The following funds are held at the Community Foundation of Marquette County and currently have a net total of over $17 million. For more information or to find out how to contribute to one of these funds please contact the Community Foundation at 906.226.7666.
Funds of the Foundation
Unrestricted Funds - Read More
Established to provide support for charitable, benevolent and other public purposes in Marquette County.
- Cary and Sharon Bjork Family Fund
- C. John Peterson Family Fund
- Community Advised Big Bay Fund
- Fund for Marquette
- Greater Ishpeming Area Community Fund
- Greater Ishpeming Area Community Operating Fund
- Gwinn Area Community Fund
- Gwinn Area Community Fund Operating
- Negaunee Community Fund
- Negaunee Area Community Fund - Operating
- Pam Benton Memorial
- Raymond J. Jason Memorial Fund
- Robert and Lottie Clark Fund
- Rod and Holly Aldrich Family Fund
- Stien Family Fund
Field of Interest Funds - Read More
Allows support of a special area of interest while taking advantage of the Foundation’s community expertise.
- Adult Amateur Arts, Music and Culture Fund
- Arts Fund
- City Skateboard Park Fund
- Community Environmental Monitoring Program
- Education Enhancement Fund for MAPS Elementary Students
- Elderly Fund
- Exchange Club of Marquette Fund
- Fred and June Schaefer Legacy Fund for Persons with Special Needs
- George W. Romney Volunteer Fund
- Greater Ishpeming Area Community Operating Endowment Fund
- Gwinn Area Community Fund Operating Endowment
- Health and Wellness Fund
- Helen Campbell Schillinger Youth Music Fund
- Negaunee Area Community Fund Operating Endowment
- Negaunee Lions Community Enrichment Fund
- Negaunee Public Schools Enrichment Fund
- Operating Endowment
- Paul F. Blewett Legacy Funds
- Seavoy Family Fund
- The Johanna Pohjala Fund for Weavers
- The William & Mildred Andrews Youth Fund
- Unsung Heroes Fund
- Women’s Center Fund
- Youth Fund for Greater Ishpeming Area
- Youth Fund for Marquette
- Youth Fund for Negaunee Community Fund
- Zonta Club Fund
Designated Funds - Read More
Provides benefit to a selected organization or program.
- Aniket Dhadphale Marquette Junior Hockey Designated Fund
- Bernadette Reider UPAWS Fund
- Bernadette Reider’s St. Christopher’s Catholic Church Designated Fund
- Eagle Mine Technical Middle College Endowment
- Excellence in Education Week Endowment
- Greater Ishpeming Area Community Fund Operating Endowment
- Homelessness Prevention Endowment
- Marquette Regional History Center Designated Fund
- Sisters of St. Paul De Chartres Designated Fund
- Snyder Drug Fund for the Benefit of Bay Cliff
- The Clark Lambros Beach Park Fund
- The Charles and Lois Smith IHS Sports Endowment
- The Gwinn Area Community Schools and Brian Watson Excellence in Education Day Endowment
- The Gwinn Community Schools Alumni Fund
- The Martha Konster Christensen Youth Ministry Fund
- The Norman and Dolores Jacobson Family Music Endowment
- Robert Eric Daniel Soderberg Fund
Agency Funds - Read More
Established by an organization, individual or family to support the costs of a designated organization.
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters Agency Fund
- City Gift Program Endowment
- Great Lakes Center for Youth Development
- Great Lakes Center for Youth Development Technical Assistance Fund
- Ishpeming School District Alumni Agency Fund
- Ishpeming School District Educational Fund
- Kids Cove Endowment Fund
- Marquette County Fair Fund
- Marquette County Health Department Fund
- Marquette Junior Hockey Fund
- Marquette Symphony Orchestra Fund
- Medical Care Access Coalition Inc. Fund
- Minde Glenn Browning Endowment Fund
- Peter White Public Library Development Fund
- Planned Parenthood Northern Michigan Fund
- Powell Township Education Fund
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette Endowment Fund
- Stephen Blondeau Memorial Fund
- Superior Watershed Partnership
- Teaching Family Homes
- The Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum
- United Way of Marquette County Endowment
- UPAWS Agency Fund
- Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition
- Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy Stewardship Agency Fund
- YMCA Agency Fund
Donor Advised Funds - Read More
Established to make grants according to the charitable interest of their founders.
- Christine Pesola Donor Advised Fund
- Emerick Family Fund
- Emil and Elizabeth Vajda Charitable Endowment
- Friends and Family of Renee Thomas Endowment
- Friends of Presque Isle Park Playground Fund
- Holman Family Fund
- Huron Mountain Club Fund
- Mark and Christine Troudt Donor Advised Fund
- Marion C. Vander Veen Family Great Lakes Education Donor Advised Fund
- Martha and Michael Conley Family Fund
- Reijo Aho Fund
- Robert Cowell and Kathleen Olivier Donor Advised Fund
- The DellAngelo Family Fund
- The Janet Haynes and Erin Verigin Fund
- The Karl Stien and Leah McCabe Fund
- TriMedia Foundation
- Wiseman Donor Advised Fund
Scholarship Funds - Read More
Established to inspire community members to pursue their desire for post-secondary education.
- Andy Nault Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
- Anna L. Tobin Scholarship Endowment Fund
- Barbara Hammerberg Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Bernadette Reider Scholarship Fund
- Betty Holman Memorial Scholarship
- Carolyn Lalas Music Scholarship Endowment Fund
- Douglas & Elizabeth Larson Scholarship Fund
- Evergreen Award of Marquette County Scholarship Fund
- Father Vincent L. Ouellette Scholarship Endowment Fund
- George and Jonelle Collins Scholarship
- Gerald J. Anderson Scholarship Fund
- Henrietta Nardi Scholarship Fund
- Hunter Negri Memorial Bowling Scholarship
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows
- Ishpeming High School Student Citizenship Scholarship
- John Basolo NIT Service Scholarship Fund
- John M. Croze Memorial Scholarship
- Leah Andrews Choral Scholarship Fund
- Matt Davidson Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Marquette Senior High School Class of 1977 Scholarship Fund
- Mary Beth Lorsbach Scholarship
- Meggan Eiben Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Mossimo James Romeli Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25 Memorial Scholarship
- Negaunee Environmental Scholarship Fund
- Negaunee Public Schools Citizenship Scholarship Fund
- Patricia DeVold Scholarship Fund
- Philip A. Spade and Ruth M. Spade Scholarship Fund
- Robert and Mary (Romback) Prudom Negaunee High School Scholarship
- Rudy and Darley Kemppainen Scholarship Fund
- Saint Pauls School Commemorative Fund
- Stuart L. Sundblad Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
- Sydney W. Northey Scholarship Fund
- The Saima Kuivila Education Scholarship Fund
- The Saima Kuivila Salutatorian Scholarship Fund
- The Bernhardt L. Pederson Scholarship Fund
- The Bob Hart/Bill Tuohimaa Memorial Scholarship Fund
- The Dr. E. William & Dorothy A. Sivula Scholarship Fund
- The Dr. William Bee Sivula Scholarship Fund
- The Elliot Family Memorial Scholarship Fund
- The Francine L. Malindzak Scholarship Fund
- The Fred Waara Chapter of Trout Unlimited/Cynthia Kitzman-Fred Waara Memorial Scholarship
- The Levine Family Scholarship Fund
- The Mark Ulrickson Memorial Scholarship Fund
- The Nelson Family Foundation
- The NHS Class of 1987 Scholarship Fund
- The Paul W. and Pearl K. Goodman Music Scholarship Fund
- The Raymond Pajula Scholarship Fund
- The Schenk Scholarship Legacy Fund
- The William and Jean Hocking Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Tsu Ming and Joy L. Han Scholarship
- Robert and Mary (Romback) Prudom Negaunee High School Scholarship
- Waino and Joanne Liuha Scholarship Fund
- Walter J. Crimmins Scholarship Fund
- Westwood High School Scholarship Fund
- William B. Larson Memorial Scholarship
Funds by Location
Marquette Area Funds - Read More
Unrestricted Funds:
• Cary and Sharon Bjork Family Fund
• C. John Peterson Family Fund
• Community Advised Big Bay Fund
• Fund for Marquette
• Raymond J. Jason Memorial Fund
• Robert and Lottie Clark Fund
• Rod and Holly Aldrich Family Fund
• Stien Family Fund
Field of Interest Funds:
• Arts Fund
• City Skateboard Park Fund
• Community Environmental Monitoring Program
• Education Enhancement Fund for MAPS Elementary Students
• Elderly Fund
• Exchange Club of Marquette Fund
• Fred and June Schaefer Legacy Fund for Persons with Special Needs
• George W. Romney Volunteer Fund
• Health and Wellness Fund
• Helen Campbell Schillinger Youth Music Fund
• Operating endowment
• Paul F. Blewett Legacy Funds
• Seavoy Family Fund
• The Johanna Pohjala Fund for Weavers
• Unsung Heroes Fund
• Women’s Center Fund
• Youth Fund for Marquette
• Zonta Club Fund
Designated Funds:
• Adult Amateur Arts, Music and Culture Fund
• Aniket Dhadphale Marquette Junior Hockey Designated Fund
• Bernadette Reider UPAWS Fund
• Bernadette Reider’s St. Christopher’s Catholic Church Designated Fund
• Eagle Mine Technical Middle College Endowment
• Excellence in Education Week Endowment
• Homelessness Prevention Endowment
• Snyder Drug Fund for the Benefit of Bay Cliff
• The Clark Lambros Beach Park Fund
Agency Funds:
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters Agency Fund
• City Gift Program
• Great Lakes Center for Youth Development
• Great Lakes Center for Youth Development Technical Assistance Fund
• Kids Cove Endowment Fund
• Marquette County Fair
• Marquette County Health Department Fund
• Marquette Junior Hockey Fund
• Marquette Symphony Orchestra Fund
• Medical Care Access Coalition Inc. Fund
• MI Energy Options for Greenways Trails Fund
• Minde Glenn Browning Endowment Fund
• Peter White Public Library Development Fund
• Planned Parenthood Northern Michigan Fund
• Powell Township Education Fund
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette Endowment Fund
• Stephen Blondeau Memorial Fund
• Superior Watershed Partnership
• Teaching Family Homes
• The Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum
• United Way of Marquette County Endowment
• UPAWS Agency Fund
• Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition
• Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy Stewardship Agency Fund
• YMCA Agency Fund
Donor Advised Funds:
• Christine Pesola Donor Advised Fund
• The DellAngelo Family Fund
• Emerick Family Fund
• Emil and Elizabeth Vajda Charitable Endowment
• Friends of Presque Isle Park Playground Fund
• Huron Mountain Club Fund
• The Janet Haynes and Erin Brooks Fund
• The Karl Stien and Leah McCabe Fund
• Mark and Christine Troudt Donor Advised Fund
• Marion C. Vander Veen Family Great Lakes Education Donor Advised Fund
• Martha and Michael Conley Family Fund
• Reijo Aho Fund
• Robert Cowell and Kathleen Olivier Donor Advised Fund
• TriMedia Foundation
• Wiseman Donor Advised Fund
Negaunee Funds - Read More
Unrestricted Funds:
• Negaunee Community Fund
• Negaunee Area Community Fund- Operating
Field of Interest Funds:
• Negaunee Area Community Fund Operating Endowment
• Youth Fund for Negaunee Community Fund
• Negaunee Lions Community Enrichment Fund
• Negaunee Public Schools Enrichment Fund
Donor Advised Funds:
• Friends and Family of Renee Thomas Endowment
Greater Ishpeming Funds - Read More
Donor Advised Funds:
• Holman Family Fund
Agency Funds:
• Ishpeming School District Alumni Agency Fund
• Ishpeming School District Educational Fund
Designated Funds:
• The Norman and Dolores Jacobson Family Music Endowment
• The Charles and Lois Smith IHS Sports Endowment
• Greater Ishpeming Area Community Fund Operating Endowment
Unrestricted Funds:
• Ishpeming Community Fund
• Greater Ishpeming Area Community Operating Fund
Field of Interest Funds:
• Greater Ishpeming Area Community Operating Endowment Fund
• Youth Fund For Greater Ishpeming Area
Gwinn Funds - Read More
Unrestricted Funds:
• Gwinn Area Community Fund
• Gwinn Area Community Fund Operating
Field of Interest Funds:
• Gwinn Area Community Fund Operating Endowment
• The William & Mildred Andrews Youth Fund
Designated Funds:
• The Gwinn Community Schools Alumni Fund
• The Gwinn Area Community Schools and Brian Watson Excellence in Education Day Endowment