WHO WE ARE
Health Foundation of La Porte (HFL) is a nonprofit, independent, private foundation dedicated to empowering La Porte County residents to live healthy and well. Our vision is to become one of Indiana’s top 10 healthiest communities by 2030. HFL was initially funded in March 2016 from the proceeds of the sale of IU Health La Porte Hospital.
HFL promotes health and wellness by focusing on three areas:
Strategic and Thought Leadership
Convening partners and providing leadership to solve our toughest health challenges locally.
Grantmaking
Providing grants to improve health, wellness, and quality of life in La Porte County.
Capacity Building & Continuous Learning
Strengthening and growing the capacity of La Porte County nonprofit organizations, including their knowledge, infrastructure, management, and governance.
Providing up-to-date population health and socioeconomic data.
Offering a state-of-the-art Conference & Learning Center to provide meeting and conference space for nonprofit, governmental, and educational entities in La Porte County.
Hosting health and wellness conferences and learning opportunities for the La Porte County community.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS - 2023
Scott Siefker
Chair
Michele Magnuson
Vice Chair
Dale Parkison
Treasurer
Linda Satkoski
Secretary
Fr. Nate Edquist
Helena Hamilton
Tricia Luck
Joan McCormick
Thank you
to our retired Board Members
Jeff Bernel, Past Chair
2016-2020
Kathleen Lang, Past Chair
2021
Rory Bunce
Jim Clarke
Dan Kaminski
Tim Larson
James Laughlin
Dr. Hester Muller
Jane Nelson
Drummond Osborn
Rich Schmitt
Stephanie Oberlie
Lou Voelker
Dr. Gary Wheeland
Our leadership and staff are guided by the following values.
VALUES
EXCELLENCE
Show exceptional stewardship of our community's investment by acting with honesty and integrity.
INNOVATIVE & VISIONARY THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Have the courage to "think big" and discover ways to optimize our health and empower our residents to be well.
COLLABORATION
Work hand-in-hand with communities, nonprofit partners, and healthcare and wellness providers.
COMMITMENT
Dedicate ourselves to optimizing resources to create pathways so that La Porte County residents are empowered to live healthy and well.
COMPASSION
Demonstrate sensitivity to the health and wellness issues and the needs of the communities we serve.