Foundation Awards Nearly $200,000 in Regional Arts Grants

28 area organizations have received grants from the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) to support their arts programming from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. These grants, which total more than $193,000, 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): $5,760
Camerata Singers (Elkhart County): $5,508
Fischoff National Chamber Music Association (St. Joseph County): $10,802
Goshen Community Chorale, Incorporated (Elkhart County): $4,537
Goshen Theater, Inc (Elkhart County): $9,709
Heartland Artists (Marshall County): $10,450
Merrimans’ Playhouse, Inc. (St. Joseph County): $7,271
Musical Arts Indiana. Inc. (St. Joseph County): $5,567
Patchwork Dance Company (St. Joseph County): $5,453
South Bend Civic Theatre (St. Joseph County): $12,140
South Bend Lyric Opera (St. Joseph County): $5,393
South Bend Museum of Art (St. Joseph County): $12,272
South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestras Inc (St. Joseph County): $8,075
The Main Stage, Inc. (St. Joseph County): $7,867
The Times Theater, Inc. (Fulton County): $9,672
The Village: A Community Arts Alliance, Inc. (St. Joseph County): $9,912
United Youth Theatre Inc (St. Joseph County): $5,675
Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Kosciusko County): $13,648
Wild Rose Moon (Marshall County): $8,093

ARTS PROJECT SUPPORT (APS) GRANTS:
Cardinal Services (Kosciusko County): $4,000
Fulton County Historical Society, Inc. (Fulton County): $4,000
Goshen Art House (Elkhart County): $4,000
Oakwood Foundation Inc. (Kosciusko County): $4,000
Rochester Downtown Partnership, Inc. (Fulton County): $4,000
The Nappanee Arts Council, Inc. (Elkhart County): $4,000
The Starke County Youth Club, Inc. (Starke County): $4,000
True Top 1 Percent Foundation (St. Joseph County): $4,000
Robinson Community Learning Center (St. Joseph County): $4,000