Lake Institute was created in 2002 and exists through the generosity of the late Tom and Marjorie Lake, their daughter Karen Lake Buttrey, and the Lilly Endowment, Inc. We strive to honor the Lake family’s philanthropic values and to bless the community with a place for conversations about faith and generosity.
Where It All Began

Faith keeps its eyes fixed on the future in absolute certainty that it will be better than the present or the past.
Thomas H. Lake (1919–1999)