2019 ACCF
JUNE NEWSLETTER
We are down to our last 2 Love Your Hometown Reveal events! So far we have granted eight $1,000 grants
for projects in Martin, Hopkins, Wayland,
Saugatuck, Bloomingdale, Hamilton, Allegan & Otsego.
Please join us at the remaining reveals!

Allegan County Community Foundation
2019 Grant Writing 101 Workshop

This workshop is ideal for those new to grant writing and those who would like to refresh their skills. The workshop fee is $20 for the first attendee from your organization, $15 for each additional attendee.

Advance registration is required.
The course will be offered: Thursday, July 18 from 9:00 – Noon
and repeated Tuesday, October 15 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm . 

Class size is limited. No reservations will be made without payment.

Schedule your ACCF Grant Applicant meeting!

Federally recognized, tax-exempt non-profits serving the residents of Allegan County are eligible to apply. Organizations that desire to apply must schedule a meeting with Foundation staff to discuss their programs/project prior to receiving a grant application. Appointments are available starting in late July for organizations applying for a Youth (TAG Team) grant and starting in September for those applying only for a Legacy Grant.

Please contact the Foundation at 269.673.8344
to schedule an appointment.

YOUTH GRANT DUE DATE:  
Grants for non-profits serving youth are due to the TAG Team by 5 pm on September 6th. (the first Friday in September of each year.)

LEGACY GRANT DUE DATE:
Grants addressing health & human services, arts & culture or the economy & environment are due to the Foundation by 5 pm December 20th. (the second Friday in December of each year.)
June 30 is fast approaching –
and for many nonprofits, this marks the end of another fiscal year.


Hamilton Area Veteran’s Memorial Special Project Fund
The Hamilton Area Veteran’s Fund is a short-term, special project fund. The Fund was established to raise money for the planning, designing, building, and landscaping of the Hamilton Area Veteran’s Memorial. The memorial is being designed similarly to the Veteran’s Memorial in Dorr, MI (see photos) and will be erected on the grounds of the Heath Township Hall.

The Allegan County Community Foundation is the fiduciary for the Hamilton Area Veteran's Memorial Fund. Donations and payments for brick pavers or benches are to be made to the Allegan County Community Foundation (PO Box 278 Allegan MI 49010). Checks should be made out to: ACCF with HAVM on the memo line. Questions about donations, please call the Foundation at: 269.673.8344. 

Questions about brick pavers or benches, please Helen Zeerip at: 616.836.7949. (Please be sure to include an order form with your payment.)

The Foundation is honored to work in partnership with Heath Township,
Helen Zeerip, and the residents of Hamilton as we honor those who serve and have served.


Because hunger doesn’t take a summer vacation...
Our 2019 cereal drive to help families whose children receive free or reduced breakfast and lunch ended April 30, 2019. Summertime can be especially difficult with increased food costs once children are home all day. The goal of the drive was 30,000 boxes, enough to provide one box, per child, per week for the summer months for those children whose families visit food pantries in Allegan County. Nearly 6,000 people are served by the sixteen-member pantries of the ACFPC – 3,000 of whom are children.

We collected 12,000 boxes this year - an increase from last year! Thank you to all who donated. We will continue this important drive annually and continue to look for business partners to donate and match donations. Please contact Tracey at (269) 207-6409 if your business has interest. To all the individuals who dropped off cereal at drop sites - every box makes a difference. You can see the story of Walter , a specially marked box of cereal in our July Non-Profit Spotlight. We have followed the journey of this box of cereal from the time it was donated by Shannon, to the time it was received by this beautiful little girl here in Allegan County.
You can make a monetary donation to the
Allegan County Food Pantry Collaborative here .
Join the Allegan County Community Foundation in
W E L C O M I N G
(L to R): Cindy Baker, Program and Operations Associate, Lisa Banas, Board of Trustee
and Megan Collins, ACCF Hobbs Intern

We thank you for your support of the Non-Profit Spotlight!

The Allegan County Community Foundation
helps donors achieve their charitable giving goals, provides grants to non-profits serving Allegan County, awards scholarships to deserving youth, and offers a wide variety of assistance to non-profits.

Growing our assets is a priority. The more we grow our Legacy Fund, the more we can serve the Allegan County community. Please consider supporting the work of the

Impacting Community * Inspiring Philanthropy * Strengthening Non-Profits
Visit us at: 113 Locust Street, downtown Allegan
Mailing address: PO Box 278, Allegan, MI 49010

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