In keeping with the founders' value of community service, The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund looks for opportunities that build knowledge and capacity within our communities of place and concern. The Fund makes grants to organizations that are qualified to receive tax-deductible contributions under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that are effective in the following areas of concern: the arts, the environment, education and social services. The Eric & Jane Nord Family Fund does not consider unsolicited grant proposals.

Eric and Jane Nord, lifelong residents of northern Ohio, were instrumental in the establishment of The Community Foundation of Greater Lorain County and The Nord Family Foundation.