Give Where Your Heart Is

Berrien Community Endowment

This endowment supports BCF's general grant-making program and allows us to meet the current needs of Berrien County.
Grant decisions are made by community volunteers and serve a wide variety of needs throughout Berrien

 

Berrien Community Leadership Endowment

This endowment supports the overall administration of the Berrien Community Foundation.

Southwest Michigan Cares

100% of all donations will be redistributed to local charities to address needs stemming from the COVID-19 response efforts.

 

To find out more about each fund and to donate, please click the name of the fund.

 

Berrien Community Foundation's Field of Interest Funds

• Arts & Humanities Endowment

• BCF Childcare Endowment

• BCF Educational Endowment

• BCF Financial Literacy - William-Richardson Endowment Fund
  for Money Management

• BCF Youth Endowment

• Berrien Springs Area Endowment

• Coast Cares for Kids Endowment

• Healthful Living Endowment

• Malcolm S. Ross Sustainable Development Endowment (Environment)

• Senior Empowerment Endowment

• Unified Civic Monuments Fund

• Veterans Support Endowment For All Who Served

• Wilder Places Fund

• Woman to Woman Endowment

 

Agency Endowment Funds

• American Red Cross - Berrien County Chapter

• Area Agency on Aging, Elder Care Services

• The Avenue Family Network Inc.

• Benton Harbor Area Schools

• Benton Harbor Lions Foundation

• Benton Harbor Promise

• Benton Harbor Public Library

• Benton Harbor Street Ministries

• Benton Harbor/St. Joseph Exchange Club

• Benton Harbor-St. Joseph YMCA

• Berrien Artist Guild

• Berrien County Cancer Service

• Berrien County Historical Association

• Berrien County Parks

• Berrien County Youth Fair

• Berrien Springs Community Library

• Birthright

• Boys & Girls Club of Benton Harbor

• Bridgman Foundation for Educational Excellence

• Bridgman Public Library

• Chikaming Open Lands

• Children's Advocacy Center of SWMI - Barbara Welke

• Citadel Dance & Music Center Endowment

• Cornerstone Alliance

• Countryside Academy

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  Curious Kids' Museum

• Fernwood Educational

• Gateway

• Grace Christian Education Association Endowment Fund

• Harbert Community Church

• Hartford Public Schools Foundation

• Heritage Museum and Cultural Center

• Hospice at Home, Inc. - Caring Circle

• Humane Society of SW Michigan

• Interact4DR

• Krasl Art Center

• Lakeshore Excellence Foundation

• Lakeshore Rotary Foundation

• Lincoln Township Public Library

• Lory's Place

• Meals on Wheels of SWMI

• Monday Musical Club

• Morton House

• New Buffalo Fine Arts

• New Buffalo Railroad Museum

• OutCenter

• Peace Lutheran Church

• Preachers Training

• Readiness Center

• River Valley School District

• St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church

• St. Joseph/Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library

• St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation

• St. Joseph/Lincoln Senior Citizen Center

• Sarett Nature Center - Nelson

• Sarett Nature Center - Vawter/Upton

• Saron Lutheran Church

• Silver Beach Carousel Society

• Southwest Michigan Lutheran High School

• Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra

• SMSO Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra

• Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy

• Spectrum Health Lakeland Education

• Twin City Area Catholic School Fund

• Twin City Players

• United Way of Southwest MI

• Water Street Glassworks

• Watervliet Education

• WAUS

• Winning Inc. of America

• Women in Renewal Endowment

• Women's Service League Benevolences

• Your Story Hour