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The Berrien Community Foundation's undesignated grant programs focus on the four target areas of:
  • Building a Spirit of Community/Arts & Culture
  • Nurturing Our Children
  • Encouraging Youth Leadership and Development
  • Lifelong Learning

In addition, grant requests are approved for general grant requests falling outside of the Foundation's targeted areas. These four focus areas were selected to meet the community's most pressing needs. As our County changes, so will the focus of the undesignated grant program, making these dollars some of the most valuable and effective at the Foundation. Most of the following grants, listed by year and focus area, originated from the Foundation's Undesignated and Field of Interest Endowments. The following is a 5-year history and the current year.

Grants in 2007

               

TEAM (Youth Advisory Committee)-Spring (ProActive)

Child & Family Services--Homeless Youth Program

 $       1,600.00 
Planned Parenthood Mid-Michigan Alliance--Teen Peer Education  $       4,000.00 
Readiness Center--Growing Up Healthy  $       7,600.00 
Salvation Army--Music Programs  $       1,000.00 

Therapeutic Equestrian Center--Riding Programs

 $       5,000.00
YMCA--Y-Arts & Education Project  $       4,800.00

Sub-Total

 $     24,000.00
   
TEAM (Youth Advisory Committee)-Fall  
Benton Harbor School Resource Officer, Inc.--SHOP with A COP  $       3,200.00
Children's Music Workshop—2007 Fall & 2008 Spring/Summer--Education Programs  $       2,000.00
Girl Scouts of Singing Sands Council--Girl Scout Activity Center  $       7,000.00
Reclaiming, Equipping, And Directing Youth, Inc. (R.E.A.D.Y.)—Martial Arts   $       8,000.00

Sub-Total

 $     20,200.00
   
Building a Spirit of Community/Arts & Culture-Fall  
Berrien County Intermediate School District--Arts for All                 $     10,000.00
Cornerstone Alliance--Women's Business Center  $       5,000.00
Harbor Arts--Opera at the Acorn             $       3,000.00
St. Joseph Art Association/Krasl Art Center—ArtTouch   $     10,000.00
                                                                                  Sub-Total  $     28,000.00
   
Golden Acorn Classroom MiniGrants-Fall  
Benton Harbor Area Schools                                             $      5,523.59
Bridgman Public Schools                                                   $         345.30
Buchanan Community Schools                                                $         500.00
Coloma Community Schools    $         480.00
Lakeshore Public Schools                                                  $         497.45
Niles Community Schools                                                          $      1,274.30
River Valley School District                                                     $         153.00
Riverside School District                                                        $         500.00
St. Joseph Public Schools                                                          $         390.00
Watervliet Public Schools     $         289.75
Various Private School                                                           $      1,891.89
                                                                                  Sub-Total  $     11,845.28
   
Healthful Living-Fall  
Region IV Area Agency on Aging—Family Friends for Older Adults  $      8,000.00
                                                                                  Sub-Total  $      8,000.00
Nurturing Our Children-Fall  
Berrien County Council for Children—Children's Assessment Center           $      9,000.00
The Capstone Family Center—Strong Families/Safe Children  $      8,500.00
Curious Kids' Museum—Ground Water Climbing Wall           $    10,000.00
Humane Society of Southwestern Michigan--Humane Education  $      1,100.00
The Salvation Army--Kindermusik  $    10,000.00
                                                                                  Sub-Total  $    38,600.00
 
Lifelong Learning/General-Fall  
Golden Acorn Grantee Awards  $     4,000.00
Collaborative GED/Literacy Project  $   30,000.00
Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra--Young People's Concert                      $     7,900.00
                                                                                  Sub-Total  $   41,900.00
   
Grand Total--Undesignated/Field of Interest  $  172,545.28
   
Donor Advised, NonProfit, Scholarship Funds $1,339,380.29
   
GRAND TOTAL--ALL GRANTS--2007 $1,511,925.57
   
Grants in 2008  
   
TEAM (Youth Advisory Committee)-Spring (ProActive)

Berrien County Council for Children--Assessment Center

 $      5,000.00 
Boys & Girls Club of Benton Harbor--Teen Center  $      4,000.00 

Child & Family Services of SW MI--National Safe Place

 $      5,000.00
Hospice at Home--Lory's Place  $      4,000.00 
Readiness Center--Michigan Adventures  $      3,400.00 
Water Street Glasswork--Fired Up!  $      1,600.00 

Sub-Total

 $    23,000.00
   
TEAM (Youth Advisory Committee)-Fall  

Andrews Broadcasting Corporation—Classical Connections

 $      5,000.00

Girl Scouts of Singing Sands Council—Girl Scout Activity

Center   

 $      1,500.00

Harbor Harvest Urban Ministries—Male Mentoring Program

 $      5,000.00

Lakeshore Public Schools—Lakeshore Marching Band Trip

 $    10,000.00

Water Street Glassworks—Fired Up! Teen After School Program

 $      2,000.00
                                                                                Sub-Total   $     23,500.00
   
Building a Spirit of Community/Arts & Culture-Fall  

Fernwood, Inc.—Fernwood Railroad Garden 

$     10,000.00

Michiana Public Broadcasting—WNIT Regional Mobile Unit       

$     10,000.00

Michigan Historical Center Foundation—Heritage Tourism Roadmap

$       5,000.00

St. Joseph Art Association/Krasl Art Center—Touch Tone Art

$     10,000.00
                                                                                  Sub-Total $     35,000.00
Golden Acorn Classroom MiniGrants-Fall  
Benton Harbor Area Schools                                             $      2,928.65
Berrien Springs Public Schools  $         499.99
Bridgman Public Schools                                                   $         700.00
Brandywine Public Schools                                        $         499.98
Buchanan Community Schools                                                $         585.00
Coloma Community Schools    $         350.00
Lakeshore Public Schools                                                  $         414.78
Niles Community Schools                                                          $         899.96
St. Joseph Public Schools                                                          $         300.00
Watervliet Public Schools     $         200.00
Various Private School                                                           $         583.54
                                                                                  Sub-Total  $       7,961.90
Healthful Living-Fall  
Region IV Area Agency on Aging—Family Friends for Older Adults  $      6,000.00
                                                                                  Sub-Total  $      6,000.00
   
Nurturing Our Children-Fall  

Berrien County Council for Children—Children's Assessment Center

$       8,000.00

Children's Music Workshop—2008 Fall & 2009 Spring & Summer        

$       4,000.00

Hospice at Home—Lory's Place                                               

$       6,000.00

Public Safety Education Program—"Little Squirt"                       

$       5,000.00

Sunrise Rotary Club/Foundation—Rotary Club Centennial Park           

$     10,000.00

                                                                              Sub-Total   

$     33,000.00
   
Lifelong Learning/General-Fall  

Berrien County Shrine Club—Shrine Circus

$       2,000.00

Golden Acorn Grantee Awards

$       3,000.00

Collaborative GED/Literacy Project

$     10,000.00

Cornerstone Alliance—Coming Home/Coming Together Concert 

$       5,000.00

County of Berrien—The Legal Resource Center 

$     10,000.00

Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra--Young People's 

Concert                    

$       7,500.00

YWCA of Berrien County—Women's Career Closet  

$       5,000.00
                                                                                  Sub-Total $     42,500.00
   
Grand Total--Undesignated/Field of Interest  $  170,961.90
   
Donor Advised, NonProfit, Scholarship Funds $2,065,038.10
   
GRAND TOTAL--ALL GRANTS--2008 $2,236,000.00
   
Grants in 2009  
   
TEAM (Youth Advisory Committee)-Spring (ProActive)

Child & Family Services of SW MI--LINK

 $      5,000.00
Curious Kids' Museum--Jammin' Science & Transportation  $      4,000.00
Hospice at Home--Lory's Place Boys & Girls Club Grief Support  $      4,000.00 
Readiness Center--Summer Arts Project  $      1,911.00 
Reclaiming, Equipping, And Directing Youth, Inc. (R.E.A.D.Y.)—Martial Arts   $      7,000.00 
Volunteer Center of SW MI--Youth Volunteer Corps  $      2,000.00 

Sub-Total

 $    23,911.00
   

Building the Spirit of Community/Arts & Culture-Fall

 

Buchanan Art Center—New Pottery Studio/Empty Bowls      

     $10,000.00

Heritage Museum & Cultural Center—For History’s Sake             

         2,520.00

New Territory Arts Association—Artoberfest

         1,000.00

North Berrien Historical Society—Tri-City Heritage Day

         3,900.00

Sarett Nature Center—Berrien County Hands-On Science Curricula

         5,000.00

Southwest Michigan Planning Commission—Birding Trail Maps

         3,500.00

Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra—Around Town Series

         5,000.00

St. Joseph Art Association/Krasl Art Center—Art with Impact

         8,500.00

                                                                                  Sub-Total

 $    39,420.00

 

 

Golden Acorn Classroom Mini-Grants-Fall

 

Benton Harbor Area Schools                                           

 $      2,223.24

Brandywine Public Schools

            400.00

Bridgman Public Schools

            383.76

Buchanan Community Schools                                              

            793.63

Coloma Community Schools  

            400.00

Lakeshore Public Schools                                                

            404.00

Niles Community Schools                                                        

            476.97

St. Joseph Public Schools                                                        

            650.00

Watervliet Public Schools   

            300.00

Various Private Schools                                                         

            994.50

                                                                                  Sub-Total

 $      7,026.10

 

 

Healthful Living-Fall

 

Lakeland Health Foundations—SANE Outreach/Education

 $      5,500.00

Region IV Area Agency on Aging—Information/Caregiver Respite

         5,500.00

                                                                                  Sub-Total

 $    11,000.00

 

 

Nurturing Our Children-Fall

 

Berrien County Council for Children—Children's Assessment Ctr 

$       5,000.00   

Berrien County Health Department—WIC Waiting Room           

         2,500.00  

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Berrien/Cass—Boys & Girls Club

         5,000.00

Children's Music Workshop—2009 Fall & 2010 Spring/Summer

         3,000.00

Hospice at Home—Lory's Place

         5,000.00

Lake Michigan Catholic Schools—Early Childhood Program

         3,500.00

Logan Community Resources—Therapeutic Recreation Program for Children with Autism

         4,000.00

Sunrise Rotary Club/Foundation—Calvin Britain

         7,000.00

YWCA of Berrien County—Before & After School

         5,000.00

                                                                                  Sub-Total

 $    40,000.00

 

 

TEAM

 

Berrien Artist Guild—Film Factory Student Filmmakers Project 

 $      2,000.00

Niles Public/Cedar Lane Alt. High School—Reaching for the Reins

         3,000.00

Citadel Dance & Music Center—Dance & Music Initiative

         4,000.00

Harbor Harvest Urban Ministries—IMANI 4th & 5th Grade Mentoring

         6,000.00

Water Street Glassworks—Fired Up! After School Teen Glass

         2,000.00

Winning, Inc. of America—2009-2010 Literacy Recovery/ Mentoring

         7,500.00

                                                                                  Sub-Total

 $    24,500.00

Allocation (Lifelong Learning)

 

Berrien County—BC Sheriff’s Dept. Victim Services Unit

 $     5,000.00

Berrien County Shrine Club—Shrine Circus

        1,500.00

Emergency Shelter Services—FRIENDS

      10,000.00

Golden Acorn Grantee Awards           4,000.00

Harbor Habitat for Humanity—Family Services                     

        7,500.00

United Way of SW MI—Girls on the Run                                   

        9,150.00

                                                                                  Sub-Total

 $   37,150.00

   
Grand Total--Undesignated/Field of Interest $  183,007.10
   
Donor Advised, NonProfit, Scholarship Funds $1,713,272.90
   
GRAND TOTAL--ALL GRANTS--2009 $1,896,280.00
   
Grants in 2010  
   
TEAM (Youth Advisory Committee)-Spring (ProActive)

Birthright of St. Joseph, Inc.--Look Good Feel Good

 $     3,500.00
Hospice at Home--Lory's Place Camp Lifetimes         1,500.00
I'm Saving Myself--Music Camp         5,000.00 
Readiness Center--Summer Math/Science Camp         9,063.00
Reclaiming, Equipping, And Directing Youth, Inc. (R.E.A.D.Y.)—Martial Arts          4,000.00

Sub-Total

 $    23,063.00
   

Building a Spirit of Community/Arts & Culture-Fall

 

Berrien County Victim Services Unit—BC Victim Services Unit

Support

$       5,000.00

Bridges to Digital Excellence, Inc.—Computers in the Home

         5,220.00

Buchanan District Library—Photograph Digitization

         1,600.00

Lest We Forget, Inc.—Korean War Veterans Tribute

         2,500.00

                                                                                  Sub-Total

 $    14,320.00

 

 

Golden Acorn Classroom MiniGrants-Fall

 

Benton Harbor Area Schools                                           

 $      2,499.96

Coloma Community Schools  

         1,245.00

Eau Claire Public Schools

            400.00

Lakeshore Public Schools                                                

            728.24

New Buffalo Public Schools

            304.85

Niles Community Schools                                                        

            500.00

Watervliet Public Schools   

            650.00

Various Private Schools                                                         

         1,165.00

                                                                                  Sub-Total

 $      7,493.05

 

 

Nurturing Our Children-Fall

 

Child & Family Services of SW MI—Safe Shelter

$      10,000.00

Curious Kids’ Museum—Run, Jump, Fly

          7,500.00

Gateway, Inc.—Music & Speech Therapeutic Services for

Autistic Children

          5,800.00

InterCare Community Health Network—Home Instruction for

          7,500.00

Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)

 

Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation—MI Child ID

Program

          3,000.00

                                                                                  Sub-Total

 $     33,800.00

 

 

TEAM (Youth Leadership & Development)-Fall

 

Berrien County Health Dept.—Youth Substance Abuse

 $       1,700.00

Prevention Curriculum Update

 

Hospice at Home, Inc.—Lory’s Place

          4,000.00

Michigan Works!—Benton Harbor Community Career

Academy                

          7,500.00

Water Street Glassworks—Fired Up! Teen After School Glass

Program    

          3,000.00

Winning, Inc. of America—2010-2011 Literacy Mentoring

Program

          7,500.00

                                                                                  Sub-Total

 $     23,700.00

Allocation (Lifelong Learning)-Fall

 

Heritage Museum & Cultural Center—For History’s Sake

 $       5,000.00

Pre-K Readiness Program—Study/Possible Funding (up to)

        25,000.00

                                                                                  Sub-Total

 $     30,000.00

   
Grand Total--Undesignated/Field of Interest $    132,376.05
   
Donor Advised, NonProfit, Scholarship Funds $ 1,341,111.20
   
GRAND TOTAL--ALL GRANTS--2010 $ 1,473,487.25
   
   
Grants in 2011  
   
TEAM (Youth Advisory Committee)-Spring (ProActive)  
Boys & Girls Club of Benton Harbor-College Readiness Program

$      10,000.00

Children's Music Workshop--2011 & 2012 Productions

          3,000.00

Hospice at Home--Lory's Place Camp Lifetimes

          2,200.00

Readiness Center--Backpack Give Away/Pep Rally

          1,225.00

Water Street Glassworks--Fired Up!           1,000.00
Winning, Inc. of America--2011 Summer Literacy           7,500.00
Curious Kids' Museum--Run, Jump, Fly (Healthful Living)

          5,000.00

 

 $     29,925.00

Building a Spirit of Community/Arts & Culture-Fall

 

Berrien County Victim Services Unit—BC Victim Services Unit

Support

$       4,000.00

Berrien RESA—Arts Partners Program

         6,000.00

Gateway, Inc.—We Live, Learn, Laugh (The WELLL Program)

         5,000.00

Krasl Art Center, Inc.—Art Angels & Very Special Arts

         3,500.00

Lakeshore Rotary Foundation—North Lake Park Accessibility and Education Enhancement Project

         7,500.00

Lest We Forget, Inc.—WW II Reenactments          2,300.00
Region IV Area Agency on Aging—Foster Grandparent Program at the Benton Harbor Discovery Enrichment Center          7,500.00
Renaissance Enterprises Company—Therapeutic Arts &   Entertainment             2,500.00

Southshore Concert Band—20th Anniversary Spring Concert

         1,500.00

                                                                                  Sub-Total

 $    39,800.00

 

 

Golden Acorn Classroom MiniGrants-Fall

 

Berrien RESA                                                                     

 $         342.22

Brandywine Public Schools

            112.10

Bridgman Public Schools

            225.00

Buchanan Public Schools                                             

            600.00

Coloma Community Schools  

            900.00

Eau Claire Public Schools                                                       

            360.00

Lakeshore Public Schools                                                          1,364.85
Niles Community Schools                                                                     824.15`
St. Joseph Public Schools             920.00

Watervliet Public Schools   

            500.00

Various Charter/Non Public Schools                                      

         1,255.56

                                                                                  Sub-Total

 $      7,403.88

 

 

Nurturing Our Children-Fall

 

Berrien County Health Department—Children’s Special Healthcare  Services Medical Notebook Project

$        2,500.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berrien & Cass, Inc.—Program Expansion

        10,000.00

Child & Family Services of SW MI—Safe Shelter

        10,000.00

Citadel Dance & Music Center—Dance and Music Programs                                6,000.00

Curious Kids’ Museum—Music Exhibit

          7,000.00

Heritage Museum & Cultural Center—Ice Age Imperials           3,000.00
Sarett Nature Center, Inc.—Community Butterfly House Vitalization

          1,500.00

                                                                                  Sub-Total

 $     40,000.00

 

 

TEAM (Youth Leadership & Development)-Fall

 

Helping Our Youth Achieve, Inc.—Project Literacy Teens  

 $       8,000.00

LaSalle Council, Boy Scouts of America #165—Cub Scout Outreach Camp

          2,300.00

Reclaiming, Equipping, & Directing Youth, Inc.—Benton Harbor Area Schools Taekwondo

          3,500.00

United Way of SW MI—Girls on the Run of Berrien County               

          8,000.00

Winning, Inc. of America—2011-2012 Literacy Mentoring Program

          3,500.00

                                                                                  Sub-Total

 $     25,300.00

Allocation (Lifelong Learning)-Fall

 

County of Berrien—Self-Help Legal Resource Center

 $       5,663.00

Golden Acorn Grantee Awards           3,000.00
Harbor Habitat for Humanity—Habitat Home Owner Resource Center              10,000.00
Southwest MI Community Action Agency—Bridges Out of Poverty         10,000.00

Southwest MI Symphony Orchestra—Bringing the Symphony to Schools

        10,000.00

                                                                                  Sub-Total

 $     38,663.00

   
Grand Total--Undesignated/Field of Interest $    181,091.88
   
Donor Advised, NonProfit, Scholarship Funds $ 2,135,695.33
   
GRAND TOTAL--ALL GRANTS--2011 $ 2,316,787.21
   

          

Next Grant Application Deadline is

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

 

       Golden Acorn Classroom Mini-Grants is

Thursday, September 20, 2012

  

 


Berrien Community Foundation
2900 South State Street, Suite 2 East
St. Joseph, MI 49085
Phone: 269.983.3304
Fax: 269.983.4939
Email: bcf@BerrienCommunity.org
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