We are kicking off a new monthly series, Community Foundation for Mason County: Community Impact Spotlight. Our KickStart to Career Coordinator, Julie Van Dyke is our first interview!

Richard (Dick) and Cathy Reader have lived in numerous communities across the country throughout their marriage, but Mason County will always have a piece of their hearts. Knowing Mason County helped to shape their foundation, the Readers have decided to establish the Clinton & Lila Coleman and Charles & Margarette Reader Fund in memoriam of their parents.

Nancy Hesting has always been involved in nonprofit work, from when she was a finance director for a consulting firm that supported fundraising efforts for nonprofit organizations, to her volunteer efforts with local nonprofits such as Sandcastles Children’s Museum and the Rotary Club of Ludington.

The Youth Advisory Council of the Community Foundation for Mason County recently approved 13 Teacher Mini-Grant Awards to educators and counselors across Mason County. A total of $5,195 was awarded from the Youth Advisory Council fund through the competitive application process.

The advisory board of the Community Foundation for Mason County recently approved grant awards to a variety of community organizations in support of projects throughout Mason County. A total of $56,892 was awarded from Unrestricted and Field of Interest Funds through the competitive application process, overseen by the grant committee of the Community Foundation advisory board. 

The West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission, in partnership with the Ludington & Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce and other economic development agencies in neighboring counties, has released three short online surveys to document impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic upon local businesses, public and nonprofit organizations, and households. Information gathered will feed into a pandemic response and recovery plan that WMSRDC is developing.

The Advisory Board of the Community Foundation for Mason County recently approved grant awards to a variety of community organizations in support of projects throughout Mason County. A total of $64,350 was awarded from Unrestricted and Field of Interest Funds through the competitive application process, overseen by the grant committee and the Community Foundation Advisory Board.

The Community Foundation for Mason County is pleased to announce that grant awards for 2020 totaled $1,246,772!

Thanks to the generosity of our community and the partnership of the Pennies from Heaven Foundation's "Meet Us Halfway" match, over $49,000 from the Community Foundation's 2020 Fall Wish Lists were granted to local nonprofits!

The Pennies from Heaven Foundation is providing matching funds to help meet nonprofits' wishes in the community.