Community

Unity Foundation Community Grant Application Now Online Applications now are online for Unity Foundation of La Porte County’s 2016 Community Fund Grants. In 2015, more than $135,000 was awarded to 56 local nonprofit projects. The grants are supported by earnings from unrestricted “Community Funds.” During the recent Lilly GIFT VI $1 million match, 11 new

Under the Chanute Glider at the La Porte County Historical Society Museum, Don Babcock, NIPSCO, stands next to Dr. Peter Kesling, an innovator with more than 50 patents, and Maggi Spartz, Unity Foundation.  Babcock participated in a 7-county expedition to encourage nominations to The Society of Innovators, Ivy Tech Community College. By Don Babcock Board

Unity Foundation of La Porte County congratulates 11 local high school seniors as La Porte County finalists for the prestigious Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Two students from La Porte County will be selected as 2015 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars, to receive a full-tuition scholarship to be used to pursue a baccalaureate degree at any accredited

Wilbur R. Deiters was an extremely private person, yet very kind and very friendly in a quiet way. Born and raised in La Porte, he was the only child of Henry and Minnie Deiters, German citizens who immigrated to the United States in the 1920s. Wilbur had a BS degree from Indiana University and worked

In generations to come, no one will remember what house you lived in, what car you drove, maybe not even what you did for a living.  What they will remember is the difference you made here on planet earth. More and more people from all walks of life are discovering that one of the easiest

20 years ago, two families and the Michigan City Chamber of Commerce took a bold step and supported teachers where they needed it the most…in the classroom.  They wanted to support local education, but didn’t want to duplicate what they felt tax dollars should do.  They each invested seed money and started the Michigan City

Unity has a number of Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) with donors who actively participate in making grants to local charitable organizations. Some of these DAFs are guided by individuals, some by couples, some by entire families! Every fund is unique and has a special history. One La Porte County family, who for anonymity purposes will

In memory of the recent passing of Unity Foundation founding board member, Burton “Bud” Ruby, we’d like to share a nomination piece written by Unity president, Maggi Spartz, for Northwest Indiana Quality of Life Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. In sharing this, we hope to shed brighter light on Bud’s incredible life, achievements, and

It’s the time of year when we get lots of mail and email asking us to support non-profit organizations.  Sometimes it feels a bit overwhelming to be so “popular” with groups you may know just a little about. What people often overlook is that non-profit organizations are an important part of our local economy. According