SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- In 2025, Indiana Landmarks awarded more than $3 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. 

“Indiana Landmarks offers grants to help spark community revitalization and bolster preservation projects around the state,” says Brad Ward, president of Indiana Landmarks. “We’re extremely grateful that with the support of many generous donors we’re able to offer this critical funding to local groups and others engaged in preserving the state’s meaningful places.”

Many of those donations are coming areas around Michiana:

• Indiana Barn Foundation: $2,000 for legal assistance to obtain public records related to the demolition of the 1908 Naragon Barn at Potato Creek State Park.
• UAW Local 1005, South Bend: $4,000 for a structural analysis of the 1921 Indiana Lumber and Molding Company/UAW Building.
• Pierceton and Washington Township Public Library, Pierceton: $3,000 for lectures, walking tours, displays, scan-a-thons, and workshops promoting preservation and the town’s architectural and social history.
• Ruthmere Foundation, Elkhart: $1,500 to develop programming that helps participants understand and advocate for the landmarks in their community.
• Our Lady of Hungary Catholic Church, South Bend: $25,000 planning grant for a building conditions assessment of the 1949 Romanesque Revival-style church. The congregation also received $100,000 to modernize heating and cooling systems and repair the radiator heat system at the 1949 church, which will help ensure preservation of historic sanctuary murals.
• St. Thomas More Academy, South Bend: $25,000 planning grant for 1883 St. Hedwig Church. The congregation also received $125,000 to install heating and cooling systems in the church.