Full List: 2024 Cycle 1 Grants Awarded

Health Foundation of La Porte (HFL) announces its 2024 Cycle 1 grants awarded. A total of 48 grants were awarded with a total amount approved for 2024 and 2025 of $2,967,391. With these grants, HFL has invested more than $44 million in the La Porte County community since 2017.  

To learn more about HFL’s grantmaking, please visit https://www.hflaporte.org/.  

Below, find the complete lists of 2024 Cycle 1 grants, organized by HFL strategic priorities.  

HEALTHY CHILDREN – 9 grants, $578,036 

Family Advocates: Matching Grant for Family Advocates Expansion $25,000 (1 year) 

Family Focus: Family Forward: Strengthening La Porte Through Supportive Classes      $7,906 (1 year) 

and Groups for Child Well-Being  

New Prairie United School Corporation: Be Your Best! $90,000 (1 year) 

Northwest Health La Porte: Lil' FISH Club ™ $110,470 (2 year)  

Northwest Health La Porte: Perinatal Case Management $84,660 (2 year) 

Stepping Stone Shelter: Stepping Stone Child Advocacy and Wellness $25,000 (1 year) 

The Salvation Army of La Porte: Weekend Backpack Program $170,000 (2 year)  

The Salvation Army of Michigan City: Weekend Backpack Program $40,000 (2 year)  

Women's Care Center: CARE Program $25,000 (1 year)  

HEALTHY LIVING - 18 grants, $1,755,557 

City of La Porte Park and Recreation Department: Activity Center for Older Adults         $25,000 (1 year)  

Faith City Food Pantry: Faith City Food Pantry $3,000 (1 year)   

LaCrosse Public Library: Yoga and Cardio Drumming for All Ages $2,414 (1 year)  

La Porte Community School Corporation: Playground Space Improvement & $755,911 (1 year)  

Upgrades: Crichfield, Lincoln, and Kingsford Heights Elementary Schools 

La Porte County Parks Department: La Porte County Trails Plan $25,000 (1 year)  

La Porte County Public Library: Tai Chi at the Library $10,000 (1 year)  

La Porte Fire Department: Community First Responder Initiative $500,000 (1 year) 

La Ventana Culinary School: Cooking Classes for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities $5,000 (1 year)  

Mill Creek Community Lions Club: Accessible Canoe and Kayak Launch – Fish Lake $15,000 (1 year)  

NewDay Foundation of La Porte: NewDay Foundation Cancer Fund $100,000 (2 year) 

Northern Indiana Mountain Bike Association (NIMBA): Soldiers Memorial Park $6,500 (1 year) 

Trail Identification and Skills Building Project 

Northwest Health La Porte: Community Caring Connections $168,000 (2 year)  

Northwest Health La Porte: Diabetes Prevention Program $2,675 (1 year) 

Notre Dame Catholic School: Notre Dame Community Sandlot $8,500 (1 year) 

Paladin: Transporation Program $75,000 (1 year)  

Shirley Heinze Land Trust: Boardwalk Replacement at Ambler Flatwoods $21,557 (1 year) 

Supplemental United Pantry: Wonder Full Pantry $8,000 (2 year)  

Tannehill Community Soup Kitchen: Tannehill Community Soup Kitchen $20,000 (1 year)  

HEALTHY MINDS – 4 grants,  $331,000 

Homeward Bound: Karwick Village – Community Through Affordable Housing  $230,000 (1 year) 

La Porte County Health Department:  Unveiling Patterns, Proposing Solutions:  $48,000 (2 year)  

Integrating Psych Autopsy into County Death Investigations 

Samaritan Counseling Centers: Mental Health for our Neighbors $50,000 (2 year)  

We All In Recovery: We All In Recovery $3,000 (1 year) 

HEALTHY LA PORTE – 17, grants $302,798 

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Gary: Safe Haven: Homeless Prevention For $10,000 (1 year) 

Individuals and Families  

City of La Porte Park and Recreation Department: Summer Nature Camp 2024 $10,000 (12 year)  

Hospice Foundation: Honoring Choices® Indiana – North Central La Porte $8,700 (1 year) 

County Initiative    

Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana serving La Porte County: Middle School $2,000 (1 year)  

Programming in La Porte County 

La Porte County Symphony Orchestra: Drayton Family Children’s Education $30,000 (2 year) 

Concerts  

Lubeznik Center for the Arts: Public Art to Enhance Our Community $20,000 (1 year)  

MSD of New Durham Township: Westville Little School $50,000 (2 year)  

Michigan City Area Schools: Springfield Elementary Themed Multi-Sensory $5,460 (1 year) 

Environment (MSE)  

Nest Community Shelter: Community Shelter for Men, Women, and Women $40,000 (2 year)  

with Children 

North Central Community Action Agencies: Children’s Vision Screening Program $4,000 (2 year) 

Northwest Health La Porte: Heat Illness Response for Youth Athletics $4,844 (1 year) 

Open Door Community Alliance: Medication Assistance Program   $30,000 (2 year) 

Paladin: Unreimbursed Medical Expense $12,539 (1 year)  

Purdue Northwest Sinai Forum: Purdue Northwest Sinai Forum, 2024 Season $25,000 (1 year) 

Reins of Life: Equine-Assisted Learning for South La Porte Special Education  $24,480 (1 year) 

Cooperative 

Save the Dunes: Wellness Garden: Promoting Health Benefits in the Outdoors $10,000 (1 year) 

The Singing Company of La Porte County: Children and Adult Choirs $12,000 (2 year)