Foundation Announces $300,000 in Arts Grants

37 area organizations have received grants from the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) to support their arts programming from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. These grants, which total more than $300,000, were awarded through the IAC’s partnership with the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County.  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.

IAC grants are made in two separate categories: Arts Organization Support (AOS) grants and Arts Project Support (APS) grants. AOS grants provide annual operating support for the ongoing artistic and administrative functions of eligible arts organizations. APS grants provide funding to Indiana 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations for a specific arts project or arts activities.

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.

Recipients are, by category of funding:

ARTS ORGANIZATION SUPPORT (AOS) 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 (APS) 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