Serving Berrien County Since 1952
Celebrating 60 Years (link to latest community report)
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Next BCF Funded Mobile Food Pantries Feeding America-West Michigan Food Bank
Date: Thursday, June 6 Time: 12 (noon)-2 p.m. Location: Our Center for Better Living 717 E. Napier Avenue Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Date: Thursday, July 11 Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Location: Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church 528 Ferry Street Niles, MI 49120
Date: Thursday, September 12 Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Location: Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church 528 Ferry Street Niles, MI 49120
Date: Thursday, November 21 Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Location: Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church 528 Ferry Street Niles, MI 49120
For specific questions on the mobile food pantries, please call Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank at 269-927-7196
BCF, United Way of SW MI, and the Frederick S. Upton Foundation Mobile Food Pantries (July 1-December 31, 2013) Feeding America-West Michigan Food Bank
Schedule Coming Soon
Next BCF Grant Application Deadline is Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Click on BCF Grant Programs to obtain contact information and details on how to start this application process Philanthropy is Joyful Giving!
The word philanthropy literally means love of humankind. All of us are capable of being philanthropists. Edward Lindsay
Giving through the Berrien Community Foundation provides donors with the joy of being philanthropists and paying it forward. That joy giving is the essence of the Berrien Community Foundation. Anyone can be a philanthropist through the Foundation. Please contact us so that we may assist you with your philanthropic wishes.
Rich Glista, Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank, Branch Manager, Nanette Keiser, BCF President, and Rev. Lisa Gorman, Lighthouse Ministries (l to r) The first BCF sponsored mobile food pantry in 2013!
Mission Statement The mission of the Berrien Community Foundation is to promote philanthropy, to build a spirit of community, and to enhance the quality of life in Berrien County through our stewardship of permanently endowed and other funds.
We shall accomplish our mission by:
* Building permanent endowments and other funds and providing a broad range of flexible and cost-effective donor services
* Investing and managing funds prudently and professionally
* Making grants to support a broad range of projects and programs that address community needs, with a focus on building a spirit of community/arts & culture, nurturing our children, and youth development and leadership
* Serving as a facilitative leader, catalyst, and resource for our communities |
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Confirmed in Compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations and
We have earned the Guidestar Exchange Seal, demonstrating our commitment to transparency
Leaving a Legacy at BCF: Estate Plan Suggested Language
For information on how to include the Berrien
Community Foundation in your estate plan,
click Leaving a Legacy at BCF: Estate Plan Suggested Language to download
the pdf file. Contact 269-983-3486 or
bcf@BerrienCommunity.org
for additional information
about establishing a legacy fund with the Foundation.
Lakeland Community Room A Joint Gift from the Berrien Community Foundation & United Way of SW Michigan Legacy and donor advised funds made this partnership possible
This two page summary report provides helpful and "fun" facts about the Berrien Community Foundation and how to contact us.
Click on BCF FACT SHEET to download the pdf file
This three page summary report presents the Foundation's 2012 year via various graphs and charts.
Click on the 2012 Year End Summary to download the pdf file
Berrien Community Foundation
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