Lilly Endowment's GIFT VII Community Leadership Grant
Listed by Marshall County Community Foundation Inc
Funding Amount
$100,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
One-time $100,000 grant awarded to Marshall County Community Foundation to strengthen its leadership capacity and support community development initiatives through the Marshall County Crossroads team and enFocus Fellows program.
Geographic Scope: Marshall County, Indiana
Focus Areas:
- Community development
- Leadership development
- Health and wellness
- Education
- Arts and culture
- Housing
- Quality of life improvements
- Ten key pillars of Marshall County Quality of Life Plan
Award Purpose:
- Support Marshall County Crossroads team and increase capacity to address community development needs
- Sponsor enFocus Fellows over two years
- Strengthen Foundation's leadership role in implementing Marshall County Quality of Life Plan
- Enhance county's health and wellness, education, arts and culture, leadership development, and housing initiatives
Recipient: Marshall County Community Foundation (one of 84 Indiana foundations receiving GIFT VII grants in this round)
Grant Context:
- Part of GIFT VII initiative (launched 2018)
- $125 million total made available for grants nationally through GIFT VII
- MCCF also received GIFT VII planning grant in 2019
- In March 2020, MCCF was invited to apply for GIFT VII Community Leadership Grant to implement strategies identified during planning period
Program Background:
- Lilly Endowment created GIFT (Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow) in 1990
- GIFT helps local communities develop philanthropic capacity to identify needs and challenges
- MCCF planning phase (2019-2020) involved over 100 volunteers
- Marshall County Crossroads became new 501(c)(3) nonprofit
EnFocus Fellowship Component:
- enFocus has placed over 800 young professionals in northern Indiana communities
- Fellows discover, design, and implement innovative solutions
- Support community discovery with data collection and analysis
- Assist with coalition building
- Build organizational strength through implementation of solutions
- Share project management, training, and evaluation techniques
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Foundation
- Community development
- Youth leadership
- Health education
- Education
- Arts
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