Lagrange County Community Foundation Inc.

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

Nov 7, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$8,408,748

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Education Support - The Foundation also operates a program in support of education for all citizens of LaGrange County. According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and for at least the last ten years, LaGrange has ranked last in the state for the percentage of workers (3%) who have completed a high school education. Education is an economic development issue that continues to challenge our county. It influences the ability to attract and keep high-paying manufacturing jobs. It also affects the ability of individual local workers to compete for those jobs. In 2011, LCCF continued its ongoing support of adult education. A grant to Learning Generation Initiative in the amount of $33,820 funded essential instruction that resulted in nearly 50 local residents earning GED's.

Activity 3

Health & Emergency Relief - Increasing need for emergency support for families in financial crisis drove a decision to expand a proactive matching grant program in 2011 in support of fundraising efforts by three local ministerial associations. All funds in those efforts were collected by LCCF through its Good Samaritan Fund and then matched dollar-for-dollar. Additionally in 2011, LCCF reviewed numerous grant applications during a competitive grant cycle and awarded $39,136. Successful applicants included Early Childhood Alliance, Lima-Scott Food Pantry, Women in Transition, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, American Red Cross of LaGrange County, LaGrange Communities Youth Centers, and Erin's House for Grieving Children. With the unemployment rate still hovering around 8% and underemployment increasingly the norm, the primary emphasis in awards was on health and human services. LCCF Board of Directors and grants committee take an active role in the community by partnering with the numerous not-for-profit organizations that deliver services that are focused on keeping the citizens of LaGrange County healthy.

Filer

EIN

35-1834679