Lenawee YOUTH Council Grants
Lenawee YOUTH Council (LYC), a program of the Lenawee Community Foundation, is pleased to announce that new members are being accepted and grants are available to organizations serving Lenawee youth. LYC members, ages 12-21, volunteer throughout our community, meet other teens, sponsor a summer leadership camp, go on college tours, serve on nonprofit boards, and […]
Grant Prequalification for 2020
Whether it’s a personal, cultural, or organizational value, trust is a most valuable asset. Donors, who give their hard-earned money and time to the Lenawee Community Foundation, can be sure that our board and staff will make sure gifts are used in accordance with the donor’s intentions, and that we utilize gifts wisely. We place […]
Lenawee Community Foundation is awarded a $15,000
Lenawee Community Foundation is awarded a $15,000 grant from the Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation for the Lenawee Imagination Library program. “Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary.” ~Jim Rohn Children in Lenawee County are reading more thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation. The Masonry’s B.E.S.T. […]
Knight Memorial Grants Available
V.C. (Cliff) Knight was a pioneer in the air conditioning business and owner of Addison Products. His wife Velma was a lifelong Bible scholar. Although Velma passed away in 1980 and V.C. in 2005, they continue to help others in their community. After Mr. Knight’s passing, their daughter decided to gift half of the assets […]
2017 Lenawee Cares Grants Awarded
Because of generous donors, who made gifts or pledges exceeding $410,000 to the 2016 Lenawee Cares campaign. Lenawee Community Foundation is collecting the pledges throughout 2017, is starting to get these funds to local nonprofits, where the greatest good can be achieved. $316,000 is going directly to grants and designations to local agencies, while $34,500 […]
LCF Re-Grants Michigan Health Endowment Fund Grant
Lenawee Community Foundation Re-Grants Michigan Health Endowment Fund Grant to Improve Health and Wellness of Lenawee Seniors and Youth The Lenawee Community Foundation has been awarded a grant of $124,865 from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund to support initiatives aimed at improving the quality of health for youth and seniors in our community. “We are […]
Consumers Energy Grants $10,000 to the Imagination Library for Books
Children in Lenawee County are reading more thanks to a $10,000 grant from Consumers Energy. This grant will purchase 4,000 books for Lenawee’s children through the Imagination Library. “The more you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ~Dr. Seuss The Imagination Library delivers a new, […]
LCF Awarded Michigan Health Endowment Fund Grant
Lenawee Community Foundation Awarded Michigan Health Endowment Fund Grant to Improve Health and Wellness of Lenawee Seniors and Youth The Lenawee Community Foundation has been awarded a grant of $124,865 from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund to support initiatives aimed at improving the quality of health for youth and seniors in our community. “We are […]
Recipient of the Norma Dell Courage to Care award is LCF
The Lenawee Continuum of Care annually awards the Norma Dell “Courage to Care” award to recognize the efforts of an individual, couple, or agency who has made extraordinary contributions toward alleviating homelessness in Lenawee County The Continuum is pleased to announce that this year’s recipient of the Norma Dell “Courage to Care” award is […]
Breakstone grant to Lenawee Humane Society
Two hardworking people help spread their love of the community by giving back to the Lenawee Humane Society. Morris Breakstone wrote that when we lose someone we still “have memories of loved ones to commune with, to take solace in and thus to find strength in the past and hope for a future in the human world. […]