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Indiana Arts Commission: Arts Project Support (APS)
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Who can apply: See Indiana Arts Commission APS guidelines for eligibility (includes nonprofits, government units, and schools).
About Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne
Arts United mobilizes resources to develop, coordinate, and support arts and culture, enhancing the quality of life and the economic vitality of Northeast Indiana.
Focus Areas
Arts & culturePublic artArts educationCommunity developmentCapacity building for nonprofitsGrant programs and panel reviews
Who They Fund
arts organizationsarts commissions / government arts agenciescommunities needing resilience/recovery support
Funding Style
capacity building / capacity grantsresilience and recovery funding
About Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne
Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne Inc. channels most of its recent grantmaking into recurring support for Fort Wayne arts organizations, with multiple awards landing at the same local institutions across 2023, 2024, and 2025. A clear pattern in the recent grants list is sustained backing for capacity and recovery work, alongside project support tied to public art and community events. The foundation’s largest listed recent grant is $25,200 to Indiana Tech for IDEA Action Plan, while the same year also included $21,533 to Embassy Theatre for resilience and recovery. Other large awards in 2023 reached Fort Wayne Ballet, Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, The History Center, Fort Wayne Dance Collective, and Fort Wayne Philharmonic, all in Fort Wayne. The grant record shows Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne Inc. working through a mix of operating-style capacity grants and project-specific awards, with funding that appears designed to support organizational stability as well as arts participation in the city. Its active programs also point to local arts awards, neighborhood public art, and regional arts administration.
What Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne Funds
Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne Inc. supports organizational capacity through repeated $10,000 capacity grants. Fort Wayne Philharmonic received that amount in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, Fame, Heartland Sings, Artlink, and Fort Wayne Ballet also appear in that capacity-grant pattern. The foundation also funds resilience and recovery work: Embassy Theatre received $21,533 in 2023 for that purpose, and several other Fort Wayne arts groups appear with the same grant category. Public art is another distinct theme. Through a neighborhood improvement partnership, Arts United provides matching grants for public art projects in Fort Wayne, and the active program descriptions show awards tied to neighborhood beautification, placemaking, and community improvement. It also administers Indiana Arts Commission arts support programs locally in Region 3, including operating support and project support for nonprofits, government units, and schools.
How Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne Gives
Typical grant size sits at $9,000 at the 25th percentile and $10,000 at both the median and 75th percentile, which reflects a very tight clustering around round-number awards. The recent grants list also shows repeat recipients across multiple years, including Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Fort Wayne Civic Theatre, Fame, Heartland Sings, Artlink, and Fort Wayne Ballet. Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne Inc. is a regular funder rather than a DAF, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. Several of its active programs accept unsolicited nominations or applications, including Arts United Awards, Regional Arts Council Member Grants, and the Indiana Arts Commission programs it administers locally.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$166K
Total Assets
$51.4M
Total Revenue
$9.8M
Total Expenses
$3.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $9K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DAN ROSS
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