Defining Community Banking One Volunteer Hour at a Time
From its start in 1872, giving back has come naturally to Lake City Bank. Employees across the bank’s footprint take its core values of Stewardship and Community Service seriously.
Where Learning Meets Leadership: Lake City Bank’s Internship Program
Each summer, Lake City Bank welcomes a talented group of interns who gain real-world experience while making meaningful contributions across the bank. With hands-on work, mentorship from leadership, and opportunities to explore different departments, the internship program helps shape future careers — and builds a strong pipeline of talent for the bank.
Lake City Bank Supports Flanner House Community
Lake City Bank’s commitment to the Flanner house began back in 2017, when a group from the bank met with then-new Executive Director Brandon Cosby, who described the basic services the community lacked, including a bank, grocery store, and a path to home ownership.
Lake City Bank Supports Ivy Tech Students in Warsaw with Laptops
Lake City Bank partners with Ivy Tech Community College Warsaw to provide laptops for students through the college’s Loan-to-Own program. In the Loan-to-Own program, students can check out a laptop for two weeks.
Delivering Loan Products to Our Communities
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lake City Bank stepped up to support our customers and communities, ensuring they had access to vital resources during an unprecedented time.
Lake City Bank Receives Dual Bank On Account Certification from Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund
Lake City Bank’s Essential Checking and Getting Ahead Checking accounts were recently certified by the national Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund) as meeting the 2023-24 Bank On National Account Standards. The account standards designate features that ensure low-cost accounts with high functionality and consumer safety. Essential Checking is the bank’s newest addition to […]
Our team members provide leadership and experience to groups throughout our footprint. Below is a sampling of the organizations that our Lake City Bank team members help lead through their commitment and involvement at the board and committee level.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana
- LaCasa of Goshen
- Our Neutral Voices
- Jefferson Elementary School-Plymouth
- Marshall-Starke Development Center
- Prevail, Inc.
- Bourbon Redevelopment Commission
- SonShine Ministries
- Church Community Services
- Warsaw Community Public Library
- Northeast Neighborhood Revitalization Organization
- Housing Authority South Bend
- South Bend Heritage Foundation
- Leisure Living Apartments
- Happy Hollow Children’s Camp
- Junior Achievement Serving Wawasee
- Noble County Council On Aging
- Syracuse Wawasee Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Kosciusko County Community Foundation
- Multi-County Medical Outreach Clinic
- St. Paul’s Lutheran School
- Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO)
- Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce
- Baker Youth Club (BYC)
- YWCA of North Central Indiana
- Boys & Girls Club of Marshall County
- Meals on Wheels Hamilton County
- HAND Inc.
- Children’s Resale
- The Salvation Army Warsaw
- Boys & Girls Club of Nappanee
- Indy Black Chamber of Commerce
- Flanner House
- Fulton County Economic Development
- Boys & Girls Club of Elkhart County, Inc.
- NAWBO Indy Foundation
- Habitat for Humanity of Johnson County
- Boys & Girls Club of Fort Wayne
- Junior Achievement Serving Warsaw & Tippecanoe Valley
- Goshen Community Schools
- Boomerang Backpacks – Wawasee
- United Way of Whitley & Kosciusko County
- Builders Association of North Central Indiana
- Northern Indiana Regional Development Authority
- K21 Health Foundation
- Crossroads United Way Serving Elkhart, LaGrange, and Noble Counties
- Community Homebuyers Corporation
- South Whitley Emergency Food Bank
- Warsaw Community Development Corporation
- Kosciusko Development Land Trust
- Euell A. Wilson Center
- Family Promise of Hamilton County
- St. Joseph Community Health Foundation
- Bridges of Michiana
- Ethos Inc.
- Lifeline Youth Ministries
Scholarships
The Kosciusko County Community Foundation administers the Cecil Armstrong Foundation Scholarship, the Brandenburg Scholarship and the Selma McKrill Brown Scholarship. Please visit the foundation website for more information.
Mary Jane Miller Scholarship
The Mary Jane Miller Scholarship provides financial assistance to individuals who want to improve their skills or advance their education after high school. Scholarship funds may be used at a college or university, business school, vocational school, professional training program or for an accredited course.
A scholarship committee selects recipients by considering scholastic record, financial need, service in the armed forces and the goals of the applicant.
Eligibility Requirements
The student must be a U.S. citizen and a resident of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Recipients can reapply for the scholarship during their undergraduate years.
Employees of Lake City Bank and their immediate family members are not eligible.
Application Procedure
The applicant must submit a packet consisting of:
- Completed application—Download the application by clicking the download button below. Save the application, complete it and save the completed application to avoid losing information.
- Copy of FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR), including Student Aid Index (SAI).
- Two letters of recommendation (dated for the current academic year)—from high school principal, teacher, professor, pastor or representative of a community organization.
- Copy of transcript from the school most recently attended. Include SAT/ACT scores if current.
- Do not include a photograph.
If you are unable to download the application please contact us.
Application Deadline
By mail
Postmarked by April 1, 2026
Lake City Bank Wealth Advisory Group
Attn: Mary Jane Miller Scholarship
PO Box 1387, Warsaw, IN 46581
By email
By midnight April 1, 2026
We will not consider late or incomplete applications.
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