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ALLEVIATING HUMAN SUFFERING AND HELPING THOSE IN NEED

In many parts of Indianapolis, the life expectancy of a baby born today is the same as baby born in the U.S. more than 60 years ago. Depending on where one lives in Indianapolis, there can be a life expectancy gap as large as 14 years. Further, Marion County has the lowest average life expectancy of any of its neighboring donut counties. The gaps are attributed to the social determinants of health, including access to health-promoting and health-protecting resources and opportunities. In places where fundamental human needs are unmet due to economic and social disadvantage, life expectancy is decreased.

One of the many ways that Glick Philanthropies works to improve the life expectancy gap is by using food as a platform for positive individual and community outcomes.

Property Nominated Grant Program

Glick Philanthropies is committed to improving access to basic needs in communities where Gene B. Glick Company apartments are located. This property nominated grant program focuses on supporting basic needs for individuals and families, including food access, transportation, utility assistance, and mental health. Since 2016, over $4.7 million has been awarded to 265 nonprofit organizations in communities where Gene B. Glick Company properties are located across the country.

“We believe that addressing basic needs helps individuals move toward self-sufficiency,” said David Barrett, vice chair, president and chief executive officer of the Glick Family Foundation, one of the charitable organizations comprising Glick Philanthropies. “It may sound simple, but helping those in need access the basics, like nutritious food, safe housing and reliable transportation, could not be more fundamental or important to many families at this time.”

In 2024, Glick Philanthropies granted $652,500 to 84 nonprofit organizations across 10 states through the Glick Community Relief Fund.

2024 Community Relief Fund Grantees

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Florida

  • Men2Boys, Inc.

Georgia

  • Mixed Greens Savannah Incorporated

Illinois

  • Northeast Community Fund
  • Youth With A Positive Direction

Indiana

  • Area IV Agency on Aging and Community Action Programs, Inc.
  • Beacon, Inc.
  • Bethel Family Worship Center
  • Birth to Five
  • Bridges for Life
  • Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society
  • Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne South Bend, Inc.
  • Catholic Charities - Diocese of Gary Food Pantry
  • Changing Footprints, Inc.
  • CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions
  • Community Action of Northeast Indiana d/b/a Brightpoint
  • Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana, Inc.
  • Community Services of Northwest Indiana
  • Crooked Creek Food Pantry Inc.
  • DeKalb County Council on Aging
  • Eagle Creek Church of Christ
  • Beech Grove Senior Center (Elton H. Geshwiler Beech Grove Senior Citizens Center)
  • Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center at Crooked Creek
  • Federated Church
  • Food Bank of Northern Indiana
  • Food Bank of Northwest Indiana
  • Food Finders Food Bank
  • Gethsemane Lutheran Church
  • Healing Hands Outreach Center
  • Hilltop Neighborhood House
  • Homeless Coalition of Southern Indiana
  • Hoosier Uplands Economic Development Corporation
  • HOPS Heart of Charity
  • Human Services, Inc.
  • Indy Hunger Network
  • Jewish Family Services (at the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, Inc)
  • LifeSpan Resources, Inc.
  • Marwood Baptist Church
  • New Hope for Families
  • Purdue Extension Nutrition Education Program (three grants serving Bloomington, Bedford, and Clark County)
  • REAL Services, Inc.
  • RSVP Volunteer Center of Daviess County, IN
  • Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana
  • Seton Harvest
  • Seymour Harvest Church
  • Shelby Senior Services, Inc.
  • St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
  • St. Vincent de Paul, Indianapolis Council
  • The Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County (HHC)
  • The Pax Center
  • The Salvation Army Eagle Creek
  • The Salvation Army Jackson County Service Extension Unit
  • The Salvation Army of Northwest Indiana, Porter County Corps
  • Tri-State Food Bank
  • Wellspring Interfaith Social Services, Inc.

Kentucky

  • Bowling Green/Warren County Humane Society
  • Cathedral of Christ the King Christians in Community Service
  • Dare to Care Food Bank
  • Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland
  • God’s Pantry Food Bank
  • Lighthouse Promise, Inc. DBA Lighthouse Academy at Newburg

Michigan

  • AgeWell Services of West Michigan
  • Beacon of Hope Family Care Center
  • Good News Kitchen of St. John's Lutheran Church
  • Michigan State University Extension - Health and Nutrition Institute
  • Senior Neighbors
  • YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids

Missouri

  • Refuge Family Church, Inc
  • St. Louis Area Foodbank

North Carolina

  • Crisis Control Ministry
  • Love Out Loud

Ohio

  • Connecting Kids To Meals
  • Inter Parish Ministry, Inc.
  • Making A Difference of Northwest Ohio, Inc
  • Milford Miami Ministry

Virginia

  • Buffalow Family and Friends Community Days
  • First Baptist Church South Hill - Food Pantry
  • Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore
  • Henry County Food Pantry
  • New Vision Youth Services Inc.
  • Parents Against Bullying
  • Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia
  • Southern Area Agency on Aging