The Midland Area Community Foundation is accepting applications for its grant program.
Donor Name: Midland Area Community Foundation (MACF)
State: Michigan
County: Midland County (MI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Midland Area Community Foundation is one spoke in a much bigger wheel, and they intentionally align the practices with the priorities and vision of the community of Midland County. The work, without alignment with the broader community, will not have the impact that they are striving for.
Focus Areas
The community believes that in order to work towards a more vibrant, thriving community, the efforts should be focused on these four broad areas:
- Building the Livelihood (Economic development, infrastructure)
- Caring for the People (Human services, social services, poverty, housing, mental and physical health, public safety)
- Developing the Talent (Talent, education, youth development and engagement)
- Enriching the Community (Arts, culture, entertainment, recreation, diversity, community leadership, environment).
Funding Information
Grant requests will be considered up to $60,000 per request.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be 501c3 nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, or governmental entities Applicants must directly serve residents in Midland County.
The Community Foundation cannot consider the following types of requests:
- Basic governmental services
- Basic educational functions
- Annual fundraising, events, sponsorships
- Endowment campaigns
- Previously incurred debt
- Sectarian religious programs (the exception is if the program or project is community based)
- Political or lobbying activities
- Previously denied Community Foundation grant requests
- Multi-year funding.
For more information, visit MACF.
