Lakeland Mini-Grants (Community Foundation of Lorain County)
Funding Amount
$500
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
'This program offers grants of $500 to non-profit organizations serving Lorain County' (all NTEE codes). The Foundation describes it as a 'Monthly Rolling Mini-Grant Cycle'. Eligibility - organizations must be located in or serve residents within Lorain County, Ohio and be 501(c)(3) tax-exempt; prior grant reporting requirements must be fulfilled before submitting a new application.
Eligibility
Who Can Apply
How to Apply
Stated: 'The mini grants have a simple online application and will be awarded monthly.' Apply through the Foundation's online Foundant grant portal; the cycle opens, closes and decides monthly.
What Community Foundation of Lorain County actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 141
- Total given
- $4.59M
- Median grant
- $22K
- Range
- $5,011–$210K
- 100% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Ohio, where this grant's project is located.
- Top recipient cities: Elyria, OH; Lorain, OH; Cleveland, OH.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 13% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Common Ground-The Cindy Nord Center for Renewal · Oberlin, OH
Program support
$210K
Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio · Lorain, OH
Program support
$144K
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish · Lorain, OH
Program support
$135K
Neighborhood Alliance · Elyria, OH
Program support
$125K
The Salvation Army Elyria · Elyria, OH
Program support
$114K
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