Glick Family Foundation
/OVERVIEW: Glick Family Foundation supports affordable housing, arts and creative expression, education, helping those in need, self-sufficiency and community leadership and investment in central Indiana.
IP TAKE: The Glick family has three philanthropic vehicles, yet none of them accept unsolicited funding requests. The bulk of grants stay around Indianapolis.
PROFILE: Established in 1982, the Glick Family Foundation is a family foundation with corporate roots based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The family launched a large-scale housing company, now the Gene B. Glick Company, which is a privately held real estate management and development firm that has over 20,000 units in 13 states. The Glick Family Foundation is one of the most active family foundations in the state of Indiana. The foundation aims to "build community and create opportunity.” It funds local efforts for affordable housing, arts and creative expression, education, helping those in need, self-sufficiency and community leadership and investment.
The Glick Family Foundation affordable housing grants provide quality, affordable housing for low-income individuals and families. Arts grants support the creative economy and community development through arts experiences. Education grants support high-quality Pre-K, post-secondary education and workforce development. Glick provides “helping those in need” grants to address health disparities and hunger. Self-sufficiency grants support poverty initiatives, empowering youth, tuition-free high school for adults and kindergarten readiness. Finally, community leadership and investment grants address the needs of residents on the far east side of Indianapolis in the areas of pre-kindergarten programs, public schools and economic self-sufficiency. In addition to the Glick Family Foundation, Glick Philanthropies grantmaking also includes the Glick Fund at the Central Indiana Community Foundation and the Glick Fund at the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis.
Grants range between $1,000 and $1 million. Grantmaking focuses on central Indiana and other regions of interest to the family and company. Past local grantees include Colby & Cate’s Charities, Early Learning Indiana and the Center Grove Soccer Club.
At the time this profile was written, the family was not accepting unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits for the Glick Family Foundation and the Glick Fund at the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis. Meanwhile, the Glick Fund at the Central Indiana Community Foundation awards grants twice per year and has a closed application process where only selected organizations are invited to apply. Overall, the family philanthropy awards education and art grants in the spring and self-sufficiency and grants for the needy in the fall. Direct general questions to the staff at GlickPhilanthropies@glickco.com or 317-469-5877.
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