Community Impact Grants help nonprofits to be more effective, efficient and self-sustaining. Income from the Foundation's unrestricted funds are awarded through the Community Impact Grant program. The Foundation seeks to fund innovative or creative projects with significant impact on the community served by the nonprofit. 

Applying for a Grant

The Foundation welcomes grant applications from nonprofit organizations which benefit LaGrange County, or its citizens. It generally favors grant requests which:

• Reach a broad segment of the community
• Promote cooperation and avoid duplication of services
• Request seed money to create innovative opportunities to meet needs in the community
• Provide services that are normally not provided
• Inspire and encourage additional funding
• Help make charitable organizations more effective, efficient and self-sustaining
   

Grantmaking Areas of Interest

Nonprofit organizations serving LaGrange County are eligible to apply in six areas of interest:

Arts & Culture, Health & Human Services, Recreation, Environment, Community Development, and Education. 

Grant Deadlines

The Community Foundation accepts Community Impact Grant applications twice each year.

How to Apply

The Foundation has an online grant application process. Please review our grant guidelines to determine if your proposal aligns with them. You will be required to upload a few documents in the online application. We recommend you have them easily available in PDF format:

• Operating Budget
• Project/Program Budget
• List of organization's current Board of Directors
• Copy of your organization's 501 (c)(3) determination letter

Applications must be submitted via our online process by the deadline. Community Impact Grants are awarded based on a competitive grant application process. Grant seekers are strongly encouraged to contact the Grant Manager to discuss funding needs before applying. Public and private schools seeking support for classroom or extracurricular activities must apply for funding through LIFE.

All application submissions must be made through our online grants portal, by clicking "Apply Now."

Preview this Application

For your convenience, below (under Additional Helpful Information) is a pdf preview of the Community Impact Grant Application. You may view the application to formulate your answers in a word document and when ready to complete the application simply copy/paste those answers into the online version of the form in our system. The preview form is provided here for your preparation convenience. You CANNOT use these forms for your actual application submission - you MUST complete the application online. 

See our 2021 Community Impact Awards Here 

Additional Helpful Information

Past Grantees: if you need to complete a final grant report or would like to access your dashboard on the Online Grants Portal, click here.