COLUMBUS, Ind. - To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Heritage Fund presents its 2026 "Join the Joy" campaign. The "Golden Joybilee" effort aims to grow the Community Fund and expand its long-term grantmaking capacity.
Individuals and local businesses are invited to "Join the Joy" by giving to the Community Fund, helping Heritage Fund build a better Bartholomew County for the next 50 years.
Each year, Heritage Fund awards more than $750,000 in Community Fund grants to support local nonprofits and strengthen the community. The Community Fund provides unrestricted grantmaking dollars for projects and programs in three key areas: Arts, Culture, Architecture & Design; Youth Development; and Downtown Vitality.
Join the Joy is the culmination of Heritage Fund’s 50 Acts of Joy throughout its anniversary year. Everyone who makes a gift to Join the Joy will receive a commemorative decal featuring the design by local artist Jamie Goldsborough.
Heritage Fund is encouraging the community to make the 50th Act of Joy its own by welcoming 100 donors to the Community Fund each week for five weeks. To celebrate meeting each weekly goal, follow along on social media at @heritagefundbc.
To learn more or make a "Golden Joybilee" gift to Join the Joy, visit heritagefundbc.org.
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