Lake County Resilience Grant

The Lake County Resilience Grant provides crucial funding to nonprofit organizations in Lake County, Indiana, affected by federal and state funding cuts. With up to $600,000 available over two years, organizations can receive grants up to $40,000 to address financial losses and sustain essential services. This initiative supports community needs, promoting stability and continuity in the nonprofit sector while prioritizing organizations with a healthy balance sheet.

Notes:
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until funds are fully expended.Up to $300,000 will be available May 2025 – April 2026, with an additional $300,000 made available May 2026 – April 2027.
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As one of Indiana’s largest community foundations, Legacy Foundation works for Lake County in multiple ways, playing multiple roles. For the community, the Foundation serves as a grant-maker, a civic leader, and awards grants to the region’s non-profits to help meet community needs, fulfill donors’ philanthropic wishes, and strengthen the nonprofit sector. Using local knowledge, networks, influence, and creativity, the Foundation brings people together to improve the community’s quality of life now and in the future.
We look forward to partnering with organizations and communities across Lake County in the year ahead and sharing your needs with Legacy Foundation donors.
Legacy Foundation is committing up to $600,000 of additional funding over the next two years to support nonprofit organizations impacted by recent federal and state funding reductions and contract terminations. This funding initiative is part of the Foundation’s broader strategy to ensure stability and continuity for nonprofit partners and the communities they serve throughout Lake County, Indiana.
Purpose of the Grant
This grant program is designed to support both the programmatic and operational needs of organizations that have experienced documented financial loss due to changes in federal or state funding, contracts, or policies.
Grant Details
Applications will be evaluated based on community impact, financial need, and sustainability of the organization.

Eligibility

Grant DetailsOrganizations may request funding up to 25% of their documented financial loss.Up to $40,000 may be awarded per organization in a rolling 12-month period.Organizations may apply multiple times during the 12-month rolling period.Funding can be used to:sustain essential services that were directly impacted by federal or state funding reductions or contract terminations;address urgent operational needs that were part of the funding reductions; andstrengthen organizational capacity in response to funding disruptions through planning activities, consulting, legal, or other supporting services.Organizations that have received other Legacy Foundation grants, such as Transform Lake County, are eligible to apply.Eligibility Requirements:Must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving Lake County, Indiana residents.Must demonstrate a documented financial loss directly resulting from federal or state cuts or contract terminations.

Ineligibility

Funds cannot be used to support capital projects. Governmental agencies, schools, and educational institutions are not eligible to apply.