The Community Foundation partners with individuals, families, and businesses to support meaningful philanthropy. Many donors give to the Community Impact Fund, which provides flexible, year-to-year grant dollars to address evolving needs across northeast Michigan. A Fund for the Community allows you to create an endowed fund in your name or in honor of a loved one while strengthening and complementing the Community Impact Fund. These funds generate annual grants that expand the Foundation’s ability to serve the region.
- Funds for the Community can be named. For example, the Reitz Family Fund, Wilson Family Fund, or Panel Processing Endowment Fund for the Community recognize those who feel a connection to the area and care about the future of Northeast Michigan.
- The minimum to start a Fund for the Community is $5,000.
- Donors can start a Fund for the Community at one time, or grow the Fund to the minimum over 3 years. Continued contributions will allow for greater grant-making moving forward.
- Dollars produced by Funds for the Community will increase grant money available from the Community Impact Fund for a greater investment in Northeast Michigan. Those grants are given to local nonprofits each year to make a difference close to home.
- Funds for the Community are eligible to receive Qualified Charitable Distributions from a donor's IRA.
When you establish a Fund for the Community, you are giving with an awareness that the future holds more than we can imagine. Giving back with a Fund for the Community can accomplish more…forever.
To learn more or get started on establishing a Fund for the Community, contact Patrick Heraghty at pheraghty@cfnem.org or Christine Hitch at chitch@cfnem.org, or call us at 1-989-354-6881.
Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan
Funds for the Community
Funds for the Community in our affiliates:
Iosco County Community Foundation
North Central Michigan Community Foundation