North Central Michigan Community Foundation
North Central Michigan Community Foundation (NCMCF) has been affiliated with CFNEM since 1998. Serving Crawford, Ogemaw, and Oscoda Counties, we connect people who care about the future of this area with the causes closest to their hearts. By encouraging individuals to create permanent charitable endowments to meet the ever-changing needs of our communities, we can match donors' charitable interests with worthwhile causes by giving grants and scholarships to area programs and students.
NCMCF believes that the people in our communities, and those who care most about them, can strengthen them most effectively. We are helping donors make an investment in their community to improve the quality of life for present and future residents of the three-county region - an investment that will last for generations to come.
Board of Directors
Gerald Gosnell, Chairman
Hugo Burzlaff
Bob Carpenter
Carolyn DiPonio
Cody Gascho
Nancy Griffin
Rick Grisham
Bailey McCarthy-Riley
Joe Porter
Mike Pugh
Phil Shaw
News
2/21/2011
The Oscoda County NCMCF Youth Advisory Council (YAC) will have a special grant deadline for the 2011 grant year. A second round of applications are due on March 30th. Any 501(c)3 organization, church, school or government agency serving Oscoda County youth is eligible to apply. The maximum request for this special grant cycle is $1,000. Please click here for guidelines and to apply. The Crawford County YAC is also accepting applications for its second grant cycle with a deadline of March 31.
2/20/2011
The NCMCF Youth Advisory Councils awarded more than $11,000 to youth programs in their communities. Read more.
2010 NCMCF Annual Report
Take a look at what the Community Foundation has done for Crawford, Ogemaw and Oscoda Counties in the past year.
Applying for grants just got easier!
Grant applications may now be filled out online. Applications are in PDF format. You will need Adobe Reader, which you can download for free at www.adobe.com. Applicants can fill out the entire application online, save it to their own computer for their records, and submit the application via email directly from our website. All you'll need to do to finish is print the first page of the application and collect the required signatures, and mail it to our office, along with your organization's 501(c)(3) documentation.
NCMCF Funds
As caretakers for permanent funds that will long outlast our donors, our staff and our Board of Trustees, NCMCF is here for the long haul. Our donors can be assured that their charitable wishes will also be permanently fulfilled, for if someday the need for a particular fund passes, our board will find the nearest possible use for the money by applying the legal principle of cy pres. For example, a fund set up to help prevent polio in the past might today be used for research on multiple sclerosis.
Creating a philanthropic fund through NCMCF avoids the legal complexity, administrative burdens and compliance requirements of establishing and maintaining a private foundation. As little as $1,000 can establish a charitable fund that will benefit the causes you care about most. NCMCF can accept nearly any type of gift from cash to stock and other appreciated assets.
In addition, when you make a gift to NCMCF you can choose from over 80 funds that directly benefit Crawford, Ogemaw, and Oscoda Counties. To see a list of NCMCF funds and their descriptions, click here.
Contact Information
877-354-6881
P.O. Box 495
Alpena, MI 49707
2009 NCMCFAnnual Report
2008 NCMCF Annual Report
2007 Annual Reports
Crawford County
Ogemaw County
Oscoda County
2006 Annual Reports
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Ogemaw County
Oscoda County
2005 Annual Reports
Crawford County
Ogemaw County
Oscoda County
2008 Summer Newsletter
2009 Summer Newsletter
2010 Summer Newsletter