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Responding to the Federal Funding Freeze

Image description: Logos of the Community Foundation and Rotary Charities, two organizations focused on community support, philanthropy, and positive change.


Supporting a healthy, resilient, thriving region is only possible when we work together as a community and across sectors—nonprofit, governmental, philanthropic, and business. The key word here is together. The widespread confusion of recent days around the federal funding freeze runs counter to our values of collaboration, equity, and stewardship and we know it has left local partners uncertain and concerned about the future and their ability to do their work.

As funding organizations serving Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Leelanau Counties and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, we are here specifically to invest in the people and places of our region, address our region’s complex problems, and steward community assets for lasting impact. We do this work in partnership with supporters, community members, changemakers, and grant recipients. As such, we have been monitoring the federal funding freeze situation. While the funding freeze is now rescinded, we remain ready to take action so that we can continue supporting our local communities in a flexible, responsive, and collaborative manner.

At present, we are in conversation with our funding partners at the state and local level; we are taking a critical look at the resources we have available and how to use those most effectively; and we are seeking input from our grant partners across the region to help us better understand the potential local impact of what a funding freeze could mean for their service delivery and operations.

As we collectively experience uncertainty about what’s next, please know that we are ready to keep doing the work that you’ve entrusted us to do—to be good stewards of resources, to collaborate across sectors, and to fund pressing needs—all in service of our larger vision to support a healthy, resilient, adaptive, and thriving region for everyone.

In the meantime, we encourage community members to continue supporting local nonprofit organizations—from participating in volunteer efforts to giving monthly or donating at any level—who are delivering critical programs and services across our region. To learn about how Executive Orders are impacting nonprofit organizations, please consult this regularly updated guide from the National Council of Nonprofits.