Iosco County Community Foundation Announces over $12,000 in New Youth Grants

4/24/2020

The Iosco County Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) recently awarded seven new grants totaling $12,194 to area nonprofits for programs and projects that benefit area youth. The Iosco County Community Foundation (ICCF) Board of Directors approved the Youth Advisory Council’s grant recommendations on April 15, 2020.

• Pegasus Springs Therapeutic Riding Center received $2,500 for its “Hope Springs” project, which will support the center’s adolescent youth Equine Assisted Activities therapeutic programming;
• Ascension St. Joseph Foundation received $2,500 for the “Reach Out and Read” program;
• Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools received $2,000 to support its Student Food Service Debt project;
• Iosco County Coats for Kids received $1,594 to purchase gloves and other winter items for Iosco County children;
• New Hope Church received $1,500 to assist with the purchase of a vehicle to transport children for participation in its meal program;
• Hale First United Methodist Church received $1,500 for the Heaven’s Angels violin program; and
• Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan received $600 for the “Girl Scouts Explore the Tawas Lighthouse” program.

The Iosco County Youth Advisory Council is a group of young people ages 12 to 21 from Iosco County. Working with adult advisors, these youth work to improve the lives of other children 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 with the Community Improvement Grant. Applications are due May 1, 2020. Nonprofits, schools, government agencies and churches interested in applying for a Community Improvement Grant can access the application form and criteria at www.iccf-online.org.

The Iosco County Community Foundation 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 make a donation 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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