Health Foundation of La Porte

Private foundation · EIN 81-0882387 · since 2016hflaporte.org·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$8M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

Open to applications

A mix of rolling and fixed deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Health Foundation of La Porte funds nonprofit organisations and governmental entities serving residents of La Porte County, so the work you put forward should benefit that county.
Grant sizes are banded by programme: Mini Grants up to $5,000, Small Grants from $5,001 to $25,000, Medium Grants from $25,001 to $100,000, and a Large Grants Program from $100,000, so pitch your request at the band that matches the scale of your project.
For the Large Grants Program you first submit a Letter of Intent, and only those whose LOI gets a favourable response are invited to make a full application, so allow time for that two-stage process.
Medium grant LOIs are due by January 31 each year, and When Seconds Count AED grant requests open on February 14 each year, so plan your submission around those dates.
The foundation does not fund requests from individuals, associations of property owners, homeowners or condominiums, underwriting for annual appeals, special events or general fundraising, endowments, lobbying or political activity, or organisations that discriminate based on participation or membership in a specific religious faith, race, gender, citizenship status, sexual orientation, age, or disability, so check your organisation and request against these before applying.

Overview

Health Foundation of La Porte is a US private foundation based in La Porte, IN.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

HFL funds nonprofit organisations and governmental entities whose services or programmes benefit residents of La Porte County. Its strategic grant priorities are Attainable Housing, Healthy Eating Active Living, and Mental Health and Substance Use. The Healthy Community Fund also supports community health and wellness needs and capacity-building needs for local nonprofits and governmental agencies. HFL describes capacity building as strengthening organisations' tools, skills and resources to sustain and expand their impact. Its large grants back organisations doing impactful work in the three focus areas, with multi-year funding. Alongside grantmaking, it uses collaboration and convening to address community needs and strengthen local organisations. Its work is directed towards its mission that La Porte County residents are healthy and well.

Themes

Attainable Housing
Healthy Eating Active Living
Mental Health and Substance Use
Capacity Building

Geographic Focus

La Porte County.

What They Don't Fund

Underwriting for an organization’s annual appeals/solicitations, special events , or general fundraising
Organizations that discriminate in any way based on participation or membership in a specific religious faith, race, gender, citizenship status, sexual orientation, age, or disability
Endowments
Requests from individuals
Associations of property owners, homeowners, condominiums, etc
Lobbying or the support of any political candidate, political party, or political activity

How to apply

For the Large Grants Program, applicants first submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) outlining the proposed project. Applicants whose LOIs receive a favourable response are invited to submit a full application.

Deadlines:

Medium grant LOIs are due by January 31 each year.
When Seconds Count: AED grant requests are accepted beginning February 14 each year.

Application success factors

What the foundation says:

For large grants, HFL favours projects that meaningfully include one or more cross-cutting strategies.
It favours projects with awareness and education campaigns that increase knowledge of local services, opportunities and programmes across the focus areas.
It favours projects that improve transport access through vouchers, ride-share partnerships or volunteer driver programmes connecting residents to focus-area services, facilities and events.
It favours projects that strengthen referral pathways and navigation supports across all focus areas.

Officers and directors

Patricia Luck — Board Member
Lou Voelker — Board Member
Joan McCormick — Board Member
Helena Hamilton — Board Member
Father Nate Edquist — Board Member
Gary Wheeland MD — Board Member
Linda Satkoski — Secretary
Stephanie Oberlie — Board Member
Dale Parkison — Treasurer
Michele Magnuson — Vice Chair
Scott Siefker — Chair

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$11,294,693	$8,463,849	$203,768,479	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$10,690,795	$7,603,744	$217,329,786	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$11,365,238	$7,997,837	$227,079,746	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.