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MICF Welcomes New Board Member Bill Borders
The Mackinac Island Community Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Bill Borders to its team. Bill brings a diverse background in business, community development, economic development, and higher education, with a career spanning more than five...
2025 Fall Grantees
It's December on Mackinac Island, and everyone is celebrating our first snowfall of the year and Christmas Bazaar Weekend. At Mackinac Island Community Foundation, we are celebrating our Fall 2025 Grantees!Thank you to our generous donors, our family of fundholders,...
Town Crier Feature: “Mackinac Island Announces Spring 2025 Grantees” – VICTORIA SMITH
The Mackinac Island Community Foundation has announced the recipients of its Spring 2025 Grant cycle. This grant cycle provided a total of $127,975 in grant dollars to help support the Mackinac Island community, with 10 nonprofits receiving grants. Some of the local...
Community Foundation awards 2025 Scholarships
Mackinac Island Community Foundation trustees and staff are pleased to share news of recent scholarship decisions totaling $89,937 supporting students graduating from Mackinac Island Public School. This year was notable as the 15th anniversary of the Founder’s...
MICF Awards 2025 Spring Grants
Mackinac Island Community Foundation trustees and staff are pleased to announce recent grant decisions totaling $127,975 supporting projects and programs on Mackinac Island. The Foundation granted heavily from their unrestricted funds this grant cycle, including a...
MICF’s Spring Grant Cycle is here
The Mackinac Island Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2025 Spring Grant Cycle. Local nonprofit 501c3, school, or governmental organizations serving Mackinac Island are encouraged to apply for available funding. The MICF office is available for...
MICF welcomes new staff member, Sara Hancock
The Island might be winding down for the winter, but there’s plenty of excitement at the Mackinac Island Community Foundation. Formerly a staff of two, the organization is expanding operations with the addition of a new Administrative Assistant, Sara Hancock. She...
MICF Announces Fall 2024 Grant Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, December 6, 2024 Mackinac Island Community Foundation trustees and staff are pleased to announce recent grant decisions totaling $119,855 supporting projects and programs on Mackinac Island. The organization’s grant decisions are guided...
The Fall Grant Cycle is right around the corner!
Read the latest news from MICF here in our August newsletter.
MICF Welcomes New Board Member Marta Olson
This July, the Mackinac Island Community Foundation celebrated the election of a new member to its Board of Trustees. Marta Olson was officially appointed to the Board at the foundation’s meeting on July 9, 2024. She joins the organization during the celebration of...
MICF Announces 2024 Spring Grant Awards
Mackinac Island Community Foundation trustees and staff are pleased to announce recent grant decisions totaling $140,899 supporting projects and programs on Mackinac Island. “This support allows our island and local organizations to address pressing...
Mackinaw Straits Raptor Watch Receives MICF Grant Supporting Island Count
The Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch (MSRW) is pleased to announce receipt of a grant of $12,664.00 from the Mackinac Island Community Foundation (MICF) to continue its Mackinac Island Hawk Count this spring.