NEWS & BLOG
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
As a leader in the community, and as an organization motivated by relationships and partnerships, the Saginaw Community Foundation (SCF) must represent the diversity of the community it serves, provide equitable grant opportunities to support broad community needs,...
Saginaw Habitat for Humanity Neighborhood Revitalization
Hundreds of volunteers came together during the summer of 2011 to help fix 75 occupied homes as part of the Great Lakes Bay Neighborhood Revitalization Project. The project was led by The Dow Chemical Company, Habitat for Humanity and the three local community...
SCF Operations Update
UPDATED INFORMATION AS OF APRIL 14, 2021 Effective Monday, November 16, 2020, the Saginaw Community Foundation office will be closed to outside visitors through October 14, 2021 and the SCF staff will be working remote. To reach individual staff members, visit our...
Arthur, Betty, and Timothy Trumble Memorial Scholarship
Betty and Arthur “Art” Trumble where long-time residents of James Township in Saginaw County. Art was a bricklayer and Betty a stay-at-home mother to son Timothy. Most of the Trumble family were graduates of Swan Valley High School. Betty and Art earned their GEDs...
Anthony S. Gonzales Memorial Scholarship
Biography to come.Qualifications Resident of Saginaw County One award to a graduate of Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy or Saginaw United High School and one award to a graduate of any high school located in Saginaw County Part-time enrollment Pursuing Career and...
GLE Precision Skilled Trades Scholarship
Biography to come.Qualifications Minimum 2.5 GPA Resident of Saginaw County Graduate of Birch Run High School, Bridgeport High School, or Frankenmuth High School (1st preference); any other high school in Saginaw County (2nd preference) Part- or full-time enrollment...
Dr. Louis G. Economou Memorial Scholarship
Biography to come.Qualifications Minimum 2.8 GPA Graduating high school senior residing of Saginaw County Part- or full-time enrollment Pursuing undergraduate degree or Career and Technical Education (CTE) training Financial need Evaluation Criteria Financial need...
2020 Community Improvement Initiative Grant Recipient: Bethel Community Garden
On Saginaw’s northeast side, a new community garden will be constructed at the corner of Cathay and McGill Streets, thanks to $25,000 in grant funding from SCF’s Board of Directors’ Community Improvement Initiative (CII) Fund. Bethel AME Church will...
2019 Community Improvement Initiative Grant Recipient: The Fitness Court®
The 2019 CII Grant Award project, The Fitness Court®, is now complete and ready for use. The City of Saginaw, in partnership with Saginaw County Parks & Recreation, last year’s CII Grant recipient, finished-up construction this summer of the...
Catchafire to bring time-sensitive, virtual support to more than 200 nonprofit organizations in the Great Lakes Bay Region
Catchafire to bring time-sensitive, virtual support to more than 200 nonprofit organizations in the Great Lakes Bay Region Saginaw, Mich. – Nine funders from the Great Lakes Bay Region (Bay Area Community Foundation, United Way of Bay County, Greenleaf Trust, Midland...