The MIKE Endowment Community Impact Fund is a sub-fund of The MIKE Endowment as a secondary mechanism to impact and effect change throughout Lake County, Florida.   The Impact Fund was developed to provide additional flexibility in providing financial support to third-party efforts under the leadership and guidance of its Advisory Board. Such financial support may include things like educational programs, events, sponsorships, etc.

The Fund’s emphasis and guiding principles in determining the awarding of requests or expenditures will be based on furthering the goals of new or existing community efforts, programs, events, organizations, and/or other needs as identified by the Advisory Board in the area of mental health and wellness for youth/students, veterans, and the homeless, with the flexibility to entertain needs for other requests on a case-by-case basis.

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The role of all Advisory Board Members is to ensure due diligence in the vetting of each request and the transparency of funding decisions so as to comply with the goals, objectives, guidelines and fiscal stewardship of The MIKE Endowment while also complying with all additional requirements and regulations set forth by the Mount Dora Community Trust (the custodian of The MIKE Endowment).

Please use our submission form to begin the process of requesting financial support from The MIKE Endowment Community Impact Fund. We recommend a minimum of 90 days advance notice so that we have ample time to review your submission, request any additional information, and put the request to an Advisory Board vote.

Please consider the following guidelines in preparing your request:

  • Requesting person, group or organization must be based in and impact residents in Lake County, Florida.
  • Priority will be given to registered non-profits, but exceptions and considerations will also be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
  • Request should be clearly focused on furthering education, awareness and/or improvement of mental health related goals (ie, suicide awareness and prevention, anti-bullying, anxiety, etc.) with a preferred emphasis on youth/students, veterans and/or the homeless.
  • Please be sure to indicate how your request will also help enhance the recognition and awareness of The MIKE Endowment and its participation.
  • Be prepared to provide proof-of-performance examples, statistics and information as requested by The MIKE Endowment Community Impact Fund so that we may continue to evaluate best-practices as we all as quantify our impact.