Open — Rolling monthly Lakeland Community Foundation Mini-Grants; monthly availability may be exhausted before month-end.
Ohio — Lakeland Community Foundation Monthly Mini-Grants ($500 Rolling)
Lakeland mini-grants provide $500 to Lorain County nonprofits. Rolling monthly cycles open on the first and end when funds run out; one $500 award per organization yearly.
FundingFixed $500 mini-grant per qualifying nonprofit recipient. Maximum one award per organization per calendar year; monthly pool/number of awards not published.
DeadlineRolling monthly: each new cycle opens on first of each month, closes when available funds distributed. No guaranteed fixed deadline or closing hour; apply early and check current portal.
Last verified2026-10-25
Required next actionConsult official Lakeland monthly mini-grant page https://www.peoplewhocare.org/lakeland and https://www.peoplewhocare.org/grants-scholarships. Confirm 501(c)(3) nonprofit and local Lorain County service, good standing and reporting; identify concise eligible $500 need, sign into funder's application portal at first of active monthly cycle, and submit early before month's available funds are exhausted; limit one award per calendar year.
Broad Eligibility
Tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving Lorain County, Ohio, with good IRS and State of Ohio standing. One $500 award per calendar year per eligible grantee; cycles open first of month and close when monthly money runs out.
Atlas Analysis
Official funder's Lakeland program page and 2026 grant opportunities verified October 25, 2026: fixed $500 grant, monthly cycles first-of-month, close when allocated dollars exhausted, first-come first-served, one grantee award per calendar year. Broad charitable, educational, cultural and scientific community needs. 501c3 in Lorain County, fiscal sponsorship per general guidelines if permitted, good standing and reporting. Excludes debt, political/sectarian, for profit and other general foundation exclusions. No fixed close date, mandatory match, reimbursement terms, monthly allocation or award count published. No identical WP grant found in all status title search, and source URL unique. Eligible genuine nonprofit award, not procurement; ongoing rolling opportunity, do not duplicate every month.
Lakeland Community Foundation Monthly Mini-Grants — Lorain County, Ohio
The Lakeland Community Foundation Endowment Fund, administered through the Community Foundation of Lorain County, operates a monthly $500 mini-grant program for nonprofits serving Lorain County, Ohio. This is applicant-facing charitable assistance, not a government procurement or vendor payment contract.
Grant amount and timing
Each award is $500 per qualified organization. A new mini-grant application cycle opens on the first of each month and remains available until that month’s available funds have been distributed. There is no guaranteed last-day deadline; applicants are encouraged to apply early. Funding is awarded first-come, first-served to qualified organizations in good standing. A grant seeker can receive funding only once in any calendar year, even if it submits multiple applications.
Eligibility and uses
The program supports tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving Lorain County, including small local organizations. The foundation’s general guidance requires an applicant to be located in the county or show the services provided to its residents; applicants are expected to maintain tax and reporting compliance with the IRS and State of Ohio. Projects can address local cultural, charitable, educational, scientific or community-service needs. Examples furnished by the funder include after-school STEM materials and supplies for arts or therapeutic activity for older adults.
Under the foundation’s general eligibility and restrictions, grants do not support individuals, debt reduction, loans, for-profit companies, tickets for benefits, annual appeals, tours, telephone solicitations, political campaigns or religious activities. Organizations with outstanding prior grant-reporting requirements must resolve them. The mini-grant page does not establish a required matching percentage or a reimbursement-only payment arrangement. Applicant eligibility and final uses remain subject to the monthly online application and available balance.
How to apply
Read the official Lakeland Community Foundation mini-grant instructions and the foundation’s current 2026 grants and eligibility page. Use the linked online application; present an eligible nonprofit and locally beneficial project, describe the intended $500 expenditure and its impact, and submit at the start of the month when funds are still available. This is a rolling monthly program, not a fixed-date annual cycle; verify the active month’s availability through the portal before applying.
Official foundation pages verified October 25, 2026. Individual award is $500. No monthly number of awards or total endowment disbursement is stated in the active application instructions, and no artificial cutoff time has been assigned.
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Source verificationReferenced source · www.peoplewhocare.orgAtlas last verified this record 2026-10-25. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
