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Grant Awards
The following grants were awarded by the Board of Trustees during 2009. They were selected through a competitive committee process to meet targeted needs identified by 501(c) (3) eligible nonprofit organizations in our community.
2009 Grant List
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$4,500 to provide a transportation service for area seniors
$10,000 to support disaster relief and support services to military families
AMERICAN YOUTH FOUNDATION
$1,000 to support the Michigan Middle School Leadership Initiative
ANCHOR OF HOPE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
$2,000 to support the 2009 Water Safety Day in Goodrich Park
ARTS COUNCIL OF WHITE LAKE
$1,620 to support the Youth Theater production
$2,030 to support the Sailboat-Trees Community Sculpture
CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
$729 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF WEST MICHIGAN
$1,500 to support the Crossroads project
CITY OF MUSKEGON
$7,920 to support the 2009 Seyferth Park Summer Adventure program
$8,874 to support the repair of Skate Park Equipment at Seyferth Park
$75,000 to support the debt service payment for the Smart Zone property
CITY OF MUSKEGON HEIGHTS
$3,000 to support restoration of Rowan Park
CITY OF WHITEHALL
$1,100 to support Clear Comm Technical Communication
COMMUNITY ENCOMPASS
$5,000 to support new washers & dryers for the Sacred Suds program
EVERY WOMAN'S PLACE
$10,000 to support expansion and renovation of shelter facilities
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
$3,000 to support the Saturday Morning Breakfast program
FIRST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
$4,920 to support the Family Promise Program
FRAUENTHAL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
$110,000 for general operating support of Muskegon’s downtown historic theater
FRUITPORT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
$388 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
$500 to support the Fruitport High School First Robotic Team
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,963 to support the LEAD 2005 program
HARBOR HOSPICE
$1,680 to sponsor two nights at the Poppen Hospice House
HOLTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$318 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
LAND CONSERVANCY OF WEST MICHIGAN
$1,000 to support the purchase of the Meinert Park property
L.E.A.D. SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$22,513 to support the final year of the LEAD 2005 Scholarships at Baker College, Grand Valley State University and Muskegon Community College
LEBANON LUTHERAN CHURCH
$700 to support the food pantry
LOVE INC OF MUSKEGON COUNTY
$8,000 to support emergency needs for City of Muskegon residents
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF MICHIGAN
$600 to support Garden Gazebos for SHAWL Apartments
MUSKEGON AREA ISD
$5,727 to support the Not on Tobacco program
$1,500 to support the West Michigan Science Challenge
$235 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
MATCH DAY
$25,140 for Match Day 2009
MONA SHORES PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$250 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
MONTAGUE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$75 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
MSU EXTENSION - MUSKEGON COUNTY
$2,000 to support Parenting with a Purpose program
MUSIC WITH A MESSAGE FOR KIDS, INC.
$900 to support the White Lake area tour program
MUSKEGON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION
$10,000 to assist DMDC #1 Condominium Association with the finishing of Sidock Square
$5,000 to assist DMDC #1 Condominium Association with the finishing of the Chamber Square
MUSKEGON ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
$2,000 to support holiday decorations for Hackley Park
MUSKEGON CATHOLIC CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$250 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
MUSKEGON COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT
$2,000 to support the Lung at Work program
$5,000 to support the Pharmaceutical Assistance program
MUSKEGON CONSERVATION DISTRICT
$4,000 to support the Muskegon County Area of Concern Conservation Easement project
MUSKEGON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY ALLIANCE
$3,000 to support the Alliance Scholarship program
MUSKEGON HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$250 to support 2009-2010 SciencePrize!
$172 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
MUSKEGON MUSEUM OF ART
$4,000 to support Free Thursdays at MMA
MUSKEGON OCEANA COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP, INC.
$750 to support Operation Bundle Up
MUSKEGON OPPORTUNITY
$25,000 to launch the Muskegon Opportunity program
MUSKEGON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$1,065 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT CORPORATION
$9,500 to support the Foreclosure Prevention Assistance program to assist at-risk City of Muskegon residents
NORTH MUSKEGON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$250 to support 2009-2010 SciencePrize!
$242 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
OAKRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$325 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
ORCHARD VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
$250 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
PIONEER RESOURCES
$6,670 to support the 2009 Summer Camp for People with Disabilities at Pioneer Trails Camp
RAVENNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$560 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
REETHS PUFFER SCHOOL DISTRICT
$1,047 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
SALVATION ARMY
$947 to support the holiday toy program
ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH
$300 to support the Giving Tree project
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$1,000 to support the concert series "Feeding the Soul of the City for 2009 and 2010
STRONG FAMILIES-SAFE CHILDREN
$3,000 to support work of the Community Coordinating Council
THE EDUCATION TRUST, INC.
$2,000 to support program service fee and travel expenses for Kati Haycock
UNITED WAY OF THE LAKESHORE
$943 to support better access to healthy foods that area food pantries distribute to local residents
$10,070 to support the Lights on Afterschool program
VOLUNTEER MUSKEGON
$5,000 to support the Earned Income Tax Credit program
WAYPOINT ACADEMY
$75 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
WEST MICHIGAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$5,000 to support the Summer Pops Concert 2009
WESTERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
$490 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
WESTERN MICHIGAN TEEN CHALLENGE
$2,000 for general operating support
WHITE LAKE COMMUNITY LIBRARY
$5,000 to support the Newspaper Digitization project
WHITE LAKE PERFORMING ARTS
$750 to support Tellabration: “A Tale for Two Cities”.
WHITE RIVER TOWNSHIP
$770 to support the maintenance of the White Lake Channel Life Ring Alarm System
WHITEHALL DISTRICT SCHOOLS
$250 to support 2009-2010 SciencePrize!
$237 to support teacher mini-grants for classroom projects
Annual Report
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