Indy Awards $1.3M in Annual Grants Program
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The city of Indianapolis and the Indy Arts Council are awarding funding to a record 75 nonprofit arts and culture organizations. The funding, which is part of the city’s Annual Grants Program, will support the programming and general operations of nonprofit arts and culture organizations serving Indianapolis and Marion County.
The city says grant amounts range from $2,000 to $75,000.
According to the city, new scoring criteria regarding racial and socioeconomic equity was applied to the program last year. A juried panel of judges evaluated applications based on three areas: community impact, artistic merit, and organizational capacity.
“We’re proud to continue the City’s strong support for arts and culture organizations, empowering a record number of grant recipients with the tools to thrive,” said Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett. “As we prioritize equity and inclusion in public policy, it is only fitting that our engagements with arts and culture keep pace. I look forward to witnessing the transformative effects these funds have on our innovative, diverse, and vibrant creative community.”
The 10 top-scoring organizations are: Arte Mexicano en Indiana, Asante Art Institute of Indianapolis, Big Car Collaborative, the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Fonseca Theatre Co., Freetown Village, Iibada Dance Co., Indiana Performing Arts Centre, The New Harmony Project, and The Performing Arts Conservatory.
“Indianapolis is experiencing a creative renaissance, as evidenced by the record number of applications and grant awards. Our sector is also making progress in advancing racial and socioeconomic equity, with 70% of the top awards going to BIPOC-led and -serving organizations,” said Julie Goodman, chief executive officer of Indy Arts Council. “These results demonstrate an important return on the City’s investment in Indy’s creative economy, which generates $440 million in annual economic impact and plays a major role in moving Indianapolis forward as a city where ‘A Full Creative Life for All’ is possible.”
2022 Annual Grants Program recipients are listed below:
- American Pianists Association – $8,350
- Arte Mexicano en Indiana – $8,000
- ArtMix – $40,000
- Arts for Lawrence (Partnerships for Lawrence) – $30,000
- Arts for Learning Indiana – $35,000
- Asante Art Institute of Indianapolis Inc. – $45,000
- Aurora PhotoCenter – $2,900
- Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site – $2,000
- Big Car Collaborative – $40,000
- Brick Street Poetry Inc. – $2,500
- Buck Creek Players Inc. – $2,000
- Classical Music Indy (Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis) – $25,000
- Claude McNeal’s Musical Theatre Training Program Inc. – $7,000
- Dance Kaleidoscope – $20,000
- Echoing Air Inc. – $2,000
- Ensemble Music Society of Indianapolis – $2,000
- Festival Music Society – $2,000
- Fonseca Theatre Co. (River West Theatre) – $50,000
- Footlite Musicals Inc. – $4,000
- Freetown Village – $8,450
- Harrison Center for the Arts – $25,000
- Heartland Film Inc. – $5,000
- Iibada Dancers Inc. – $10,000
- Indiana Fashion Foundation – $4,500
- Indiana Historical Society – $2,500
- Indiana Musical Education Association & Foundation – $2,500
- Indiana Performing Arts Centre – $9,000
- Indiana Repertory Theatre – $75,000
- Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites – $75,000
- Indiana State Symphony Society Inc. – $75,000
- Indiana Wind Symphony – $2,000
- Indiana Writers Center – $5,500
- Indianapolis Art Center – $11,400
- Indianapolis Ballet Inc. – $5,000
- Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra – $10,000
- Indianapolis Children’s Choir – $7,650
- Indianapolis Jazz Foundation Inc. – $30,000
- Indianapolis Men’s Chorus Inc. – $2,900
- Indianapolis Movement Arts Collective – $2,900
- Indianapolis Opera – $9,900
- Indianapolis Shakespeare Co. Inc. – $3,500
- Indianapolis Suzuki Co. – $5,000
- Indianapolis Symphonic Choir – $10,000
- Indianapolis Women’s Chorus – $2,900
- Indianapolis Youth Orchestra Inc. – $2,500
- Indianapolis Zoo – $20,000
- IndyBaroque Music Inc. – $3,600
- International Violin Competition of Indianapolis – $10,575
- Kan-Kan Cinema (Indianapolis Film Project Inc.) – $2,900
- Kids Dance Outreach – $35,000
- Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library – $22,805
- Madame Walker Legacy Center Inc. – $15,270
- Music For All Inc. – $2,900
- Musical Family Tree – $2,900
- Newfields (Indianapolis Museum of Art) – $75,000
- PATTERN Inc. – $6,500
- Percussive Arts Society – $6,500
- Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis Inc. – $5,000
- Phoenix Theatre Cultural Center – $15,150
- React (Young Actors Theatre) – $15,300
- Storefront Theatre of Indianapolis – $4,000
- Storytelling Arts of Indiana – $7,000
- Summer Stock Stage – $6,500
- Summit Performance Indianapolis Inc. – $3,000
- The Cabaret – $40,000
- The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis – $75,000
- The District Theatre – $6,500
- The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art – $75,000
- The Indianapolis Fringe Theatre Festival – $15,000
- The Indy Convergence Inc. – $6,000
- The New Harmony Project Inc. – $45,000
- The Performing Arts Conservatory – $8,500
- The Philippines Cultural Community Center – $6,500
- The Sapphire Theatre Co. – $6,750
- WFYI – $20,000