Heritage Fund – The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County has announced its 2016 Grant A Wish holiday giving program. Organizers say that since the program began in 2010, it has fulfilled more than $200,000 in wishes for Bartholomew County nonprofit organizations.

Kristin Munn, with the Heritage Fund, says the organization created the Grant A Wish program to highlight the needs of local nonprofit organizations and their missions. This year, she explains that the program will run from November 7 through December 19 and provides 129 opportunities to help 49 organizations. Individuals are encouraged to shop from the Wish List, available at www.heritagefundbc.org.

Munn says that wishes submitted to Grant A Wish include, but are not limited to, enabling children to participate in camps and music programs; providing proper nutrition to animals in need; and furthering community betterment in Bartholomew County.

Heritage Fund, with the help of title sponsor Elwood Staffing and partner, MainSource Bank, will provide a dollar-for-dollar match up to $30,000 total, for gifts on the Wish List, says Munn. She adds that Heritage Fund will match up to $500 per individual gift or $1,000 per couple/family/group, with a cap of $3,000 for each organization.