2013-2014 Grantees & Programs
2013-2014 Rotary Charities Grantees & Their Programs
Rotary Charities fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. The table below shows all of the grants made in our last fiscal year. Rotary provided over $1 million to our community in the following areas:
Strengthening Families $411,163
Arts and Culture $184,920
Environment $123,000
Education $57,000
Health $25,000
Organization
Grant Title
Amount
Type
Sector
Acme Heritage Society
Planning: needs assessment and fundraising feasibility study
$5,000
Capital Planning
Arts and Culture
American Red Cross
Fund development and outreach
$15,000
Multi-year Capacity
Strengthening Families
Area Agency on Aging
Coordinator for Aging & Disability Resource Collaborative
$10,000
Single-year Program
Strengthening Families
Area Seniors of Bellaire
Pickle ball court
$5,000
Single-year Capital
Strengthening Families
Artists Creating Together
Planning: marketing tool kit
$5,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Arts and Culture
Bay Area Transit Authority
Planning: strategic plan development
$5,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Community Resources
Benzie Area Christian Neighbors
Sustainability and fund development
$11,352
Multi-year Capacity
Strengthening Families
Benzie Area Historical Society
Planning: organizational capacity assessment
$8,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Arts and Culture
Benzie Council on Aging
Planning: community needs assessment
$5,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Strengthening Families
Benzie County
Planning: economic development strategic plan
$5,000
Capital Planning
Community Resources
Benzie Home Health Care
Marketing and technical capacity
$29,850
Multi-year Capacity
Strengthening Families
Benzie Sunrise Foundation
Planning: food security program
$5,000
Program Planning
Strengthening Families
Bethany Christian Services
Safe Families for Children program
$25,000
Multi-year Program
Strengthening Families
Bethany Christian Services
Planning: Shared Family Care program
$5,000
Program Planning
Strengthening Families
Botanic Garden Society
Fund development and board assistance
$30,000
Multi-year Capacity
Arts and Culture
Catholic Human Services
Planning: organizational capacity assessment
$8,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Strengthening Families
Chalfonte Foundation
Planning: organizational capacity assessment
$8,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Strengthening Families
Child and Family Services
Merger with Third Level Crisis Intervention Center
$40,000
Single-year Capacity
Strengthening Families
Community Services Network
Planning: organizational capacity assessment
$8,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Strengthening Families
Conservation Resource Alliance
Boardman River crossing on Cass Rd.
$25,000
Single-year Capital
Environment
Disability Network
Fund developer for major gifts and capacity growth
$37,500
Multi-year Capacity
Strengthening Families
Downtown Development Auth
Public Art
$25,000
Single-year Capital
Arts and Culture
Elmwood Charter Township
Traffic study on M-22 cooridor
$20,000
Single-year Capital
Community Resource
FLOW
Planning: organizational capacity assessment and strategic plan
$8,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Education
Grace Episcopal Church
Renovation of Jubilee House for homeless
$20,000
Single-year Capital
Strengthening Families
Grass River Natural Area
Planning: board and fund development
$5,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Education
Great Lakes Children's Museum
Planning: Salesforce transition
$3,920
Capacity Assessment Planning
Arts and Culture
Greenspire School
Planning: organizational capacity assessment
$8,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Education
GT Regional Com. Foundation
Communications and community relations growth
$28,450
Multi-year Capacity
Community Resource
GT Regional Com. Foundation
Rotary Fund Supplement
$13,000
Single-year Program
Nonprofit
GT Regional Land Conservancy
Planning: Scoping Project program
$5,000
Program Planning
Education
HomeStretch
Energy efficient affordable housing
$40,000
Single-year Capital
Strengthening Families
Inland Seas Education Association
Planning: summer programming funding and action plan
$5,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Education
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Technology upgrades for Interlochen Public Radio
$35,000
Single-year Capital
Arts and Culture
ISLAND
Planning: organizational capacity assessment and strategic plan
$8,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Education
Junior Achievement
Community outreach and marketing
$5,000
Multi-year Capacity
Education
Kalkaska Conservation District
Planning: organizational capacity assessment
$8,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Environment
Lakes to Land Regional Initiative
Completion of master plans for collaboration
$35,000
Single-year Program
Community Resource
Leelanau Christian Neighbors
Planning: marketing design and development
$5,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Strengthening Families
Leelanau Conservancy
Planning: farmland access feasibility study
$5,000
Program Planning
Education
Leelanau Conservancy
Farmland preservation
$30,000
Single-year Capital
Environment
Little Collaborative
Planning: board development and collaboration
$4,800
Capacity Assessment Planning
Strengthening Families
Michigan Land Use Institute
Taste the Local Difference
$25,000
Single-year Program
Environment
Michigan Legacy Art Park
Construction of barrier-free trail to park
$40,000
Single-year Capital
Arts and Culture
Mt. Holiday
Zipline Course
$10,000
Single-year Capital
Recreation
Music House Museum
Technology upgrade for outreach
$15,000
Single-year Capacity
Arts and Culture
NMi Community Action Agency
Hire a development director
$40,000
Multi-year Capacity
Strengthening Families
Northern Michigan Supportive Housing
Hire administrative assistant and move ED to full time
$30,000
Multi-year Capacity
Strengthening Families
Northport Community Arts
Planning: organizational capacity assessment
$8,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Arts and Culture
Northwestern Michigan Fair
Construction of new horse barn
$15,000
Single-year Capital
Strengthening Families
Peter Dougherty Society
Preserve and restore Dougherty Mission House
$15,000
Single-year Capital
Arts and Culture
Rex Dobson Ruby Ellen Fdn
Planning: master preservation plan
$5,000
Capital Planning
Arts and Culture
Rotary Camps & Services
Discovery Center ~ Great Lakes
$30,000
Single-year Program
Education
SEEDS
Development officer and business plan
$35,000
Multi-year Capacity
Environment
StonesHouse
Planning: organizational capacity assessment
$8,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Strengthening Families
TART Trails
Phase II of Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail
$50,000
Single-year Capital
Recreation
The Children's House
Planning: organizational capacity assessment
$8,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Education
The Nature Conservancy
Invasive species management on Lake Michigan
$25,000
Single-year Program
Environment
Traverse Health Clinic
New physician
$25,000
Single-year Program
Health
United Way – 211
Planning: 211 Program Sustainability
$5,000
Program Planning
Strengthening Families
Women's Resource Center
Planning: Doula Teen Parenting Program
$5,000
Capacity Assessment Planning
Strengthening Families
Women's Resource Center
Board and fund development
$13,061
Multi-year Capacity
Strengthening Families
Yuba Historical Museum
Installation of HVAC system and upgraded plumbing
$10,000
Single-year Capital
Arts and Culture
Fiscal Year Total
$1,029,933