Indiana Arts Commission doles out $300K in local art grants

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. -- As part of a partnership with the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County, the Indiana Arts Commission has awarded 37 local organization a total of $300,000 in grant money for art programming that will take place between July 1 and June 30, 2025. 

The grants are made in two separate categories: Arts Organization Support grants and Arts Project Support grants.

The organization grants provide annual operating support for the ongoing artistic and administrative functions of eligible arts organizations while the project grants are set up to provide funding to Indiana 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations for a specific arts project or activities.

Arts Organization Support grants:

• Acting Ensemble (St. Joseph County): $7,231
• Elkhart Civic Theatre (Elkhart County): $14,434
• Elkhart County Symphony Association (Elkhart County): $11,062
• Fischoff National Chamber Music Association (St. Joseph County): $14,889
• Goshen Theater, Inc. (Elkhart County): $14,401
• Heartland Artists (Marshall County): $12,276
• Main Stage Inc. (St. Joseph County): $10,613
• Merrimans’ Playhouse, Inc. (St. Joseph County): $11,194
• Musical Arts Indiana. Inc. (St. Joseph County): $7,106
• Patchwork Dance Company (St. Joseph County): $6,550
• South Bend Civic Theatre (St. Joseph County): $18,200
• South Bend Lyric Opera (St. Joseph County): $6,747 South Bend Symphony Orchestra Association, Inc. (St. Joseph County): $17,161
• South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestras Inc. (St. Joseph County): $12,276
• The Ruthmere Foundation, Inc. (Elkhart County): $15,312
• The Village: A Community Arts Alliance, Inc. (St. Joseph County): $15,084
• United Youth Theatre Inc. (St. Joseph County): $7,478
• Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Kosciusko County): $18,817
• Wild Rose Moon (Marshall County): $11,286

Arts Project Support grants:

• Cardinal Services (Kosciusko County): $4,000
• City of Warsaw, Parks & Recreation Department (Kosciusko County): $4,000
• Fulton County Historical Society, Inc. (Fulton County): $4,000
• Fulton County Public Library (Fulton County): $4,000
• Goshen Art House (Elkhart County): $4,000
• Goshen Community Chorale, Incorporated (Elkhart County): $4,000
• Our Lady of the Road (St. Joseph County): $4,000
• Rochester Downtown Partnership, Inc. (Fulton County): $4,000
• South Bend Chamber Singers – St. Mary’s College (St. Joseph County): $4,000
• South Bend Heritage (St. Joseph County): $4,000
• The Corporation of Saint Mary’s College Notre Dame (St. Joseph County): $4,000
• The Maple City Chamber Orchestra Society, Inc. (Elkhart County): $4,000
• The Salvation Army Kroc Center of South Bend (St. Joseph County): $4,000
• The Starke County Youth Club, Inc. (Starke County): $4,000
  
• True Top 1 Percent Foundation (St. Joseph County): $4,000
• Unity Gardens, Inc. (St. Joseph County): $4,000
• University of Notre Dame – Department of Music (St. Joseph County): $4,000
• University of Notre Dame – Robinson Community Learning Center (St. Joseph County): $4,000

Since 1998, the Community Foundation has been a Regional Arts Partner for the IAC, overseeing the grants application and award process for St. Joseph, Elkhart, Fulton, Marshall, Kosciusko, and Starke counties in northern Indiana.

"A nonprofit philanthropic endowment, the Community Foundation serves the people of St. Joseph County through initiatives and grant-making in the areas of arts and culture, health and human services, parks and community development, and youth and education," the organization said.

These grants are made possible in part by the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County and the Indiana Arts Commission, which receives support from the state of Indiana and National Endowment for the Arts.