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...
Reminder! Nonprofits serving Cheboygan and/or Mackinaw City, grant applications for the final Youth Advisory Council grant cycle of 2025 are due March 15! Visit sacf.net to apply!
It’s Meet the Board Monday! Today we introduce you to one of our newest CFNEM Trustees, Mary Hamilton, of Alpena. Mary is happily retired after a career as a dental assistant for over 40 years, and as a realtor for about 17 years. “I am very much...
Did you know that the Community Impact Funds held at the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan, and our affiliate foundations, are built from hundreds of donations from individuals and businesses – with no strings attached to the donation?...
Scholarship Applications are due on SATURDAY, March 1 – don’t forget! It’s the home stretch for getting Scholarship applications completed! If you’ve started an application, it’s not complete until you actually submit it with ALL the required...
We have been sharing all about the impact of our Women’s Giving Circle this week. We’ve shared about our grants, our impact, our members, and the power of endowment. If you saw these posts and thought, “Why am I not connected to the WGC yet?”,...
💜The Northeast Michigan Women’s Giving Circle (WGC) will award its largest amount ever in grants this summer – more than $55,000. That’s due to our WGC members, AND the power of endowment. The donations of our WGC members are permanent. The...
Attention students! Time is running out to apply for scholarships this year. The deadline is March 1. Don't miss out on an opportunity to get free money for school!
The “why”. The reason we make a conscience decision to do anything. 💜 For members of our Women’s Giving Circle, they made the decision to become a member through a donation to the Northeast Michigan Women’s Giving Circle Endowment Fund....
Because of our generous Northeast Michigan Women’s Giving Circle members, more than $44,000 was awarded to local nonprofits to support issues important to the women of our communities in 2024. Who decides on these grants? Our WGC members do! Each...
Our Northeast Michigan Women’s Giving Circle (WGC) recently shared its 2024 Impact Report with its members and the community. In case you missed it, here’s a quick snapshot of the WGC from the past year. This week we will be showcasing our Women’s...
Our Straits Area Community Foundation affiliate recently awarded a new round of grants recommended by its Straits Area Youth Advisory Council. This great group of kids from across Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City gathered earlier this month to review...
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 Mackinaw Womans Club received a $1,000 Community Impact grant from our Straits Area Community Foundation affiliate to make some accessibility upgrades to their building, like a new ramp. These improvements allow anyone who has issues navigating...
We are proud to support this wonderful Northeast Michigan Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative (NEMIGLSI) program through our grantmaking! Teachers Stephanie Dege and Wayne Karsten from Posen Consolidated School partnered with NEMIGLSI to give students...
A friendly reminder! The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan and its Affiliate Foundations are accepting scholarship applications through its online platform. Scholarships are available for graduating seniors and nontraditional students. There...
A $1,200 Community Impact Grant to Thunder Bay Curling Club was used to fund two “Learn-to-Curl” sessions. This project enabled 48 individuals new to this sport to have a two-hour block of time with experienced curlers at no cost. Participants...