The Crown Point Community Foundation awarded $148,369.85 in grants as part of its September grant cycle.
The grants will assist organizations in the South Lake County communities of Crown Point, Cedar Lake, Lowell (Tri-Creek Townships) and Winfield.
Community grants are made possible by donors who create Unrestricted Endowment Funds to support South Lake County causes and entrust the CPCF to allocate those funds to a broad range of community projects and needs. Two grants also were awarded from Field of Interest Funds, also entrusted for allocation by the foundation.
Additional information on how the grant recipients will use the funds is available on the foundation’s website.
The September grant cycle recipients include:
- 1886 Church Foundation – $2,500
- Best Buddies – $2,000
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana – match up to $4,279.90
- Cancer Resource Center – $2,000
- Catholic Charities, Diocese of Gary – $12,500
- Crown Point Community Library – match up to $3,573.50 ($704.52 Unrestricted Fund + $2,868.98 Community Literacy Fund)
- CPCF Emergency Aid & Relief Fund – $10,000
- Crown Point Emergency Management Agency – $13,500
- Crown Point Fire Rescue – $10,000
- Dunes Dogs Training Club – $4,500
- G.A.P. Food Pantry – $10,331
- Girls on the Run of Northwest Indiana – $3,000
- Golden Hope Ministries – $3,240.84 ($3,000 Unrestricted Fund + $240.84 The Manis Family Fund)
- Hanover Jr Wildcat Football – match up to $1,500
- Hearts in Motion – $1,500
- Holy Spirit/St. Vincent DePaul Society – $5,000
- Humane Indiana – $5,000
- Indiana Elite F.C. – match up to $1,000
- Lake Region Christian Assembly – match up to $5,000
- Love Moves Us – match up to $2,500
- Mommy’s Haven – $7,000
- Northwest Indiana Symphony Society – $5,000
- Pathway to Adventure Council – $3,000
- Saint Mary Catholic Community School – $5,000
- Second Life Resale Shoppe – $2,692.62
- Solon Robinson Elementary School – $2,818.99
- South Lake County Agricultural Historical Society – match up to $5,000
- Tradewinds Services – $5,000
- Wheelchair Ramp Ministry (St. Michael’s Church) – $2,000
- Youth for Christ of Northwest Indiana – match up to $7,933
The Crown Point Community Foundation awards grants from the unrestricted community funds held in the CPCF Unrestricted Fund three times a year. The three application cycles close on Feb. 1, June 1 and Sept. 1.
Only one grant application per organization or agency will be eligible within a 12-month period. The CPCF Grant Committee reviews all applications.
Additional information on applying for a grant through the Crown Point Community Foundation is available online.
