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Youth Endowment Grant Awards
- 2024 Youth Endowment Grant Awards
Program Name/Purpose of Grant Award Endowment Awarded From A Kid Again $2,750 2025 Michigan Chapter Adventures for Families in the GTRCF Service Area $750 Youth Endowment- Antrim $2,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Acme Christian Thrift Store & Food Pantry (ACTS) $6,900 ACTS Food Pantry $1,400 Youth Endowment- Antrim $2,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $3,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Benzie Area Christian Neighbors $5,000 Benzie Blessings in a Backpack $5,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan $5,000 Youthwork Conservation Corps: Making a difference in YOUR county $2,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska $2,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Experiential Ink $3,500 Camp4All $1,500 Youth Endowment- Benzie $2,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Free Rein Farm $2,100 Mini Donkey School Visits $1,100 Youth Endowment- Antrim $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Generations Ahead $2,000 Generations Ahead Advisory Council $1,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore $250 Empowering Girls through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience $250 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Glen Arbor Arts Center $2,500 Year-round Arts Education for Youth, Teens and Young Adults $2,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Grand Traverse Dyslexia Association $4,000 The Tuition Assistance Project $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim $2,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Great Lakes Center for the Arts $1,500 Dorothy Gerber Strings Program (DGSP) Free Classroom Lessons in Antrim County Schools $1,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim Grow Benzie $2,000 Benzie Area Youth Initiative: Tech & Youth Mental Health Project $2,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie Inland Seas Education Association $2,000 Young Women in STEM Overnight Programs $2,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Launch to Leadership of Northern Michigan $2,000 Launch to Leadership of Northern Michigan for the 2024 / 2025 School Year $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim Maraschino Music $2,750 Maraschino Cultural Bienestar Initiative $2,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $750 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Michael's Place $7,500 Providing Safe Space and Healthy Healing for Bereaved Youth $1,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim $2,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska $3,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Michigan Crossroads Council, Boy Scouts of America $250 Sustaining Grand Traverse Region Scouting $250 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Northwest Education Services $1,750 North Ed Migrant Youth Empowerment Club $500 Youth Endowment- Antrim $750 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Planned Parenthood of Michigan $1,250 Growing Resilience: Planting Seeds for Wellness and Connection $1,250 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse PoWeR! Book Bags $8,750 Building PoWeRful relationships in the early years for better later years! $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim $1,500 Youth Endowment- Benzie $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska $4,250 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Remain in Touch $2,750 Remain in Touch $750 Youth Endowment- Antrim $1,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $1,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau ROCK of Kingsley Youth Center $3,500 2024/2025 YOU MATTER - Youth Programming $3,500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan $8,500 Supporting In-Patient Physical & Mental Health Care for Youth $5,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $2,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Salvation Army - Traverse City $2,000 Youth Programs - Providing Paths for our Future Leaders $2,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse SEEDS Ecology and Education Centers $4,500 Skill Development and Job Training for Northern Michigan Youth $2,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $2,500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Suttons Bay Public Schools $500 EXPOSURES 2025 $500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau The Friendship Community Center $1,500 LIFT Travels to Mackinac Island! $1,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau Traverse City Area Public Schools $500 TCAPS Indigenous Student Clubs Inaugural Round Dance $500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Traverse City Roller Derby $1,000 TC Youth Roller Derby Program $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Women's Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area $14,000 Haven of Hope: Emergency Shelter Program $5,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie $4,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $5,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska Writers Series Of Traverse City $2,500 The Raising Writers Program of the National Writers Series $2,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim Total Awarded: $105,000.07 - 2023 Youth Endowment Grant Awards
Program Name/Purpose of Grant Award Endowment Awarded From Acme Christian Thrift Store & Food Pantry (ACTS) $3,500 ACTS Food Pantry $1,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $2,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County Benzie Area Christian Neighbors $4,600 KINship – Kids in Need $4,600 Youth Endowment- Benzie County Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan $7,100 YouthWork Conservation Corps $1,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $4,600 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County $500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County El Grupo Norte Youth Cycling $2,500 Spring & Fall Youth Adventure Bike Club $2,500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse Frankfort Elberta Area Schools $700 Frankfort Middle School Library $700 Youth Endowment- Benzie County Free Rein Farm $2,000 Equine Assisted Learning, Youth Program Matching Sponsorships $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim County Friends of the Garden Theater $600 Stories That Heal Light House Festival $600 Youth Endowment- Benzie County Generations Ahead $1,800 Program Engagement $600 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $200 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Grand Traverse Dyslexia Association $12,200 Tuition Assistance Project $4,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County $4,200 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $2,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Immigration Law & Justice Michigan $2,500 Support and expand free immigration legal services for children and youth $2,500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County Inland Seas Education Association $1,000 Young Women in STEM Great Lakes 3-Day Sailing Experience $1,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Kalkaska High School $500 Cross Country/ Track & Field- Wood Memorial Trout Run $500 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County Kids On The Go - Traverse City $1,500 Therapy Camp Program Development $500 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County Make-A-Wish Michigan $2,000 Wish Granting $1,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Michael's Place $7,000 Serving Bereaved Youth and Children through Support, Advocacy, and Education $2,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $4,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County National Alliance on Mental Illness Grand Traverse $6,800 Northwest Michigan Youth Mental Health Initiative $2,200 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $2,600 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Northwest Michigan Mountain Bike Association $500 Vasa Bike Park $500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County $0 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $0 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County PoWeR! Book Bags $9,000 PoWeR! Book Bags School Literacy Give-Aways $3,500 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $4,500 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County $0 Youth Endowment- Benzie County Project Feed the Kids $3,000 Project Feed the kids $3,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County Right Tree $500 Community Art $500 Youth Endowment- Antrim County SEEDS Ecology and Education Centers $1,000 SEEDS Youth Advisory Council $1,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $0 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $0 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County Step Up Northern Michigan $1,000 The Maverick Enrichment Program $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County The Dream Team Northern Michigan $4,000 Dream Team Northern Michigan $1,000 Youth Endowment- Antrim County $2,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County $1,000 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County The Friendship Community Center $600 Alternative Spring Break for Leelanau County Teens $600 Youth Endowment- Leelanau County The ROCK of Kingsley Youth Center $1,000 THE ROCK: You Matter Programming $1,000 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse County Women's Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area $14,100 Keeping Survivors of Abuse and their Children Safe – Emergency Shelter Program $4,600 Youth Endowment- Benzie County $4,500 Youth Endowment- Grand Traverse $5,000 Youth Endowment- Kalkaska County Total Awards: $91,000 - 2022 Youth Endowment Grant Awards
Program Name/Purpose of Grant Award Endowment Awarded From Acme Christian Thrift Store and Food Pantry $3,000 ACTS Food Pantry $1,000 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim $2,000 Youth Endowment‐ Kalkaska Arts for All of Northern Michigan $7,900 Art Escapes $2,500 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim $2,400 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie $3,000 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Bethany Christian Services $7,100 Safe Families for Children $1,800 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim $1,500 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie $1,800 Youth Endowment‐ Grand Traverse $2,000 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Catholic Charities West Michigan $1,000 Parenting Journey $1,000 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie Child and Family Services of Northwestern Michigan $6,900 YouthWork Conservation Corps $2,400 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie $2,000 Youth Endowment‐ Kalkaska $2,500 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Do A Little Good $2,000 The Do a Little Good Pantry Program $2,000 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim Glen Arbor Arts Center $200 Learning in the Arts Mentoring Program (L.A.M.P.) $200 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie Grand Traverse Community Enrichment $2,000 Youth Travel Seminar 2022‐2023 $1,500 Youth Endowment‐ Kalkaska $500 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Grand Traverse Dysexia Association $10,100 Tuition Assistance Project $3,000 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim $4,100 Youth Endowment‐ Grand Traverse $3,000 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Kalkaska Public Schools $1,150 Read Live $1,150 Youth Endowment‐ Kalkaska Kids on the Go $4,000 Traverse City Program Development $1,000 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim $1,000 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie $2,000 Youth Endowment‐ Grand Traverse Michael's Place $13,000 Bridging Gaps in Bereavement Services for Youth and Schools $2,000 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim $3,000 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie $3,000 Youth Endowment‐ Grand Traverse $4,000 Youth Endowment‐ Kalkaska $1,000 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Mission Blues $200 Snorkel Camp $200 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie Planned Parenthood of Michigan $2,300 Planting Seeds of Change $2,300 Youth Endowment‐ Grand Traverse PoWeR! Book Bags $7,200 School Vacation Literacy Give Aways 2022‐2023 $1,500 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie $4,000 Youth Endowment‐ Kalkaska $1,700 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Right Tree $1,700 The MAD Club ‐‐ an after school drop‐in program for middle school girls $1,700 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan $1,500 Family Support Program 2022 $1,500 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Suttons Bay Public Schools $500 Exposures 2023 $500 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau The Antrim Foundation $2,500 Positive Youth Mental Health Outcomes: Counseling, Community, and Connectivity in Antrim County $2,500 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim WIA‐IAM, Inc. and STR8TALK $3,000 STR8TALK $700 Youth Endowment‐ Antrim $800 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie $1,500 Youth Endowment‐ Kalkaska Whistle Stop Learning Center $300 Outdoor Play at Whistle Stop Learning Center $300 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie Women's Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area $13,450 WRC Advocacy Program $3,900 Youth Endowment‐ Benzie $5,000 Youth Endowment‐ Grand Traverse $2,050 Youth Endowment‐ Kalkaska $2,500 Youth Endowment‐ Leelanau Total Awards: $91,000