33 YEARS OF LOCAL PHILANTHROPY
Total Community Foundation Assets: $21.7 Million
New endowed funds established in 2020
Total endowed funds held by CFMC
Local affiliates collaborating in Marquette County
$ in grants given in Marquette County in 2020
$ million in grants awarded since 1988
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Shiras Institute supports Playground For All
On Wednesday, October 20, representatives from the Shiras Institute presented a check to the Marquette Playground for All Committee for $15,000. This donation will help fund the playground that will be built as an enhanced replacement of the current Kids Cove...
2021 Catalyst Award Recipients Announced
Each year, the Foundation Board of Trustees nominates individuals, organizations, and businesses to receive Catalyst Awards. A Catalyst Award recognizes the efforts of those that build community through volunteerism or philanthropy and inspire others to do the same –...
Paul F. Blewett Legacy Funds Distribute Over $75,000
The Paul F. Blewett Legacy Funds were established at the Community Foundation of Marquette County in 2010, to provide support to multiple local and regional organizations that Paul cared most about. This year, a total of $ 76,192.65 was distributed. Following the...
2021 Annual Celebration Honors Community Who Make a Difference
The 2021 Annual Celebration took place at NMU on Wednesday, September 22. The evening included Catalyst Awards presentations, prize drawings from Donckers and the Delft, the first Range Bank Clean Energy Grant award, and a special announcement for the Jumpstart a...
Johanna Pohjala Fund for Weavers : Fund Spotlight
A loom made by Matt Riihinen in Negaunee during the winter of 1945-1946. Photo courtesy of Christine Simonen This loom has a fascinating history, and helped inspire the Johanna Pohjala Fund for Weavers, a field of interest fund established at the Community Foundation...
COVID-19 Community Response Fund Grant Provides Support for PPE Needs in Marquette County Schools
COVID-19 Community Response Fund Grant Provides Support for PPE Needs in Marquette County Schools Through a collaborative effort with local school districts, the Community Foundation of Marquette County and United Way of Marquette County recently announced a grant to...
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
906 Adventure Team
“We submitted for a grant for the 906 Bench Team to help put together a bike team for the Marquette County kids.The grant has given us the opportunity to go out and purchase a trailer that basically made our whole operation mobile so the kids don’t necessarily come to us. We can get to the kids…The transformation you see in them physically, emotionally, socially is amazing.”