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 total of $18,000 in awards made from the newly-created Mackinac Island Community Fund, to three organizations: Ste. Anne’s Catholic Church, Mackinac Horsemen’s Association, and Junior Achievement of the Upper Peninsula. Also notable are grants from newly-designated unrestricted funds, the Mackinac College Legacy Fund, and the Henry and Audrienne Murray Family Fund. The Mackinac College Legacy Fund, previously classified as a Field of Interest fund dedicated solely to education, was repurposed as unrestricted earlier this year. The Murray Fund, established as a donor-advised fund, was also recently repurposed. By eliminating restrictions on these funds, MICF is now able to grant their proceeds toward projects on the Island where a need is most evident.
Below is a brief summary of each award with the funds granted.
Mackinac Arts Council | $7,500
Support for Music on the Trail 2025.
Dora DuPont Williams Fund
Marlee Brown Musser Community Arts Fund
Music Fund
Straits Pride | $4,000
Support for Strategic Planning.
Island Community Needs Fund
Harbor Springs Festival of the Book | $2,825
Support for Authors & Books in Schools at MIPS.
Mackinac College Legacy Fund
Youth Fund
Mackinac Island Public School | $4,000
Support for High Reliability Schools Institute.
Mackinac College Legacy Fund
Junior Achievement of the Upper Peninsula | $5,000
Support for Building Mackinac Youth’s Future Success.
Mackinac Island Community Fund
FLOW For Love of Water | $1,000
Support for 2025 Line 5 Webinar.
Natural Resources Preservation Fund
Mackinac Island Medical Center | $29,850
Support for Forensic/Medical Documentation Camera.
Beaumont Fund
Donald and Valeria Bortz Health Care Fund
Health and Medical Care Fund
Mackinac Island Medical Center | $10,416
Support for Island Therapist Services.
Beaumont Fund
Mackinac Horsemen’s Association | $4,200
Support for Pony Camp and Instruction Clinics.
Island Community Needs Fund
Youth Fund
Mackinac Horsemen’s Association | $6,997
Support for New Ponies for MHA.
Preservation of the Horse Tradition Fund
Mackinac Island Community Fund
Mackinac Horsemen’s Association | $16,000
Support for Local Barn Manager Development.
Island Community Needs Fund
Dr. Rex M. and Elizabeth C. Orr Fund for Animals
Joanne Zwolinski, Alice and Alan Sawyer Friends of Animals Fund
Ste. Anne’s Catholic Church | $1,000
Support for Summer Employee Dinners.
Father Jim Williams Fund
Mary R. and Wesley H. Maurer, Jr. Fund
Ste. Anne’s Catholic Church | $16,345
Support for Ste. Anne’s Kitchen Remodel.
Henry and Audrienne Murray Family Fund
Father Jim Williams Fund
Robert & Jeannette Doud Fund
David and Jamie McDonnell Family Fund
Mackinac Island Community Fund
City of Mackinac Island Recreation Department | $5,834
Support for Tables for Turtle Park
Francis H. Straus II Memorial Fund
Joe Sullivan Fund
David and Jamie McDonnell Family Fund
City of Mackinac Island Recreation Department | $1,694
Support for Winter Programming.
Francis H. Straus II Memorial Fund
City of Mackinac Island Recreation Department | $6,313
Support for Summer Sports Camps.
Charlie Williams Fund
Youth Fund
City of Mackinac Island Recreation Department | $5,000
Support for Sailing Camp.
Bart Huthwaite Boating Fund
Youth Fund