What Kaleo Indy does

Kaleo Indy is a 501(c)(3) Christian women's ministry organization headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, founded in 2008 to mobilize women for urban ministry through a three-pillar model of Equipping, Giving, and Serving. The organization functions as a membership collective: prospective members are introduced via informational 'Kaleo Coffee' events and topical workshops, are trained through the four-session Urban Workshop curriculum (covering Kingdom theology, worldview, the hidden rules of class, and effective ministry to the poor), and commit to at least two years of $1,000/year dues that are pooled into a Grant Fund. Members collectively vote on grant distributions at the annual Night of Giving event; since founding, over $2,000,000 has been granted to vetted ministry partners addressing Biblical Justice, Education, Homelessness, Refugees, and Women in Crisis.

The organization's primary products are non-technological: the Urban Workshop educational program (25-30 attendees per session, taught monthly September through December), the Grant Program, the annual Night of Giving fellowship-and-voting event, trauma and racial-reconciliation workshops, and a volunteer-placement service supporting more than 30 ministry partners across the Indianapolis area. There is no proprietary technology platform, software product, mobile application, or API; all program delivery is human-mediated. Donations are administered through a financial partnership with National Christian Foundation Indiana, which provides tax-deductible receipting across Grant, Scholarship, and Administration funds.

Revenue is generated entirely through member subscriptions (dues of $1,000 per year per member on a minimum two-year commitment) and tax-deductible donations channeled through NCF Indiana. Governance is provided by a volunteer Leadership Team (President Pat Hendershot, Vice President Linda Gilmore, Treasurer Cathy Bainaka) and a five-member Board of Directors. The single geographic market is the Indianapolis metropolitan area, with no signals of regional or national expansion.

Name

Kaleo Indy

Legal name

Kaleo

Website

https://kaleoindy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kaleo Indy is a 501(c)(3) Christian women's ministry in Indianapolis that equips, gives, and serves through the Urban Workshop training program, pooled member grants, and volunteer placement with 30+ local ministry partners addressing issues such as homelessness, education, refugees, and women in crisis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Women's Ministry Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Christian women's ministry
• Urban ministry service
• Collaborative giving grants
• Nonprofit volunteer network
• Ministry training programs

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. Member Dues: Each Kaleo member contributes $1,000 per year for a minimum of two years to the Grant Fund upon joining. This forms the core collective giving pool distributed to ministry partners.
2. Donations: The organization accepts tax-deductible donations through National Christian Foundation Indiana for the Grant Fund, Scholarship Fund, and Administration Fund.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kaleo Indy is a 501(c)(3) Christian women's ministry in Indianapolis that mobilizes women to serve the urban poor through three pillars: equipping via the Urban Workshop training program, collective giving through pooled grants to vetted ministry partners, and volunteer service alongside 30+ local ministries. Members contribute $1,000 per year for a minimum of two years and collectively decide on grant distributions at the annual Night of Giving. Since 2008, Kaleo has granted over $2,000,000 to ministry partners working in Biblical Justice, Education, Homelessness, Refugees, and Women in Crisis.

Product overview

Kaleo Indy is a Christian ministry organization operating as a collaborative network of women who equip, give, and serve together to transform lives through the gospel in the greater Indianapolis area. The organization functions through three core pillars: (1) Equipping via the Urban Workshop educational program, (2) Giving through a collective grant program that has distributed over $2,000,000 since 2008, and (3) Serving alongside ministry partners addressing issues of Biblical Justice, Education, Homelessness, Refugees, and Women in Crisis. The portfolio includes the Urban Workshop as the primary educational curriculum, a Grant Program for distributing funds to ministry partners, the annual Night of Giving event for collective grant distribution, Kaleo Coffee informational gatherings, Trauma Workshops, and direct service support to over 30 ministry partner organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Urban Workshop An educational program equipping women to serve urban ministries through four interactive sessions covering Kingdom theology, worldview, assets and hidden rules of class, language, and effective ministry to the poor. Required for new Kaleo members, taught monthly from September to December.
• Grant Program A collaborative giving initiative where Kaleo members contribute $1,000 per year for a minimum of two years to fund grants distributed to vetted ministry partners through the annual Night of Giving event. Over $2,000,000 has been granted since 2008.
• Night of Giving Annual event where Kaleo members gather for a humble meal, fellowship, and worship while collectively deciding how to distribute grant funds to eligible ministry partners. The 2024 edition distributed grants to nine ministry partners.
• Kaleo Coffee Informational coffee gatherings held at various Indianapolis locations to introduce women to Kaleo's mission and opportunities for involvement.
• Trauma Workshop Educational workshop teaching understanding of trauma and its impact on lives, relationships, and ministry, led by trained facilitators.
• Ministry Partner Volunteer Service Coordinated volunteer service where Kaleo members serve in over 30 ministries throughout Indianapolis, supporting focus issues including Biblical Justice, Education, Homelessness, Refugees, and Women in Crisis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $2 million granted to ministry partners since 2008
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Family HopecoreOthersFamily Hope is a collaboration of area churches providing supportive relationships for isolated families through trained and vetted volunteers who offer temporary hosting of children, connections and guidance for parents, and a bridge to family stability.
• Heart Change Ministries, Inc.coreOthersHeart Change Ministries' goal is to come alongside women in crisis and to encourage them to be the women that God created them to be, with a mission that extends to the children entrusted to them.
• Life CenterscoreOthersLife Centers (formerly Central Indiana Crisis Pregnancy Center) is a pregnancy resource center providing compassionate care and biblical truth to women facing unplanned pregnancies in Central Indiana.
• Like a LioncoreOthersLike a Lion family is committed to sharing the Gospel of Christ to disadvantaged youth in Indianapolis by providing academic, emotional and spiritual support.
• Midwest Food BankcoreOthersMidwest Food Bank alleviates hunger and poverty by gathering and distributing food donations to not-for-profits. The Indianapolis Division provides food to an estimated 60,000 individuals through 230 agencies in 43 Indiana counties.
• O'Connor HousecoreOthersThe O'Connor House operates a Christian residential home to help struggling single pregnant women choose life for themselves and their children, providing ongoing daily support and educational programs.
• Outreach, Inc.coreOthersOutreach, Inc. reaches out with the love of Christ to help homeless and runaway youth find a safer and more stable life through street outreach teams, a drop-in center, case management, and emergency referral services.
• Parent LifecoreOthersA ministry of Central Indiana Youth for Christ, Parent Life is a relational ministry that seeks to change the lives of young parents and their children through authentic mentoring relationships.
• UnconditionalcoreOthersUnconditional provides safe community, practical resources and genuine friendship for women in the adult entertainment industry.
• Wheeler Mission Ministries Center for Women & ChildrencoreOthersWheeler Mission is a non-denominational, Christian social services organization providing an environment for women and children in crisis that is safe physically, emotionally, and spiritually, offering Biblical counseling, job readiness training, and addiction counseling.
• National Christian Foundation IndianacoreOthersNational Christian Foundation Indiana manages all gifts to Kaleo. Donations to Kaleo are tax-deductible as Kaleo is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Wheeler Mission: Wheeler Mission is an Indianapolis-based, faith-based social services nonprofit serving women and children in crisis — directly comparable to Kaleo's Indianapolis geography and Women in Crisis focus area, though operating as a direct service provider rather than a grantmaker.
• Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana: Gleaners is an Indianapolis-based hunger-relief nonprofit with a regional donor and volunteer base — comparable to Kaleo as a peer Indianapolis-area faith-rooted community impact organization with recurring donor engagement.

Broad incumbents

• Young Life: Young Life is a large faith-based youth and family ministry with local chapters, donor networks, and volunteer mobilization — broadly comparable to Kaleo's local-chapter model and faith-based volunteer/community engagement.
• Compassion International: Compassion International is a large Christian nonprofit mobilizing donors and volunteers for child-focused ministry globally — overlapping Kaleo's faith-based donor mobilization, volunteer engagement, and ministry partnership model at far greater scale.
• Watermark Community Church: Watermark operates a well-known collective-giving and equipping ministry for women in Dallas, with structured training and pooled giving. As a much larger organization, it is a broad incumbent in the same faith-based women's collective-giving category.
• Salvation Army: The Salvation Army is a broad faith-based social services organization serving urban populations — overlapping Kaleo's Indianapolis urban ministry focus on homelessness, women in crisis, and community support.
• International Justice Mission: IJM is a large faith-based justice nonprofit mobilizing members and donors against slavery and violence — overlapping Kaleo's Biblical Justice focus area and faith-driven donor mobilization, at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• MOPS International: MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) is a faith-based women's equipping and community organization that runs structured group programs and training for women — directly comparable to Kaleo's Urban Workshop equipping pillar and membership-driven model.
• Proverbs 31 Ministries: Proverbs 31 Ministries is a Christian nonprofit focused on equipping women with biblical resources for daily life and ministry, sharing Kaleo's faith-rooted women's equipping and service mission.
• IF:Gathering: IF:Gathering is a Christian women's ministry collective that convenes and equips women through events, content, and small groups — comparable to Kaleo's event-driven member engagement (Night of Giving, Coffee events) and equipping focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KaleoIndy

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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