Lisa Sarris Cowhey

Functions as a College/University

The Lake County Community Foundation is a nonprofit philanthropic organization dedicated to improving quality of life by connecting donors, nonprofits, civic leaders, and community partners to foster equity, access, and opportunity. The non-profit company is based in Waukegan, IL. The foundation offers personalized philanthropic services such as donor advised funds, planned giving, fund management, and succession planning. It emphasizes community leadership, racial equity, and capacity building through programs and resources, including grantmaking for basic human needs, early childhood education, leadership development, capacity building, animal welfare, and small business growth in historically disinvested communities. The foundation provides nonprofit resources like a knowledge center, racial equity resource library, leadership development programs, fundraising support, and a nonprofit resource hub. It partners with public, private, and nonprofit sectors to address community challenges and promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion in its grantmaking and organizational practices.