Congratulations to Our 2013 Grant Winner, Tindley Collegiate Academy – Girls Middle School!

Representatives from Tindley Collegiate Academy, Dr. Dina Stephens, Chief Academic Officer, Marcus C. Robinson, CEO, and Kelli B. Marshall, Principal, with their $100,000 Impact 100 grant.

Congratulations to Tindley Collegiate Academy – Girls Middle School, the 2013 Impact 100 $100,000 award recipient! Tindley Collegiate Academy is the first all-girls middle school in Indiana, serving a majority African American population in the Meadows, one of the most challenged neighborhoods in the city.

The Impact 100 grant will equip the Tindley STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) lab with computers, CAD software, drills, 3D modeling printers, and tools of all types. Girls will use the tools to put scientific theories to real world use. To find out more, visit www.tindleycollegiate.org.

The remaining four finalists received residual grants of $5,250 each. We encourage you to visit their websites to find out about the wonderful work they are doing in our community:

• Ruth Lilly Health Education Center
• Reach for Youth
• People for Urban Progress
• The Oaks Academy