Apply for a Grant

Our grant application is made available publicly via the link below. You may also call our office at (231) 386-9000 to learn more about the grant application process.

LTCF Grant Application (PDF)

Successful grant recipients are required to provide a report 60 days after the end of the grant term or the completion of the project — whichever occurs first.

LTCF Grant Follow-Up Report (PDF)

 

Eligible organizations for receiving LTCF grants include:

  • Tax exempt nonprofits, as described under Section 501(c)3 of the IRS code, that operate within Leelanau Township or serve a significant number of Leelanau Township residents.

  • Local educational institutions and municipalities seeking funds for projects not otherwise tax supported.

Our Board of Trustees reviews and distributes grants at bi-monthly board meetings in the following months: January, March, May, July, September, and November

To ensure that your grant application is considered at a board meeting, it must be submitted to our staff by the 1st of the month.

Our Funding Standards

We give priority to proposals that:

  • Address emerging or unmet needs

  • Enhance co-operation and collaboration among organizations

  • Take a new approach to remedy a chronic problem

  • Focus on prevention

  • Promote volunteerism and community involvement

  • Benefit a number of people

  • Encourage people to help themselves

We do not fund:

  • Private individuals other than scholarship recipients

  • Requests for assistance in eliminating existing financial obligations

  • Religious programs serving a specific denomination

  • Activities designed to influence legislation or an election

The Leelanau Township Community Foundation serves as a sounding board for strategies that improve the community. Individuals with an idea for an initiative are encouraged to call the Foundation, as are those who wish to apply for a grant. Call (231) 386-9000 or visit our Contact Page to send us an email.

Enhancing Lives. Building Community.

Since 1945, over three and a half million dollars in grants have helped fund important programs and projects in our community. Our General Endowment Fund was the first fund created when the Leelanau Township Community Foundation was established. Grants using the interest from this endowment fund help local nonprofit organizations that sustain youth and elders, assist with education, health care, recreation and the arts. Programs and projects we fund enhance the lives of everyone in the community with a special focus on our most vulnerable populations, youth and elders.

The “Northport Shipwreck Expedition” received grant funding from LTCF’s General and Youth Endowment Funds