Legacy Foundation Awards Lake County Grants
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowMerrillville-based Legacy Foundation Inc. has announced plans to award more than $260,000 in grants to 27 nonprofits throughout Lake County. The foundation says the grants assist organizations looking to strengthen their communities.
The funds were awarded through three grant programs: Transform Lake County, Informed & Engaged Communities, and the Legacy Women’s Philanthropy Fund. The recipients include:
Transform Lake County:
- Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative
- Beachfront Dance School
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago
- Cedar Lake Historical Association
- Dunes Dog Training
- Fair Haven Center for Women
- Hammond Education Foundation
- Hoosier Environmental Council
- Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry
- Humane Society Calumet Area
- IN Women in Need Foundation
- Lakeshore Public Media
- Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana
- Porter Starke Services
- SAWs
- School City of Hobart’s Building Brickies
- South Shore Arts
- The Growing Place
Informed & Engaged Communities:
- Accion
- Civic Engagement Bootcamp
- Fractured Atlas
- Fresh Coast Communities
- Gary Common Council
- Gary Redevelopment Commission
- Hoosier Environmental Council
Legacy Women’s Philanthropy Fund:
- Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana
- On My Way Pre-K
- Pathway to Adventure Council-Boy Scouts of America