Between June 9 – Sept. 12, 2017, Saginaw Community Foundation (SCF) granted $410,798 supporting 26 programs and projects via its designated, donor advised and competitive grant processes. Through the first three quarters of 2017, SCF has granted $939,034.
Organizations interested in applying for a grant through SCF can learn more at our Grants page, or contact Kendra Kempf, program officer, at (989) 755-0545 or via email.
The following SCF funds provided designated and donor advised (non-competitive) grants, June 9 – Sept. 12, 2017:
Bierlein Family Diabetes Fund – $1,500
JDRF (Junior Diabetes Foundation)
Community Advancement Network Fund – $20,566
Business Education Coordinating Council – Capacity Building: Fund Development Plan – $3,240
Pit & Balcony – Capacity Building: Strategic Planning – $5,994
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra – Capacity Building: Strategic Planning – $5,500
Saginaw Choral Society – Capacity Building: Strategic Planning – $5,832
Dow Community Gives – $5,000
Boy Scout Troop 304 – $1,000
First Ward Community Center (Saginaw Gators Basketball Team) – $1,000
Jump Fresh Youth Academy – $1,000
Merrill High School Volleyball Team – $1,000
Elizabeth Eddy Fund – $37,500
Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine – research of Dr. Stanley on Laryngeal issues – $7,500
Saginaw Art Museum – Ruth and Ted Braun Endowment – $30,000
Hall of Fame Bean Bunny Fund – $1,733
Saginaw Valley Historic Preservation Society – restoration and display of the late-1940s Carrollton Bar neon sign
Mudd Family Historic Preservation Fund – $1,687
Saginaw Valley Historic Preservation – maintenance of the Old Saginaw City Historic Sign Park
Nexteer Education Fund – $5,000
Bridgeport High School – CNC machine
Carl H., Jr. and Sandra Werth Fund – $268,500
Saginaw Intermediate School District College Advisor Fund (SCF) – $250,000
Youth First (SCF) – $10,000
Grants for Excellence (SCF) – $4,000
United Way of Saginaw County – Americorps STEM program – $4,500
The following organizations received grants to support programs/projects via various competitive grants available through SCF:
Child and Family Services of Saginaw County – $8,840
($4,757 from the Mental Health Fund; $3,183 from the SCF Unrestricted Fund; $900 from the YWCA Fund for Women and Children)
SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) Support
Friends of Rauchholz Memorial Library – $15,000
(from the SCF Unrestricted Fund)
Building a New Library to Meet the Community’s Needs
Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan – $7,500
($6,600 from the SCF Unrestricted Fund; $900 from the YWCA Fund for Women and Children)
Saginaw County Community Outreach
North Saginaw Township Little League (SCF) – $15,000
(from the SCF Unrestricted Fund)
Sam Merrill Memorial Pavilion
Saginaw Valley State University – $12,672
($12,172 from the SCF Unrestricted Fund; $500 from the YWCA Fund for Women and Children)
2017-18 Great Lakes Bay Region Youth Leadership Institute
SEEDS – $10,000
($8,000 from the SCF Unrestricted Fund; $2,000 from the YWCA Fund for Women and Children)
SEEDS Youth Conservation Corporation