Good Works Grants
Priority Funding Areas
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Arts and culture
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Basic human needs
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Education
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Environment
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Health and Safety
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Recreation
Project Priorities
- Capital expenditures
- Equipment
- One-time special opportunities/events
- Start-ups and new projects
Upcoming Application Deadlines
- May 5, 2023
- August 4, 2023
- November 3, 2023
- February 2, 2024
- May 3, 2024
Apply for a Good Works Grant
Examples of previous Good Works Grants Recipients
FY 2021-22 Good Works Grants
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Acme Christian Thrift Store & Food Pantry (ACTS) | Pallet Jack Purchase | $1,100 |
American Legion Post 399 | Roof Repair | $1,000 |
Benzie Wellness and Aquatic Center | Phase II of Feasibility Study | $500 |
Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan | Visitation Room Renovation | $1,700 |
Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan | Youthwork Conservation Corps training | $500 |
Crooked Tree Arts | Pilot drop-in family arts program | $1,200 |
Friends of Historic Commons | Tree Survey | $1,000 |
Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities | Building Resilient Communities food coolers | $2,000 |
Kids on the Go | Program Expansion | $500 |
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital | Play equipment at Munson | $1,700 |
Mid-Michigan Honor Flight | Honor flight veterans' travel expenses | $1,470 |
National Alliance on Mental Health (N.A.M.I.) | Virtual Learning Equipment | $1,000 |
TART Trails | Trail Maintenance Equipment | $1,000 |
The Friendship Community Center | Roof Maintenance | $2,500 |
Traverse City Fencing Club | Flooring Installation | $830 |
Trinity Lutheran Church and School | Playground Equipment | $500 |
VASA Ski Club | Ski Equipment Trailer | $1,000 |
Women’s Resource Center | DEI Training | $500 |
FY 2020-21 Good Works Grants |
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Acme Christian Thrift Store & Food Pantry |
Refrigerator/Freezer Equipment |
$ 1,000 |
Bike Leelanau |
Bike Trail |
$ 500 |
Child and Family Services of NW Michigan |
Voicemail Attendant |
$ 3,190 |
Discovery Center Great Lakes |
Wheelchair lift and platforms |
$ 1,000 |
Food Rescue of Goodwill Northern Michigan |
Loading Dock Door Replacement |
$ 3,000 |
Generations Ahead |
Equipment and Office Supplies |
$ 2,225 |
Habitat for Humanity Grand Traverse Region |
Give Hope project |
$ 1,000 |
Kids on the Go |
TC Program Expansion |
$ 1,000 |
Old Town Playhouse |
HVAC Improvements |
$ 1,000 |
Parallel 45 Theatre |
Safe Return to the stage |
$ 1,810 |
PoWer Book Bags |
Growing Pains - software and PC |
$ 2,500 |
Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center |
Landscaping Costs for Building Addition |
$ 2,300 |
Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center |
AC Unit |
$ 5,000 |
Veterans in Crisis |
Veterans Treatment Court Assistance |
$ 2,500 |
Women's Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area |
Emergency Shelter Chimney Repair Project |
$ 2,000 |
FY 2019-20 Good Works Grants |
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Child and Family Services of NW MI |
Building Windows |
$ 3,300 |
Crooked Tree Arts |
Video Streaming Equipment |
$ 1,200 |
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library |
Books |
$ 2,200 |
Father Fred Foundation |
Freezer |
$ 750 |
Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan |
Flooring and Couch Replacement |
$ 4,500 |
Grass River Natural Area Inc |
Outdoor Classroom Equipment |
$ 550 |
Great Lakes Children's Museum |
UV Light |
$ 1,200 |
Habitat for Humanity |
Computers, Phones, Software upgrades |
$ 5,000 |
Habitat for Humanity |
PPE |
$ 1,400 |
Hospice of Michigan |
Grief Support Services & Telehealth/Virtual Training |
$ 2,000 |
Mt. Holiday Inc. |
Technology Upgrade |
$ 1,250 |
National Alliance on Mental Illness |
Ending the Silence Program |
$ 2,000 |
Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency |
Host Homes |
$ 2,000 |
Old Mission Peninsula School |
Science Curriculum for all |
$ 500 |
Parallel 45 Theatre Inc |
Washer and Dryer |
$ 2,500 |
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear |
Equipment for Historic Preservation |
$ 2,250 |
SPIRIT Pantry |
Food and Hygenic Supplies |
$ 1,000 |
Stigma Busters |
PSA Video |
$ 500 |
TART Trails Inc |
Boardman River Trail |
$ 2,000 |
TCAPS Preschoolers Explore |
Preschoolers Explore and Learn Program |
$ 500 |
TCAPS Westwood Elementary |
Westwood Solar Project |
$ 500 |
The Brook Trout Coalition |
Onion Bag Dispensers |
$ 1,936 |
Traverse Health Clinic and Coalition |
Laptops and software |
$ 5,000 |
Women's Resource Center of Grand Traverse |
Emergency Shelter Playground |
$ 5,000 |
Young Peacebuilders |
Special Events/Training |
$ 1,000 |