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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Range Bank Clean Energy Fund
Grants from the Range Bank Clean Energy Fund support energy transition programs and initiatives in Marquette County including, but not limited to, greater reliance on renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, reductions in energy demand through a variety of...
Over $100,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits Awarded
The Community Foundation of Marquette County, including four affiliate funds – Negaunee, Greater Ishpeming, Marquette, and Gwinn Area – recently granted over $100,000 as part of the annual competitive grant cycle. Of the total grant funding, over $25,000 was awarded...
Jumpstart a Heart: AEDs for Marquette County Law Enforcement
In 2020, Marquette County Law Enforcement responded to 46 cardiac emergency calls requesting the use of life saving Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). Law Enforcement Officers are frequently the first to arrive on scene for medical calls because they are...
Youth Advisory Committees Organize Volunteer Projects, Support Local Nonprofits with Grants
The Youth Advisory Committees (YAC) of the Community Foundation of Marquette County are proud to announce the distribution of 18 grants to nonprofits to support youth programming. There are three YAC groups in the county, including the Ishpeming, Marquette, and...
Over $35,000 in COVID-19 Relief Grants Announced for Marquette County Nonprofits
The COVID-19 Community Response Fund, a collaboration of the Community Foundation of Marquette County and United Way of Marquette County, recently granted over $35,000 to twenty-three Marquette County nonprofits. These grants were given as “phase two” of the fund,...
Catalyst Award Recipients Announced
Each year the Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation of Marquette County nominates individuals, organizations, and businesses to receive Catalyst Awards. A Catalyst Award recognizes the efforts of those that help build community through volunteerism or...
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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.”