CPCF Grants

The Crown Point Community Foundation aims to enhance the quality of life in South Lake County by funding diverse community projects. It focuses on maximizing charitable contributions and ensuring financial assistance meets specific community needs. The Foundation supports non-profit organizations through grants for programs that benefit local residents, while adhering to guidelines that emphasize community impact, volunteer involvement, and fiscal responsibility. This initiative fosters collaboration and positive change within the communities of Crown Point, Cedar Lake, Lowell, and Winfield.

Enriching the quality of life in South Lake County
Providing financial assistance to fund a broad range of community needs
Maximizing charitable gifts by utilizing current tax law
Directing resources in a manner tailored to meet donors’ specific needs managing endowment assets which will meet philanthropic needs
Guidelines:
The Crown Point Community Foundation is interested in funding projects, which will improve the quality of life for citizens in Crown Point, Cedar Lake, Lowell and Winfield areas. When reviewing grant applications, the Crown Point Community Foundation will give consideration to the following guidelines:

• When reviewing grant applications, the Crown Point Community Foundation will give consideration to the following guidelines:
• Only one grant application per organization or agency will be eligible within a 12-month period.
• The potential community impact of the grant and the number of people who will benefit.
• The extent of local volunteers’ involvement and support for the project.
• The composition and level of commitment of the organization’s directors/trustees.
• The organization’s fiscal responsibility and management qualifications.
• The ability of the organization to obtain additional funding to implement the project.
• The organization’s ability to provide funding after a long-term grant has expired.

Eligibility

Distributions from the Crown Point Community Foundation Endowment Fund will be awarded to nonprofit organizations for projects and/or programs that benefit residents within the territorial boundaries of Crown Point, Cedar Lake, Lowell and Winfield in South Lake County, Indiana. The Foundation supports public charitable organization dedicated to building permanently endowed funds that distribute grants for community needs.Grants are usually made to non-profit organizations exempt from federal taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and to other charitable civic organizations.
Grants are primarily awarded to underwrite program expenses or to fund capital expenditures.The Foundation operates without discrimination as to age, race, religion, sex, disability, or national origin in the consideration of grant requests.The Foundation funds only grant seekers who do not unlawfully discriminate as to age, race, religion, sex, disability, or national origin.

Ineligibility

Grants are usually not made for endowment purposes.No grants may be used for any political campaign, or to support attempts to influence the legislature of any governmental body.