La Porte County

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 […]

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 […]

The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application is now available on Unity Foundation of La Porte County’s website at www.uflc.net Unity Foundation is offering two full-tuition, four year college scholarships to benefit La Porte County residents.  The scholarships are funded by Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. and administered by the Independent Colleges of Indiana. They provide full […]

The Michigan City Education Foundation recently awarded several small grants to teachers for innovative approaches in the classroom for the 2014-15 school year. The recipients teach in grades kindergarten through eighth in Michigan City area public and parochial schools. A total of 38 grants were awarded for $11,589.16, benefiting 12 Schools, 63 Teachers and 3,075 […]

Unity Foundation of La Porte County has announced the latest grant winners from the Teacher Innovation Fund for Michigan City Area Schools. This is the fourth time the grants have been awarded. The permanent endowment fund was started by former Michigan City Mayor Chuck Oberlie and Michigan City Area Schools Superintendent Barbara Eason-Watkins, Ed. D. […]

A few years back, Dawn Weik Grossman was sitting in the lobby of a local bank waiting for her mother to complete some financial business. Grossman noticed a Unity Foundation brochure, picked it up and read it, then took it home to show her husband, Luke. They liked what they saw and decided Unity Foundation […]

Unity Foundation of La Porte County will support 55 local nonprofit projects by awarding more than $107,000 in community grants at its October 14 Annual Meeting luncheon. Seventy three applications were received in the areas of human services, youth development, home repair programs, animal care, etc. The grants are evaluated by a committee of dedicated […]