Tourism Development Grant
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Tourism Development Grant
Funder: Visitors Center Inc. (VCI), Columbus, Indiana
Geographic Scope: Bartholomew County, Indiana
Eligibility: Tax-exempt organizations in Bartholomew County
Purpose: Support for programs and projects that will:
Funding Source: County Innkeeper's Tax (tax paid by visitors to the community and collected by lodging properties)
Restrictions: All grants must fall under accepted uses as defined in Indiana Code 6-9-18-1
Review Process: Grant requests are evaluated by the VCI Tourism Development Committee, a sub-committee of the VCI Board of Directors
Contact: Misty Weisensteiner
Documents Available: Application and report templates available (contact Robin Gray for Word document versions)
How to Apply
Application Process
1. Complete the Tourism Development Grant Application form
2. Submit application via email to Robin Gray
3. After grant period, submit Tourism Development Grant Report
Required Materials:
Note: Application documents and templates are available through the VCI website or by contacting Robin Gray
What Visitors Center Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 11
- Total given
- $106K
- Median grant
- $9,000
- Range
- $6,000–$16K
- By dollars: Indiana 100%. Top recipient cities: Columbus, IN; Hope, IN; New Palestine, IN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Columbus Area Arts Council · Columbus, IN
To further the tax exempt purpose of the organization
$16K
Bartholomew County Historical Society · Columbus, IN
To further the tax exempt purpose of the organization
$14K
Yellow Trail Museum · Hope, IN
To further the tax exempt purpose of the organization
$12K
Kidscommons · Columbus, IN
To further the tax exempt purpose of the organization
$11K
Indiana Girls Wrestling LLC · New Palestine, IN
To further the tax exempt purpose of the organization
$10K
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