Where Community Investment Meets Opportunity
It's because of your support, Legacy Foundation continues to invest in Lake County. By funding local organizations that address essential needs and expanding access to education through scholarships, we are strengthening communities today while opening doors for tomorrow. Together, we’re building brighter futures across the county.
Community Grants Awarded
Legacy Foundation has announced $822,418 in grants to 47 organizations through its Fall 2025 funding cycle, reaching all 19 Lake County municipalities.
These investments support urgent local needs, including flood remediation, housing stability, mental health programs, arts and culture, environmental restoration, and youth services.
Fall Grant recipients include the following:
- Capital B
- Catholic Charities Diocese of Gary
- Cedar Lake Historical Association
- Center for Possibilities
- Chikare Health Services, Inc.
- Citizens for Sustainable Hobart
- City of Gary
- CoAction
- Community HealthNet
- Decay Devils
- Delta Institute
- Down Syndrome Association NWI
- Dunes Dog Training Club, Inc.
- Earth Charter Indiana
- Elka Child Educational Center
- Erin’s Farm NFP
- Families Anchored in Total Harmony
- Flourish Community Development Corporation
- For the Love of the Arts, Inc.
- Friendship Baptist Church
- Gary Alumni Pathways to Students
- Gary Arts & Culture Council
- Highland Parks & Recreation
- Homestead Enterprise Housing, Inc.
- Lakeshore Public Media
- Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana
- Mental Health America of Northwest Indiana
- Miller Beach Arts & Creative District
- Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
- Operation Combat Bikesaver
- Planned Parenthood
- POP on Teen Violence, Inc.
- Regional Care Group
- Regional Health Systems
- SAFE Coalition for Human Rights
- Safe Haven Ministries Corporation
- SEAL, Inc
- Shuller’s Stable
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
- St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church
- St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church
- Student Conservation Association
- The Humane Society of Hobart Inc.
- Tradewinds Services Inc.
- Wabash Center
- We Care from the Heart, Inc.
- White’s Residential and Family Services, Inc.
Help Meet the Growing Need
Demand continues to outpace available resources. To expand what’s possible, Legacy Foundation is offering a two-for-one matching opportunity for donations to the Lake County Community Fund and other unrestricted funds, effectively tripling the impact of each gift.