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Seeking a Grant from the Livonia Community Foundation
The Livonia Community Foundation is proud to support non-profit organizations dedicated to serving the residents of Livonia. Annually, we invite 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations to apply for grants that align with our mission. Please note, we generally do not provide grants for administrative or operational activities.
Application Process & Timeline
Our grant application process is entirely online. Here's what you need to know:
- Application Deadline: Your completed application must be submitted by March 15th each year.
- Review Process: Applications are carefully reviewed by a dedicated committee of the Foundation's Board of Trustees.
- Grant Awards: Grant decisions are typically announced and funds are presented in the spring.
Grant Recipient Requirements
Organizations that receive funding from the Livonia Community Foundation are required to submit a final report summarizing the outcome of their funded project or program. This report helps us understand the impact of your work and should include:
- Whether the project was a success.
- How the project impacted the residents of Livonia.
- If the program is continuing.
This year's 501(c)3 Non-Profit organizations
- Breaking Barriers for Kids and Families
- C.A.R.E.S. of Farmington Hills
- Clarenceville Band Boosters
- D.O. It For Denny
- First Step
- Friends of the Barn
- Friends of the Rouge
- Kiwanis Club of Livonia Early Risers
- Livonia Arts Commission
- Livonia Civic Ballet Company
- Livonia Civic Chorus
- Livonia Community Prayer Breakfast
- Livonia Community Theatre
- Livonia FRC Robotics
- Livonia Goodfellows
- Livonia Historical Society
- Livonia Passport to Safety
- Livonia Save Our Youth Coalition
- Livonia Symphony Orchestra
- Marywood Nursing Care Center
- Michigan JAZZ Festival, Inc.
- MI Work Matters - Anastasia & Katie's Coffee Shop
- New Hope Center for Grief Support
- People Centered Dance Foundation
- St Vincent de Paul/St Genevieve/St Maurice
- SEEDLINGS Braille Books for Children
- The Senior Alliance
- The Share Kindness Project
- Trinity House Theatre
Donate Today
Your donation can make a real difference in the lives of those we serve. With your help, we can continue to provide vital services and support to those in need. Every little bit helps, so please consider making a donation today.
PAST GRANT RECIPIENTS
- Angela Hospice - $7,520 - Supporting the Life Review Journals which will provide solace and comfort to families as they cherish memories and celebrate the lives of their loved ones who have passed
- Blessings in a Backpack - $7,500 - Supporting program expansion reaching 650 children
- C.A.R.E.S. of Farmington Hills - $2,000 - Supporting Livonia families using the C.A.R.E.S. pantry
- Livonia FRC Robotics - $1,250 - Supporting their 'Release the Krackens' Special Robotics Event
- Greenmead Restoration Trust - $5,000 - Continuing support for the construction of ADA access for Newburgh School
- Livonia Arts Commission - $3,500 - Supporting the addition of the Special Needs programming to the 2024 Children's Art from the Heart Program
- Livonia Civic Ballet Company - $500 - Supporting their Fall 2024 Sugar Plum Tea
- Livonia Civic Chorus - $2,500 - Supporting the incorporation of live choral performances in their Musical Interludes Programs for Seniors
- Livonia Goodfellows - $2,500 - Supporting No Child Without a Christmas 2024
- Livonia Junior Athletic League - $2,500 - Supporting the purchase of field maintenance equipment
- Livonia Kids and Families - $5,000 - Supporting funding to increase refrigerated food variety for kids and families in need
- Passport to Safety - $1,500 - Supporting Livonia Passport to Safety 2024
- Livonia Symphony Orchestra - $7,500 - Helping to sponsor the 2024 Patriotic and Pops Free Community Concert held at the Kirksey Community Center
- Michigan Jazz Festival - $7,500 - Supporting the 2024 Michigan JAZZ Festival events in Livonia
- Mi Work Matters - Anastasia & Katie's Coffee Shop - $3,120 - Supporting their 2024 Livonia Community Social Programming
- New Hope Center for Grief Support - $3,120 - Supporting the 2024 Annual Kids Camp for learning healthy coping skills
- Seedlings Braille Books for Children - $1,650 - Supporting early intervention and preschool programs for the Visually Impaired and providing braille books for Livonia Public Library patrons with vision loss
- The Senior Alliance - $5,000 - Supporting supplemental transportation for Livonia seniors in particular to destinations outside the city
- The Arc of Northwest Wayne County - $2,500 - Serve 100 families (80 from Livonia) keeping services free and accessible to parents
- The Senior Alliance - $5,000 - Older Adult Transportation Service program provides 200 rides to Livonia adults over the age of 60 and caregivers
- Livonia Community Theatre - $2,000 - To offset royality cost and other expenses for Fall 2023 performance
- Metro Detroit Share Group - $2,475 - Perinatal Bereavement Training and Keepsake Box program
- Angela Hospice Home Care, Inc. - $7,000 - Support children who are grieving the loss of a loved one
- Blessings in a Backpack-Livonia - $5,000 - To extend our services to the last two LPS elementary schools
- Livonia Goodfellows - $2,500 - To support No Child Without a Christmas
- Livonia Kiwanis Early Risers - $2,661 - Enrichment opportunities helping students develop coping and self-regulation skills
- Livonia Symphony Orchestra - $5,000 - One-time transfusion to bridge rising venue costs
- Seedlings Braille Books for Children - $1,650 - Support LPS programs for visually impaired
- Greenmead Historical Park - $5,000 - Support ADA access for Newburgh School Project
- Michigan Jazz Festival, Inc. - $5,000 - Supports the annual Michigan Jazz Festival at SCC
- Livonia Public Library - $1,526 - To provide Science Kits and online resources for adults and youth
- Motor City Youth Theatre - $2,500 - Provide high quality educational theatre/stage direction training for the students
- Livonia Junior Athletic League - $2,500 - Improve concession stand, bathrooms, bleachers, and track
- New Hope Center for Grief Support - $2,500 - Ongoing peer support groups offered within Next Steps programs
- Livonia Civic Chorus - $3,000 - Support senior outreach and programing
- Mi Work Matters/Anastasia and Katie's Coffee Shop - $3,270 - Address lack of inclusion for tweens, teens and adults with developmental disabilities
GRANTS
Additional Information
The Livonia Community Foundation is a permanent endowment ‑ a trust fund - built from donations from individuals, families, estates, corporations, & private organizations in the community. The Foundation is an approved 501(c)3 charitable organization and is State of Michigan Certified (# 55). Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law.
The Livonia Community Foundation mission is:
· To promote and develop community resources, properties and civic treasures;
· To promote, support and develop public interest in the arts and other local cultural undertakings; and
· To promote programs that contribute to the welfare of the community and the needs of its citizens
The Foundation's assets are conservatively invested under strict State and Federal laws and the return on investment is used to support the Foundation's programs and commitments. The Foundation supports, through monetary donations, Livonia's charitable, cultural, historical, educational, and recreational institutions, projects and programs meeting the mission of the Foundation.
In 2022 the Livonia Community Foundation provided $53,000 in grants to eighteen 501(c)3 not for profit charitable organizations serving the needs of the Livonia community. Since its inception in 1995 the LCF has provided $630,635 in grants back to the community.
