As Women’s Foundation of Indiana implements its statewide expansion, we will spend much of 2026 envisioning how we answer the call of community through our grantmaking in 2027 and beyond. We will also explore how we can more fully integrate Trust-Based Philanthropy into our grantmaking approach.

Some funders pause grantmaking for a year during major transitions. Women’s Foundation of Indiana has chosen to continue making grants in 2026.

In round one, funding was distributed to key Central Indiana organizations demonstrating impact in the Foundation’s priority issue areas of health, economic mobility, girls’ empowerment and personal safety/intimate partner violence, and that have been significantly affected by recent government funding cuts and policy directives.

In round two, the Foundation invited a group of previous grantees to submit a brief application outlining how they would use an additional $10,000 in funding.

Across both rounds, Women’s Foundation of Indiana distributed a total of $506,000 in 2026 grant funding.