(La Porte, IN) - A La Porte County charitable organization has tripled its fundraising in one fell swoop. 

This week, the Unity Foundation of La Porte announced the completion of a two to one matching grant offer from the Lilly endowment.  $500,000 in local donations over the past two years suddenly became $1,500,000 to support community needs. 

According to Lily's grant guidelines, Unity Foundation had until the end of this year to raise the funds and they completed the fundraising almost a year ahead of schedule, thanks to generous local donors.