Straits Area Community Foundation
Straits Area Community Foundation has been affiliated with the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) since 1998. We connect people who care about the future of Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City 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.
SACF 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 Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City - one that will last for generations to come.
Board of Directors
Nancy Stempky, President
Ann Chastain
Judy Churchill
Katie Darrow
Matthew Friday
Jennifer Lee - YAC Advisor & Director
Liz Limberg
Joan Pepper
Kathy Scoon
Janet Weiss
Donna Woiderski
News
11/29/2011
SACF is accepting applications for the 2012 Common Grant Cycle and the January 2012 YAC Grant cycle. Applications for both types of grants are due January 1.
SACF 2010 Annual Report
Take a look at what SACF has done for the Straits Area in the past year.
November 10, 2010
The Straits Area Youth Advisory Council (SAYAC) recently awarded a $900 grant to Inland Lakes Schools for the Midland Field Trip. Junior High students will get the chance in spring 2011 to spend a youth-oriented, education and fun-filled day in the Midland area using the grant funding. YAC Grant applications are being accepted for the third grant cycle of 2011. The deadline to apply is April 1.
SACF Funds
As caretakers for permanent funds that will long outlast our donors, our staff and our Board of Directors, SACF 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 SACF 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. SACF can accept nearly any type of gift from cash to stock and other appreciated assets.
In addition, when you make a gift to SACF you can choose from over 40 funds that directly benefit Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City. To see a list of SACF funds and their descriptions, click here.
Contact Information
1-877-354-6881
P.O. Box 495
Alpena, MI 49707
SACF 2009 Annual Report
SACF 2008 Annual Report
SACF 2007 Annual Report
SACF 2006 Annual Report
SACF 2005 Annual Report
2008 Summer Newsletter