DA Awarded 2025 Faith & Action Grant

Indianapolis, IN (July 29,2025) - DREAM Alive is proud to be one of the 2025 Faith & Action Grant recipients! Awarded $20,000, DREAM Alive was one of only five Indy nonprofits awarded funding for poverty-fighting efforts. Specifically, funds will be used to expand our current programming, providing opportunities for more students within the Indianapolis Public School System to benefit from DREAM Alive programming and career exploration.

Since 2017, CTS has awarded $1,090,000 in 47 grants to faith communities and nonprofits as part of the Faith & Action Project. In a statement from the Board, CTS stated, “The 2025 Grants Committee emphasized support for initiatives that are not only making a measurable difference but also have the potential to grow and be replicated,” said Faith & Action Project Director Lindsey Nell Rabinowitch. “While the committee prioritized projects with demonstrated success, they also made space to elevate a few promising grassroots efforts that, with the right investment, can be scaled to serve more people.”

We are incredibly grateful to Christian Theological Seminary for their support of our programs, scholars, and volunteers! Grant funds and partnerships with grant organizations like CTS are essential to the success of DREAM Alive.

About the Faith & Action Project

Christian Theological Seminary’s Faith & Action Project serves as a catalyst for action to move people out of poverty, by educating, empowering and supporting Greater Indianapolis’ faith and community leaders. Through annual public events and grants, the Faith & Action Project seeks to ignite a solution-oriented movement for inclusive well-being in our community. The Faith & Action Project is supported by the Mike and Sue Smith Family Fund, The Indianapolis Foundation, The Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr., Memorial Foundation, Lumina Foundation and The Petticrew Foundation.

About Christian Theological Seminary

Christian Theological Seminary (CTS), a fully-accredited ecumenical graduate school open to all with historic roots in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), celebrates its 100th anniversary during the 2024-2025 academic year. CTS offers masters and doctoral degree programs through its School of Theology and School of Counseling, accessible mental health services through the Counseling Center, and collaboration to address systemic social justice issues through the Faith & Action Project.