Greater Indianapolis Multifaith Alliance

Name

Greater Indianapolis Multifaith Alliance

Legal name

Greater Indianapolis Multifaith Alliance

Website

https://indymultifaith.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Housing Justice Advocacy and Tenant Rights Education

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Community Housing Services (62422), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Interfaith & Ecumenical Councils and Dialogue Organizations (BPAGAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Tenant rights education
• Housing justice advocacy
• Interfaith dialogue
• Community organizing
• Court watching training

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: GIMA operates as a registered 501(c)(3) corporation and relies on tax-deductible donations from individuals, congregations, and organizations to fund operations and programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Greater Indianapolis Multifaith Alliance (GIMA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit coalition of faith communities that delivers tenant rights education, eviction court watching training, interfaith dialogue, and housing justice advocacy programs in Indianapolis. Its flagship offerings include the Streets to Home Indy initiative to end homelessness, Know Your Rights tenant workshops, the Indiana Eviction Justice Network court watch program, the Sacred Friendships interfaith dialogue series, the We Can Do Better podcast, and the annual Grassroots Housing Summit.

Product overview

Greater Indianapolis Multifaith Alliance (GIMA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operating as a coalition of faith communities focused on housing justice and interfaith relations. The organization offers multiple interconnected programs: the Sacred Friendships Program for interfaith dialogue, Streets to Home Indy for faith-based homelessness initiatives, tenant education workshops through Know Your Rights, court watching training via the Indiana Eviction Justice Network, and the We Can Do Better podcast for housing justice advocacy. These programs work together to mobilize faith communities as organizing hubs for addressing housing instability and tenant rights in Indianapolis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Streets to Home Indy (STHI): A multi-year initiative focused on ending homelessness through faith community engagement, involving partner congregations and housing programs.

Products and services

• Sacred Friendships Program Interfaith dialogue initiative featuring monthly conversations exploring the faith traditions of others, designed to deepen relationships among diverse faith communities in Indianapolis.
• Streets to Home Indy (STHI) Multi-year initiative led by faith communities to end homelessness in Indianapolis, mobilizing congregations as organizing hubs and providing sustained community support for long-term housing stability.
• Know Your Rights: Indy Tenant Workshop Educational workshop series teaching Indiana renters about their legal rights under state law, where protections fall short, and how to organize collectively with other tenants for housing access.
• Indiana Eviction Justice Network Court Watch Training Monthly online training program teaching volunteers to observe and document eviction court proceedings, gathering data to advocate for systemic reform of the justice system.
• We Can Do Better Podcast

Quantifiable outcome

• 500 households receive eviction notices each week in Indianapolis (as cited in GIMA materials)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, notable, event partner and research partner.

• Indiana Legal ServicescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIndiana Legal Services partners with GIMA for tenant rights workshops, providing legal expertise and education on renters' rights under Indiana law at Know Your Rights: Indy Tenant Workshop events.
• Indiana Eviction Justice Network (IEJN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIMA coordinates the court watching program under the Indiana Eviction Justice Network umbrella, working with other advocates to observe eviction proceedings and advocate for systemic reform.
• LiveFree IndianacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLiveFree Indiana provides Community Organizing 101 training at GIMA tenant workshops, equipping participants with organizing skills for tenant advocacy and collective action.
• Tenant Union FederationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational tenant union federation that GIMA supports through its work; author Fran Quigley directs all book proceeds to the Tenant Union Federation which unites tenant unions across Louisville, Kansas City, Chicago, and Connecticut.
• NETWORK Advocates for Catholic Social JusticenotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister Emily TeKolste from NETWORK appears on GIMA's We Can Do Better podcast discussing economic justice organizing and the 'Giving Up Billionaires for Lent' program linking multifaith values to direct advocacy.
• Habitat for Humanityevent partnerOthersGIMA co-sponsored a lecture by Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford on building homes, communities, and hope at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.
• Safe Park IndynotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIMA blog references and supports Safe Park Indy, a safe parking program for people living in vehicles, which launched in Indianapolis and has hundreds of people on its waiting list.
• Center on Budget and Policy Prioritiesresearch partnerOthersPolicy research organization whose SNAP Tracker data and research on housing and food assistance is featured in GIMA's blog posts and podcast episodes.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO): A multifaith coalition of congregations in greater Boston that organizes across faith traditions on housing affordability and economic justice. Directly comparable to GIMA in combining interfaith identity with sustained housing and tenant advocacy.
• Faith in Action: National faith-based community organizing network that mobilizes congregations for housing, immigration, and economic justice campaigns. Closely mirrors GIMA's faith-rooted organizing model, just at national scale.
• Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing (MICAH): Minneapolis-area multifaith coalition focused on affordable housing and tenant protections. Near-identical structure to GIMA: faith communities organizing collectively on housing justice.
• Indiana Legal Services: Statewide legal aid organization that partners with GIMA on tenant rights workshops. Operates in the same housing-justice space in Indiana and shares overlapping beneficiary populations.
• LiveFree Indiana: Indiana-based community organizing nonprofit providing organizing training at GIMA's tenant workshops. Comparable mission around grassroots power-building for affected communities.
• Tenant Union Federation: Federation uniting tenant unions across Louisville, Kansas City, Chicago, and Connecticut. GIMA explicitly supports this federation, and it operates in the same tenant-organizing niche.
• NETWORK Advocates for Catholic Social Justice: Catholic social justice lobbying and advocacy organization that has appeared on GIMA's podcast. Comparable faith-rooted economic-justice advocacy approach.
• Safe Park Indy: Indianapolis safe-parking program for people living in vehicles. Directly addresses housing insecurity in the same city GIMA serves and is referenced in GIMA's programming.

Regional players

• Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis: Indianapolis affiliate of a national housing nonprofit. Operates in the same metro and overlaps on housing affordability and homelessness, but as an incumbent builder rather than a multifaith organizing coalition.

Others

• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: National policy research organization whose SNAP and housing research is cited in GIMA's content. Not a direct competitor but an adjacent research-and-advocacy enabler in the same policy domain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IndyMultifaith
• Facebookfacebook.com/GIMAIndy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/indymultifaith

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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