{"id":728169,"date":"2026-06-26T23:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T23:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/728169\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T23:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T23:55:10","slug":"south-bend-museum-of-art-receives-one-million-dollar-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/728169\/","title":{"rendered":"South Bend Museum of Art receives one million dollar grant"},"content":{"rendered":"

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) \u2014 The South Bend Museum of Art is getting a major investment as it approaches its 80th anniversary.<\/p>\n

The museum has received a one million dollar grant from Lilly Endowment Incorporated.<\/p>\n

Museum leaders say the money will support a three-year effort to strengthen fundraising, membership, board governance, technology and day-to-day operations (WSBT Photo).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Museum leaders say the money will support a three-year effort to strengthen fundraising, membership, board governance, technology and day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n

The museum\u2019s executive director, Lisa Shaffer, says the grant will help support its mission of connecting the community through exhibitions, collections and education.<\/p>\n

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Museum leaders say the money will support a three-year effort to strengthen fundraising, membership, board governance, technology and day-to-day operations (WSBT Photo).<\/p>\n

Museum leaders say the money will support a three-year effort to strengthen fundraising, membership, board governance, technology and day-to-day operations.<\/p>\n

The museum\u2019s executive director, Lisa Shaffer, says the grant will help support its mission of connecting the community through exhibitions, collections and education.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an opportunity for us to really go into our 80th anniversary year in 2027, looking at the future and sustainability for the museum itself. We’re grateful for the Lilly Endowment’s trust, our community’s trust over the past 80 years of being a cornerstone for the arts and the visual arts in our city,” said Shaffer.<\/p>\n

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