Give while you live... We are grateful to so many of you who have chosen to leave an estate gift to the Community Foundation. Whether your will or trust includes a bequest to a fund here, or if you’ve named the Community Foundation as the beneficiary...
Strategic plans help organizations of all sizes to route a course that will make it stronger, strengthen, advance, and enhance it. We are excited to share the Community Foundation’s newly adopted four-year strategic plan. With a focus on impactful...
In response to the devastating ice storms that have affected much of northeast Michigan, the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) has reactivated its Urgent Needs Fund to support those most impacted across the region. The Fund will provide...
It’s Meet the Board Monday! Today we introduce you to Tony Ommani, of Oscoda. Tony has been involved with our Iosco County Community Foundation (ICCF) affiliate for many years, having served a term as its Board President. He is currently serving...
Our Youth Advisory Council Grants aim to serve the young people of our communities by funding projects that directly benefit kids. Across the four counties served by our Northeast Michigan YAC, grants are supporting projects like extracurricular and...
A new round of youth grants through our Straits Area Community Foundation affiliate will support five nonprofit projects benefiting youth in Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City were awarded, including: 💙 $1,000 to North Central Michigan College...
This March, we awarded a new round of Community Impact Grants Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, and Presque Isle Counties totaling over $126,000. Community Impact Grants provide funding for a broad range of community needs and include funding for local...
This upcoming program is being funded in part by a CFNEM Community Impact Grant to St. John Lutheran School in Rogers City in support of young people and their parents in Presque Isle County.
It’s Meet the Board Monday! Today we introduce you to one of our newest CFNEM Trustees, Linda Sansom. Linda was elected to our Board in December 2024 and excited to be able to give back in this way to a community she says means so much to her. Linda...
With the help of a CFNEM Community Impact Grant, a newer nonprofit, ABC Alpena’s Bird Center, is helping injured birds in northeast Michigan soar once again. The grant helped replace roofing on an existing structure to house a flight cage large enough...
It’s Meet the Board Monday! Today we are featuring the newest member of our North Central Michigan Community Foundation (NCMCF) affiliate, Jera Eastman. Jera grew up in Fairview in Oscoda County and now lives in West Branch (Ogemaw County) with...
Your legacy is YOUR legacy. And you get to decide what that looks like. Stories from the people in this video - your very own northeast Michigan neighbors - along with the stories of many others, make up the Foundation’s Legacy Society. What will...
The North Central Michigan Community Foundation (NCMCF) was honored in February 2025 with the West Branch Area Chamber of Commerce Community Impact Award. NCMCF Board members Andrea Rose and Jozann Burgin represented NCMCF at the award presentation...
It’s Meet the Board Monday! We are happy to introduce you to CFNEM’s Youth Trustee-Elect, Chelsie Bielas! As a member of our Northeast Michigan Youth Advisory Council (NEMYAC), Chelsie brings the youth voice and perspective to our Board’s leadership. Chelsie...
With heavy hearts, the Community Foundation notes the passing of David Nadolsky, a former member of our Board of Trustees. David served on our Board beginning in 1992, always bringing with him a warmth and compassion for the community. David actively...
What a treat! Members of our Northeast Michigan Youth Advisory Council (NEMYAC) and CFNEM staff members Jennifer Dingman and Rachel Elkie visited Besser Museum For Northeast Michigan to check out their newly opened Discover Northeast Michigan History...