Straits Area Community Foundation
Straits Area Community Foundation has been affiliated with the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) since 1998. We connect people who care about the future of Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City with the causes closest to their hearts. By encouraging individuals to create permanent charitable endowments to meet the ever-changing needs of our communities, we can match donors' charitable interests with worthwhile causes by giving grants and scholarships to area programs and students.
SACF believes that the people in our communities, and those who care most about them, can strengthen them most effectively. We are helping donors make an investment in their community to improve the quality of life for present and future residents of Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City - one that will last for generations to come.
Board of Directors
Katie Darrow, President
Judy Bennett
Ann Chastain
Judy Churchill
Joann Leal
Jennifer Lee - YAC Advisor & Director
Joan Pepper
Kathy Scoon
Krista Siler
Janet Weiss
News
February 23, 2010
SACF awarded $3,027 through its Common and YAC grants to support local nonprofits with projects benefiting residents of Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City.
- $1,300 to Third Level Crisis Intervention Center for the Northeast Street Outreach Program (SOP) and to purchase grocery and gas cards for families caring for teens who cannot live at home
- $454 to American Red Cross of Northern Lower Michigan for the WHALE Tales project
- $973 to Cheboygan-Otsego-Presque Isle Educational Service District for Art Beyond Limits
2009 Annual Report
Take a look at what SACF has done for the Straits Area in the past year.
SACF Funds
As caretakers for permanent funds that will long outlast our donors, our staff and our Board of Directors, SACF is here for the long haul. Our donors can be assured that their charitable wishes will also be permanently fulfilled, for if someday the need for a particular fund passes, our board will find the nearest possible use for the money by applying the legal principle of cy pres. For example, a fund set up to help prevent polio in the past might today be used for research on multiple sclerosis.
Creating a philanthropic fund through SACF avoids the legal complexity, administrative burdens and compliance requirements of establishing and maintaining a private foundation. As little as $1,000 can establish a charitable fund that will benefit the causes you care about most. SACF can accept nearly any type of gift from cash to stock and other appreciated assets.
In addition, when you make a gift to SACF you can choose from over 40 funds that directly benefit Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City. To see a list of SACF funds and their descriptions, click here.
Contact Information
1-877-354-6881
P.O. Box 495
Alpena, MI 49707
SACF 2008 Annual Report
SACF 2007 Annual Report
SACF 2006 Annual Report
SACF 2005 Annual Report
2008 Summer Newsletter