The Community Foundation aims to improve the quality of life in Newaygo County through strategic focus on education, poverty reduction, and community and economic development. By setting long-term goals like increasing education levels, lowering poverty rates, and maintaining low unemployment rates, the foundation seeks to foster a focused community effort towards generational change, requiring collaboration and support for a robust nonprofit infrastructure.
The grant program by Lake County Community Foundation aims to support organizations that improve the quality of life in Lake County in various sectors including human services, education, environment, arts and culture, and other charitable areas. The LCCF advisory board evaluates applications annually each spring, recommending grants of up to $5,000. Since its inception in 1995, LCCF has distributed over $1 million to various organizations throughout Lake County.