Heritage Fund announces grants

Heritage Fund – the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County recently awarded $401,055 in grants from the Community Fund to local nonprofit organizations as part of its first-quarter grants cycle for 2023.

Grant recipients are:

• Office of Downtown Development – $225,000 over three years to support ODD pilot

• Family Service, Inc. – $160,555 over two years to support one youth-focused mental health counselor

• All The Kingz Men – $8,000 to remodel space for youth programming

• kidscommons – $7,500 to support new exhibit design fees

Through the generous support of community members, HF annually distributes approximately $600,000 to $700,000 in grants to local nonprofits from the unrestricted Community Fund. Community Fund grants help the foundation to meet emerging needs in Bartholomew County.

The next deadline for 2023 grant applications is June 1. For more information about Heritage Fund grant programs, contact Kyle Hendricks, manager of Community Impact, at 812-376-7772.