Building a Home for Community, Care, and Collective Belonging
Allies for Humanity Inc. is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) public charity, grounded in relationship-based support, trauma-informed care, and community-led solutions for unhoused and housing-insecure neighbors in Indianapolis.
We are currently seeking aligned philanthropic partners to support our next critical phase: securing a permanent community-centered space where care, connection, and coordination can sustainably live.
Our Current Focus:
A Place to Belong
Why space matters
For the past several years, Allies for Humanity has operated through donated space, pop-up programming, and deep relationship-building across Indianapolis.
Through this work, we have already brought together:
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Unhoused and housing-insecure neighbors
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Faith communities and grassroots partners
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Service providers, advocates, and organizers
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Funders committed to people-centered impact
What we have learned is simple and profound:
community happens wherever people are welcomed with dignity.
​​​Now, to continue and deepen this work, we are seeking a dedicated physical location that will serve as:
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A hub for relationship-centered support
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A consistent gathering space for community care
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A coordination point for partners and services
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A place of rest, restoration, and belonging
​This space is not envisioned as a traditional service center.
It is envisioned as a shared community home.
What Funders Are Supporting
Your investment helps make possible:
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Acquisition or long-term lease of a community-accessible facility
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Program-ready space for daily engagement and care
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Infrastructure for coordinated partner services
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Stability for guests who rely on consistency and trust
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Long-term sustainability beyond temporary or in-kind arrangements
We are already in conversation with a group of aligned funders committed to helping make this vision real. At the same time, we remain open and committed to broad community-aligned partnership. No single funder defines this work. It is held collectively.
Our Approach:
Community First, Always
Allies for Humanity does not operate from a scarcity mindset or a transactional model.
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We believe:
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People are not problems to be solved
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Community is not a service to be delivered
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Dignity is not conditional​
Our work centers beingness over bureaucracy, relationship over compliance alone, and collaboration over competition. We aim to model what community can look like when systems, funders, neighbors, and organizers honor one another’s humanity.
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This philosophy informs:
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How we design programs
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How we steward resources
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How we partner with funders
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How we measure impact
Organizational Readiness & Accountability
​Allies for Humanity is fully positioned for philanthropic partnership:
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✔ IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity
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✔ Transparent governance and board oversight
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✔ Publicly available bylaws and financial summaries
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✔ Conflict of Interest and compensation policies in place
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✔ Detailed tracking of in-kind contributions and labor
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✔ Grant-ready documentation available upon request
We practice radical transparency and welcome dialogue, due diligence, and shared learning.
Partnership Invitation
This is not a one-time transaction. It is a shared commitment.
We are seeking partners who:
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Believe community care is foundational, not optional
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Understand that housing stability is relational as well as structural
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Value lived experience alongside professional expertise
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Want to invest in models that can inspire broader systems change
Whether through general operating support, space acquisition funding, or program-aligned grants, we welcome conversations grounded in trust and shared purpose.
×´Allies for Humanity exists to be an example of what becomes possiblewhen we choose to honor our shared humanity together.
We are not waiting for permission to build community.
We are building it — and inviting others to join us.×´
- Allies for Humanity