Between Apr. 11 – June 10, 2022, Saginaw Community Foundation (SCF) granted $218,608.60 supporting 30 programs and projects via its designated, donor advised and competitive grant processes. Through the first two quarters of 2022, SCF has granted a total of $528,185.60.
The following SCF funds provided designated and donor advised (non-competitive) grants, Apr. 11 – June 10, 2022:
Edward & Erna Ederer Family Foundation – $2,000
Bridgeport Historical Society – $1,000
READ Association – $1,000
Flegenheimer Family Fund – $35,000
Benzie Area Christian Neighbors – $10,000
Hidden Harvest – $10,000
Midland County Emergency Food Pantry Network – $10,000
World Central Kitchen – $5,000
Nexteer Community Improvement Fund – $695
VFW Post 9931 – Building Maintenance
Nexteer Education Fund – $5,000
FIRST of the Great Lakes Bay Region – School travel to National Robotics Championship
Nexteer Steering the Future Fund – $8,570
Underground Railroad/Girls on the Run Saginaw Bay – Updated Technology – $1,070
SVRC Industries, Inc. – Still Staying Connected – $2,500
National Inventors Hall of Fame – Camp Invention for Underserved Saginaw County Children – $2,500
Saginaw STEM – First Things First After School Enrichment Program – $2,500
Hemlock Semiconductor CARES Fund – $42,900
Fish Tales, Inc. – Adaptive Playground – $27,000
Friends of Theodore Roethke – Stone House Plumbing – $9,500
Charter Township of Portsmouth – Rapid Deployment Craft – inflatable water/ice rescue boat – $6,400
Saginaw Leadership Cares – $6,600
Saginaw County Community Action Agency
Saginaw Promise Fund – $2,000
City of Saginaw – Team Up to Clean Up
Charles G. and Mary Straebel Thomas Fund – $6,750
Emmaus House – $1,500
Major Chords for Minors – $250
Saginaw Libraries – $1,000
Old Town Christian Outreach – $2,500
Health Source – $250
Saginaw County Animal Control – $250
READ Association – $1,000
Carl and Sandra Werth, Jr. Fund – $50,000
SVSU Foundation – Scott Carmona College of Business
David and Lois Wilkins Donor Advised Fund – $7,000
BWIA – Sarasota based projects
The following organizations received grants to support programs/projects via various competitive grants available through SCF:
CMURC – $5,000
Building Resilience through Innovation: Inclusive Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: Phase II
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers – $10,000
School-Based Health Center Capital Project
Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy – $30,000
Pollinator Project (2021-2023)
Saginaw Valley State University – $7,093.60
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