The South Haven Area Community Foundation has awarded $72,000 to 24 non-profits to help support educational, cultural, art, and youth programs and projects in the South Haven area. Its South Haven High School student affiliate, Youth Advisory Council, has also awarded $6,800 in additional grants to youth, educational, and South Haven Public School initiatives. Among the recipients of foundation grants this year are Junior Achievement of SW Michigan, Parent Resource, the Michigan Flywheelers Museum, Lory’s Place, The Mitten Children’s Museum, the Al-Van Humane Society, and the South Haven Region Business Hub. We have a fill list at our website. Each spring, the foundation requests grant proposals from the area’s non-profit organizations concentrating on art, culture, education, recreation, information, and community health with the goal of enriching and improving the lives of residents. To date, it has awarded more than $700,000.
This year’s recipients include:
Junior Achievement of SW Michigan
Hope Parent Resource
Michigan Flywheelers Museum
Lory’s Place
The Mitten Children’s Museum
Al-Van Humane Society
South Haven Region Business Hub
South Haven Area Emergency Services
South Haven Theatre Series
People Helping People
Irving Gilmore International Piano Festival
South Haven Boating Foundation
South Haven Speakers Series
Foundry Hall Jazz Festival
South Haven Public Schools Maple Grove Elementary
We Care Community Resource Center
Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan
Beautify Pullman
American Red Cross of SW MI
South Haven Scott Club
Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum Memorial Fund
Youth Development Company/PAL
City of South Haven
South Haven Center for the Arts
Foundry Hall Riverfront Concert Series
