Grant Opportunities
Thanks to the generosity of others, we’re able to offer grants and scholarships to create lasting benefits to our community. Unless otherwise specified in the original fund agreement, the Community Foundation awards grants only to charitable programs and organizations which benefit the people of Monroe County, Michigan.
We operate under a spending policy established by the Finance and Investment Committee, and comply with standards for Michigan Community Foundations.
Grants Awarded
Grant
Description
Amount
Monroe County Senior Legal Services
Technology upgrades
$7,000
Monroe County Intermediate School District
Program services for student mental health by supporting educator wellness from the Monroe Health Plan Endowment.
$68,650
United Way of Monroe County
Project Ramp from the Monroe Health Plan Endowment and the Paul E. Braunlich Family Memorial Endowment Fund.
$34,500
Aid in Milan
Program services for aide to Milan residents from the COVID Relief Fund.
$3,000
The Mon-Arc of Monroe
Program for improving coordination of services and resources within the community for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities from the Gertz Family Values Fund.
$5,000
YMCA
Program Scholarships for their Learning Pod program from the Kellogg Youth Endowment.
$15,000
MCOP
Grant for ALCC Health Hub from the Healthy Youth Healthy Seniors Fund and Gertz Family Values Endowment Fund.
$10,000
Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan
to help fund the creation of the St. Joseph Center for Hope, a 24-hour seven-days-a-week crisis intervention center for those suffering from drug and alcohol addiction from the Monroe Health Plan Endowment.
$120,000
City of Monroe
Stone Cairn repair on Elm and N. Dixie from the Monument Preservation Fund.
$10,000
Airport Community Schools
for Ruling our eXperiences (ROX), 1 20 week comprehensive and evidence based empowerment program for 5-12th grade girls from the Healthy Youth Healthy Seniors Fund.
$15,000
Child Care Network
to support child care tuition scholarship program from the Kellogg Youth Fund.
$5,000
Children with Hair Loss
Striving for Strands program from the Kellogg Youth Fund.
$5,000
London Twp Citizen Civic Club
Refrigerator and stove from the Healthy Youth Healthy Seniors Fund.
$4,000
Elm House
to install a culligan reverse osmosis system and reusable BPA free water bottles, photo sensors and two keyless entry systems and funding for educational outings every other month from the Salow Family Endowment and McGovern Charitable Fund.
$3,000
Foundation at MCCC
Interative database for art collection from the Manausso Family Endowment & Gertz Family Values.
$3,000
IHM Sisters
for the Monroe County International Day of Peace celebration for local middle and high school students at St. Mary’s park funded by the Kiwanis North Youth Fund and the McGovern Charitable Fund.
$6,400
International Wildlife Refuge Alliance
for a graphic element trailer wrap from the Salow Family Endowment and the Kellogg Youth Fund and for Intern from the Environmental and Manausso Family Endowment Fund
$9,000
Little Blessings Veteran and Community Outreach
for veteran equine program from the McGovern Charitable Fund.
$5,000
Mason Music Boosters
for instruments from the Kellogg Youth Fund and musical from the Jeff and Gretchen Kopmanis Instrumental Music Endowment Fund.
$4,488
Exeter Historical Society
for supplies to restore an early 1900’s barn from the History Endowment Fund.
$2,000
Monroe County Library System
towards the Bookmobile from the McWebb Little Brown Bear Fund, Gertz Family Values Fund. Altrusa International of Monroe was granted $1,600 from the Altrusa Literacy Fund to give away 700 books in partnership with the Bookmobile.
$25,000
Monroe Public Schools
to create a tele-health clinic throughout MPS from the Monroe Health Plan Endowment.
$100,000
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
for handicap accessible power doorway in the Ida Community Center from Healthy Youth Healthy Seniors and Kehres Senior Citizens Fund.
$2,750