3/20/2025

ALPENA—The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) recently awarded a new round of community grants covering a four-county area that includes Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, and Presque Isle Counties. The Board of Trustees recently approved 44 new grants totaling $126,546 in Community Impact Grants:

• Alcona Community Schools - awarded $1,500 for the Hometown Heroes Past and Present project.
• Alcona County - awarded $1,358 for the Library Parade Brigade project.
• Alcona County Commission on Aging - awarded $1,276 for the Community Care and Support Fund project.
• Alcona Youth Baseball and Softball - awarded $1,200 for the Gear for our Softball Catchers project.
• Alpena Blues Coalition - awarded $1,000 for the 2025 Alpena Blues Festival project.
• Alpena Childcare & Development Center - awarded $1,800 for the Recliners for the Dreamers Room project.
• Alpena Gymnastics - awarded $1,550 for the Aerial Silks project.
• Alpena Street Performers - awarded $500 for the Downtown Street Performers Series project.
• Alpena Swim Club DBA Thunder Bay Schooners - awarded $1,800 for the Equipment Storage Cart project.
• Ana's Treasures - awarded $3,500 for the Ana's 2025 Backpack Program project.
• Boys and Girls Club of Alpena - awarded $3,500 for the SMART Moves-Lifestyle Enrichment project.
• Brush Creek Mill - awarded $5,000 for the Technology Support for Services project.
• Catholic Central Athletic Assoc. - awarded $500 for the Avenue of Flags project.
• Catholic Human Services - awarded $5,000 for the Overdose Prevention and Recovery Supports project.
• COOR/Iosco Great Start Collaborative - awarded $3,000 for the Float Safe project.
• Friends of the Alpena Courts - awarded $5,000 for the Bayview Reconstruction project.
• Friends of the Harrisville Train Depot - awarded $2,000 for the Historic Harrisville Train Depot Roof Stabilization project.
• Friends Together - awarded $5,000 for the Care & Comfort Boutique Stock project.
• Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore - awarded $3,426 for the Empowering Girl Scouts in Alpena Area - Supporting New Troops project.
• Harrisville United Methodist Church - awarded $5,000 for the Feeding Alcona County Families project.
• HeadWaters Land Conservancy - awarded $2,175 for the Aerial Monitoring for Conservation project.
• Hillman Community Schools - awarded $5,000 for the Hillman Band Chair and Music Stand Purchase project.
• Hubbard Lake Baptist/Bible Church - awarded $3,500 for the Feeding the Hungry project.
• Huron Artist Residency Collaboration - awarded $2,000 for the ACS Sculpture Trail project.
• Millen Township of Alcona County - awarded $3,000 for the Radar Speed Sign Trask Lake Road project.
• New Beginnings Ministries - awarded $5,000 for the Feeding the Community in Need project.
• Northeast Michigan Center for Fine Arts (Art in the Loft) - awarded $5,000 for the Food As Fuel 101 project.
• Northeast Michigan Community Partnership - awarded $4,623 for the Expanding Care Options in Northeast Michigan – Emotional Complex Clearing project.
• Northeast Michigan Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative - awarded $2,680 for the EcoCareers Expo project.
• Northeast Michigan TNR - awarded $1,500 for the Community Cats Retirement Plan project.
• Pegasus Springs Therapeutic Riding Center - awarded $1,500 for the Project Next Step / Capacity Building for Mental Health Services project.
• Posen Area Fire & Rescue - awarded $5,000 for the Posen Area Fire & Rescue Drone project.
• Posen Consolidated Schools - awarded $2,500 for the New Baseball Field Irrigation System project.
• PoWeR! Book Bags - awarded $2,058 for the Alpena Little Learners at Early Head Start project.
• Presbyterian Villages of Michigan Foundation - awarded $1,000 for the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in Northeast Michigan project.
• Presque Isle County Historical Museum - awarded $4,000 for the Calcite Collection Preservation project.
• Presque Isle District Library - awarded $1,000 for the Jackie Krawczak Professional Development Day Workshops project.
• Presque Isle District Library - awarded $5,000 for the Northeast Exposure Features Michigan Author and Performing Artists project.
• Quirky Quilters Quilt Guild - awarded $600 for the Project Quirky Quilters Quilt Guild project.
• Rogers City Main Street-DDA - awarded $5,000 for the I Love Rogers City Metal Statue project.
• Second Chance Animal Shelter - awarded $2,000 for the Getting Your Pet Fixed is a SNAP (Spay Neuter Assistance Program) project.
• St. John Lutheran School - awarded $5,000 for the "Let's Play! 2025" project.
• the Poetics Lab - awarded $3,500 for the Pride, Paddle and Poetry project.
• WCMU Public Media - awarded $1,000 for the WCMU Michigan News Group Summer Internship with The Alpena News project.
   

Grants for this Community Impact Grant cycle come from the Community Endowment Fund, as well as several other unrestricted, designated endowment funds, and donor-advised funds including Alcona  County General Fund, Alcona Healthcare Initiative Fund, Ann M. Kuntz Fund for Presque Isle Youth, Huron Shores Health Fund, United Communities of Presque Isle County Fund, Montmorency County General Fund, Wayne Wire Cloth Fund, Presque Isle General Fund, Mr. and Mrs. O.B. Eustis Memorial Fund, CFNEM Spendable Tobacco Fund, Marianne Kalivoda Hall Memorial Fund, Genite Family Fund, Lappan Family Fund, Neva Nelson Memorial Fund, Panel Processing Fund, Pfeiffenberger Fund, Reitz Family Fund, Stevens Fund, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Weinkauf, Sr. Fund.

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