indianapolis community with these obstacles, making the need for individual skills-building and affordable housing options a significant need.

How you can help: • Get to know us: Schedule a tour to learn more. We are located on the beautiful, historic military loop in Fort Harrison on the northeast side of Indianapolis.

• Volunteer: There are many ways to help with varying time commitments. You could work one-on-one as a mentor, provide transportation, teach a class, or help in the office. Volunteers are always appreciated.

• Donate: Help us give the gift of independence through your financial support.

What we do: Individuals supported by the Village of Merici receive direct help in the areas most needed to establish a foundation for living on one’s own. Support services are geared uniquely to each person’s needs with most services falling under the following categories: • Housing • Direct support services for independent living • Employment and skills training • Transportation • Health and enrichment programs • Community inclusion and self-advocacy

Village of Merici 5707 Lawton Loop East Drive Indianapolis, IN 46216 317.292.9408 Website: villageofmerici.org Facebook: @villageofmerici Twitter: @villageofmerici

Why we’re important: Village of Merici recognizes the potential in each person, building-up and empowering those with disabilities to achieve independence through self-directed lives.

Colleen Renie, Executive Director, colleenrenie@villageofmerici.org

How we affect the community: With two new apartment projects underway in Lawrence and Carmel, the Village of Merici continues to grow! With a unique model for independent living, we believe all people can live in a home they choose and control, on their own or

Karyl Davis, Director of Development, kdavis@villageofmerici.org

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WISH FOR OUR HEROES Why W4OH matters: For the families we serve, we are often their last resort. They are unable to secure food, shelter, car repairs, medical assistance necessary to everyday life. These things are essential to the health and welfare of a military member and their family. Often, military members overseas are distracted at their highly dangerous jobs, as a result of worrying about their family’s needs back home.

Militar y members face the highest divorce rate, unacceptable suicide rates, and varying mental health issues, all which can be partially helped by eliminating some of the issues of everyday life for those who wear, or have worn, the uniform of our nation’s military and their families.

Military life is difficult. Our military members selflessly serve our nation while working for little pay, putting their life on the line, and dealing with the secondary effects that often tear families apart. WISH for OUR HEROES (W4OH) is a national 501 (C)3 dedicated to providing resources to military members, in order to make their deployments, service, and fulfilling their daily mission, a little easier; and to improve the quality of their family lives while at home or deployment.

Our objective is to grant basic needs in order of urgency and priority - from putting food on the table to assisting with car repairs, home repairs, baby supplies, clothing, etc. When we meet those needs, W4OH enjoys providing fun things like sending troops to athletic events, sending families on vacation to get reacquainted, meeting their favorite celebrity, and more.

You can see photos and videos of us granting wishes on our website, www.wishforourheroes.org.

How can you help? When you become part of the Wish for our Heroes team, you assist local Hoosier Veterans, Active Duty, National Guard and Reservists when they need it most. The average cost of a wish is $1500 but some can be quite larger. There are several ways you can help, here are examples of recent wishes: • Make a one time or repetitive gift.

• A gift of $100.00 pays for school supplies for a military child.

• A gift of $250.00 keeps the heat on during a cold December.

• A gift of $500.00 pays the cost of an auto repair.

• A gift of $1000.00 assists an enlisted Soldier with a month’s rent and utility bills.

• A gift of $5000.00 saves a family after a house fire and provides emergency clothes, food, and shelter for 30 days.

• A gift of $10,000.00 sponsors four families at our annual holiday event or provides 8 instances of assistance throughout the year.

• Sponsor an event, fundraiser, or specific wish.

• We can help with all the hard work, • Become a corporate partner.

• Add Wish for our Heroes as a charitable recipient.

• Volunteer at our events

Who we are: For nearly 15 years, Wish for Our Heroes has aided military families battling hardships in all 50 states and 12 other countries. Wherever our servicemen and women are, WISH for OUR HEROES is there to serve. W4OH launched in November of 2009, in honor of 1SG Thomas G. Wells, who was a career Marine. The founders of WISH for OUR HEROES served on active-duty and while deployed, they recognized that a serious need existed within our military ranks. There were so many great charities in existence, but most of them focused on specific groups or categories (wounded, etc). There were no charities that focused on not only helping military members falling into these extreme categories, but also helping the average, hard-working military member going through a difficult time.

WISH for OUR HEROES saw the toll that war takes on families back home and decided to create a charity to assist military families with necessities: food, shelter, transportation, child needs, medical expenses (not covered). Small issues can spiral into larger issues, and larger issues can spiral into things like divorce, suicide, and all those problems our military members face because of daily military life.

W4oH provides much needed support in the form of monetary assistance, auto repair, utility bill support, medical assistance, school clothes, and groceries The number of wishes we can grant every year is dependent on the money we raise at our events, corporate sponsorship, and private donations. Ninetyseven percent of the money we raise goes straight to those who serve our great nation because we are a 100-percent volunteer organization, giving back to Indiana since 2009.

Wish For Our Heroes Indiana www.wishforourheroes.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/WishForOurHeroesInc Rikki Girton, Director of Wish Coordination Rikki@wishforourheroes.org, 317.509.2060 Erich Orrick, Vice President and Director, W4OH Indiana.

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Operation School Bell® Direct Mail Campaign–Please donate today and help fill a duffel bag for a local child in need. alindy.org/operation-school-bell-mailer 5:00-9:00 p.m.: ISI Night at the Zoo, Indianapolis Zoo, isind.org/events/zoo Christmas in the Kitchen 2023, Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, indianawish.org/events/christmas-in-the-kitchen-2023 Holiday Event, Ritz Charles, Carmel–lunch with style show, vendors, and silent auction, alindy.org/holiday-luncheon 5:00-8:00 p.m.: JFGI Latkes & Lights at Newfields, jewishindianapolis.org/jfgicommunitycalendar/latkes-lights-at-newfields

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More information can be found at Bosma.org/DiningintheDark The Center Celebration 2024,The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts,TheCenterPresent.org/Gala Raffle, Rick’s Café Boatyard, 4050 Dandy Trail; Indianapolis, IN 46254;Annual Raffle - St. Mary's Early Childhood Center (stmarysecc.org)

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