Between Jan. 12 – Mar. 10, 2023, Saginaw Community Foundation (SCF) granted $231,725, supporting 22 programs and projects via its designated, donor advised and competitive grant processes. 

“Every person who has supported the foundation – whether through donations, volunteering or advocacy – has assisted us in giving much needed support to the programs and projects helping to make our community a better place,” said Reneé Johnston, president and CEO of the foundation. “We strive to grant funds to support programs that will make a difference in our community and beyond.”

Grants awarded during recent cycles were funded via SCF Unrestricted Funds, the YWCA Fund for Women & Children, as well as various designated and donor advised funds.

Currently, SCF manages 28 unrestricted funds, 78 designated funds and 62 donor advised funds. 

Organizations interested in applying for a grant through SCF can learn more at saginawfoundation.org/site/grants, or contact Kendra Kempf, program officer, by email at kendra@saginawfoundation.org. Remaining application deadlines for SCF’s competitive grants in 2023 are May 1, Aug. 1, and Nov. 1.

The following SCF funds provided designated and donor advised (non-competitive) grants, Jan. 12 – Mar. 10, 2023:

Circle Michigan Fund – $225
Corpus Christi Catholic School – Travel Grant 

Dow CommunityGives – $1,000
Freeland Community Schools – Freeland Middle School Robotics Team

Flegenheimer Family Foundation Fund – $35,000
Benzie County Central Schools – $5,000
COGNITION Science and Discovery Center – $5,000
The Diaper Alliance – $5,000
Frankfort–Elberta Area Schools – $5,000
Friends of Garber Courts (SCF) – $10,000
Friends of The Garden Theater – $5,000

HAP Healthy Initiatives Fund – $1,500
Child Abuse and Neglect Council Great Lakes Bay Region

Nexteer Community Improvement Fund – $6,500
Bay County Active Assailant Task Force – $1,500
PartnerShift Network – office equipment and assistance with Success Coaching Program – $5,000

Nexteer Education Fund – $1,500
Great Lakes Bay FIRST – Travel expenses for Freeland Middle School Robotics Team to attend World Championships

Stevens Family Fund – $5,000
First Presbyterian Church – Ecumenical Food Pantry

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

American Chemical Society –$2,500 ($1,500 from the YWCA Fund for Women & Children; $1,000 from the Saginaw County Child Development Fund)
STEAM Accessibility for Saginaw Youth

Great Mural Project (SCF) – $5,000 ($4,244 from the SCF Unrestricted Fund; $756 from the Saginaw Community Arts Fund)
The Great Mural Project

Handley Foundation (SCF) – $75,000 ($70,000 from the Healthy Communities Fund; $5,000 from the YWCA Fund for Women & Children)
Handley Hills

Heart of the City – $2,000 (from the SCF Unrestricted Fund)
Ecstatic about STEM – Create the Future

Hemlock Public Schools – $1,500 (from the YWCA Fund for Women & Children)
The STEM Labs at The Lockwood STEM Center

Mission in the City – $50,000 (Healthy Communities Fund)
Project Park Improvement (Welcome Center)

New Beginnings Enrichment Center – $5,000 ($3,965 from the SCF Unrestricted Fund; $1,035 from the Neighborhood Revitalization Fund)
One Week, One Street

Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority– $10,000 ($5,152 from the Mental Health Fund; $4,848 from the Carl Werth, Sr. & Ruth Werth Memorial Fund)
Clinical Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

TempleArts – $15,000 (from the SCF Unrestricted Fund)
The Temple Theatre Stage Rejuvenation Project