Heritage Support Grants - Impact Grants
Funding Amount
$50,000 - $100,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Size & budget
- An annual budget of less than $300,000
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- Reflect history as a significant component of mission and/or propose a clearly history-focused project
- Priority given to Indiana history projects
- Must be invited to apply - organizations cannot submit unsolicited Impact Grant applications
Overview
Funder: Indiana Historical Society, made possible by Lilly Endowment Inc.
Geographic Scope: Indiana-only
Application Status: By Invitation Only - not open to unsolicited applications
Objective
Meet high-capacity needs for Indiana's local, county and regional historical societies, museums and sites.
Eligibility Requirements
- Be incorporated in the State of Indiana as a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation
- Reflect history as a significant component of mission and/or propose a clearly history-focused project
- Have an annual budget of less than $300,000
- Priority given to Indiana history projects
- Must be invited to apply - organizations cannot submit unsolicited Impact Grant applications
How Organizations Are Selected for Invitations
- Indiana Historical Society identifies organizations with high-capacity needs
- Invited organizations receive guidance from their assigned grant coach
Support Available
- Organizations interested in Impact Grants should contact their grant coach or email grants@indianahistory.org for more information
- Registered organizations assigned a coach from Local History Services staff for guidance
- Coaches available to discuss project implementation and provide feedback
- Coaches not part of grant selection process
Contact Information
- Email: grants@indianahistory.org
- Phone: (317) 234-0170
- Address: Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
How to Apply
How to Apply
NOTE: Impact Grants are by invitation only. Unsolicited applications are not accepted.
- Determine Eligibility
- Meet all general Heritage Support Grants eligibility requirements (see overview)
- Have identified high-capacity organizational needs
- Contact Indiana Historical Society
- Email: grants@indianahistory.org
- Phone: (317) 234-0170
- Request information about Impact Grant eligibility for your organization
- Work with your assigned grant coach to discuss potential opportunities
- Receive Invitation (if selected)
- Indiana Historical Society will contact eligible organizations directly
- Invited organizations will receive application instructions and timeline
- Application process details provided with invitation
- Submit Application
- Submit via online grant portal (like other HSG grants)
- Specific application requirements provided with invitation letter
Required Materials
Specific materials and requirements provided upon invitation.
Submission Format
- Online Portal Only: Applications submitted through the online Fluxx grant portal
- By Invitation Only: Do not submit unsolicited Impact Grant applications
- Contact for More Information: grants@indianahistory.org or (317) 234-0170
What Indiana Historical Society actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 4
- Total given
- $31K
- Median grant
- $7,553
- Range
- $7,224–$8,200
- By dollars: Indiana 100%. Top recipient cities: Evansville, IN; Vincennes, IN; Indianapolis, IN.
Example grants
Evansville Wartime Museum · Evansville, IN
Hsg grants
$8,200
Friends of the Knox Co Public Library · Vincennes, IN
Hsg grants
$7,811
Indiana Entertainment Foundation · Indianapolis, IN
Hsg grants
$7,295
Greentown Historical Society · Greentown, IN
Hsg grants
$7,224
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- History
- Nonprofits
- Capacity building
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