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Hannah Kiefer
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For Immediate Release
HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. – More than 30 Hamilton County non-profit organizations will share $95,000 in grants from Hamilton County Tourism’s 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.
Hamilton County Tourism launched its Tourism Gives program in 2006 and has provided more than $15 million in grants and special project support since its inception.
“We want to support those nonprofits that provide unique experiences for both residents and visitors,” said Hamilton County Tourism President/CEO Brenda Myers. “They are one of the many reasons why our community is such a great place to live and visit.”
For the 2024 cycle, Hamilton County Tourism 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
4H Fair
Carmel Jazz Fest
SERVE Noblesville
Noblesville Main Street
Hamilton County Artist 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
For additional information on the grants program, contact Assistant Director of Community Engagement Sarah Buckner at sbuckner@hamiltoncountytourism.com.
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About Hamilton County Tourism
Hamilton County Tourism Inc. is a nonprofit, destination management organization that promotes tourism growth through strategic marketing, hospitality and development initiatives providing hospitality to more than four million visitors to Hamilton County, Indiana, each year.