The Crown Point Community Foundation awarded $123,416 in grants as part of its February grant cycle.
A total of 22 grants were awarded and will assist organizations around south Lake County, which includes Crown Point, Cedar Lake, Lowell and Winfield.
The foundation awards grants three times a year from the unrestricted community funds held in the CPCF Unrestricted Fund.
The foundation’s June grant cycle opens April 1. Only one grant application per organization or agency will be eligible within a 12-month period.
These organizations were awarded grants during the February grant cycle:
- Cedar Lake Historical Association – $10,000.
- Community Help Network – $15,000
- CPCSC/Crown Point High School – $3,000
- Crossroads YMCA – $3,000
- Crown Point Babe Ruth League – $10,000
- Exceptional Equestrians Unlimited Inc. – $5,000
- Franciscan Health Foundation – $10,000
- Hair for All Foundation Corp. – $2,500
- Hanover Central Athletic Boosters – match up to $3,000
- Indiana Ballet Theatre NW, Inc. – $2,600
- Indiana Plan – $2,750
- Lake County Fairgrounds – $1,830
- Lake Street PTO – $750
- Lakes of the Four Seasons Volunteer Fire Force Inc. – match up to $7,330
- Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly – $5,000
- NWI Cancer Kids Foundation Inc. – $2,500
- Operation Combat Bikesaver – $9,000
- Pink Ribbon Society Inc. – $10,000
- Rotary Club of Crown Point – $7,180
- South Point Community Church – match up to $2,500
- St. Jude House Inc. – $8,726
- Wittenberg Village – $1,750
Grant applications and eligibility criteria are available on the organization's website.
