This year, Health Foundation of La Porte (HFL) accepted grant applications addressing strategic priorities (Healthy Children, Healthy Living, and Healthy Minds) and Healthy La Porte requests on a rolling basis from January through June.

As of June 2025, HFL has awarded 30 grants totaling $1,914,780, which brings HFL’s total amount invested in the community since 2017 to more than $49M.

HFL will announce the second round of 2025 grantees in late September.

Healthy Children – 8 Grants Totaling $346,222
Boys & Girls Clubs of La Porte County: 2025/2026 Capacity Building $93,473
Family Advocates: School-Based Mentoring Program Expansion $76,800
Girls on the Run of Northwest Indiana: Confident La Porte County Girls $25,000
La Porte Fire Department: Vehicle Safety Seat Program $9,949
New Prairie United School Corporation: Be Your Best! $90,000
Tri-Township Consolidated School Corporation: Ensuring ALL Students' $25,000
          Needs are Met Through the Support of a Full-Time Social Worker
Youth Service Bureau: Kids on the Block $6,000
Youth Service Bureau: School Buddies $20,000

Healthy Living - $528,608
Citizens Concerned for the Homeless: CCH Level Up $137,500
Hanna Township: Hanna Community Park Improvement Project $100,000
Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry: Meat4Forks $10,000
Just Unleashing More Positivity: JUMP Program $7,500
La Porte County Family YMCA: Health & Wellness Director $150,000
Paladin: Transportation Program $75,000
Tannehill Community Soup Kitchen: Soup Kitchen Program $25,000
The Collective Events: Farmed & Forged SNAP Program $23,608

Healthy Minds - $924,441
Citizens Concerned for the Homeless: Keys to Hope Community $23,450
          Resource Center - Collective Impact Barrier Busters
City of La Porte Police Department: Law Enforcement Resiliency Initiative $20,554
La Porte County Drug Free Partnership: La Porte County Certified $750,000
          Recovery Residence Initiative for La Porte County Men
South Central Community School Corporation: Social Services Advisor/ $50,000
          Social Worker
Stepping Stone Shelter: Operational Excellence Initiative $62,437
We All In Recovery: WAIR Program Operations $18,000

Healthy La Porte - $115,509
A Rosie Place: "Reach Every Family" at A Rosie Place for Children $10,000
Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana serving La Porte County: $2,000
          JA Middle School Programming in La Porte County 2025-26
La Porte County Soil & Water Conservation District: Kankakee $10,000
          River Days
Lubeznik Center for the Arts: Public Art to $25,000
          Enhance Our Community
Michigan City Police Department: CPR Training Tools $9,684
MSD of New Durham Township: Ride to Regulate $9,345
Reins of Life: Equine-Assisted Learning for South La Porte Special $24,480
          Education Cooperative
Tri-Township Consolidated School Corporation: Fitness $25,000
          for Students & Community