The Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis

Name

The Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis

Legal name

The Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis, Inc.

Website

https://thfgi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Grantmaking / Health Philanthropy

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

Keywords

• HIV/AIDS grantmaking
• Public health philanthropy
• Harm reduction funding
• Community health grants
• AmeriCorps program hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Endowment / Investment Income: The Foundation was formed in 1985 from the sale of Indiana's first non-profit HMO (Metro Health HMO) and operates as a 501(c)(3) / 509 private foundation. It maintains a consistent rate of payout from its endowment regardless of economic fluctuations to support grantmaking priorities.
2. Indiana AIDS Walk Fundraising: Annual fall fundraising walk raises more than $175,000 to support the Gregory R. Powers DEFA program; supplemented year-round by friends hosting special events for DEFA.
3. Spotlight Fundraiser: Annual live performance event (Spotlight 2025 held at Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University) where professional performers from Central Indiana donate performances to raise money for HIV/AIDS testing and treatment-as-prevention programs across Indiana.
4. To Your Health License Plate Revenue: Specialty Indiana license plate costing $40, of which $25 benefits the participating nonprofit health organizations including the Foundation.
5. Individual Giving & Planned Giving: Online donations via Zeffy plus structured planned giving options including Bequest by Will, IRA/Qualified Plan transfers, Charitable Remainder/Lead Trusts, and Life Insurance Policy donations.
6. Indiana AIDS Memorial Inscriptions: $100 fee per name inscribed on a limestone tablet at Crown Hill Cemetery; 50% tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
7. Earned Income (Historical) — The Academy Building: The Foundation purchased and renovated The Academy (a historic 1922 building) in 2005 investing more than $3M, operating it partly as an earned-revenue opportunity. The Academy was sold to Shook Realty Group in spring 2021.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis is a 501(c)(3) / 509(a) private foundation that acts as a catalyst for health-related projects serving Indiana's most vulnerable citizens. It funds HIV/AIDS prevention and emergency assistance, harm reduction and syringe service programs, and hosts a Public Health AmeriCorps program across Indiana, while raising money through the Indiana AIDS Walk, Spotlight, planned giving, and specialty license plate revenue.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Indiana AIDS Walk: Annual fundraising walk held in the fall of each year, supporting the Gregory R. Powers Direct Emergency Financial Assistance (DEFA) program that helps Hoosiers living with HIV/AIDS with medication, transportation, dental bills, rent, utilities, food and clothing.
• Spotlight
• To Your Health License Plate

Products and services

• HIV/AIDS Prevention Grantmaking Board-directed grantmaking to Indiana community-based organizations for HIV/AIDS prevention programs, including testing and treatment-as-prevention initiatives.
• Gregory R. Powers Direct Emergency Financial Assistance (DEFA) Program Emergency financial assistance — medication, transportation, dental, rent/utilities, food, and clothing — for Hoosiers living with HIV/AIDS, distributed via The Damien Center, Eskenazi Hospital, and IU Health Methodist LifeCare program.
• Syringe Service Program (SSP) Supply Funding Funding to 8 Indiana counties for the purchase of harm reduction supplies used to operate syringe service programs, curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis-C, and other bloodborne pathogens.
• Public Health AmeriCorps Program (Community Health Partners) Places full-time (1,700 hours) AmeriCorps members across Indiana in four tracks — Capacity Building, Disaster Services/Emerging Public Health Threats, Employment Pathways, and Direct Service — to address health disparities in communities.
• Indiana AIDS Walk Annual fall community fundraising walk whose proceeds support the Gregory R. Powers Direct Emergency Financial Assistance (DEFA) program for Hoosiers living with HIV/AIDS.
• Spotlight (Annual Benefit Performance) Annual benefit performance at Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University where professional performers from Central Indiana donate performances to raise money for HIV/AIDS testing and treatment-as-prevention programs across Indiana.
• To Your Health Specialty License Plate Indiana BMV specialty license plate jointly marketed by THFGI and seven other Indiana health nonprofits (American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association of Indiana, American Red Cross, Arthritis Foundation Indiana Chapter, Hemophilia Indiana, Indiana AIDS Fund, and National Kidney Foundation of Indiana); $40 plate, $25 to participating nonprofits.
• Planned Giving Program Structured giving options for individual donors, including Bequest by Will, IRA/Qualified Plan transfers, Charitable Remainder/Lead Trusts, and Life Insurance Policy donations, channeled to THFGI's HIV/AIDS and public health mission.
• Indiana AIDS Memorial Inscriptions Inscription of names on limestone tablets at Crown Hill Cemetery (Section 90) memorializing Hoosiers lost to AIDS and supporters of the fight against HIV; $100 per name (50% tax-deductible), with proceeds supporting THFGI's HIV/AIDS mission.
• HIV Funding Matrix Interactive overview of HIV-related funding in Indiana organized by HRSA-defined Ryan White service categories (PCN 16-02), covering Ryan White Part A/B, IDOH Prevention, CDC EHE, HRSA EHE and select THFGI grants; updated every 6 months.

Quantifiable outcome

• Granted more than $47 million to AIDS service organizations and community health providers across Indiana since 1990
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / long-tenured national ally, core state-level public health partner, core county-level public health partner, core consulting partner for ehe needs assessment, core allied organization, core multi-organization coalition, core media partner, core defa fund administrator, long-tenured cultural partner, symbolic memorial partner, federal program partner, training partner for americorps members and operational donation infrastructure partner.

• AIDS United (formerly National AIDS Fund)flagship / long-tenured national allyStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 1995 The Health Foundation became a community partner of AIDS United, a national organization serving as a leading voice on HIV prevention. The relationship connects THFGI's Indiana HIV/AIDS grantmaking to the national HIV prevention agenda and amplifies Indiana's voice in national policy and funding conversations.
• Indiana State Department of Health (IDOH / ISDH)core state-level public health partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-produces the HIV Funding Matrix with THFGI and the Marion County Public Health Department. IDOH spearheads the Marion County EHE response together with MCPHD and contracts THFGI (with JGA) to lead the EHE needs assessment and consultation process. The Health Foundation funds SSPs authorized under IDOH following the 2015 Indiana syringe service law.
• Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD)core county-level public health partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-produces the HIV Funding Matrix with THFGI and IDOH. Co-leads the Marion County Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) plan with technical assistance from THFGI and JGA. Dr. Virginia A. Caine, MCPHD Commissioner/Director, serves as a top-priority sponsor of the EHE response.
• Johnson, Grossnickle & Associates (JGA)core consulting partner for ehe needs assessmentImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting firm contracted by THFGI (under contract with IDOH and MCPHD) to lead and facilitate the Marion County EHE needs assessment and consultation process in 2020. JGA conducted 52 individual interviews, 26 focus groups (120 participants), a 37-organization provider survey, and an 880-respondent consumer/expert survey.
• Indiana AIDS Fundcore allied organizationGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Indiana AIDS Fund is the fundraising arm of The Health Foundation, created in 1994. Co-markets the To Your Health specialty license plate alongside other Indiana health nonprofits. Operates as a separate 501(c)(3) public charity non-profit.
• To Your Health License Plate Coalition (American Cancer Society; American Heart Association; American Lung Association of Indiana; American Red Cross; Arthritis Foundation Indiana Chapter; Hemophilia Indiana; National Kidney Foundation of Indiana)core multi-organization coalitionGTM or Marketing PartnerEight Indiana health nonprofits jointly developed and marketed the To Your Health specialty license plate with The Health Foundation and the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles; $25 of each $40 plate benefits the participating nonprofits.
• WFYI (Indianapolis PBS / NPR station)core media partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered with THFGI on the Harm Reduction Project — a series of harm reduction video vignettes plus a long-edit PBS documentary ("No Harm: The Quiet Secret of Substance Use Recovery") that documents Indiana syringe service programs and substance use recovery stories. Distributed via WFYI and PBS streaming apps.
• The Damien Centercore defa fund administratorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndiana AIDS service organization that administers Gregory R. Powers Direct Emergency Financial Assistance (DEFA) funds to meet individual emergency needs of Hoosiers living with HIV/AIDS.
• Eskenazi Health (formerly Wishard Hospital)core defa fund administratorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHospital system that administers Gregory R. Powers Direct Emergency Financial Assistance (DEFA) funds to meet individual emergency needs of Hoosiers living with HIV/AIDS.
• IU Health Methodist Hospital (LifeCare program)core defa fund administratorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHospital-based LifeCare program that administers Gregory R. Powers Direct Emergency Financial Assistance (DEFA) funds to meet individual emergency needs of Hoosiers living with HIV/AIDS.
• Crown Hill Cemeterylong-tenured cultural partnerOthersHosts the Indiana AIDS Memorial on its grounds (section 90). The Memorial was originally dedicated in October 2000 and re-dedicated on December 1, 2017, after $75,000 of improvement work. Keith Norwalk, President of Crown Hill Cemetery, was a featured speaker at the re-dedication.
• The NAMES Project Indiana (AIDS Memorial Quilt)symbolic memorial partnerOthersThe Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis is the host organization for The NAMES Project Indiana, more commonly known as the AIDS Quilt (founded 1987 by Cleve Jones; over 46,000 individual panels). THFGI coordinates Indiana display requests for portions of the Quilt as a prevention education tool.
• AmeriCorps (federal agency)federal program partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerTHFGI hosts the Community Health Partners AmeriCorps Program (Public Health AmeriCorps). Members serve full-time (1,700 hours) across Indiana. The program has existed in various iterations since 2005 and anticipates 20 Members for the 2026–2027 term.
• Indiana Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center (MATEC)training partner for americorps membersImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStaff from MATEC collaborate with THFGI AmeriCorps members (visible in joint programming imagery on the AmeriCorps page).
• Zeffyoperational donation infrastructure partnerTechnology or IntegrationZeffy hosts The Health Foundation's online donation forms across multiple fundraising efforts including the Indiana AIDS Walk team page, Spotlight, AmeriCorps support, and Indiana AIDS Memorial inscriptions.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AIDS United: National HIV/AIDS-focused nonprofit intermediary and advocacy organization; THFGI has been a community partner of AIDS United since 1995. Both organizations fund and convene HIV/AIDS service organizations, making AIDS United a direct peer in mission and operational model.
• The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati: A private regional health foundation with comparable grantmaking model, endowed from health-industry conversion, focusing on regional health priorities. Structurally and operationally analogous to THFGI; comparable in staff size and Indiana-style geographic concentration in the Cincinnati metro.
• The Damien Center: Indiana's largest HIV/AIDS service organization and a THFGI grantee that administers DEFA funds. Operates the AIDS Walk and HIV clinical/support services; mission-adjacent and operationally intertwined with THFGI as a primary delivery channel.
• Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation: National HIV/AIDS-focused private foundation funding prevention, research, and treatment programs. Comparable in mission and grantmaking orientation, though operating nationally rather than regionally.
• San Francisco AIDS Foundation: Long-tenured HIV/AIDS service and grantmaking organization combining direct service with philanthropic fundraising. Operates a similar hybrid service/fundraising model as THFGI's AIDS Walk/Spotlight/DEFA combination, though in a different geography.
• National AIDS Memorial Grove: National AIDS memorial organization; comparable to THFGI's role as steward of the Indiana AIDS Memorial at Crown Hill Cemetery. Operates in the same cultural/memorial niche around HIV/AIDS remembrance.

Regional players

• Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF): Indianapolis-based community foundation serving Central Indiana; operates in the same geography with overlapping funder/civic-stakeholder relationships. Broader in scope (education, economic mobility, etc.) than THFGI but competes for the same donor pool and board members in Indianapolis.
• Indiana University Health Foundation: Indiana-based health system-affiliated foundation with substantial endowment and grantmaking capacity; shares Indiana geography and some donor overlap with THFGI. Focused on hospital-system priorities but competes for high-net-worth Indiana health philanthropy.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Largest US health-focused philanthropy; operates nationally across public health systems and equity. Represents the scale-up ceiling for what THFGI pursues at a regional level, and a potential upstream funder for Indiana HIV/AIDS work.

Others

• Indiana Department of Health: State public health agency that co-leads Marion County EHE planning with THFGI and co-produces the HIV Funding Matrix. A critical operating partner rather than a competitor; relevant for understanding the policy/funding environment in which THFGI operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/indianaaidswalk
• Facebookfacebook.com/INAIDSFund
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-health-foundation-of-greater-indianapolis-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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