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Bridgeport Days Festival Scholarship
The Bridgeport Days Festival Committee was established in 2006 for the purpose of hosting an annual community festival. The all-volunteer group made a significant personal time commitment to ensure a successful event. All committee members had a long history of...
Tax reform and charitable giving
Tax reform and charitable giving Getting a few dollars knocked of your tax bill probably isn't the main reason you give to charity. If you're like most of us, you give because you care about the health of children, about a clean environment, or great arts...
Making Connections in Our Neighborhoods: Saginaw Community Foundation launches ABCD pilot program
Saginaw Community Foundation (SCF) has selected the Unity in the Community Neighborhood Association as its pilot neighborhood to participate in an Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) process. The neighborhood is located on Saginaw’s East Side between Perkins St....
Positive Results Downtown Scholarship
Positive Results Downtown Saginaw (previously recognized as PRIDE in Saginaw, Inc.) contributes to the cultural, social, recreational and economic life of the Great Lakes Bay Region. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. It was organized in 1975 by a group of...
Bob and Betty Grills Scholarship
This scholarship was created to honor the memory of Robert "Bob" Grills and Elizabeth "Betty" Grills. Bob was a graduate of Flint Central High School where he was Michigan State Debate Champion his senior year. Robert received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from...
Jack Foote Memorial Scholarship
Jack Foote was born and raised in Saginaw, Mich. In 1951, he graduated from Arthur Hill High School. He later married Bonnie Wiltse to whom he was married for 60 years. Together they have two sons (John and Bill), seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Jack...
Saginaw Community Foundation grants $410,798 in 3rd Quarter 2017
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. ...
Hurricane Irma : How You Can Help
Hurricane Irma left behind a catastrophic trail of widespread flooding and damage through the Caribbean, Florida, and the southeastern United States. If you would like to help with a donation, we’ve...
Hurricane Harvey: How you can help
Hurricane Harvey left behind a catastrophic trail of widespread flooding and damage along the Gulf Coast and in Texas. If you would like to help with a donation, the Council on Foundations...
Larry A. Coulouris Memorial Scholarship
Larry was born on June 13, 1925, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada but has lived in Saginaw for six decades. Larry served in the Canadian Navy as a radio telegrapher and then attended McGill University in Montreal. After arriving in Saginaw, Larry worked for 45 years in...