Lawrence County Community Foundation applies for Lilly matching fund grant
The Lawrence County Community Foundation has applied for a $750,000 Matching Fund Grant through Lilly Endowment Inc.’s eighth phase of Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow, (GIFT VIII).
The matching grant is one of three funding opportunities available to community foundations in Indiana from Lilly Endowment, which has allocated up to $210 million to support community foundations in their efforts to enhance quality of life in their communities.
The Community Foundation will be able to use its Matching Fund Grant to grow its unrestricted community assets. Developing the unrestricted funds is key to the Community Foundation being able to respond to present and future community needs, and to be proactive in their leadership efforts. Unrestricted funds provide support to many local charities and charitable programs (e.g., Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence County, Becky’s Place, LIFE Food Pantry, Hope Resource Center, White River Humane Society, and many more) through the annual open grant cycle.
Lilly Endowment’s Matching Fund Grant will provide a $2 for $1 match for eligible contributions to the Lawrence County Community Foundation’s unrestricted endowments during GIFT VIII’s matching period of Oct. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2025, on a first-come, first-served basis.
“This is a wonderful and rare opportunity for donors. By giving during this grant challenge, you can triple your generosity,” said Hope Flores, CEO of Lawrence County Community Foundation Partnership. “A gift of $100 will be matched with $200 and a $1,000 will be matched with $2,000. We are grateful to Lilly Endowment for this opportunity to increase our investment in our community.”
The Lawrence County Community Foundation recently celebrated 30 years since it was established. Through grantmaking, collaboration and securing grants from other funders, the Foundation has granted over $20 million to support community needs.
During 2023, the Foundation awarded $571,000 in grants to Lawrence County nonprofits. This impact is made possible thanks to generous people working together to build a better tomorrow for Lawrence County.
Gifts may be made payable to LCCF and mailed to PO Box 1235, Bedford, IN, 47421, or can be made online at https://www.cfpartner.org/. If you would like to learn more about the Matching Grant or inquire about establishing an unrestricted endowment at LCCF please call 812-279-2215 or email LCCF@cfpartner.org. To see a full list of unrestricted funds managed by LCCF visit https://www.cfpartner.org/funds
This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: Grant triples donations to community foundation fund
