LIFE Grants (LaGrange County Community Foundation)
Funding Amount
$500 - $2,000 per award
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofit youth organizations
- Nonprofits providing youth programs or services
- Public and private schools
Geography
- In LaGrange County
Other requirements
- Organization must be a nonprofit youth organization OR nonprofit providing youth program/service OR public/private school
Overview
LIFE Grants
Program Name: LIFE Philanthropy Program
Geographic Scope: LaGrange County, Indiana
Overview:
The LIFE Philanthropy Program at LCCF was created to promote youth involvement and teach philanthropy to LaGrange County's next generation of community leaders. LIFE oversees its own grantmaking fund and makes recommendations for funding to the Board of Directors.
Eligible Applicants:
- Nonprofit youth organizations
- Nonprofits providing youth programs or services
- Public and private schools
Key Information:
- LIFE manages its own grantmaking fund
- Recommendations made to Board of Directors for final approval
- Application form available for download at www.lccf.net/life-grants
How to Apply
Application Process
Submission:
- Application form must be downloaded from www.lccf.net/life-grants
- Submit to LaGrange County Community Foundation office by 5 p.m. on deadline date
- Historical deadline mentioned: January 31 (timing may vary by year)
Eligibility Requirements:
- Organization must be a nonprofit youth organization OR nonprofit providing youth program/service OR public/private school
- Project should benefit youth in LaGrange County
For More Information:
Visit www.lccf.net/life-grants or contact the foundation directly
What Lagrange County Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 18
- Total given
- $440K
- Median grant
- $19K
- Range
- $6,000–$95K
- By dollars: Indiana 100%. Top recipient cities: Lagrange, IN; Shipshewana, IN; Wolcottville, IN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 11% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Westview Warrior Youth Baseball · Shipshewana, IN
Recreation
$95K
Lagrange County Auditor · Lagrange, IN
Health & human svcs
$43K
Ark Animal Rescue & Adoption Inc · Lagrange, IN
Health & human svcs
$36K
Lagrange County Council on Aging · Lagrange, IN
Community develop
$33K
Lagrange County Hope · Lagrange, IN
Health & human svcs
$30K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth programs
- Nonprofits
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