Crown Point Community Foundation Inc Grants

Joint Crown Point Community Foundation and Legacy Foundation grants of up to $75,000 for disaster relief, response or recovery from the storms of Tuesday, August 11, 2026 in Lake County, Indiana. Funding focuses on immediate safety and access needs, housing stabilization, essential household and basic needs, navigation/documentation/benefits access, and coordination and identifying unmet needs. Applications stay open as long as funding is available. Eligible applicants: Applicants must be an eligible nonprofit or public entity.; Proposed activities must directly relate to disaster relief, response, or recovery from the storms that took place on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 in Lake County, Indiana.; Funds must benefit individuals and communities impacted by the storms.; Requested expenses must be reasonable and appropriate for disaster relief.; The request must not knowingly duplicate assistance available through insurance, FEMA, another funder, or another disaster relief program.; Staff may contact the applicant for clarification or additional documentation when necessary.; Review criteria: urgency of need; direct community benefit to storm-affected residents or community recovery; gap in available resources not adequately covered by insurance, government assistance or other resources; reasonableness of the request relative to activities and impact; organizational capacity to quickly and effectively deploy the funds.; Applications are not competitively scored against one another; each request is considered on its own merits and in the context of available funding and identified community needs.. Geography served: Lake County, Indiana.