Assets for Thriving Communities Grants

We are committed to supporting the development of programs and infrastructure that enable our communities to be healthy, engaged, and connected. Our Assets for Thriving Communities grants provide support to initiatives that develop, strengthen, or build community assets that are available to all, or make an existing asset more widely available. 

Organization	Purpose	Amount
Crosshatch Center for Arts & Ecology	HatchQuarters	$50,000
New Community Vision	Land Acquisition Campaign	$50,000
Thompsonville Area Restoration Project	Thompsonville Junction	$50,000
Traverse City Dance Project	Traverse City Dance Festival	$50,000
FY Total		$200,000

Systems Change Accelerator Grants

We are committed to addressing complex problems in our region so that people and the environment can thrive. Our Systems Change Accelerator grants support changemakers working together to tackle root causes and create opportunities for durable change.

Organization	Purpose	Amount
Benzie Conservation District, Northwest Michigan Watersheds Coalition	Protecting Water Quality in Northwest Michigan	$150,000
FY Total		$150,000

Seed Grants

We support the convening, planning, and capacity building that make projects possible. Our Seed grants make small investments with potential for big impact.

Organization	Purpose	Amount
Advocates for Benzie County	Benzie County Foundation Feasibility Study	$10,000
Area Seniors, Inc.	Indoor Recreational Facility for Antrim County	$10,000
Benzie Area Historical Society & Museum	Archibold Jones Historical Research Center Site Planning	$9,863
Fife Lake Public Library	Planning and Development of Expansion Project	$10,000
Grand Traverse Pavilions Foundation	Grand Traverse Cottages Master Plan	$10,000
Leelanau Children's Center	Fundraising Feasibility Study	$7,500
Mashup Rock n Roll Musical	Musical Steps to the Future	$10,000
Mills Community House	Capital Campaign Feasibility Study	$10,000
National Alliance on Mental Illness Grand Traverse	Mental Health Services Navigation Program Development	$10,000
Norte Youth Cycling	BikeSmart: 2nd Grade Bicycle Safety Education	$15,000
Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture Network	Arts & Culture Summit Program Development	$10,000
Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency	Enhancing the Collaborative Capacity of Child Caring Now	$20,000
Northwest Michigan Skilled Trades Foundation	Staff Capacity Building	$10,000
Peninsula Housing	Pre-Development Work	$10,000
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear	Port Oneida Vision	$10,000
Safer Kids Safer Schools	After School Program Feasibility Study	$10,000
The Leelanau Conservancy	Indigenous Knowledges Land Visits Project	$9,000
Title Track	Healing Ourselves Program	$20,000
Village of Elk Rapids	Communications Master Plan	$10,000
Village of Kalkaska	Lift Station	$20,000
Women's Resource Center of Grand Traverse	Predevelopment Costs for Renovation of Transitional House	$10,000
FY Total		$261,440

Learning Fund

Organizations flourish when staff feel valued, motivated, and can grow in their careers. The Learning Fund encourages continued learning, ensuring that knowledge and skills stay relevant and up-to-date, which is beneficial to the individual, organization, and community.

Organization	Purpose	Amount
Angel Care Child Care	CCEI Professional Development Course	$500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan	Workplace Culture Training	$2,000
Child and Family Services of Northwest Michigan	Senior Management Conference	$1,800
Child and Family Services of Northwest Michigan	Supervised Visitation Network Annual Conference	$500
City Opera House	League of Historic American Theaters Regional Conference	$250
Conservation Resource Alliance	Applied Fluvial Geomorphology Course	$500
Fife Lake Area Utility Authority	Grant Writing Training	$225
Friendship Community Center	Leadership Coaching	$500
Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes	Communications, Marketing, and Outreach for Nonprofit Managers	$500
Goodwill Northern Michigan	National Conference on Ending Homelessness	$500
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy	AFP ICON Fundraising Conference	$2,000
Great Lakes Children's Museum	Lily School of Philanthropy Fundraising Course	$1000
Inland Seas Education Association	Conference for Tall Ships and Sail Training	$1500
Inland Seas Education Association	Professional Environmental Educator Course	$500
Kalkaska DDA	Michigan Rail Conference	$500
Lead for America	Facilitative Leadership for Social Change Training	$500
Leelanau Conservation District	ISA Michigan Oak Wilt Course	$495
Look Wonder Discover	Strategic Doing Essentials Course	$1,475
Maritime Heritage Alliance	Teaching with Small Boats Alliance Conference	$1,500
Maritime Heritage Alliance	Conference for Tall Ships and Sail Training	$500
Mindimooyenh Healing Circle	Indigenous Hands Healing Workshop	$500
Norte Youth Cycling	Team DiSC Assessments	$2,000
Northern Blooms Montessori	Montessori Assistant Training Conference	$2,000
Pathfinder School	AISAP Enrollment Marketing Summit	$858
Peace Ranch	Practice of Secure Attachment Training	$249
The Children's House	Montessori Training	$1,825
The Festival Foundation	International Council of Air Shows Conference	$1,500
The Leelanau Conservancy	Time Management in Teams Training	$1000
Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center	Workplace Culture Training	$2,000
Traverse City Philharmonic	NW MI Arts & Culture Summit	$162
United Way of Northwest Michigan	Planned Giving Fundraising Workshop	$60
United Way of Northwest Michigan	Early Childhood Conference	$255
FY Total		$29,349

Emerging Needs Fund

The Emerging Needs Fund provides flexible and responsive funding to critical projects or urgent community needs.

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King Fund

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