Lagrange County Community Foundation

How it makes and monitors grants (Schedule I, Part IV)

Lagrange county community foundation manages the community impact grants, a competitive grantmaking program which provides funding to not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organizations serving lagrange county and government organizations, such as parks, schools, libraries, etc. grants are provided for project expenses, capital expenditures, capacity building, programming expenses and operational expenses. funding areas of interest include: arts and culture, community development, education, environment, health and human services and recreation. the grants advisory committee reviews applications and makes recommendations to the board of directors. the final decisions are made by the board of directors. the board of directors also discuss community needs and issues; sometimes these discussions become the basis for a proactive grant that does not include the grants advisory committee. community impact grant recipients are required to sign a grant agreement and to submit a final grant report at the conclusion of the project, explaining how grant funds were used. if the grantee wants to use funds differently than were presented in the grant agreement, they must request a grant modification. if the grant is used differently than its intended use, the foundation has the power to request a full refund of the grant.