April 10, 2026
The Iosco County Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) recently awarded nine new grants totaling $11,685 to area nonprofits for programs and projects that benefit area youth. Grants awarded include:
- $1,000 to Cheboygan-Otsego-Presque Isle Counties Great Start Collaborative for their Summer STEM Middle School Career Exploration Camps to be held in Iosco County.
- $2,073 to Develop Iosco for their Play Therapy Learning and Impact program.
- $1,500 to Hale Area Schools for their Sensory Room Improvements and Hale Area Schools Robotics projects.
- $1,612 to Iosco County Coats for Kids for their “Warm from Head to Toe” project.
- $1,000 to Little Calvins Voice for their Autism Communication Board project.
- $1,500 to Max-Well Therapy Center for their “Sponsorship for Riders” project.
- $1,500 to Palomino Hope Equine Experience for their Removing “Barriers to Participation: Boots for At-Risk Youth” project.
- $1,000 to Tawas Wellness Warriors for the “Teens THRIVE” project at The Collective.
- $500 to Plainfield Township for a remodeling project at the museum in Hale.
The Iosco County YAC is a group of young people aged 12 to 21 from Iosco County. Working with adult advisors, these youth work to improve the lives of others in the community through the allocation of grant money. With initial funding support by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, YAC teaches young people the importance of philanthropy through community service, leadership and grantmaking.
The next deadline for grant opportunities through ICCF is the Community Improvement Grant. Applications are due May 1, 2026. Nonprofits, schools, government agencies, and churches interested in applying for a Community Improvement Grant can access the guidelines and online application at iccf-online.org.
ICCF is an affiliate of the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM), which serves as the administrative arm for ICCF. Committed to providing people who care about the future of the region and its communities with unique and effective ways of supporting their community now, and for generations to come, ICCF is led by a volunteer board of local citizens. The foundation oversees a group of permanently endowed funds from a wide range of donors. Gifts of all sizes from individuals, families, businesses, and agencies are invested in a balanced, well-managed portfolio to build endowments, enabling support for local community nonprofits now and forever. To donate or learn more about how community foundations work, visit iccf-online.org or call 989-354-6881; toll-free: 877-354-6881.
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