Legacy Foundation Partners with Resilia to Strengthen a cohort of Grassroots Organizations in Lake County, Indiana

Initiative to focus on supporting grassroots, place-based changemakers 

New Orleans, LA. - Resilia, a social enterprise with offices in New Orleans and New York City, and Legacy Foundation have come together to strengthen the capacity of grassroots organizations in Lake County, Indiana. 

Legacy Foundation’s mission is to transform Lake County by providing strategic leadership and impactful philanthropic support to ensure equitable opportunity for all communities that it serves. The partnership with Resilia aligns with Legacy Foundation’s IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity & access) framework.

“Over the past couple of years, COVID has exacerbated some of the health disparities in our communities. Capacity Building is necessary to ensure the long-term sustainability of these organizations providing vital services in our communities. Legacy Foundation is excited to partner with Resilia to provide capacity-building support to nonprofits in Lake County, Indiana,” says Kelly Anoe, Vice President at Legacy Foundation.

“Our partnership with Legacy Foundation demonstrates their continued commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access for all of Lake County, and we are proud to work together to continue to build on their vision for a community where all people thrive,” says Resilia CEO and founder Sevetri Wilson.

Through the partnership, Legacy Foundation has also joined Resilia’s flagship ELEVATE initiative, a first-of-its-kind national Funders collaborative comprising 28 Funders and aimed at elevating the capacity and voices of BIPOC-led and BIPOC-serving grassroots organizations throughout the country.

More information about Resilia’s Funder Program can be found here.

About Legacy Foundation
Since 1992, Legacy Foundation has served the community in five important ways: helping donors invest and manage their charitable assets, providing grants to organizations serving the Lake County, Indiana community, awarding scholarships to Lake County, Indiana high school and current college students, collaborating with local leaders to enhance residents’ quality of life, and serving as a mentor and resource center to ensure nonprofit organizations can effectively provide services to the community.

About Resilia
Founded in 2016, Resilia is a Black-led organization that leverages a combination of technology & human touch to help nonprofits and change makers build capacity and elevate stories. Resilia’s Funder Program enables grantors (foundations, corporations, and cities) to empower their nonprofit partners with on-demand technical assistance and capacity support that meets them where they are.

To learn more about the program, please reach out to Ron Rivers, Director of Institutional Partnerships at ron.rivers@resilia.com