About Us

Women’s Foundation of Indiana is a nonpartisan statewide nonprofit 501(c)(3) dedicated to investing in women and girls. Our work starts with listening. We partner with women and girls to turn their experiences into action through grantmaking, advocacy, research and partnerships shaped by what communities need most.

Our Foundation

Mission

Women’s Foundation answers the call of community by investing in systems change, advocating for women’s rights, and building collective power for women and girls.

Vision

We envision an Indiana where all women and girls exercise full power to decide how to live their lives.

Purpose

Women's Foundation executes this mission by funding organizations, galvanizing philanthropic networks, fighting for policy change, and providing data informed resources for Indiana.

Our Values

Women and girls deserve the highest quality of life.

We trust women and girls.

We work alongside women and girls in community.

Women and girls are primary decision-makers.

We invest boldly and strategically to meet the needs of women and girls.

Our Story

Women’s Foundation of Indiana builds on more than three decades of investing in women and girls. Founded in 1996 as Women’s Fund of Central Indiana, the organization has invested more than $10 million in over 500 nonprofit partners serving women and girls across Central Indiana. In 2026, it expanded statewide as the Women’s Foundation of Indiana.