It was another great year for the Community Foundation with a record setting 600 grants approved in 2018, totaling $2,883,983.65 that our donors helped put back into St. Clair County.
The top two priority areas of impact, each at 30% of the total funding, were in Community & Economic Prosperity and Cradle to Career Exploration.
Here are some grants that stood out in 2018:
Algonac-Clay Township Historical Society-Maritime Museum Roof Repair- $25,000
Michigan Chapter – Antique and Classic Boat Society- Antique and Classic Boat Show- $20,000
Our Emily Bigalow fund for first responders granted out $8,000 to the Port Huron Police Dept. for the Hometown Hero Program.
We had two of our Complete Your Degree students graduate in 2018; Sherry Graham and Nikki Leonard.
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The Blue Water Art Council granted out a total of 10 youth guitars to Port Huron High School and Riverview East High School for acoustic guitar classes.
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The Youth Advisory Council granted out to 11 organizations for an overall $42,112.62 in 2018.
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The Eastern Michigan Christian Foundation granted out a total of $101,782.37 in 2018.
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Our Women’s Initiative 100 Women event and our C3 100 Men event winners were Mid-City Nutrition and the Blue Water Area YMCA.
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Kayla Parzynski was a recipient of our Come Home Award.
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To go along with the $7,500 that was granted to Comprehensive Youth Services, this year the Community Foundation donated the entire youth home to the organization.
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See 2018 YTD Grants for full list.