INDIANAPOLIS — In 2024, Indiana Landmarks awarded more than $6 million to help nonprofits and cities around Indiana save meaningful places. Drawing from a variety of funds, these grants support efforts ranging from architectural assessments and repairs at historic structures, to programs, workshops, videos, and digital walking tours promoting preservation and heritage.
• Black Heritage Preservation Program Grants. Indiana Landmarks Black Heritage Preservation Program awards grants to help preserve and raise awareness of sites important to Black history in Indiana. In 2024, the group made 29 grants totaling $211,382.
• Efroymson Family Endangered Places Grants — The Efroymson Family Endangered Places fund honors the Efroymson family’s significant support of Indiana Landmarks’ endangered places programs through grants for architectural and structural assessments, rehab cost analyses, reuse studies, and fundraising planning. In 2024, Indiana Landmarks made 18 grants totaling $62,575.
• Historic Preservation Education Grants — Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Humanities jointly award grants to nonprofits for programs and materials educating the public about historic places. In 2024, the organizations awarded a total of $50,350 to 18 projects.
• Marion County Historical Preservation Fund — Indiana Landmarks and the Central Indiana Community Foundation jointly manage a fund created by contributions from each organization and private donors to award grants supporting preservation of landmarks in Marion County. Recipients include the Englewood CDC, Irvington Historical Society, Irvington Presbyterian Church, and St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Local projects included repairs to HVAC at Abundant Life Ministries Community Church, development of walking tours of the Madam Walker Legacy Center, funding for student field trips to Crown Hill Heritage Foundation, and funds for a digital tour of Fountain Square and Fletcher Place neighborhoods.