More than 30 Hamilton County non-profit organizations will share $95,000 in grants from Hamilton County Tourism’s (HCT) 2024 Tourism Gives program. This program provides grants to tourism-related county-based organizations such as those that provide experiences in the arts, special events, festivals, and history.
HCT launched its Tourism Gives program in 2006 and has provided more than $15 million in grants and special project support since its inception.
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“We want to support those nonprofits that provide unique experiences for both residents and visitors,” HCT President/CEO Brenda Myers said. “They are one of the many reasons why our community is such a great place to live and visit.”
For the 2024 cycle, HCT updated its guidelines for grants to match new initiatives around Inspire Hamilton County, an umbrella program that gives back to the community that warmly welcomes approximately 6 million visitors a year. Each grant is centered around one of the following areas: planet, prosperity, people, or place.
“We are honored to be a recipient of the Tourism Gives grant program,” said Maria Rosenfeld, CEO and president of the Carmel Christkindlmarkt, which attracts nearly a half million visits each year. “As a nonprofit, we rely on grants like these to fund so much of what we do year over year, and we are grateful for the support we have from Hamilton County Tourism.”
Other recipients of the 2024 Tourism Gives grant program include:
- Carmel Arts & Design District/City of Carmel
- Noblesville Cultural Arts District
- The Nickel Plate District
- 4-H Fair
- Carmel Jazz Fest
- SERVE Noblesville
- Noblesville Main Street
- Hamilton County Artists’ Association
- Actor’s Theatre of Indiana
- Carmel Clay Historical Society
- Carmel Klavier International Piano Competition
- Museum of Miniature Houses
- Fishers Arts Council
- Noblesville Creates
- Noblesville Cultural Arts Commission (NCAC)
- Noblesville Preservation Alliance
- Sheridan Historical Society
- Sheridan Main Street
- Westfield-Washington Historical Society
- Jackson Township Trustee
- Noblesville Parks
- Westfield Welcome
- Atlanta New Earth Festival
- Lights Over Morse
- Carmel PorchFest
- Carmel International Arts Festival
- CarmelFest
- Spark! Fishers
- Indiana Peony Festival
- Noblesville Porchfest
- Fishers Art Center
- Great American Songbook Foundation
- Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre
- Heartland Film Festival
- Carmel Christkindlmarkt
- Hamilton County Parks
- Conner Prairie
- Center for the Performing Arts