The City of Fishers plans to spend $255,000 of the 2020 municipal budget supporting local nonprofit organizations.
The three-member Fishers City Council Nonprofit Committee, consisting of council members Pete Peterson, Cecilia Coble and the Chairman Todd Zimmerman, held a discussion Monday evening on how to support specific local organizations next year, based on funding requests submitted by local nonprofits.
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Here are the committee’s recommendations for 2020 funding:
- $65,250 for the Hamilton County Youth Assistance Program
- $64,707 for Youth Mentoring Initiative (YMI)
- $15,043 for Janus
- $100,000 for Conner Prairie
- $10,000 for the HSE Schools Foundation
The committee had a lengthy discussion about the proposal from the HSE Schools Foundation, concerned the money requested was for alumni outreach and not programs impacting current students. As a result, the committee provided less than the foundation requested.
The spending proposal next goes to the City Council Finance Committee, and if approved there, will go to the full council for a final vote.