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Twenty-eight 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.
Local recipients are, by category of funding:
AOS Grants:
• Heartland Artists (Marshall County) $10,450
• The Times Theater, Inc. (Fulton County) $9,672
• Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Kosciusko County) $13,648
• Wild Rose Moon (Marshall County) $8,093
APS Grants:
• Cardinal Services (Kosciusko County): $4,000
• Fulton County Historical Society Inc. (Fulton 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.
