Lapeer County Community Foundation

What Lapeer County Community Foundation does

Lapeer County Community Foundation (LCCF) is a tax-exempt public charity established in 1996 in Lapeer, Michigan, that builds and manages permanent endowment funds to enhance quality of life in Lapeer County. It operates a portfolio of 65 distinct endowment funds and distributes more than $300,000 annually in grants and scholarships across causes including education, arts and recreation, public safety, health and human services, economic development, the environment, and animal welfare. Its programmatic offerings include the LEAF (Lapeer County Education Attainment Fund) children's savings account program for kindergartners, the Women's Fund, the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) for 7th-12th graders, the Lapeer County Emergency Relief Fund (established during COVID-19), scholarship administration, donor-advised/named funds, and legacy/estate planning services.

LCCF runs on the AkoyaGo platform from Bromelkamp Company, which provides CRM, donor management, and online application processing via the GoApply portal for grants and scholarships, plus the LEAF portal for parents to view children's savings balances. The organization is staffed by four full-time/part-time personnel — an Executive Director, a Program Officer, a Program Assistant, and a Youth Programs Coordinator — supported by a volunteer Board of Trustees. It holds National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations accreditation from the Council on Foundations, the sector's primary compliance designation covering donor services, investment management, grantmaking, and administration.

The business model is philanthropic rather than commercial: LCCF does not charge recipients for grants or scholarships. Operating revenue is sourced from charitable donations (cash, securities, real estate, life insurance, and planned/legacy gifts from individuals, families, and organizations), prudent investment returns on its permanent endowments, and administrative fees tied to named fund establishment ($5,000 minimum gift with a $25,000 pledge within 5 years). Distribution occurs via self-serve online application portals (AkoyaGo GoApply), direct donor engagement for legacy and named fund gifts, and structured grant cycles (e.g., Women's Fund RFP with up to $10,000 awards). Customer segments include Lapeer County 501(c)(3) nonprofits, students seeking post-secondary scholarships, women and families (Women's Fund), youth 7th-12th grade (YAC), and individual donors/families establishing legacy funds.

Name

Lapeer County Community Foundation

Legal name

Lapeer County Community Foundation

Website

https://lapeercountycf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lapeer County Community Foundation is a 1996-founded tax-exempt public charity in Lapeer, Michigan that manages 65 permanent endowment funds and distributes over $300,000 annually in grants and scholarships to nonprofits, students, and community programs serving Lapeer County residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Community foundation
• Endowment fund management
• Philanthropic grantmaking
• Scholarship administration
• Charitable giving services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lapeer

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor Contributions and Gifts: Receives charitable donations from individuals, families, and organizations in various forms including cash, securities, real estate, life insurance, and planned gifts. Donations are placed into permanent endowment funds.
2. Endowment Investment Returns: Manages 65 permanent endowment funds with prudent investment practices. Investment returns fund grants and scholarships distributed to the community.
3. Named Fund Establishment Fees: Any named fund can be started with a gift of $5,000 and a pledge to meet $25,000 within 5 years. Administrative oversight services provided in exchange.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Lapeer County Community Foundation builds and manages permanent endowment funds contributed by individual, family, and organizational donors, then invests and distributes them as grants and scholarships to support education, arts, health, human services, public safety, economic development, environment, and animal welfare across Lapeer County, Michigan. Its grantmaking exceeds $300,000 annually across 65 funds, and its portfolio includes named donor-advised funds, scholarships, the LEAF children's savings program, the Women's Fund, the Youth Advisory Committee, and the Emergency Relief Fund.

Product overview

Lapeer County Community Foundation is a philanthropic organization that builds and manages permanent endowment funds to enhance quality of life in Lapeer County. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected programs: grantmaking and scholarship management (their core grantmaking distributes over $300,000 annually across 65 funds supporting education, arts, health, public safety, and community needs); the LEAF children's savings program providing kindergarten students with $25-seeded savings accounts and financial education; the Women's Fund supporting women and families through grants and scholarships; the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) engaging 7th-12th graders in philanthropy; the Lapeer County Emergency Relief Fund for local disaster response; and Legacy Society estate planning services. These programs work together to serve donors seeking to establish charitable legacies while addressing immediate and long-term community needs across Lapeer County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Youth Advisory Committee (YAC): A youth advisory committee to the Lapeer County Community Foundation. Started in 1996, the membership is comprised of 7th-12th grade students living in Lapeer County. YAC members volunteer their time to assess community needs, study issues important to youth, report their findings to community leaders and evaluate grant proposals requesting funds for youth-oriented programs.
• The Women's Fund
• LEAF (Lapeer County Education Attainment Fund)
• Lapeer County Emergency Relief Fund

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $7 million distributed to community over 29 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Community Foundation of Greater FlintminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1995Initial affiliation from 1995-2005 when LCCF operated as the Lapeer County Community Fund under their umbrella before declaring independence in 2005.
• ELGA Credit UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the LEAF (Lapeer County Education Attainment Fund) children's savings account program. ELGA provides financial services including savings accounts seeded with $25 for kindergartners, and offers Financial Fitness video workshops for program participants.
• Lapeer County Intermediate School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner in LEAF program bringing children's savings accounts to all kindergarteners in Lapeer County. Coordinates with all school districts in the county for program implementation.
• Lapeer County School DistrictscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with all county school districts including Lapeer Community Schools, Almont Community Schools, Imlay City Community Schools, North Branch Area Schools, Dryden Community Schools, and LakeVille Community Schools for LEAF program delivery.
• Foundation for Mott Community CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to award Women's Fund educational grants up to $1,500 to assist non-traditional Lapeer County women attending Mott Community College with non-tuition expenses.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Council on Foundations: National membership organization that administers the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations accreditation held by LCCF. Industry/infrastructure counterpart rather than a direct competitor.
• Council of Michigan Foundations: Industry association serving Michigan foundations. LCCF interacts with this body through National Standards accreditation and sector benchmarking — adjacent ecosystem participant rather than competitor.

Regional players

• Grand Rapids Community Foundation: Michigan community foundation with comparable grantmaking, scholarship, and youth philanthropy programs in a different region of the state. Useful scale and program-mix comparable.
• Battle Creek Community Foundation: Michigan community foundation with similar grantmaking, scholarship, and youth-advisory programs, comparable in size and operating model to LCCF.
• Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan: Larger Michigan-based community foundation serving southeast Michigan with similar grantmaking, scholarship, and donor-advised fund programs. Same regional operating context but at materially greater scale.
• Kalamazoo Community Foundation: Michigan community foundation offering grants, scholarships, and donor-advised funds with National Standards accreditation — comparable operating model in a different Michigan region.

Direct peers

• Saginaw Community Foundation: Direct Michigan peer operating a similar portfolio of unrestricted, field-of-interest, scholarship, and donor-advised funds for a single-county service area.
• Huron County Community Foundation: Small Michigan community foundation with a similar county-wide focus, scholarship programs, and donor-advised funds — likely the closest size-and-structure comparable to LCCF.
• Community Foundation of Greater Flint: Direct peer as a Michigan community foundation. LCCF was a temporary affiliate under CFGF from 1995–2005 before declaring independence, making CFGF the closest structural and geographic comparable.
• Midland Area Community Foundation: Mid-Michigan community foundation operating endowment funds, scholarships, and grant cycles analogous to LCCF, with comparable endowment scale and single-county focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LapeerCountyCommunityFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lapeercountycf

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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