Congratulations to the 2020 Community Good Grant Cycle Recipients!
We are excited to announce the grant recipients from the 2020 Community Good Grant Cycle. There was a total of $43,500 that went back into our community! Congratulations, everybody!
Coach Eby Youth & Family Center - Friday Night Alive ReFresh! Tibbits Opera Foundation & Arts Council - Matching Funds for Sound and Lighting Equipment Lakeland Readers are Leaders - Book disbursement Tommy's House - Office and Program Enhancement Branch County Literacy Council - JOBS program Colon Athletic Department - Light Up the Night Branch Intermediate School District - CORE Buddy Bags South Michigan Food Bank - Fresh Food Initiative Colon Garden Club - Gazebo Project Michigan WDI - Removal of Barriers to Employment Beginnings Care For Life - Earning & Learning Program Branch County Juvenile Court - Day Treatment Kitchen Project Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Council of Branch County - Safe Infants / Healthy Infants Initiative Children's Museum of Branch County - The Everbright Exhibit
Grants Overview
In general, grants are made to projects that will benefit Branch County and/or Colon, Michigan. In making grants, the Community Foundation attempts to understand both the specific objectives of each grant request and the long-term benefits that the community will receive from the initiative. All eligible grant applications are carefully considered by review committees whose membership includes a broad representation of the community.
Successful applications will be for projects which
Promote development or strengthening of community assets,
Will have a positive long-term impact on program participants and/or the community,
Lead to prevention of recurring need,
Promote cooperation among area organizations with related or supportive missions, and
Will be financially sustainable without continuing grant funding.
An expression of interest or the provision of an application should not be considered a guarantee of funding. All grant requests go through a complete review process before any funding decision is made.