Endowment Fund

Generous donors have established 7 funds to support teacher grants. 1 Twenty years ago, the Michigan City Education Foundation (MCEF) formed under Unity to provide small grants to elementary and middle school teachers encouraging them to excel and make learning more relevant. Three groups came together – Michigan City Chamber of Commerce, Bud and June Ruby, […]

Seven teachers from six Michigan City public and parochial schools received grants from the Barbara A. Carmen Memorial Endowment Fund through Unity Foundation of La Porte County. The fund was established in 1992 in memory of the late Barbara A. Carmen, a Michigan City Area School’s elementary school teacher.  Mrs. Carmen’s family conceived this fund […]

Grants from Community Funds John P. & Anne H. Daley Community Fund, Ernest & Mildred Delco Community Fund, Charles T. & Pauline Dye Community Fund, Ruth W. Pollingue Community Fund, Phillip A. Sprague Community Fund, Unity Foundation Community Fund   American Red Cross—La Porte County Chapter: Fire Family Assistance Project: Providing emergency services & financial […]

MICHIGAN CITY — The Unity Foundation of La Porte County celebrated its 20th anniversary by hosting a “Friends Helping Friends Give Day.” This event was a 39-hour fundraising drive that began Friday at 6 a.m. and continued through Saturday at 9 p.m. A grand total of $168,385 was raised from 398 gifts. “The Unity Foundation […]

For a downloadable version of this list, click here. 4-H of LaPorte County Endowment Fund The LaPorte County 4-H program reaches over 1,400 youth in grades K-12. 4-H provides fun, hands-on learning activities through participation in local clubs, workshops, trips, community service, and project work. More than 80 different projects are available for members to […]