Glick Philanthropies

• Glick Philanthropies funds work in Central Indiana across areas such as affordable housing, a healthy democracy, Jewish cultural life, the arts, education achievement gaps, basic needs and economic mobility, so only organisations working in that geographic focus and those themes are a realistic fit.
• Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 564 grants to organisations fall between $1,000 and $15,000, and half of all grants were $2,500 or less, so a modest request in that range is the realistic ask even though the largest grant recorded was about $17,500,000.
• This is a relationship-led funder rather than an open competition: it operates by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, and 99% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the prior two filings, so cold applications are unlikely to succeed.
• The practical route in is to use the contact form or approach the grantmaking portfolio manager whose focus best matches your work, rather than submitting an unsolicited proposal.
• Organisations seeking direct support to individuals should not apply, as the foundation states this is not funded.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Glick Family Housing Foundation · Support resident success and operations
  $17,510,0002024 tax year
• TeenWorks · Support program
  $1,714,5002024 tax year
• Indianapolis Cultural Trail · Support program,
  $552,1002024 tax year
• United Way of Central Indiana · Supportprogram
  $267,2742024 tax year
• Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana · Support program
  $76,0002024 tax year
• American Cabaret Theatre · Support broadway series
  $65,0002024 tax year
• Indiana Repertory Theatre · Support program
  $55,0002024 tax year
• Providence Cristo Rey High School · Support program
  $36,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.