Foundation / Corporation
The Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette
12/03/18 Noon - For Spring Grants; Fall Grants are due on August 6th at noon; NOW Grants are accepted all year but no later than December 3rd at noon; Field of Interest Grants are due on June 4th, 2018 at noon
Grants to Indiana nonprofit organizations for programs and projects that bring benefit to Tippecanoe County and the surrounding counties. Proposed projects should address a community need and significantly impact the Greater Lafayette community. There are two separate grant opportunities with different priority areas and deadlines.
Community Grants - Funding is provided for in three cycles, each of varied grant amounts and with different due dates. The community grants typically fund capital items. Start-up projects or programs are also eligible. The Community Foundation's six priority areas are:
- Education
- Children/Youth
- Health
- Diversity
- Physical Environment
- Arts and Culture
Field of Interest Grants - In addition, the Foundation also has a category called field of interest. These grants are used to fund those requests that align with a specific purpose (literacy, community beautification, etc). The field of interest grants can be used for capital or program expenses.
Cancer Care (Esther L. McConnaughay Endowment)
- Funding to provide support for the treatment of cancer; cancer research; cancer detection of/care of treating cancer; advancement of cancer programs
- Amount available: $34,159
Children's Needs (Fund for Children's Needs & Linda Bowman and Glenn Tompkins Children's Endowment)
- Address the needs of children in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
- Amount available: $3,862
Childhood Literacy (Education Fund for Tippecanoe County)
- Provide funding for early childhood literacy in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
- Amount available: $20,958
Community Beautification (George and Betty DeVault Endowment & Virginia B. Huth Endowment)
- Address community beautification needs in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
- Amount available: $6,543
Elder Care (Indiana Care Circle Endowment)
- Enhance continuity of care as an essential component of the health care delivery system in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
- Amount available: $342
Health and Human Services (John and Marjorie Martin Endowment)
- Funding to provide food, shelter, or other basic necessities for life
- Amount available: $3,361
Health and Human Services (John and Marjorie Martin Endowment)
- Funding to provide food, shelter, or other basic necessities for life
- Amount available: $3,361
Lafayette Savings Bank Wabash River Enhancement Endowment
- Provide support for sustainable economic and recreational development, and beautification along the Wabash River corridor in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
- Amount available: $1,786
Literacy (Betty M. Nelson Endowment)
- Provide funding for literacy in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
- Amount available: $43,034
Music Education for Disadvantaged Children (Louisa Lee France Endowment)
- Provide music education for disadvantaged children in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
- Amount available: $9,459
Suicide Prevention (Suicide Prevention Endowment)
- Provide support for: educational materials, including books and other materials; conferences, workshops and seminars; and to fund expert speakers on the topic of youth suicide prevention
- Amount available: $874
The Foundation likes to help organizations that collaborate with others, promote a thriving community, and respond to the needs of people in the neighborhoods and areas served.
GrantWatch ID#: 146453
Spring - $7,500 and greater
Fall - $7,500 and greater
NOW - $7,500 and less
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Online application portal for all grants except those listed below: https://www.grantrequest.com/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fapplication.aspx%3fSA%3dSNA%26FID%3d35000%26sid%3d2046&SA=SNA&FID=35000&sid=2046
Online application portal for the Following Field of Interest Grants:
https://www.grantrequest.com/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fapplication.aspx%3fSA%3dSNA%26FID%3d35017%26sid%3d2046&SA=SNA&FID=35017&sid=2046
-Elder Care
-Wabash River Enhancement
-Suicide Prevention
Leslie Fernung
Grants and Scholarship Coordinator
leslie@cfglaf.org
The Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette
300 Main Street, Suite 100
Lafayette, IN 47901
info@cfglaf.org
Phone (765) 742-9078
Fax (765) 742-2428
USA: Indiana: Tippecanoe County and the surrounding counties of the Greater Lafayette area
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