LCF: Lenawee Cares Grant

The Lenawee Community Foundation, through its LCF: Lenawee Cares initiative, aims to enhance community well-being by funding not-for-profit organizations that address health and human services, particularly basic needs in Lenawee County, Michigan. The foundation prioritizes projects that demonstrate potential for sustainable impact and direct benefits to local residents. Grant applications must adhere to specific eligibility criteria, ensuring a focused approach to community challenges while fostering collaboration among charities.

NOTE: Applicant organizations seeking or receiving board-designated grants exceeding $2,000 in any calendar year must submit an Intent to Apply and complete a pre-certification process thirty days prior to the due date of any grant for which the nonprofit would like to apply.
Guidelines for Grant Seekers
The Lenawee Community Foundation enhances the quality of life in our community through building endowments, addressing community challenges and opportunities, and making grants to not-for-profit organizations. By supporting charitable organizations in a variety of areas, the foundation helps to build a stronger, healthier community.
All grant requests are carefully evaluated, while considering the needs and opportunities in our area, as well as the Lenawee Community Foundation resources. Priority is given to those projects or programs that show potential for providing the maximum benefit to Lenawee community members.
What is the funding focus of Lenawee Cares?
Addressing health and human service programs with an emphasis on meeting basic needs. Until the basic needs of people are met, it is impossible to address other community issues.

Eligibility

To be eligible to receive grants from the Lenawee Community Foundation, organizations must be not-for-profit, and providing benefit in the areas of civic, cultural, health, education, or social services.Service Area:The Lenawee Community Foundation geographic focus is Lenawee County, Michigan. Consideration is given to organizations, projects, or programs that provide direct benefit to residents of Lenawee County, or improve delivery of services to the community.

Ineligibility

While the Lenawee Community Foundation remains flexible in addressing many areas of needs within Lenawee County, the following types of requests will generally not be considered for funding:Programs or services from outside Lenawee County that do not provide substantial benefits to Lenawee residents.Requests previously denied by the Lenawee Community Foundation.Grants to individuals except scholarships administered through educational institutions.Religious organizations except for those services provided on a secular basis, which are available to persons without regard to religious preference.Services which are generally considered to be governmental or school obligations.Efforts which will require a commitment for long-term financial support.