In addition to sponsoring free bus fare on Transit Equity Day Tuesday, Feb. 4, the IndyGo Foundation is hosting a luncheon for nonprofit partners and donors that will recognize 119 local charities that have been awarded bus fare grants to increase public transportation accessibility.
INDIANAPOLIS — When IndyGo riders board the bus on Transit Equity Day, Tuesday, Feb. 4, they will receive a welcome surprise at the farebox. In celebration of the holiday, the IndyGo Foundation, in partnership with IndyGo, is sponsoring free fare for all riders. The Foundation will also use this occasion to award their annual bus fare grants to local nonprofit partners working to make public transportation accessible, equitable and inclusive.
“We are thrilled to recognize charitable organizations throughout the Indianapolis area who join with us to ensure that our neighbors have access to an essential, often forgotten, basic need – transportation. Through the generosity of our donors this grant cycle, we will share the gift of transit with a record 119 Marion County nonprofit partners,” said IndyGo Foundation Executive Director Emily Meaux.
In its fourth year of awarding bus fare to nonprofits, the IndyGo Foundation will distribute the largest amount of bus fare given since the program started. Last year, the Foundation’s partners reported serving 1,097,273 individuals with transportation barriers to employment, food, healthcare and other essential services.
Transit Equity Day was first celebrated federally in 2021 and honors civil rights leader Rosa Parks on her birthday, February 4.
The 2024-25 grants were funded through the generous support of Eskenazi Health, Glick Philanthropies, Herbert Simon Family Foundation, IU Health, IU Health Foundation, Midwest Presort Service, Nicholas H. Noyes Jr. Memorial Foundation, Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, Taylor Advising, The Brave Heart Foundation, The National Bank of Indianapolis and Walmart Corporation. The 2024-25 recipient organizations are:
- 100 Black Men of Indianapolis, Inc.
- 91 Place
- A Better Way Outreach, Inc.
- Adult & Child Health
- Aspire Indiana Health
- Aspire Indiana, Inc.
- BRiCKs Alliance, Inc.
- Brightlane Learning, DBA School on Wheels
- Brightwood Community Center, Inc.
- Brookside Community Development Corporation
- Brothers United, Inc.
- Charity Church Ministry
- Child Care Answers
- Christ Church Cathedral
- Christel House Indianapolis
- Church World Service Indianapolis
- Circle City Dinner Church of the Presbytery of Whitewater Valley
- Circle City Mutual Aid
- Coalition for Homelessness Intervention & Prevention – Indianapolis
- Coburn Place Safe Haven
- Colonial Square Apartments, a Glick Housing Foundation community
- Community Health Network Foundation, Inc.
- Cornerstone Lutheran Church
- Cornerstone Ministries of Indiana
- Damien Center
- Dayspring Center
- Deeply Ingrained, Inc.
- DLT Family Counseling & Resources
- Dove Recovery House for Women
- Downey Avenue Christian Church
- Early Learning Indiana
- Easterseals Crossroads
- Eclectic Soul VOICES Corporation
- EmployIndy
- Englewood Community Development Corporation
- Eskenazi Health Foundation
- Exodus Refugee Immigration, Inc.
- Faith Church
- Firefly Children & Family Alliance
- Flanner House of Indianapolis, Inc.
- FOCUS Initiatives LTD
- Foster Success Inc.
- Freewheelin’ Community Bikes
- Gennesaret Free Clinics
- George T. Goodwin Community Center
- Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana
- Global Preparatory Academy at Riverside 44
- Grit Into Grace
- Hampton Court, a Glick Housing Foundation community
- Hawthorne Community Center
- Helpings of Hope, Inc.
- Horizon House, Inc.
- House of Ruth and Naomi, Inc.
- HVAF of Indiana, Inc.
- Indiana Undocumented Youth Alliance
- Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership, Inc.
- Indy Arts Council
- Indy Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
- Indy Community Pantry
- Indy Hunger Network
- Indy Metro Church
- Indy Public Safety Foundation
- InteCare, Inc.
- International District Community Center
- Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, Inc.
- John Boner Neighborhood Centers
- Judah Ministries, Inc.
- Laundry & More
- Little Red Door Cancer Agency, Inc.
- Marian University, Inc.
- Martin Luther King Community Center
- Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corporation
- Mid-North Food Pantry
- Mount Pleasant Christian Church
- Near East Side Community Organization, Inc.
- New Beginnings of Indianapolis
- New Direction Christian Church, Inc.
- Nextech Org, Inc.
- Noble Characteristics, Inc.
- Old Bethel & Partners Food Pantry
- Outreach, Inc.
- Overdose Lifeline, Inc.
- Partners in Housing Development Corporation
- Patchwork Indy, Inc.
- Pretty Passionate Hands, Inc.
- Providence Cristo Rey High School
- Public Advocates in Community Re-Entry (PACE)
- Radiant Communities Development Corporation
- RDOOR Housing Corporation
- Roberts Park United Methodist Church
- Sanctuary Indy, Inc.
- Shalom Health Care Center
- Society of St. Vincent De Paul Archdiocesan Council of Indianapolis
- Step-Up, Inc.
- Still Waters Adult Day Center
- Sisters, Inc.
- Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
- TeenWorks
- The Forgotten’s Hope
- The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation
- The Latino Youth Collective of Indiana, Inc.
- The Lord’s Pantry at Anna’s House
- The Mind Trust, Inc.
- Thomas Ridley’s 1 Like Me, Inc.
- Thompson Village, a Glick Housing Foundation community
- Trinity Haven, Inc.
- Trio Homeless Ministries, Inc.
- Trusted Mentors, Inc.
- United Northeast Community Development Corporation
- United Schools of Indianapolis
- Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana
- Warren Arts & Education Foundation
- We Bloom, Inc.
- West Morris Free Methodist Church
- Westminster Neighborhood Services, Inc.
- Wheeler Mission Ministries
- Windsor Park, a Glick Housing Foundation community
- Women in Motion, Inc.
- YMCA of Greater Indianapolis
The 2024-25 bus fare grant period is currently closed, however, nonprofit organizations can still apply to receive a discount on bus fare purchases. To learn more about the Mobility Access Fund and the grant process, visit https://www.indygo.net/foundation/iptf-nonprofit-resources/.
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