Opens Mon, Mar 1, 2027Possible fit

Legacy Foundation Transform Lake County

Legacy Foundation Community foundation

Checked Nov 2, 2026 on legacyfdn.org

Award: $2,000 to $35,000.
Next date: Opens Mon, Mar 1, 2027
Who can apply: Nonprofits
Where: Lake County, Indiana

Legacy Foundation's main competitive grant, focused on racial injustice and on underinvestment and lack of infrastructure in under-resourced Lake County communities. Nonprofits working on neighborhood improvements in underserved areas should consider it.

Could a playground win this?

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Playgrounds are not named, but the program targets underinvestment and lack of infrastructure in under-resourced neighborhoods. A playground in an underserved Lake County neighborhood could fit if framed around that need.

Transform Lake County Grants will continue to support our communities with a sharpened focus on the most pressing challenges our community is facing today: systemic racism and racial injustice and the underinvestment and lack of infrastructure in under-resourced and marginalized communities across Lake County.

Based on the funder's words, from legacyfdn.org (opens in a new tab). This is our read, not the funder's.

How to apply

Apply online through the Grant Login portal when a round opens.
Spring round applications open March 1 and are due April 1; fall round opens Sept. 1 and is due Oct. 1.
Expect notification in mid-May (spring) or mid-November (fall).

See this grant on legacyfdn.org (opens in a new tab)

All the details

Match: None listed
Opens: Mon, Mar 1, 2027
Schedule: Yearly cycle. The funder posts these dates without a year; these are the next ones on its yearly schedule.
Cycle: Two rounds a year: applications open March 1 and Sept. 1, due April 1 and Oct. 1. The page does not give years; dates shown are for the next spring round.
Who can apply, in full: Nonprofits serving Lake County.
What it funds: Work addressing systemic racism and racial injustice and underinvestment and lack of infrastructure in under-resourced communities.
Area: Lake County, Indiana.
Contact: Kelly Baer, Grants & Administration Coordinator, kbaer@legacyfdn.org, 219.736.1880
Funder: Legacy Foundation (Community foundation)
Source we checked: https://legacyfdn.org/nonprofits/apply-for-a-grant/ (opens in a new tab)
Date last checked: Mon, Nov 2, 2026

We summarize public information. Always confirm details with the funder before applying.