The Marshall Community Foundation welcomes and encourages grant applications from non-profit, tax-exempt organizations (in good standing with the IRS), churches (for non-sectarian purposes), cities and townships located in the greater Marshall Area and Calhoun County.
Donor Name: Marshall Community Foundation
State: Michigan
County: Calhoun County (MI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/01/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Priorities
Application priorities include, but are not limited to:
- Yields substantial community benefits for the resources invested
- Facilitates cooperation and enhances collaboration among organizations
- Avoids duplication of services
- Benefits the greatest number of people in the community and attracts volunteer resources
- Strengthens or improves the self-sufficiency and efficiency in areas such as, but not limited to:
- Capacity Building
- Workforce Development
- Represents innovative, start-up efforts
- Supports low income/underserved populations with:
- Access to Resources
- Poverty Intervention
- Food Insecurity
- Promotes youth development in areas such as, but not limited to:
- Student Performance
- Teacher Training
- Supplemental Programs
- Youth Mental Health
- Examines and addresses underlying causes of local challenges
- Seeks challenge or matching financial resources
Requests will only be considered for:
- Capacity Building
- New Major Projects
- Challenge Grants
Important Things to Note:
- If Impact Grant is awarded, requesting organizations/agencies may not apply for another grant for one year.
- Impact Grants will be distributed at the discretion of the Board of Trustees and will be based on available resources.
Funding Information
$25,000 and above.
Restrictions
The Marshall Community Foundation does NOT grant for:
- Legislative or political projects
- Religious or sectarian purposes
- Support for the same program year-after-year
- Requests that only benefit one or a few individuals
- Annual fundraising drives or capital campaigns
- Administrative costs for maintaining the present operation of an organization (i.e. general operating expenses), including, but not limited to, staff salaries, wages, benefits, office equipment, etc. Please note, salaries may be considered on a case-by-case basis only as related to direct program expenses, not daily operations.
- Education requests that supplant, rather than supplement, the ongoing operations of the school district, such as equipment or educational materials, including curriculum supplies and resources.
- Endowments or debt reduction
- Requests of $5,000 or greater with The Marshall Community Foundation being the only funding source
- Requests over $75,000
- The Marshall Community Foundation will only consider granting to organizations who have submitted final reports for all previous grants. Final reports must be approved by the Board of Trustees. The approval process may take up to three months.
For more information, visit MCF.
