March 28, 2022

Saginaw Community Foundation grants $309,577 during 1st quarter of 2022

 

Between Dec. 10, 2021 – Mar. 11, 2022, Saginaw Community Foundation (SCF) granted $309,577 supporting 126 programs and projects via its designated, donor advised and competitive grant processes.

 

 

 



 

The following SCF funds provided designated and donor advised (non-competitive) grants, Dec. 10, 2021 – Mar. 11, 2022:

 



 

Bierlein Family Diabetes – $15,000

CMU Medical – Diabetic Services – $10,000
McLaren Northern Mich. Hospital Foundation – Diabetes Program – $5,000

 


 

Nancy Claramunt Dance Scholarship – $1,000

Frankenmuth Dance Center

 


 

Damuth Family Fund – $250

Pulse 3 Foundation

 


 

Dow CommunityGives – $4,000

First Ward Community Service – HIRE Program – $2,000
Saginaw Public Schools – Saginaw High School Basketball Team – $2,000

 


 

Edward & Erna Ederer Family Foundation Fund – $1,000

Saginaw Children’s Zoo

 


 

Aarol W. & Elaine M. Irish Family Foundation Fund – $6,000

East Side Soup Kitchen – $3,000
St. Jude Foundation – $3,000

 


 

K.P. Karunakaran Family Foundation Fund – $7,001

Bharatiya Temple of Flint – $1,001
Arsha Vidya Pitham – $250
Child Abuse and Neglect Council Great Lakes Bay Region – $750
SVSU Foundation – Scholarships – $5,000
K. Lucille & James Martineau Family Fund – $500
Saginaw Rotary Club Foundation – Dictionaries for third graders – $500

 


 

McQuillan Philanthropy Fund – $4,545

Rescue Mission – $1,515
Underground Railroad – $1,515
Mustard Seed – $1,515

 


 

Robert E. Stark & Martin H. Stark Foundation Fund – $176,000

Amazing Grace Animal Rescue – $1,000
American GI Forum – Saginaw Chapter – $1,000
American Society for The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) – $1,000
Anti-Defamation League – $1,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay – $2,000
B’nai B’rith International – $1,500
Boy Scouts – Woods and Water Council – $1,000
Boys And Girls Club of Saginaw County – $2,000
Bridge Center for Racial Harmony – $1,000
Buena Vista Charter Township Community Center – $1,000
Child Abuse and Neglect Council of the Great Lakes Bay Region – $1,000
Child and Family Service of Saginaw – $1,000
Children’s Grief Center – $1,000
City of Saginaw – SCENIC – $1,000
City of Saginaw – Team Up to Clean-Up – $1,000
City Rescue Mission of Saginaw – $1,000
Covenant Academy – $2,000
Covenant Healthcare Foundation – $2,500
Delta College Foundation – Karen Macarthur – Teaching Chair – $1,000
Delta College Foundation – Peter Boyse President’s Scholar Program Endowment – $1,000
Delta College Foundation – Possible Dream Campaign – $1,000
Downtown Saginaw Farmers Market – $1,000
East Side Soup Kitchen – $2,000
Emmaus House – $1,000
Field Neurosciences Institute – $1,000
First Ward Community Center – $2,000
Friends Of the Public Libraries of Saginaw – $1,000
Girls Scouts Heart of Michigan – $1,000
Great Lakes Bay Diaper Alliance – $1,000
Great Lakes Bay Health Center – $2,000
Hidden Harvest – $2,000
Historical Society of Saginaw County – $1,000
Hospital Hospitality House of Saginaw – $1,000
Houghton Jones Neighborhood Association – After School Program – $2,000
Humane Society of Saginaw County – $1,000
Japanese Cultural Center – $1,000
Junior Achievement of Northeast Michigan – $1,000
Major Chords for Minors – $1,000
Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum – $1,000
Mustard Seed Shelter – $2,000
NAACP Saginaw Branch – $1,000
Old Town Christian Outreach – Food Program – $2,000
Paralyzed Veterans of America – $1,000
Parkinson Research Foundation – $1,000
PartnerShift Network – $2,000
Pit & Balcony – $1,000
Pride In Saginaw – $1,000
READ Association – $1,000
Saginaw African Cultural Festival – $1,000
Saginaw Area Fireworks – $1,000
Saginaw Art Museum – $1,000
Saginaw Arts and Enrichment Commission – $1,000
Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra – $1,000
Saginaw Career Complex – Professional Business Day – $1,000
Saginaw Children’s Zoo – $1,000
Saginaw Choral Society – $1,000
Saginaw Community Foundation – Arson Watch – $1,000
Saginaw Community Foundation – Art & About – $1,000
Saginaw Community Foundation – FORCE – $1,000
Saginaw Community Foundation – Garber Courts – $1,000
Saginaw Community Foundation – Giving Back Task Force – $1,000
Saginaw Community Foundation – Grants for Excellence – $5,000
Saginaw Community Foundation – Healthy Community Partners – $1,000
Saginaw Community Foundation – Heroes for Kids – $1,000
Saginaw Community Foundation – Inner Circle – $2,000
Saginaw Community Foundation – Library Foundation Fund – $1,000
Saginaw Community Foundation – Lucy R. Allen Cornerstone Club – $2,000
Saginaw Community Foundation – Neighborhood Associations – $5,000
Saginaw Community Foundation – Robert E. Stark & Martin H. Stark Scholarship Fund – $5,000
Saginaw Community Foundation – Saginaw Promise Scholarship – $5,000
Saginaw Community Foundation – Staff Discretionary – $5,000
Saginaw Community Foundation – Youth First – $10,000
Saginaw County Animal Care Center – $1,000
Saginaw County Community Action Committee – $3,000
Saginaw County ISD – Literacy – $5,000
Saginaw County Sports Hall of Fame – $3,000
Saginaw County Veterans Memorial Plaza – $1,000
Saginaw County Youth Protection Council – $1,000
Saginaw Crime Stoppers – $1,000
Saginaw District Golf Association – $1,000
Saginaw Future – $2,000
Saginaw Shiawassee Habitat for Humanity – $1,000
Saginaw Shiawassee Habitat for Humanity – Veterans Home Repair Program – $1,000
Saginaw VA Medical Center – Volunteer Services for Comfort Items – $1,000
Saginaw Valley Police Canine Association – $1,000
Saint Mary’s of Michigan Foundation – $2,500
Special Olympics – Saginaw Area 22 – $1,000
STARS – Rides to Wellness – $2,000
SVSU Foundation – Al Watrous Golf Invitational – $5,000
SVSU Foundation – Dr. Benjamin Stark Biology Scholarship – $5,000
SVSU Foundation – Watrous/Stark Endowment – $5,000
Temple Arts – $1,000
Temple Beth Israel – $2,500
The Ezekiel Project – $2,000
The Neighb Community Center – $5,000
The Salvation Army – $1,000
Underground Rail Road – $1,000
United Negro College Fund – $1,000
United Way of Saginaw County – $1,000
United Way of Saginaw County – Imagination Library – $1,000
United Way of Saginaw County – Ramp/Mobility Program ¬– $1,000
YMCA Strong Kids Campaign – $1,000

 


 

Gerald J. & Joan B. Talbot Fund – $7,500

Great Lakes Bay Health – $2,500
Emmaus House – $2,500
Saginaw County Youth Protection Council – $2,500

 

 

 



 

The following organizations received grants to support programs/projects via various competitive grants available through SCF:



 

 

 

City Rescue Mission – $25,000

City Rescue Mission First Floor Remodel

 


 

Downtown Saginaw Farmers Market – $12,000

Rebuilding the Downtown Saginaw Farmers Market after COVID

 


 

Friends of Theodore Roethke – $9,781

Child on Top of a Greenhouse Language Arts Review Camp

 


 

New Beginnings Enrichment Center – $15,000

One Week, One Street

 


 

Saginaw-Shiawassee Habitat for Humanity – $25,000

Home Repair and Housing Counseling