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The following grants were awarded by the Board of Trustees during 2010. They were selected through a competitive committee process to meet targeted needs identified by 501(c) (3) eligible nonprofit organizations in our community.
2010 Grant List
Alive on the Lakeshore
$10,000 to support repairs, retrofitting and repurposing of the former Gospel Films headquarters
American Red Cross
$5,000 to support medical transportation service for low-income seniors in the City of Muskegon
Arts Council of White Lake
$2,000 to support the Whitehall Sesquicentennial Summer Park Band
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lakeshore
$5,000 to support the cost of an AmeriCorps Volunteer
$2,000 to support the One Million Mentors Campaign/Michael Baisden Event in May 2010
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
$3,500 to support a radio transmitter for WBLV
City of Muskegon
$75,000 to support of the debt service payment for the Smart Zone property
$8,750 to provide funding for summer recreation activities for youth at Seyferth Park
$5,800 to support the bridge card program
City of Whitehall
$750 Howmet Theater Technical Improvements Coalition for Community Development
Coalition for Community Development
$1,300 to support the Parent Cafe Program
Community Access Line of the Lakeshore
$4,000 to support the Volunteer Coordinator position
Community enCompass
$10,000 Housing Counseling
$5,000 to provide funding to support the Youth Employment
County of Muskegon
$2,699 to support distance learning equipment and materials for the youth at the Juvenile Detention Home
Easter Seals - Michigan, Inc.
$5,000 the purchase of a "Liberty Swing" which will be placed in Goodrich Park, Whitehall
Ferry Memorial Reformed Church
$3,000 to support 250 food baskets at Thanksgiving to needy families and to provide 110 turkeys to the White Lake Giving Tree Program
Fogged Clarity
$3,000 to support printing of first literary journal
Forgiven Ministry, Inc.
$2,000 to support the "One Day with God" camp on December 3 & 4 at the Earnest C. Brooks Correctional Facility in Muskegon, MI
Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts
$110,000 general operating support
Grand Valley State University
$1,000 student awards for the first Renewable Energy (RE) Technology Fair to be held in May 2011.
Hackley Community Care Center
$20,000 to support the Teen Health Center in Muskegon Hig
Hackley Life Counseling
$11,340 to support lunch learning topics dealing with school stress during the 2010-2011 school year
Holton Township Board
$5,000 to support playground equipment for Holton Park
Hume Home
$3,000 to provide three air conditioning units for the comfort of residents and guests in the public gathering spaces at the Home
Lakeside District Association, Inc.
$2,000 Lakeside Beautification Project
Laketon Township
$3,500 to support an assessment of old oil and gas wells
Latinos Working for the Future
$3,000 to support the written history of the Muskegon Latino Community and Ryerson Heights.
LOVE INC.
$8,000 Emergency Needs for City of Muskegon 2010
MAISD
$1,980 to support distribution of the "Up From the Bottom"
$1,500 to support the West Michigan Science Challenge
Mercy Health Partners
$5,000 to support a community-wide medication disposal program through Lakeshore Health Network
Mission For Area People
$5,000 Medical Support Fund for the City of Muskegon
Mount Zion Church of God in Christ
$3,200 to support the Club 188 Summer Enrichment Program
Music With a Message for Kids, Inc.
$2,000 to provide 10 free educational and motivational music programs on the topics of Reading, Anti-Bullying or Self-Esteem to Elementary Schools or Youth Organizations in the Greater Muskegon area
Muskegon Arts & Entertainment
$5,000 Mainstreet Contribution
Muskegon Community Health Project
$5,000 to support data collection on childhood obesity and position Muskegon County for federal funds
Muskegon Conservation District
$2,500 to support the outdoor investigations program at the MERES Nature Preserve
Muskegon County Cooperating Churches
$3,600 to support the Food Depot expenses for 2011
Muskegon County Environmental Coordinating Council
$3,000 to support raising awareness of household hazardous waste
Muskegon County Health Department
$5,000 to support vision care for City of Muskegon children
Muskegon County Medical Society Alliance
$3,000 to support the scholarship program
Muskegon Environmental Research and Education Society
$2,370 to support a habitat restoration project at the Muskegon Lake Nature Preserve
Muskegon Family YMCA
$1,500 to renovate a portion of the men's locker room so it can be used as a family changing area
Muskegon Museum of Art
$2,000 to support underwriting for the exhibit "The Enduring Gifts of Martin Ryerson, Jr."
Muskegon Rescue Mission
$2,500 to provide transportation to Rescue Mission neighbors
Neighborhood Investment Corporation
$9,490 to support year three of foreclosure counseling for City of Muskegon residents
Nelson Community Association
$100 to support lumineries for Christmas Eve
Pentwater Centenary United Methodist Church
$949 to purchase a refrigerator cooler with capacity to serve the weekly Community Table Dinners.
Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Co.
$1,500 to support busing costs, education supplies and actor stipends to present "The Merchant of Venice" to area high school students in March 2011.
Pioneer Resources
$5,000 to provide high-quality programming, subsidize the cost of tuition, and scholarships to low-income campers
$3,600 to support a new model of supported living
Planned Parenthood Centers of West
$4,600 HPV and HIV/AIDS Screening for Low-Income Women in Muskegon County
Read Muskegon
$2,500 Improving Adult Literacy in Muskegon County
Strong Families-Safe Children
$3,000 membership support for October 2009 through September 2010
Tanglewood Park
$1,000 support of consulting services of Tides, Inc.
The Journey Community Church
$8,000 general operating support
U.S.S. LST 393 Preservation Association
$3,500 to support new men's and women's handicapped accessible bathrooms at the tank deck leve.
United Way of the Lakeshore
$1,500 to support Lights on After School programs in the White Lake area
West Michigan Concert Winds
$4000 to support the Community Bands presentation during the Association of Concert Bands festival to be held in Muskegon in 2011
West Michigan Symphony
$10,000 to support sponsorship of the "By Georges!" concert performance
$2,000 to support underwriting for an April 2011 concert, "Sustainability: A West Michigan Journey."
West Michigan Therapy
$10,000 Housing Plus Program
$3,000 to support the Peace Jam Festival 2010 on Saturday, September 25, 2010
White Lake Community Library
$2,500 to support the White Lake Lumbering Book "Logging the White, The History of Lumbering on the White River and White Lake."
White Lake Senior Center
$1,250 to provide funds to paint the inside of the center
YMCA Camp Pendalouan
$5,954 to support a tankless water system for the West Moon bathhouse
Teacher Mini Grants were awarded to the following schools:
Fruitport Community Schools
Holton Public Schools
MAISD
Montague Area Public Schools
Muskegon Catholic Central Elementary
Muskegon Christian Elementary School
Muskegon Heights Public Schools
Muskegon Public Schools
Orchard View School District
Ravenna Public Schools
Reeths Puffer School District
Waypoint Academy
White Sands
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