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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