Press Releases

Unity Foundation Awards $15,000 to Michigan City Area Teachers MICHIGAN CITY, IN —Unity Foundation of La Porte County is pleased to announce the recipients for the 2022‐2023 cycle of grants for Michigan City educators. These grants support teachers as they find innovative ways to make learning more engaging for students. Since the mid‐1990s, three grant

Unity Foundation Announces 2023 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Finalists LA PORTE COUNTY, IN — Unity Foundation of La Porte County is pleased to recognize eight local high school seniors as La Porte County finalists for the prestigious Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Two of the finalists will be selected as 2023 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars. They

Unity Foundation Celebrates 30th Anniversary, Founder Mike Brennan and Raises over $700,000 MICHIGAN CITY, IN — Unity Foundation of La Porte County raised a record-breaking total of over $700,000 to benefit 56 charitable causes with endowed funds at the foundation as part of its 30th Anniversary and La Porte County Gives event on Saturday, October

30-Hours of Online Giving to Strengthen La Porte County ‘Now & Forever’ MICHIGAN CITY, IN — Unity Foundation of La Porte County is celebrating 30 years of impact by hosting La Porte County Gives, a 30-hour fundraising event from 2 pm Friday, September 30 until 8 pm Saturday, October 1. La Porte County Gives benefits

Unity Foundation Matches Donations During ‘LaPorte County Gives’ MICHIGAN CITY, IN — Unity Foundation of La Porte County is celebrating 30 years of impacting our community by hosting La Porte County Gives, a 30-hour fundraising event between September 30 and October 1, 2022, at laportecountygives.net. In addition to the 30-hour online giving period, donors may

Unity Foundation of La Porte County Accredited with Rigorous National Philanthropic Standards MICHIGAN CITY, IN — Unity Foundation of La Porte County recently received accreditation with the nation’s highest standard for philanthropic excellence. National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations® establish legal, ethical, effective practices for community foundations everywhere. “Meeting the National Standards benchmarks is a

Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Application Available LA PORTE COUNTY, IN — The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application is available on the Unity Foundation website from August 10 to September 9, 2022. Through support of Independent Colleges of Indiana and Lilly Endowment Inc., two La Porte County students will receive four-year, full tuition scholarships to an

Horizon Bank Donates $30,000 to Inspire People to Give During Unity Foundation’s 30th Anniversary MICHIGAN CITY, IN — In honor of Unity Foundation of La Porte County’s 30th Anniversary, Horizon Bank has donated $30,000 to Unity’s La Porte County Gives Gift Match Pool. “For over 30 years, Unity Foundation has served as a powerful conduit

Michigan City Teachers Invited to Apply for Project Grants MICHIGAN CITY, IN — Unity Foundation of La Porte County invites Michigan City area educators to apply for grants to make learning and teaching more fun and impactful. Unity Foundation manages three grant programs established by caring donors who believed in teachers as the critical factor