Knowlton Foundation Purchases Spike Building
Knowlton Foundation seeks status as Community Foundation subsidiary- Economic Opportunity Committee looks at 2nd Floor. ... Continue reading
Category: News
May 15, 2008
May 10, 2008
CF Annual Dinner 2008
Celebrate the people of the Community Foundation of St. Clair County and join us at our annual dinner held at Fore Lakes Golf Club on June 12. ... Continue reading
May 9, 2008
YAC Bottle Drive
YAC and county high schools recycle over 20,000 plastic containers. ... Continue reading
May 1, 2008
YAC Awards $25,000 Grant to RESA
The YAC approved over $59,000 in grants for 2007/2008. ... Continue reading
April 24, 2008
Regional Tourism Campaign
Foundation funds regional tourism campaign. ... Continue reading
April 21, 2008
Education Task Force Announces Grants
The Education Task Force announced grants totaling $58,500 in support for education programs. ... Continue reading
April 3, 2008
Youth Advisory Council Plastic Bottle Drive
The Youth Advisory Council of the Community Foundation of St. Clair County is partnering with county High School groups by sponsoring a plastic bottle drive. ... Continue reading
April 2, 2008
Destination: Port Huron $20 Winners
A complete list of the winners of the $20 incentive for ideas on improving downtown Port Huron is available! ... Continue reading
March 28, 2008
Ideas for downtown Port Huron pour in!
Well over 250 ideas for downtown Port Huron were submitted to the Destination: Port Huron Task Force. ... Continue reading
March 24, 2008
Happy Birthday Marty Weiss!
Marty Weiss celebrates his 70th birthday on March 25th! ... Continue reading
March 1, 2008
Back to School 2008
Back to School 2008 is a community sponsored event, organized by the Community Foundation’s Women’s Initiative, to help kids from low income families in St. Clair County have a successful start to school. ... Continue reading
January 30, 2008
February 2008 Newsletter
Our February 2008 newsletter is now available for download. ... Continue reading
January 11, 2008
Blue Water Arts Council
The Community Foundation of St. Clair County (CFSCC) has formed the Blue Water Arts Council (BWAC) as part of their strategic initiative to provide an instrument for focused and increased funding available to support arts and culture related programs, projects and organizations. ... Continue reading
December 18, 2007
New Foundation Vice President
Lynn Borg has been hired as the Foundation’s new vice president and will begin work on January 3rd. Lynn has an extensive background in major gifts, fund raising, program management and foundation operations. ... Continue reading
November 27, 2007
United Way Creates Endowment Fund
The United Way of St. Clair County recently created a permanent endowment fund at the Community Foundation “to ensure an independent, perpetual base of financial stability for the United Way of St. Clair County.” ... Continue reading
November 21, 2007
Benefits of Giving Appreciated Securities
According to a recent study, Donors could benefit more by giving appreciated securities instead of cash donations. ... Continue reading
Local Nonprofits Could See $137 Million in Charitible Gifts by 2015
A Transfer of Wealth Report commissioned by Midwest Community Foundation Ventures, a supporting organization of the Council of Michigan Foundations in Grand Haven, says that residents in St. Clair County and Sanilac County could transfer almost $137 million to charities and nonprofit organizations by the year 2015. ... Continue reading
August 11, 2007
Gigi Mericka Hired as Program Manager for Access to Recreation Project
The Community Foundation of St. Clair County has hired Gigi Mericka as the Program Manager for the Kellogg Foundation’s Access to Recreation Program in St. Clair County. She has extensive experience in nonprofit programs, projects and fund raising. ... Continue reading
July 26, 2007
Back to School Program Receives National Recognition
The Back to School events, now held in four communities throughout St. Clair County, will be featured at a national conference for community foundations this September. ... Continue reading
July 6, 2007
Community Foundation Announces $50,000 in Small Business Incentives
The Community Foundation of St. Clair County has awarded a $50,000 grant from its City of Port Huron Fund for small business incentives in downtown Port Huron. The grant funds will be made available through the Community Resource Center, which opened in 2005 and is an affiliate company of the Community Foundation. ... Continue reading
June 12, 2007
Helen David Remembered Through New Quota International Fund
The late Helen David, fondly remembered by many as the First Lady of Port Huron, will be remembered through the creation of a new endowment fund by Quota International of Port Huron. ... Continue reading
May 30, 2007
Kellogg Foundation Awards $314,000 Challenge Grant to Local Coalition
The W. K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek has awarded a $314,000 challenge grant to a large coalition of organizations throughout St. Clair County. ... Continue reading
Foundation Investments Outperform Peers
The Community Foundation’s 2006 net investment return of 14% outperformed the median return of 268 other nonprofits across the country. ... Continue reading
May 17, 2007
Coalition of Organizations Launches $700,000 Effort to Increase Access to Recreation
The Community Foundation of St. Clair County has joined a large coalition of organizations throughout St. Clair County in a bid to secure a $330,000 grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek. ... Continue reading
Algonac/Clay Community Fund 2007 Grants and Scholarship Awards
The recently held Algonac/Clay Community Fund “Cinco de Mayo” dinner/auction was a success raising over $10,000 to add to its endowment fund. ... Continue reading
2007/2008 Scholarship Award Winners
Community Foundation of St. Clair County awards $135,860 in scholarship grants for the 2007/2008 school year. ... Continue reading
April 17, 2007
$500,000 in Grants Help Lure New DaimlerChrysler Plant
DaimlerChrysler Corporation in cooperation with the Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County (EDA), the City of Marysville, the Township of St. Clair, and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), announced today, subject to the approval of negotiated state and local incentives, its intention to construct a major new facility employing 1,000 people for its powertrain division in St. Clair County, Michigan. ... Continue reading
March 27, 2007
1st Quarter Grants Press Release
Community Foundation Announces $326,000 in 1st Quarter Grants. ... Continue reading
February 19, 2007
Foundation Announces 2006 Investment Performance
The Community Foundation’s Finance & Investment Committee reported total investment returns of 14% in 2006. The positive returns were greater than expected, and according to Fred Moore, Treasurer, were attributed to the Foundation’s recent diversification of its investments. ... Continue reading
July 20, 2005
Community Renaissance Program
Now nearing the end of it’s third and final year, the Community Renaissance Program (CRP) has been an unprecedented collaborative effort to restore the quality of single-family housing to the neighborhood around Woodrow Wilson Elementary School on the south side of Port Huron ... Continue reading
