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Community Funds Grant Awards

Month
County
Grant Partner
Description
Award Amount
Month : Sept
County : Regional
Grant Partner : Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan
Description: Housing with Supports for People with Mental Illness Exiting Homelessness
Award Amount : $40,000
Month : Sept
County : Regional
Grant Partner : Munson Healthcare Foundations
Description: Mental Health Crisis and Access Center
Award Amount : $30,000
Month : Sept
County : Antrim
Grant Partner : Homestretch Nonprofit Housing Corporation
Description: Affordable Housing Apartments
Award Amount : $30,000
Month : Sept
County : Antrim
Grant Partner : Mancelona Food Pantry and Resale Store
Description: Building Expansion Food Pantry & Resale
Award Amount : $30,000
Month : Sept
County : Grand Traverse
Grant Partner : Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing
Description: Program Growth and Service Enhancement
Award Amount : $25,000
Month : Sept
County : Regional
Grant Partner : Housing North
Description: Housing Needs Assessment Update
Award Amount : $20,000
Month : Sept
County : Regional
Grant Partner : Northern Michigan Health Consortium
Description: NWCHIR Behavioral Health Initiative
Award Amount : $20,000
Month : Sept
County : Regional
Grant Partner : Women's Resource Center
Description: Court Advocacy Program to Protect Survivors and Their Children
Award Amount : $15,000
Month : Sept
County : Antrim
Grant Partner : Communities In Schools of NW Michigan
Description: Communities In Schools
Award Amount : $15,000
Month : Sept
County : Benzie
Grant Partner : Housing Trust of Benzie
Description: Expanding Organizational Capacity
Award Amount : $15,000
Month : Sept
County : Leelanau
Grant Partner : Leelanau Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Fnd
Description: Leelanau Housing Collaborative
Award Amount : $15,000
Month : Sept
County : Grand Traverse
Grant Partner : GT Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Description: GTB Herkner Playground Project
Award Amount : $14,090
Month : Sept
County : Regional
Grant Partner : Acme Christian Thrift Store & Food Pantry
Description: ACTS Emergency Assistance
Award Amount : $10,000
Month : Sept
County : Grand Traverse
Grant Partner : Salvation Army - Traverse City
Description: Emergency Housing Assistance
Award Amount : $10,000
Month : Sept
County : Leelanau
Grant Partner : LIFT Teen Center
Description: General Operating Support
Award Amount : $10,000
Month : Sept
County : Kalkaska
Grant Partner : Kalkaska Area Interfaith Resources
Description: Repairs and Operational Support
Award Amount : $10,000
Month : Sept
County : Regional
Grant Partner : Northwest Michigan Arts and Culture Network
Description: Strengthening the Regional Creative Ecosystem
Award Amount : $10,000
Month : Sept
County : Antrim
Grant Partner : Paddle Antrim
Description: Building Connections to our waterways
Award Amount : $7,500
Month : Sept
County : Regional
Grant Partner : FLOW (For Love of Water)
Description: General Operating Support
Award Amount : $7,500
Month : Sept
County : Grand Traverse
Grant Partner : Central United Methodist Church
Description: Central Outreach
Award Amount : $5,000
Month : Sept
County : Regional
Grant Partner : Grand Traverse Industries
Description: GTI-Fingerprinting services
Award Amount : $5,000
Total: $344,090.00
  • 2025 Community Funds Grant Awards

    In 2025, we awarded $334,700 in grants from our Community Funds.

    Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan $40,000 Expand Housing with Supports for Chronic Homeless with Mental Illness
    Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan $13,000 Overcoming Housing Hurdles: A fund for clients in the 5-county area
    Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing $37,500 Ending Chronic Homelessness
    Father Fred Foundation $22,500 Essential Need for Food in Our Community
    ROCK of Kingsley Youth Center $22,500 General Operating Support- 25/26 School Year
    Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center $37,500 General Operating Support
    Housing Trust of Benzie $15,000 Cottages at Corning
    Grass River Natural Area, Inc. $22,500 Boardwalk Reconstruction Phase III - Sedge Meadow & Fern Trails
    Michael's Place $24,000 Healthy Adults, Healthy Children
    Habitat for Humanity - Grand Traverse Region $37,500 New Waves Phase 1
    Women's Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area $37,500 She Has A Home: Transitional Housing for Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
    Microcenter Child Care Network (MCCN) $7,500 Child Care Provider Support Network Pilot in Leelanau County
    Acme Christian Thrift Store & Food Pantry (ACTS) $12,500 ACTS Food Pantry
    Grand Traverse Industries $5,200 Art Able Connections
  • 2024 Community Funds Grant Awards

    In 2024, we awarded $301,743 in grants from our Community Funds.

    Child & Family Services of NW MI $30,000 Fulfilling Futures: Creating an educational facility for regional youth serving the community
    Housing North $50,000 Housing Ready Program support- Antrim & Kalkaska Counties
    Habitat for Humanity Grand Traverse Region $40,000 New Waves Housing Development
    Northwest Michigan Supportive Housing $25,000 Ending Chronic Homelessness
    Benzie Conservation District $20,000 Protecting water quality through the Northwest Michigan Watersheds Coalition
    Northwest Michigan College Foundation $4,243 Accessibility Updates at the Dennos Museum Center
    ROCK of Kingsley Youth Center $15,000 2024/2025 School Year Operating Support
    El Grupo Norte Youth Cycling $15,000 Bike Smart: Bicycle Safety Education- Powered by Norte Youth Cycling
    Kalkaska Downtown Development $20,000 US-131 North Country Trail Trailhead and Boardman Authority River Boardwalk
    Inland Seas Education Association $7,500 Securing the Future of Great Lakes Education
    Justice and Peace Advocacy Center $17,500 Promatora de Salud (Community Health Worker)
    Mindimooyenh Healing Circle $15,000 Nurturing the Eighth Fire
    Bay Area Transportation Authority $5,000 BATA Park-n-Ride Promotion
    Au Sable Institute $10,000 Restoration Ecology for Young Students (REYS)
    The Friendship Community Center $10,000 Leelanau Investing for Teens (LIFT)
    Addiction Treatment Services, Inc. $6,500 Taking Treatment Services to the Next Level
    Mashup Rock & Roll Musical $6,000 Mashup Small Theatre Space
    Michigan Legacy Art Park $5,000 New and Improved Art Programs and Activities at Michigan Legacy Art Park
  • 2023 Community Funds Grant Awards

    In 2023, we’ve awarded $238,522 in grants from our Community Funds.

    The Dream Team Northern Michigan $17,022 Field of Dreams Dugout Project
    Dolly Parton Imagination Library GT Region $25,750 Books from Birth- Building a System for Early Literacy
    Communities in Schools of Northwest MI $25,000 Communities in Schools Afterschool Program
    Peace Ranch $15,000 Surviving to Thriving: A Collaboration for Youth Mental Health
    Salvation Army- Traverse City $15,000 Stay Housed- Emergency Rental Assistance
    Bay Area Transportation Authority $5,000 Circulating free try-transit passes at all libraries in GT and Leelanau Counties
    Leelanau Peninsula Economic Foundation $13,250 2023 Business Survey and Business Round Table Establishment
    Northwest Michigan Arts and Culture Network $25,000 Network Capacity Building Through Technology & Staffing
    Goodwill Northern Michigan $20,000 Support of the Initiative to End Chronic Homelessness
    Grow Benzie $17,500 Building from the Ground Up: Leveraging Transformative Support for Community Projects
    Before, During, and After Incarceration $10,000 BDAI Operations
    Kalkaska County Library $20,000 Kalkaska County Branch Libraries
    Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology $15,000 Carbon Farming in Northwest Lower Michigan
    Leelanau Montessori Forever Foundation $15,000 Leelanau Montessori Early Childhood Expansion
  • 2022 Community Funds Grant Awards

    In 2022, we’ve awarded $111,000 in grants from our Community Funds.

    Discovery Center Great Lakes $20,000 Discovery Pier Improvement Project
    Housing North $20,000 Housing Ready Program Expansion- Leelanau County
    Northern Blooms Montessori Family Center $15,000 Northern Blooms Montessori Family Center
    Thompsonville Area Revitalization Project $15,000 Phase II of Thompsonville Area Revitalization Project
    Land Information Access Association $15,000 Daylighting Septic Data in Northwest Lower Michigan
    Generations Ahead $15,000 Generations Ahead Logic Model and Evaluation
    Traverse Symphony Orchestra $11,000 TSO Community Music School