Charlevoix County Community Foundation Announces $449,000 in Grant Awards
East Jordan -- Recent grants from the Charlevoix County Community Foundation are helping support a variety of worthy projects in our area—from a ceramics art exhibit and orchestra performances, to an updated trail map and emergency heating fuel.
The new awards bring the community foundation’s grantmaking total to over $7.9 million in its 15-year history. Programs chosen for foundation support and the amounts of their grants are:
From the Adams Fund
$1,185 To the Beaver Island Rural Health Center to support the hospice program
From the Beaver Island Enrichment Fund
$2,500 Towards video conferencing and digital transmitting equipment for the Beaver Island Rural Health Center
$1,000 To the Beaver Island Rural Health Center to support the hospice program
From the Canine Project Fund
$2,880 Towards various expenses for the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office Canine Project
From the Charlevoix County Community Fund
$700 To support a parenting communication series at Boyne City Public Schools
$2,000 For a backup power generator at the Charlevoix County Humane Society
$1,070 To Good Samaritan Family Services to provide emergency heating fuel for low income families in winter
$1,300 To purchase adaptive equipment for the Senior Aid to Computers project at Grandvue
Medical Care Facility
$2,915 To Hospice of Northwest Michigan for two ThinkPad computers to serve hospice patients
$500 Towards the Jordan River Arts Council Kidz Create youth art projects and exhibit
$650 To support Jordan River Arts Council ceramics exhibit and artists workshops
$500 For an early childhood education program for educators and caregivers through Char-EM ISD
From the Charlevoix Fund
$1,000 To purchase and install siding for the B.A.S.E.S. Teen Center building
$900 For a backup power generator at the Charlevoix County Humane Society
$500 To support Perspectives: Understanding through Education community forum series
$2,180 To Good Samaritan Family Services to provide emergency heating fuel for low income
families in winter
$900 To support the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra performance at the Charlevoix High School Auditorium
$500 To Hospice of Northwest Michigan for two ThinkPad computers to serve hospice patients
From the Coeling Fund
$6,442 To design and publish a brochure for the Charlevoix Public Library
$25,300 To purchase and install an ultraviolet disinfecting system at the Charlevoix Area Community Pool
From the East Jordan Enrichment Fund
$7,736 Towards new dugouts at the City of East Jordan Men's/Women's Softball Field
$850 Towards a theatre experience for East Jordan Elementary School students
$4,900 For East Jordan Public Schools to continue staff training in reading tutorial methods
$1,135 To purchase musical instruments and accessories for the East Jordan Public School Music Department
$1,750 To Good Samaritan Family Services to provide emergency heating fuel for low income families in winter
$900 To support the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra performance at the East Jordan High School Auditorium
$800 To Jordan Valley District Library for calculators and movable wall panels for the after school teen program
From the Environmental Fund
$250 To support the annual Jordan River clean-up day for National Honor Society students
$2,250 Towards Friends of the Jordan River Watershed purchase of multimedia equipment for environmental programs and presentations
$8,250 To support Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council’s boater education and marina outreach program
$2,000 To republish the Top of Michigan Trails Council’s trail map and guidebook
From the IMI Community Fund
$300 To purchase winter clothing and boots for students at Boyne City Public Schools
From the SOAR Fund
$5,321 To Raven Hill Discovery Center for various program related expenses
From the Stowe Family Fund
$1,000 Towards a wheelchair lift for the bus at Grandvue Medical Care Facility
From the Towsley Fund
$1,815 To the Beaver Island Rural Health Center to support the hospice program
$985 To Hospice of Northwest Michigan for two ThinkPad computers to serve hospice patients
From Donor Advised Funds
$353,860 To a host of nonprofit organizations and charitable initiatives, in accordance with the wishes of those who established a donor advised fund and help direct their own grantmaking
A charitable organization dedicated to improving and enriching life in the area, the Charlevoix County Community Foundation accepts gifts from individuals, families, businesses, and organizations and manages them as permanent endowments. Every year, a portion of the endowment’s investment income is used to support programs in education, the environment, the arts, human services, health and wellness, youth activities, community development, and various civic projects.
Through careful investment, the principal of the endowment continues to grow, providing perpetual charitable capital to benefit Charlevoix County residents and local nonprofit organizations.
Since it was founded by a group of local citizens in 1992, the Charlevoix County Community Foundation’s net assets have grown to more than $21.8 million.
The Community Foundation will review grant requests again this spring. The deadline for applications is March 3, 2008. For more information about grant opportunities, or the Community Foundation, call 231/536-2440, or visit the foundation’s website: www.c3f.org.
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