The Crown Point Community Foundation awarded 20 grants during the September 2013 grant cycle totaling $58,559.78. The following are the grantees:
Boy Scout Troop 48- equipment upgrades and camperships $3,970.00
Catholic Charities – wheelchair ramps in CP and So Lake Co. $5,000.00
Lake County Fairgrounds- pet waste disposal bags $1,000.00
Lake County Fairgrounds/Special Olympics- Harvest Fest support $2,500.00
Best Buddies Indiana- ongoing program support at CPHS, Wheeler Middle $2,400.00
Old Homestead Preservation Society – new storm windows $600.00
Crown Point Pumpkin Festival- prizes and pumpkins $500.00
St. Jude House, Inc.- carpeting for client bedrooms $4,000.00
Crown Point RoboDogs- tools and kit of parts $5,000.00
Opportunity Enterprises, Inc. – enhance the lakeside property $2,500.00
Hanover Central High School Pom Cats – uniforms $2,000.00
CPHS Science Dept. (Chemistry Class) - materials for project $627.15
Merrillville Rotary Club Charities - Clothing our Children event $2,000.00
Crown Point Teen MOPS - resources for the program $3,000.00
Taltree Arboretum & Gardens – field trip expenses for CP students $1,500.00
Lake Region Christian Assembly – seating and tables for the dining room $5,000.00
MacArthur Robotics Team- after school program $3,000.00
IN Writers Consortium – poetry program at the elementary schools in CP $822.63
Franciscan Communities, Inc.- Respiratory Therapy Program $3,140.00
Care and Relief Fund – special emergency fund $10,000.00
Total $58,559.78
The Crown Point Community Foundation reviews grants three times throughout the year. To date the Foundation has awarded $189,903 to organizations serving Crown Point, Winfield, Cedar Lake and South Lake County Indiana. These unrestricted grants are made possible because of the generosity of our donors. Unrestricted Endowment Funds allow the Foundation’s Board of Directors the flexibility of distributing grants to community projects, programs and to emergencies in the service area.
The Grant Committee reviews the applications for projects that fit the mission and vision of the Crown Point Community Foundation; that is, to enhance the quality of life in Crown Point and Northwest Indiana. The Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors who then approves the grants for funding.
The next grant cycle is February 1, 2014. For a grant application packet, please contact the Foundation at 219-662-7252. You can also visit our website, www.thecpcf.org to download an application or stop by our office at 115 S. Court St., Crown Point, IN 46307