📌A reminder for our nonprofits interested in applying for grants in Crawford, Ogemaw, and Oscoda Counties: North Central Michigan Community Foundation Community Impact Grant applications are due this Monday, June 30! Get more information and apply...
It was a record year for scholarships through the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) and its affiliate foundations in 2025. A total of $640,000 was awarded to 193 students from across the region supporting individuals heading off to...
Just a reminder, we have two grant opportunities with deadlines coming up quick! 💜Women’s Giving Circle Grants are for projects and programs that address issues important to women in Northeast Michigan. The maximum grant request amount is $5,000....
Congratulations to the graduates of the Leadership Learning Lab (LLL)! And a special congratulations to the graduates from the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan service area!! 🤩
Amid the tall pines and banks of the AuSable River, Gerald Crawford, or Gerry as he likes to be called, dedicates some of his energy to honoring the law enforcement and first responder community that has impacted his life in many ways. He is working...
Our historic ice storm may have been over two months ago, but the impacts remain. If you are aware of a neighbor, friend, or other resident with continuing needs related to the ice storm, please let them know about 211 Northeast Michigan, a service...
It was an honor for CFNEM Executive Director Patrick Heraghty and Program Director Jennifer Dingman to present Community Foundation scholarships to Alpena High School students. There is a story behind each and every one of these awards. Stories that...
As of today, just over $177,000 has been granted to support nonprofits that are supporting our communities in the wake of the March ice storm. The most recent rounds of grants provided $32,917 to help organizations that operated as warming shelters...
Thank you so much to Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union employees for collecting denim dollars on Youth Advisory Council Day and supporting the Northeast Michigan Youth Advisory Council!
We want to thank everyone who donated on Youth Advisory Council Day last month to support your local young grantmakers. And we congratulate the members of the Northeast Michigan YAC that won “Mac the Golden Yak” in this friendly competition to...
Grant applications for the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan’s Urgent Needs Fund remain open to nonprofits that are continuing to actively support individuals and families in the aftermath of the March 2025 northern Michigan ice storm. We...
Cheryl Peterson and John Boufford are long-time residents and cheerleaders for Alcona County. They love their community so much that they decided to keep their legacy there by paying it forward to a place they say has given them so much. Their planned...
It’s scholarship season! Our staff and many board members have been making the graduation and awards night circuits. CFNEM Development & Marketing Director Christine Hitch presented over $147,000 in scholarships at Alcona High School from 12 funds...
Need money for a grant project? We may be able to help! Grant applications for the CFNEM Community Impact Grant are available at cfnem.org and are due by July 15. Nonprofit organizations, churches (for non-religious purposes), schools and government...
Time is running out to apply to be part of the 2025-2026 Leadership Learning Lab Cohort. Applications close on June 15! The Leadership Learning Lab combines adaptive and collaborative leadership, time management, and a suite of nonprofit and cross-sector...
Vaping is a topic our local youth see as one of the most pressing issues facing their peers according to our most recent Youth Needs Assessment conducted by the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan and its Youth Advisory Councils. While depression...
Attention nonprofits! Applications for the 2025 cycle of the Northeast Michigan Women’s Giving Circle are due July 1st. Nonprofits serving Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, and/or Presque Isle Counties are welcome to apply for up to $5,000 in funding...
Applications to be part of the next Leadership Learning Lab (LLL) cohort are open through June 15! The Leadership Learning Lab combines adaptive and collaborative leadership, time management, and a suite of nonprofit and cross-sector capacity-building...
Seeking teens to be changemakers! Our North Central Michigan Community Foundation affiliate is looking for teens to part of the NCMCF Youth Advisory Council, or YAC. Through our YAC program, young people engage in local grantmaking that benefits their...