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2011 Unrestricted Grant Awards

The following organizations were selected to receive unrestricted grant awards. These grant awards are all intended to promote our community and develop programs to support our area for years to come.

Round 1

   

Organization:

Project Name:

Award:

Allegiance Health Foundation

Step by Step: A Healthier Jackson Starts with You Wellness Campaign

$10,000.00

Community Action Agency

YouthBuild Program

$17,500.00

Daughters of Promise

Daughters of Promise

$10,000.00

daVinci Institute

Accelerated Math for Remediation

$4,000.00

Do'chas II Counseling

TRANSITIONS

$2,000.00

Ella Sharp Museum

Arts Go To School - Update and Expansion

$5,000.00

Family Service and Children's Aid

Family Counseling Program

$15,000.00

Grace Academic Services

Scholarships for ACT Prep for Low Income Students

$5,000.00

Jackson School of the Arts

Jackson School of the Arts Curriculum Development & Continued Expansion

$6,500.00

Junior Achievement of the Michigan Edge, Inc.

Junior Achievement Job Shadow

$13,505.00

Lily Missions Center

After-School Program

$2,500.00

Springport Middle School

Reading Community

$1,500.00

Vandercook Lake Schools

Need for Technology: Graphing Calculators

$2,500.00

 

Round 2

   

Organization:

Project Name:

Award:

Allegiance Health Foundation

House to House: Parents and Teen Pregnancy Prevention

$4,950.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Site-Based Program: Classroom to Classrom and Learn & Serve

$13,450.00

Child Care Network

FIRST Family Support Program

$23,046.00

Community Action Agency

Adult Literacy

$23,046.00

Ezra Eby Elementary School

LEGO Education - We Do Robotics

$1,906.95

Jackson Symphony Orchestra

Sound Vision 2011

$15,000.00

Michigan Shakespeare Festival

Program Manager

$5,000.00

The Salvation Army

STARS After-School Program

$4,000.00

The Shop Rat Foundation, Inc.

The Shoprat Education Program

$10,000.00

Western Options High School

SMART Boards for College Readiness

$4,500.00

 

2011 President’s Discretionary Fund:

   

Organization:

Project Name:

Award:

Baker College of Jackson

Economic Development Community Convening

$1,000.00

County of Jackson

Math Makes a Difference

$1,500.00

Jackson Community College

"Let's Network"

$1,000.00

Jackson Community College

Smart Communities

$2,500.00

Jackson County Intermediate School District

Improving Student Mental Health

$5,000.00

Neighborhood Association of Michigan

Taking Ownership, Taking Action

$180.00

The Reading Writing Connection

Student Success

$100.00

United Center for Caring

Community Baby Shower

$500.00

2010 Unrestricted Grant Awards

The following organizations were selected to receive unrestricted grant awards. These grant awards are all intended to promote our community and develop programs to support our area for years to come.

Organization:

Project Name:

Award:

American Red Cross
South-Central Michigan Chapter

Red Cross - Neighbor to Neighbor

$5,000.00

Birthline Pregnancy and Parenting Center

Increase Office Size Due to Increase in Clients and Programs

$1,000.00

Henrietta Conservation & Recreation Conservancy

The Pleasant Lake Pathway Project

$1,000.00

Jackson County Airport

Aviation Heritage Park
WWII Aviator's Memorial

$1,000.00

Junior Achievement
of the Michigan Edge, Inc.

Junior Achievement
"Be Entreprenurial"

$10,000.00

Legacy Land Conservancy

RAMPING UP County-Wide Farmland Protection Capacity

$5,000.00

Michigan Theatre

Fundraisers at the Opera

$500.00

St. Luke's Clinic

Operations Support

$5,000.00

2009 Unrestricted Grant Awards

The following organizations were selected to receive unrestricted grant awards. These grant awards are all intended to promote our community and develop programs to support our area for years to come.

Organization:

Project Name:

Award:

Jackson School of the Arts

Operational Support

$10,000.00

American Youth Soccer Organization Region 610

AYSO Soccer Complex

$5,000.00

Anew Horizon Childcare and

Family Development Center

Robby's Dreamscape

$10,000.00

Arts and Cultural Alliance of Jackson County

Promoting and Supporting the Arts in Jackson

$10,000.00

Cascades, Inc.

Cascades Civil War Muster 25th Anniversary

$5,000.00

Center for Family Health

Jackson High Teen Health Center

$30,000.00

Daughters of Promise

Program Start-Up

$5,000.00

Jackson Symphony Orchestra Association

Sound Vision

$25,000.00

Michigan Theatre of Jackson

Electrical Upgrade Project CPP 8-22

$12,000.00

Smiles on Wheels Preventative Dental Health Care Project

Purchase Dental Supplies and Equipment

$5,000.00

United Way of Jackson

Neighbors in Need

$10,000.00

Cascades Humane Society

Reaching Out to New Friends

$5,000.00

Center Stage of Jackson

Readers' Theatre Series

$2,500.00

Grace Haven Center

Grace Haven Emergency Food and Shelter

$2,000.00

Jackson County Suicide and Prevention Coalition - Do'chas

Jackson County Suicide and Prevention Coalition Campaign

$2,500.00

John George Home, Inc.

New Kitchen Supplies

$5,000.00

2008 Unrestricted Grant Awards

The following organizations were selected to receive unrestricted grant awards. These grant awards are all intended to promote our community and develop programs to support our area for years to come.

Round 1

   

Organization:

Project Name:

Award:

American Red Cross
South-Central Michigan Chapter

Capital Campaign

$25,000.00

Birthline

Upgrade New Facility

$4,995.00

Dahlem Conservancy

Strategic Funding Plan

$15,000.00

Food Bank of South-Central Michigan

Critical Crossroads
Bridge to the Future

$15,000.00

Foote Hospital Department of
Prevention and Community Health

Jackson County Community-Wide Health Survey

$10,000.00

Grace Tutoring

Expansion Project

$5,000.00

Hospice of Jackson and Oaklawn

Hospice Home

$25,000.00

Jackson County Health Department

Tuning Into a Healthy Community

$4,999.00

Jackson County Circuit Court
Youth Center Division

Operations Support

$18,000.00

Jackson School of the Arts

Operations Support

$18,000.00

 

Round 2

   

Organization:

Project Name:

Award:

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association

Early Stage Support Group

$5,250.00

AWARE, Inc.

Capacity Building

$15,466.00

Family Service and Children's Aid

FSCA Resource Lending Library

$3,000.00

Food System Economic Partnership

Farm to School in Jackson County

$10,000.00

Jackson Symphony Orchestra Association

Supporting a Sound Vision

$35,000.00

Junior Achievement of Michigan Edge, Inc.

JA "Success Skills"

$11,607.95

John George Home

Operations Support

$25,000.00

Legal Services of South-Central Michigan

Operations Support

$50,000.00

Michigan Theater of Jackson

Masonry Maintenance Project

$10,000.00

The Shop Rat Foundation, Inc.

Shop Rat Educations Program - Insurance

$4,000.00

 

Round 3

   

Organization:

Project Name:

Award:

Armory Arts Village

Armory Arts Village Membership Director

$15,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Capacity Building Position

$24,000.00

Center for Family Health

Interfaith Therapist - Year 2

$20,000.00

Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

Jackson County Wetland Conservation Program - Phase II

$25,000.00

Goodwill Industries of Central Michigan's Heartland (GICMH)

IT Capacity Building

$4,999.00

Jackson Affordable Housing Corporation

Operations Support

$20,000.00

Jackson Nonprofit Support Center

Operations Support

$40,000.00

Lily Missions Center

Lily Missions Center Capacity Building

$30,000.00

The Shop Rat Foundation, Inc.

2009/2009 Shop Rat Education Program

$12,000.00

Washtenaw Land Trust

Jackson County Nature & Farmland Protection

$10,000.00