Help us honor Dave's legacy!
Join us to honor Dave Mengebier, our outgoing CEO, by leaving a legacy for our region with a gift to our Focus Fund Endowment!
In 2025, we’ve awarded $41,889.66 in Quick Response Grants.
April Grants | Total Awarded: $7,550
| Angel Care Child Care | $2,500 | Angel Care Move |
| Kalkaska Area Interfaith Resources | $1,000 | Support for Services |
| Project Unity for Life | $2,500 | Mattress and Mattress Cover replacement |
| Salvation Army - Traverse City | $1,550 | Summer Day Camp/Year Round Youth Ministry |
May Grants | Total Awarded: $7,268
| 217 Recovery | $2,500 | 217 Recovery Rides |
| Benzie Senior Resources | $2,168 | Parking Lot Remediation |
| Horse North Rescue | $1,600 | Horse North Rescue Arena Fencing |
| Kandu Island | $1,000 | Programming to Support Mental Health |
June Grants | Total Awarded: $6,471.66
| Free Rein Farm | $1,000 | New Pony Saddle & Tack Equipment |
| Northwest Michigan Health Services, Inc. | $2,500 | Bariatric Phlebotomy Chair |
| Old Mission Peninsula Historical Society | $600 | Preservation of Archival Items documenting Old Mission Peninsula's early history |
| Single Momm | $1,121.66 | Single MOMM - Emergency Plumbing Remediation |
| Traverse City Film Festival | $1,250 | Stage Curtain Repair for Downtown TC's Historic State Theatre |
July Grants| Total Awarded: $7,500
| Kalkaska Commission on Aging | $2,500 | Kalkaska Senior Produce Program |
| Kalkaska County Library | $2,500 | Kalkaska County Library - Elevator Repair |
| Leadership Learning Lab | $2,500 | Leadership Learning Lab Second Cohort |
August Grants| Total Awarded: $6,000
| Child and Family Services of NWMI | $2,000 | Fixing the Flood |
| Church of the Living God | $2,000 | Well Pump Replacement for Angel Care and Church of the Living God |
| Fife Lake Area ESA | $2,000 | Emergency Scene Visibility and Responder Safety Enhancment Project |
September Grants| Total Awarded: $2,100
| Rotary Charities | $2,100 | Federal Funding Workshop Series |
October Grants| Total Awarded: $5,000
| Glen Arbor Arts Center | $2,500 | Furnace Replacement |
| Habitat for Humanity - Grand Traverse Region | $2,500 | Critical Need for Space |