Grantees

Early Learning Indiana, with generous support from Lilly Endowment Inc., recently announced the first grantees of the Early Years Initiative grant program. Eighty-six organizations serving Indiana infants and toddlers have received more than $31M in grants of up to $500,000 each. 

Grantees

Early Learning Indiana, with generous support from Lilly Endowment Inc., recently announced the first grantees of the Early Years Initiative grant program. Eighty-six organizations serving Indiana infants and toddlers have received more than $31M in grants of up to $500,000 each. 

GRANTEECOUNTYFUNDING
Lutheran Social Services, Inc.Allen$373,300
SCANAllen$487,500
Foundations First Child Care MinistryAllen$349,500
Turnstone Center for Children and Adults with DisabilitiesAllen$231,600
Fort Wayne Community SchoolsAllen$500,000
Healthier Moms and Babies Inc.Allen$500,000
Ivy Tech Community College - Indiana Fort Wayne CampusAllen$407,300
United Way of Allen CountyAllen$500,000
Heritage FundBartholomew$245,000
Goodwill of Central & Southern IndianaClark$250,000
Lincoln Hills Development CorporationCrawford$500,000
United Day Care Center of Delaware CountyDelaware$495,500
Young Men's Christian Association of Muncie Inc. - Mitchell Early Childhood and Family CenterDelaware$500,000
Walnut Hill Early Childhood CenterElkhart$165,200
Community Foundation of Elkhart CountyElkhart$400,000
Greater Faith Apostolic Church Inc.Floyd$235,400
Align Southern IndianaFloyd$360,000
Blue River Services, Inc.Floyd$147,800
Southeastern Indiana YMCAFranklin$230,800
Indiana Wesleyan UniversityGrant$345,000
United Way of Grant CountyGrant$323,100
United Way of Greater Cincinnati Southeast IndianaHamilton County, OH$250,000
Sheltering WingsHendricks$387,000
Sycamore Rehabilitation Services Hendricks County ARC, Inc.Hendricks$465,800
Henry County Community FoundationHenry$377,000
Ivy Tech Community College - Muncie/Henry County and AndersonHenry$300,000
Family Service Association of Howard CountyHoward$201,000
YMCA of Kokomo IndianaHoward$331,100
Right StepsJasper$339,500
The Portland FoundationJay$500,000
Metro United WayJefferson County, KY$393,000
Johnson County Public Library FoundationJohnson$85,500
Johnson County Learning Center - Early Learning CommunityJohnson$409,100
LaunchPadKosciusko$183,100
Dunebrook, Inc.La Porte$200,000
LaGrange County Community FoundationLaGrange$500,000
Crossroads Young Mens Christian AssociationLake$250,000
GeminusLake$250,000
Mental Health America of Northwest IndianaLake$500,000
Trinity United Church of Christ GaryLake$432,600
East Side Church of God, Inc.Madison$385,000
Villa Baptist Church dba Wee Care Early Learning MinistryMarion$283,600
Young Audiences of Indiana Inc. d.b.a. Arts for LearningMarion$212,300
Edna Martin Christian CenterMarion$500,000
Family Development ServicesMarion$470,000
Firefly Children & Family AllianceMarion$275,400
Fletcher Place Community CenterMarion$497,500
YMCA of Greater IndianapolisMarion$500,000
Indiana University FoundationMarion$468,200
The John H. Boner Community Center dba John Boner Neighborhood CentersMarion$438,600
Martin Luther King Multi-Service Center Indianapolis Inc. (MLK Center)Marion$328,600
Shepherd Community CenterMarion$250,000
Hawthorne Community CenterMarion$466,000
HealthNet, Inc.Marion$306,000
New Beginnings, Inc.Marion$500,000
The Villages of IndianaMarion$500,000
Volunteers of America Ohio & IndianaMarion$499,400
United Way of Marshall CountyMarshall$423,300
Monroe County United MinistriesMonroe$198,900
Tandem Community Birth Center and Postpartum House, IncMonroe$500,000
South Central Community Action ProgramMonroe$222,400
Montgomery County Community FoundationMontgomery$374,200
Community Foundation of Noble CountyNoble$315,000
Parke County Community Foundation, Inc.Parke$300,000
Neighbors' Educational Opportunities, Inc.Porter$500,000
Jacob's Ladder Pediatric Rehab Center, IncPorter$500,000
Habitat for Humanity of Northwest IndianaPorter$500,000
Porter County Community FoundationPorter$500,000
Young Men's Christian Association of Valparaiso, Indiana, Inc. (Valparaiso Family YMCA)Porter$250,700
Robinson Community Learning Center at the University of Notre DameSt. Joseph$500,000
El Campito Child Development CenterSt. Joseph$200,000
The Family Connection of St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph$250,000
LOGAN Community ResourcesSt. Joseph$325,600
Women's Care Center, Inc.St. Joseph$300,000
Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County aka/YSBSt. Joseph$61,600
STEAM Academy West LafayetteTippecanoe$500,000
ABC & METipton$167,900
Community Care In Union CountyUnion$125,000
St. Vincent Early Learning CenterVanderburgh$443,100
Foundation for Better HealthVanderburgh$494,100
Building BlocksVanderburgh$500,000
Community Foundation of Wabash CountyWabash$500,000
Oak Park Church Inc/DBA Oak Park Early Learning AcademyWayne$350,000
Richmond Community SchoolsWayne$300,000
Family Centered ServicesWells$483,800
Whitley County Consolidated SchoolsWhitley$500,000

Awarded Proposals

Awarded organizations will work to help Hoosier families support the cognitive, social-emotional and physical wellbeing of infants and toddlers during the unique period of growth and brain development during the first three years of life.

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