2023 Community Foundation for Mason County Grants for Nonprofit Organizations in Michigan

The Community Foundation for Mason County awards grants to 501(c)(3) organizations, churches, schools, agencies, and governmental units serving the greater Mason County area.

Donor Name: Community Foundation for Mason County

State: Michigan

County: Mason County (MI)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 02/23/2023

Details:

Grant Priorities

The Community Foundation’s vision was reaffirmed in 2021, when the Community Foundation began a strategic planning process to guide where they could make the largest impact with their investments of grant dollars, community engagement, and advocacy. The process involved surveying our stakeholders, community leaders, nonprofit organizations, donors, trustees, Youth Advisory Council, volunteers, and staff to determine the areas of focus. The planning process resulted in three strategic goals:

• Advancing Educational Attainment (Education)
  • Create a career education culture – college (bachelor/associate), trade school, certificate, and apprenticeship
  • Educational equity – post-secondary education access for all
  • Increase education program completion – college (bachelor/associate), trade school, certificate, and apprenticeship
• Improve Workforce Supports (Community and Economic Development)
  • Broadband
  • Transportation
  • Removing barriers to financial independence for all
• Increase Recreation and Quality of Life Opportunities (Community Development)
  • Parks and Beautification
  • Community Gathering Spaces
  • Arts and Culture

Qualities of the best grant proposals:

• Collaborative, comprehensive, and sustainable
• Designed to prevent problems, rather than simply addressing the effects of problems
• Provide start-up or seed funding for innovative projects
• Leverage grant dollars to bring in additional funds; have multiple sources of funding

The strongest proposals are submitted by organizations who have:

• Adequate staff/organizational capacity to achieve the proposal goal
• Sound fiscal policy and responsible financial management
• Staff and board of directors reflective of the organization’s audience
• Ability to measure the impact of grant money and report the results
• Proven record of cooperating with other organizations
• Capacity to understand and explain how the project will relate to other area services/organizations
• Broad base of community support

Eligibility Criteria

The Foundation give grants to 501(c) (3) organizations, churches, schools, agencies and governmental units serving the greater Mason County area.

For more information, visit Community Foundation.