Serve Your Community.
Gain Members.

To determine the best way to serve your community, follow the steps below.

Step 1: Meet a Need
Gather Lodge members and make a list of the needs in your Lodge community.

Step 2: Get Lodge Support
Recruit Elk volunteers and publicize the project through Lodge channels to keep members informed.

Step 3: Plan the Project
Apply for a Community Investments Program grant.

Step 4: Promote the Project
Promote the Lodge’s project by inviting the community and contacting the media.

Step 5: Celebrate Your Success
Tell your story to the media and send the final report form, pictures, videos and other information to the ENF.

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In partnership with several community groups, Bradenton, Fla., Lodge No. 1511 uses its Impact Grant to purchase, pack and deliver weekend food packs to 300 students in need each week.
Lodge Grants:
Community Investments Program

The Elks National Foundation's Community Investments Program invests $4.6 million in Elks communities through Lodge grants that help Elks meet local needs.

These grants offer your Lodge an opportunity to serve your community in ways that will raise the Lodge’s profile, energize the membership, encourage former members to return to the fold, and gain the notice of people who want to be part of an organization that’s doing great things.

To start serving your community, apply for one of the Community Investment Program grants listed here.
Gratitude Grants are $2,000 grants available to Lodges that meet the National President's per-member goal for giving to the ENF. These grants can be used to serve a variety of community needs.
Promise Grants are $2,000 grants available to the first 500 Lodges that apply to hold a youth event.
Impact Grants are competitive grants of up to $10,000 designed to help Lodges make a visible, significant and ongoing difference in their communities.
Lodge Assistance Grants help Lodges secure monetary donations from local businesses for specific Lodge charitable projects.
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