Grants
At Chippewa County Community Foundation Our goal is to provide opportunities for our community to invest in its future. The permanent endowments that we create today will become a lasting resource for the people of Chippewa County now and for years to come.
| Community Partner | Grant | Fund | Amount |
| SSM Gardens | CCCF’s Sponsorship to the SSM Gardens | Bud Mansfield Unrestricted Endowment Fund | $1,000.00 |
| Sault Ste. Marie Downtown Development Authority | Michigan Mainstreet Sponsor | Bud Mansfield Unrestricted Endowment Fund | $1,000.00 |
| Community Easter Egg Hunt Committee | Community Easter Egg Hunt | CCCF Operating Fund | $550.00 |
| Youth Advisory Council Students | Support the Chippewa County Animal Shelter | CCCF Operating Fund | $1,170.00 |
| Youth Advisory Council Students | Support the Chippewa County Veterans | CCCF Operating Fund | $1,700.00 |
| Chippewa County Community Foundation | Operating Funds | CCCF Operating Endowment Fund | $2,500.00 |
| War Memorial Hospital | Cancer patient care | Check.Slash.Survive Specail Project Fund | $1,500.00 |
| B.E.S.T of Chippewa County | Breastfeeding awareness | Check.Slash.Survive Specail Project Fund | $1,500.00 |
| Hospice of the EUP | Bereavement support and the Annual Butterfly Memorial and Silent Hears Candlelight Vigil | Check.Slash.Survive Specail Project Fund | $2,400.00 |
| Sault Area Schools | Provide students in the Soo schools with needed school supplies, medical treatment, clothing/boots, etc. | Chipley/Kiwanis Elementary Assistance Endowment Fund | $1,500.00 |
| Chippewa County Veterans Administration | Support Veterans with unmet needs | Chippewa County Honors Veterans Special Project Fund | $5,620.45 |
| DDA Michigan Mainstreet Design Committee | Refurbishing Dowtown Gardens & Greenspaces | Downtown Garden Special Project funds | $5,440.37 |
| Chippewa County Community Foundation | Provide travel assistance for family dealing with a child needing medical attention | Friends of Sarah Waybrant Memorial Endowment Fund | $305.95 |
| Pickford Public Schools | Science and Math Opportunity Grant | George & Anne MacDonald Special Project Fund | $500.00 |
| Les Cheneaux Community Schools | Science and Math Opportunity Grant | George & Anne MacDonald Special Project Fund | $500.00 |
| Rudyard Area Schools | Science and Math Opportunity Grant | George & Anne MacDonald Special Project Fund | $500.00 |
| Lake Superior Watershed Conservancy | Soo Ultimate Paddle Day | Great Lake Environmental Collaborative Endowment Fund | $750.00 |
| Youth Advisory Council Students | YAC Sharing Bench | Healthy Youth/Senior Endowment Fund | $600.00 |
| Sault Area High School | Addiction Speaker for Soo High School | Healthy Youth/Senior Endowment Fund | $1,500.00 |
| Soo Theatre Project Inc. | Operating Funds | Historic Soo Theatre Project Endowment Fund | $453.19 |
| Hospice of the EUP | Operating Funds | Hospice of the EUP Endowment Fund | $386.96 |
| Pickford Public Schools | Grants for field trips and hands-on supplemental materials for classroom use. | Involvement Opportunity Fund | $3,464.75 |
| Rudyard Area Schools | Grants for field trips and hands-on supplemental materials for classroom use. | Involvement Opportunity Fund | $3,353.04 |
| Malcolm Park Committee | Construction of new Building | Malcolm Park Project Pride Special Project Fund | $113,400.00 |
| Pickford Area Health Association | Pickford Fire and Ambulance | PAHA Special Project Fund | $1,200.00 |
| Pickford Area Health Association | Pickford Fire and Ambulance | PAHA Special Project Fund | $160.00 |
| UP Regional MYHEC | 2019 Grantable Funds | Pickford Community Wellspring Endowment Fund | $200.00 |
| Pickford Fire and Ambulance | 2019 Grantable Funds | Pickford Community Wellspring Endowment Fund | $340.00 |
| Chippewa County 4-H Program (PEP) | 2019 Grantable Funds | Pickford Community Wellspring Endowment Fund | $200.00 |
| Pickford Public Schools | 2019 Grantable Funds | Pickford Community Wellspring Endowment Fund | $460.00 |
| City of Sault Ste. Marie | Maintenance of Project Playground | Project Playground Endowment Fund | $543.41 |
| River of History Museum | Operating Funds | River of History Museum Endowment Fund | $746.31 |
| Sault LGBTQ Committee | Support programs for the Boys & Girls Club | Sault LGBTQ Special Project Funds | $6,000.00 |
| Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians | Sault Tribe youth projects | Sault Tribe Youth Endowment Fund | $3,702.00 |
| United Way of the EUP | Operating Funds | Volunteer Center of the EUP Romney Endowment Fund | $5,738.87 |
| War Memorial Hospital | Operating Funds | War Memorial Hospital Endowment Fund | $1,103.68 |
| EUP Dispute Resolution Center | Operating Funds | War Memorial Hospital Endowment Fund | $194.84 |
| Rudyard Area Schools | Rudyard YAC Grant | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $500.00 |
| Rudyard Area Schools | Rudyard Stigma Free YAC Grant | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $500.00 |
| Rudyard Area Schools | Rudyard Weightlifting Club | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $500.00 |
| Rudyard Area Schools | Rudyard Art Club | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $1,500.00 |
| Chippewa County Community Foundation | Visa Card for family with sick child | Zeke Dutcher Memorial Foundation | $305.95 |
| Total | $175,489.77 |
| Community Partner | Grant | Fund | Amount |
| Bay Mills Brimley Historical | Restoration to Museum | Bay Mills Brimley Historical Research Society Endowment Fund | $11,499.21 |
| Bike Friendly Soo Committee | Promote Soo as a Bike Friendly Committee | Bike Friendly Special Project Fund | $2,754.00 |
| City of Sault Ste. Marie | Power Canal Walking Trail | Bike Friendly Special Project Fund | $37,500.00 |
| Malcolm Park Project Pride | Upgrade to Malcolm Park Ball Park | Bruce Bennett Educational Enhancement Endowment Fund | $1,181.37 |
| Sault Ste. Marie Downtown Development Authority | Michigan Mainstreet Sponsor | Bud Mansfield Unrestricted Endowment Fund | $1,000.00 |
| Sault Ste. Marie Downtown Development Authority | Downtown Garden Sponsorship | Bud Mansfield Unrestricted Endowment Fund | $1,000.00 |
| Department of Health & Human Service | Gift cards for Christmas shopping | CCCF Operating Endowment Fund | $2,000.00 |
| Sault Ste. Marie Downtown Development Authority | DTE Grant for Garden Sponsorship | CCCF Operating Endowment Fund | $2,500.00 |
| Chippewa County Community Foundation | Operational Funds | CCCF Operating Endowment Fund | $2,500.00 |
| Sault Area Schools | Provide students in the Soo schools with needed school supplies, medical treatment, clothing/boots, etc. | Chipley/Kiwanis Elementary Assistance Endowment Fund | $2,000.00 |
| Chippewa County Veterans Administration | Veteran Unmet Needs | Chippewa County Honors Veterans Special Projects Fund | $5,631.84 |
| Soo Theatre Project | Music Lessons | Ed Hank Memorial Music Scholarship Endowment Fund | $234.67 |
| EUP Dispute Resolution Center | Operational Funds | EUP Dispute Resolution Center Endowment Fund | $329.78 |
| Lake Superior Watershed Conservancy | Operational Funds | Great Lake Environmental Collaborative Endowment Fund | $500.00 |
| Chippewa County Community Foundation | Soo Ultimate Paddle Day | Great Lake Environmental Collaborative Endowment Fund | $1,000.00 |
| Chippewa County Health Department | Drug Prevention | Healthy Youth/Senior Endowment Fund | $295.00 |
| Soo Theatre Project | Operational Funds | Historic Soo Theatre Project Endowment Fund | $739.98 |
| Hospice of the EUP | Operational Funds | Hospice of EUP Endowment Fund | $652.96 |
| Boy Scout Troop #105 | Annual Camping Trip | Involvement Opportunity Fund | $1,000.00 |
| Pickford Public Schools | Grants for field trips and hands-on supplemental materials for classroom use. | Involvement Opportunity Fund | $4,365.99 |
| Rudyard Area Schools | Grants for field trips and hands-on supplemental materials for classroom use. | Involvement Opportunity Fund | $3,264.33 |
| Pickford Area Historical Society | Equipment for storing displays and artifacts | Pickford Community Wellspring Endowment Fund | $100.00 |
| Pennington Home (SHSS) | Purchase a grill for the Pennington Home | Pickford Community Wellspring Endowment Fund | $300.00 |
| Pickford Community Library | Purchase audio books | Pickford Community Wellspring Endowment Fund | $304.42 |
| Pickford Public Schools | Classroom projects | Pickford Community Wellspring Endowment Fund | $500.00 |
| City of Sault Ste. Marie | Project Playground Maintenance | Project Playground Endowment Fund | $883.14 |
| River of History Museum | Operational Funds | River of History Museum Endowment fund | $1,254.48 |
| Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians Youth Fun | Sault Tribe Youth Projects | Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians Youth Endowment Fund | $20,988.18 |
| LSSU Native American Center | Operational Funds | Shagen Family Endowment Fund | $671.77 |
| Michigan State Police | Shop with a Hero | Shop with a Hero Special Project Funds | $122.67 |
| United Way of the EUP | Operational Funds | Volunteer Center of the EUP Romney Endowment Fund | $9,567.45 |
| War Memorial Hospital | Operational Funds | War Memorial Hospital Endowment Fund | $1,798.69 |
| Girls on the Run of Chippewa County | Programming Funds | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $500.00 |
| Sault High Graduation Party | Mental Health Anti-Stress Room | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $500.00 |
| Bay Mills Indian Community. | Outdoor playground equipment | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $500.00 |
| Sault Area High School | Safe Graduation Party | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $500.00 |
| CLM Community Action Agency | Purchase playground equipment | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $750.00 |
| Sunrise Rotary Club | Purchase books for all 3rd graders in Chippewa County | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $1,000.00 |
| Girl Scouts Northwestern Great Lakes | Scholarships for summer camps | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $1,000.00 |
| Soo Theatre Project | Purchase string instruments | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $1,000.00 |
| Soo Theatre Project | Scholarships for summer camps | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $1,500.00 |
| Sault Ste. Marie Downtown Development Authority | Annual flower planting with Malcolm Students | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $2,000.00 |
| Total | $127,689.93 |
| Community Partner | Grant | Fund | Amount |
| Bike Friendly Soo Committee | Promote safe biking | Bike Friendly Soo Special Project Fund | $768.88 |
| Sault Ste. Marie Downtown Development Authority | DDA – Michigan Mainstreet Sponsor | Bud Mansfield Unrestricted Endowment Fund | $1,000.00 |
| City of Sault Ste. Marie | Construction of the Sault Ste. Marie Power Canal Trail project | Bud Mansfield Unrestricted Endowment Fund | $5,000.00 |
| Chippewa County Community Foundation | Operational Funds | CCCF Operating Endowment Fund | $2,431.84 |
| Sault Area Schools | No Kid Hungry Summer Feeding Program | Chipley-Kiwanis Elementary Assistance Endowment Fund | $1,700.00 |
| Chippewa County Veterans Administration | Assist veterans with unmet needs | Chippewa County Honors Veterans Special Project Fund | $2,103.00 |
| EUP Dispute Resolution Center | Operational Funds | EUP Dispute Resolution Center Endowment Fund | $333.77 |
| Sault Area High School | Science Class Project | Forestry Special Project Endowment Fund | $139.59 |
| Community Family | Provide travel assistance for family dealing with a child needing medical attention | Friends of Sarah Waybrant Endowment Fund | $206.95 |
| Pickford Public Schools | Science and Math Opportunity Grant | George & Anne MacDonald Special Project Fund | $500.00 |
| Rudyard Area Schools | Science and Math Opportunity Grant | George & Anne MacDonald Special Project Fund | $500.00 |
| Les Cheneaux Community Schools | Science and Math Opportunity Grant | George & Anne MacDonald Special Project Fund | $500.00 |
| DeTour Arts & Technology Academy | Science and Math Opportunity Grant | George & Anne MacDonald Special Project Fund | $500.00 |
| Chippewa County Community Foundation | Soo Ultimate Paddle Day | Great Lakes Environmental Collaborative Endowment Fund | $1,583.18 |
| Lucas Izzard Foundation for Teens | Challenge Day | Health Youth/Senior Endowment Fund | $850.00 |
| Soo Theatre Project | Operational Funds | Historic Soo Theatre Endowment Fund | $736.97 |
| Soo Theatre Project | Raise the Roof (repair the roof) | Historic Soo Theatre Special Projects Fund | $61,153.42 |
| Hospice of the EUP | Operational Funds | Hospice of the EUP Endowment Fund | $327.34 |
| Hospice of the EUP | Operational Funds | Hospice of the EUP Endowment Fund | $325.89 |
| Rudyard Area Schools | Grants for field trips and hands-on supplemental materials for classroom use. | Involvement Opportunity Fund | $4,258.18 |
| Bonnie Raffaele | Education students on the dangers of distracted driving | KDR Challenge Special Projects Fund | $18,809.74 |
| Pennington House | Furnishing for the Pennington Home | Pickford Community Wellspring Endowment Fund | $1,243.56 |
| War Memorial Hospital | Cancer Support Outreach | Pink in the Rink Special Project Fund | $5,303.00 |
| Hospice of the EUP | Bereavement support and the Annual Butterfly Memorial and Silent Hears Candlelight Vigil | Pink in the Rink Special Project Fund | $2,350.00 |
| Diane Peppler Resource Center | Resident programming | Pink in the Rink Special Project Fund | $2,500.00 |
| CARE Net Pregnancy | Program Outreach | Pink in the Rink Special Project Fund | $2,700.00 |
| B.E.S.T of Chippewa County | Breastfeeding Awareness | Pink in the Rink Special Project Fund | $3,000.00 |
| War Memorial Hospital | Breastfeeding Awareness | Pink in the Rink Special Project Fund | $3,000.00 |
| River of History Museum | Operational Funds | River of History Museum Endowment Fund | $1,145.35 |
| LSSU Native American Center | Operational Funds | Shagen Family Endowment Fund | $680.90 |
| United Way of the EUP | Operational Funds | Volunteer Center of the EUP Romney Endowment Fund | $8,024.10 |
| War Memorial Hospital | Operational Funds | War Memorial Hospital Endowment Fund | $1,741.32 |
| EUP High Schools | Bring Challenge Day to Area Students | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $2,412.81 |
| Rudyard Area Schools | Keynote Speaker on Bullying | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $1,200.00 |
| Black Dragon Martial Arts | Equipment and uniforms | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $450.00 |
| Whitefish Township Community | Hoop house and gardening program | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $2,000.00 |
| Sault Area Schools | Summer meal program | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $5,000.00 |
| Soo Theatre Project Inc. | Scholarships for summer camps | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $900.00 |
| Diane Peppler Center | Support G.I.R.L.S group | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $1,000.00 |
| Sault Ste. Marie Downtown Development Authority | Annual flower planting with Malcolm High School students | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $1,000.00 |
| Sault High Graduation Party | Safe Graduation Party | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $158.00 |
| Lake Superior State University | Youth Voice Day | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $951.02 |
| Rudyard Area Schools | Equipment for workshop | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $500.00 |
| Rudyard Elementary Running Club | Student incentives for positive behavior | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $500.00 |
| Rudyard Center EUPISD | Support for Rudyard Bistro | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $500.00 |
| Rudyard Area Schools | Elementary age running club | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $500.00 |
| Rudyard Senior Celebration | Safe Senior Party | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $700.00 |
| Rudyard Area Schools | Positive and welcoming space in Rudyard School | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $800.00 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Pediatric Cancer Research | Zeke Dutcher Memorial Foundation Fund | $8,000.00 |
| Total | $161,988.81 |
| Community Partner | Grant | Fund | Amount |
| Sault Ste. Marie Downtown Development Authority | Grant for downtown buildings mural project | Bud Mansfield Unrestricted Endowment Fund | $2,000.00 |
| Sault Area Schools | Provide students in the Soo schools with needed school supplies, medical treatment, clothing/boots, etc. | Chipley/Kiwanis Elementary Assistance Endowment Fund | $2,000.00 |
| Chippewa County Veterans Administration | Help Veteran with Cancer | Chippewa County Honors Veterans Special Project Fund | $230.00 |
| EUP Dispute Resolution Center | Operational Funds | EUP Dispute Resolution Center Endowment Fund | $339.96 |
| War Memorial Hospital | Provide travel assistance for family dealing with a child needing medical attention | Friends of Sarah Waybrant Endowment Fund | $300.00 |
| DeTour Arts & Technology Academy | Science and Math Opportunity Grant | George & Anne MacDonald Special Project Fund | $500.00 |
| Pickford Public Schools | Science and Math Opportunity Grant | George & Anne MacDonald Special Project Fund | $500.00 |
| Les Cheneaux Community Schools | Science and Math Opportunity Grant | George & Anne MacDonald Special Project Fund | $500.00 |
| Rudyard Area Schools | Science and Math Opportunity Grant | George & Anne MacDonald Special Project Fund | $500.00 |
| Voyageur Island Trail Project | Grant for the development of Voyageur Island | Great Lakes Environmental Collaborative Endowment Fund | $1,617.49 |
| Sault High Service Learning Class & Hearthside Assisted Living | Hearthside Assisted Living Outdoor Garden | Healthy Youth/Healthy Senior Endowment Fund | $1,160.00 |
| Hearthside Assisted Living | Intergenerational Horticulture Project Phase II | Healthy Youth/Healthy Senior Endowment Fund | $2,135.00 |
| EUP Dispute Resolution Center | To assist the school by addressing conflict and misconduct using an alternative mediation technique called Restorative Justice | Healthy Youth/Healthy Senior Endowment Fund | $1,250.00 |
| Hospice of the EUP | Operational Funds | Hospice of the EUP Endowment Fund | $649.83 |
| Pickford Public Schools | Grants for field trips and hands-on supplemental materials for classroom use. | Involvement Opportunity Fund | $3,119.50 |
| Rudyard Area Schools | Grants for field trips and hands-on supplemental materials for classroom use. | Involvement Opportunity Fund | $3,458.28 |
| Bonnie Raffaele | Educate students on the dangers of distractive driving | KDR Challenge Special Project Fund | $5,817.86 |
| Pickford Public Schools | Classroom and music supplies | Pickford Community Wellspring Endowment Fund | $633.68 |
| Pickford Community Library | Purchase audio books | Pickford Community Wellspring Endowment Fund | $379.00 |
| Pickford Area Historical Society | Archival supplies for historical items | Pickford Community Wellspring Endowment Fund | $260.00 |
| War Memorial Hospital | Cancer care support groups and supportive care for patients and their families | Pink in the Rink Special Project Fund | $10,000.00 |
| Girls on the Run of Chippewa County | Programming | Pink in the Rink Special Project Fund | $2,500.00 |
| Hospice of the EUP | Bereavement support and the Annual Butterfly Memorial and Silent Hears Candlelight Vigil | Pink in the Rink Special Project Fund | $1,215.00 |
| CHAC | Outreach assistance | Pink in the Rink Special Project Fund | $2,000.00 |
| B.E.S.T of Chippewa County | Breastfeeding Awareness | Pink in the Rink Special Project Fund | $2,825.00 |
| Diane Peppler Resource Center | Residential Support Program | Pink in the Rink Special Project Fund | $1,860.00 |
| CARE Net Pregnancy | Client support | Pink in the Rink Special Project Fund | $600.00 |
| City of Sault Ste. Marie | Maintenance of Project Playground | Project Playground Endowment Fund | $648.97 |
| River of History Museum | Operational Funds | River of History Endowment Fund | $1,315.10 |
| Global Leadership Adventures | YAC Tribal Students payment for Guatemala service trip | Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians Youth Endowment Fund | $2,500.00 |
| Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians | Grant for programs and projects that benefit the youth members of the Sault Tribe. | Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians Youth Endowment Fund | $6,007.40 |
| LSSU Native American Center | Grant to Lake Superior State University Native American Center | Shagen Family Endowment Fund | $693.17 |
| Sault Shriners Club | Shriners Kids’ Christmas Party | Shop with a Hero Special Project Fund | $1,500.00 |
| Wal Mart | Walmart Gift Cards for shopping with a hero | Shop with a Hero Special Project Fund | $800.00 |
| Soo Theatre Project | Operational Funds | Historic Soo Theatre Endowment Fund | $732.91 |
| United Way | Operational Funds | Volunteer Center of the EUP Romney Endowment Fund | $6,518.29 |
| War Memorial Hospital | Operational Funds | War Memorial Hospital Endowment Fund | $1,664.19 |
| Sault Ste. Marie Downtown Development Authority | Flowers for downtown Sault Ste. Marie | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $1,500.00 |
| Chippewa County 4-H Program (PEP) | 4-H Programs | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $600.00 |
| Girls on the Run of Chippewa County | Programming | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $500.00 |
| Voyageur Island Trail Project | Grant for the development of Voyageur Island | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $2,500.00 |
| Chippewa County Family Project | Construction of the Teen Foster Home | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $8,000.00 |
| Bay Cliff Health Camp | Chippewa County youth to attend Bay Cliff | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $1,500.00 |
| Sault High Graduation Party | Safe party for Sault High graduates | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $400.00 |
| Challenge Day | Bring Challenge Day to area students | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $10,125.00 |
| Lake Superior State University | Annual youth service training | Youth Enrichment Endowment Fund | $508.80 |
| Cure Search | Pediatric Cancer Research | Zeke Dutcher Memorial Foundation Fund | $200.00 |
| St. Baldrick’s Foundation | Pediatric Cancer Research | Zeke Dutcher Memorial Foundation Fund | $10,000.00 |
| Total | $107,164.43 |