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LAGRANGE ­— Five LaGrange County high school seniors have been named finalists for the 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. This prestigious award recognizes an outstanding high school senior from LaGrange County who exemplifies service, leadership, and academic excellence. The recipient will receive a full-tuition scholarship for four years to any accredited college or university in […]

LaGrange County Community Foundation, in collaboration with LaGrange County Trails, is hosting the Big Idea Open House on September 26, from 6-8 p.m. The event will showcase preliminary concepts for the LaGrange County Master Trails Plan, an initiative aimed at enhancing and expanding trail infrastructure throughout LaGrange County. The Big Idea Open House will be […]

LaGrange County’s 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application opens on July 26, 2024. The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program (LECSP) will provide 147 scholarships statewide and one scholarship in LaGrange County. The program, administered statewide by Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI), is offered locally in LaGrange County through the LaGrange County Community Foundation. The scholarship […]

Jeff Wingstrom, President of LaGrange County Trails, shares about the current building of a new 17-mile trail system.

The LaGrange County Community Foundation hosted its Annual Celebration on the evening of Thursday, June 13, bringing together volunteers, donors, and community partners to honor philanthropy in LaGrange County. Held at the Farmstead Inn & Conference Center in Shipshewana, the event was attended by approximately 150 community members. The evening began with the invocation by […]

Through the 2024 Community Scholarship Program at the LaGrange County Community Foundation program, a total of $145,250 in scholarships will be provided to area students. Jennifer McBride, Community Foundation Scholarship Manager, presented the awards in May to students at school ceremonies for Lakeland, Prairie Heights and Westview schools. The Community Foundation manages more than 50 […]

The LaGrange County Community Foundation staff visited South Milford in May to see two recent grant funded community projects. On this trip, they visited two new spots: Coffee & Cream and the South Milford Veterans Memorial Park. Coffee & Cream of South Milford Coffee & Cream opened their doors on May 25 at 8015 E […]

LIFE is a youth philanthropy program of the LaGrange County Community Foundation. LIFE members gain experiences in community service and charitable giving. The students also provide oversight to youth grant funds at the Community Foundation. During the 2023 – 2024 school year LIFE offered one grant cycle, awarding $17,495 to youth serving organizations and school […]