Heritage Fund - The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County

10/21/2026

⏳ Deadline Friday (Oct. 23)!

⚛ 🧮 Visit heritagefundbc.org/grants for details & application link!

10/17/2026

😈 Well. Joyriders had to get in on all this Mill Race Monster Festival mania!

🤩 All for the sake of spreading joy.

🎤 Very special thanks to our musical Joyrider Jim Roberts & good sport monster who shall remain nameless.
(🍫We fed them Almond Joys.)

4️⃣1️⃣ Act of Joy 41: Monster-Sized Joy

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10/14/2026

⏳ Deadline coming up on Oct. 23!

⚛ 🧮 Visit heritagefundbc.org/grants for details & application link!

10/13/2026

📣📣📣Announcing our 2027 Lilly Scholarship Finalists! The two Lilly Scholars chosen for Bartholomew County will receive full tuition to the Indiana school of their choice! Heritage Fund is pleased to partner with Endowment, Inc. and Independent Colleges of Indiana to bring this amazing opportunity to our high school seniors! More to come!!🎉

10/10/2026

📸 Joyrider Selfie: Go for the gold! Joyriders were happy to bring extra joy - and a lot of gold poms - to help cheer on The Arc of Bartholomew County Buddy Walk 2026 around Donner Park!

📣 Give us a J-O-Y! We’re working through our 50 Acts of Joy for our Golden Joybilee year! Follow along!

4️⃣0️⃣ Act of Joy 40: Buddy Walk poms

10/03/2026

👀We have more than 100 scholarship funds for a variety of students and educational pursuits! Take a look!

👉heritagefundbc.org/scholarships

10/02/2026

Is your nonprofit evaluating health insurance for 2027? You're invited to join Indiana Philanthropy Alliance on Oct. 7 for an information session about the Indiana Nonprofit Benefits Trust, a first-of-its-kind health plan created specifically for Indiana nonprofits. Learn how the Trust works, what participating organizations are experiencing and about expanded coverage options available Jan. 1, 2027.

The session is open to all Indiana nonprofits.

Learn more and register:
https://inphilanthropy.org/events/better-health-insurance-option-indiana-nonprofits

10/02/2026

💛 Joyriders received a joyfully warm welcome when we dropped by Su Casa Indiana with a mini grant to support the good work they do in the community.

✨We had a great visit as we continued spreading the joy of our 50th Golden Joybilee.

👉🏻 Follow along!

3️⃣9️⃣: Act of Joy 39: Mini Grant to Su Casa

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10/01/2026

🎼It's time, high school musicians! Applications are now open for the 2027 Brown Music Awards! For more than 40 years, these annual competitions established by the Brown family have supported musical growth of our local young talent. We want to keep this tradition going strong!

🎹🎤Instrumental & vocal contests for high school instrumentalists and vocalists who reside in Bartholomew County.

👉 New this year: Freshmen eligible to compete!

💲Compete for scholarship awards that can be used for music-related expenses that enhance musical growth. The first-place performer in each senior competition will receive a $3,500 award.

📆Application deadline: Dec. 11

🎵Brown Music Awards: Feb. 13 at Haddad Hall. Free & open to public.

💻For complete details & application link, visit heritagefundbc.org/scholarship/brown

09/29/2026