Partner Pass Program
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Give a Pass, Build a Future
Eagle Creek Park Foundation’s Partner Pass Program is a meaningful way to share the wonders of Eagle Creek Park while creating opportunities for local youth.
With a tax-deductible $50 donation, you can provide a Foundation Pass to one of our incredible community partners—Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana, Brooke’s Place, or Starfish Initiative. You even get to choose which organization receives the pass, ensuring your gift aligns with the cause closest to your heart.
This program was born from a simple but powerful idea: everyone deserves the chance to explore the beauty of Eagle Creek Park.
By giving the gift of park access, you’re helping young people in our community connect with nature, build lasting memories, and grow through the support of mentors and friends. Together, we’re making a difference—one pass at a time.
Meet Our Community Partners
Each of our Indianapolis-based community partners is eager to get their young people into the outdoors at Eagle Creek Park. Giving a pass provides access to the Park and a chance to explore, heal, grow, and learn!
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana is a 1-to-1 mentorship-based nonprofit organization that serves more than 1,200 youth annually, ages 8-18, in Hamilton, Johnson, and Marion Counties.
Brooke’s Place provides support groups, therapy services, and community education to empower children, teens, young adults, and their families to thrive in the midst of grief.
Starfish Initiative is an Indianapolis-based 1-to-1 mentoring program established in 2003 with a vision to make a difference in the lives of at-promise youth – one student at a time.
Watch: Overview of Partner Pass Program
Check out this short video for an overview of each partner organization and how the program works.
Below you will find more information about each organization and longer videos that go deeper to help you decide which organization(s) to donate a pass to. We can’t thank you enough for your support!
Give a pass, build a future.
We will send the pass to the partner you choose. Your donation helps build a future and gives young people access to the outdoors!
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana
Positive Mentor Relationships for young people
2025 Progress
- Passes donated toward 2025 goal (15/25)
- 2025 Passes vs. last year (15/17)
Watch: Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors Indy’s youth.
Mentoring Central Indiana’s Youth
These answers provided by Big Brothers Big Sisters staff.
How does Big Brothers Big Sisters use the donated Foundation passes?
We gave a pass to each of our case managers to give to a specific Match (Big & Little) that they know would utilize it. The excess passes were given out as prizes to select Matches during Big Brothers Big Sisters events.
How many passes would Big Brothers Big Sisters ideally receive?
25 passes would mean at least one for each case manager to loan out!
How do donated Foundation Passes impact Big Brother’s Big Sisters?
The passes removed the cost barrier for those matches who enjoy being outdoors and taking advantage of local parks. It also provided a new opportunity for those matches who may not have thought to go to eagle creek.
Brooke’s Place
Grief looks different for every young person
2025 Progress
- Passes donated toward 2025 goal (5/220)
- 2025 Passes vs. last year (5/14)
Watch: Brooke’s Place supports grieving families
Grief Support for Young People
These answers provided by Brooke’s Place staff.
How does Brooke’s Place use the donated Foundation passes?
Brooke’s place held drawings on program nights to give families the Foundation passes. This means that for each pass donated, one grieving Indianapolis family will gain access to the healing power of the outdoors at Eagle Creek Park.
How many passes would Brooke’s Place ideally receive?
Brooke’s place serves approximately 220 families, and the organization would love to give each grieving family a Foundation pass—access to Eagle Creek Park. Your donation can make a difference!
How do donated Foundation Passes impact Brooke’s Place?
Grief can be expensive, overwhelming, and hard. Providing families with free opportunities around Indianapolis to spend an afternoon or day together in nature is priceless!
During program nights, there was so much joy and excitement from all the caregivers in the room because they knew how big of an opportunity this was for the families who received passes from the drawing.
Our goal is to help families THRIVE in the midst of grief, and these Eagle Creek Park passes are helping us to achieve this goal for our grieving families.Â
Starfish Initiative
Mentoring the whole student
2025 Progress
- Passes donated toward 2025 goal (3/15)
- 2025 Passes vs. last year (3/6)
Watch: Mentoring Indy’s 21st Century Scholars
Mentoring Indy’s 21st Century Scholars
These answers provided by Starfish Initiative staff.
How does Starfish Initiative use the donated Foundation Passes?
The six 2024 Partner Passes were entered into a drawing at our orientation event and distributed to Starfish scholars and their families to use. Initially, we weren’t sure if the students would be interested in park passes, but we were wrong. The students who received the passes were excited to have them!
How many passes would Starfish Initiative ideally receive?
Our goal is to receive 15 partner passes. In 2025 we would enter 10 into a drawing for our scholars and make the remaining five available for our mentors to check out.Â
How do donated passes impact Starfish Initiative?
The Starfish scholars who received the passes were provided with access to Eagle Creek at no cost to them or their families.
We work hard to provide Starfish scholars with access to resources, information, people, and places that will enrich their lives.
We appreciate the continued partnership and look forward to helping more scholars have a great experience at Eagle Creek Park!