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WHAT WE DO ABOUT Since 1948, The Jackson Community Foundation has been helping donors make the most of their charitable and philanthropic goals. We are a tax-exempt, grantmaking public charity dedicated to improving the quality of life and leading positive change for the citizens of Jackson County, Michigan. We support effective nonprofits doing the “boots on the ground” work to provide real solutions to the issues facing our community. We carry out this broad mission by building permanent endowment funds and using a portion of the annual income to support a variety of local non-profit organizations and students through grants, special projects, and scholarships. Most of our assets are held in separate funds established by local individuals, families, businesses, or charitable institutions. When you are ready to make a lasting impact on your community, we are here to help! MISSION We connect people and resources to causes that strengthen and build our community. For Jackson. For good. Forever. EQUITY STATEMENT VISION Our vision is a thriving community where all people have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. JOURNEY STATEMENT VALUES Act with Integrity & Transparency Embrace Diversity & Inclusion Advance Equity Inspire Partnerships, Collaboration & Collective Impact VALUES DEFINED HOW DOES A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WORK? IT STARTS WITH A HEART FOR COMMUNITY 1 DONOR Anyone can be a donor and make a gift of any size. Some donations are pooled together to make a greater impact like the Community Needs Fund. 2 DONOR ENGAGEMENT We work with our donors to help them realize their philanthropic goals. Maybe you're are passionate about pets or maybe you're undecided. We are here to help! We continually monitor the emerging needs in Jackson County. COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND LEADERSHIP JCF staff supports the following organizations by providing leadership and support through their participation: ADVOCATES AND LEADERS FOR POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST (ALPACT) The purpose ALPACT is to examine issues affecting police and community relations and ensure equitable enforcement of laws. EMERGENCY NEEDS COALITION Is an informal group of nonprofits, government, and faith that discuss needs in the community and the ever changing sources of assistance that is available for those in need. JACKSON COLLABORATIVE NETWORK The Jackson Collaborative Network is a collective impact network of more than 500 members that includes local educators, business leaders, social service providers, residents with lived experience, physical and mental health providers, philanthropy and local elected officials. Network members are committed to working together in alignment with shared values of equity, authentic engagement, and continuous learning to identify and address the root causes of issues that affect the success and well-being of Jackson County residents. HUMAN SERVICE COORDINATING ALLIANCE (HSCA) is Jackson County's only director level collaborative among social service organizations. Leaders of the community gather together regularly to discuss how to provide and deliver the best human services possible to our community with the belief that we are stronger and more effective working together. STAFF Monica Moser President & CEO Lisa McDaniel Marketing & Communications Director Kelly Froedtert Operations Director Erik Lyman Donor & Community Relationship Director Monica Bouman Scholarship & Youth Program Director Stephanie Schiro Grant Program Director Shayla Williams Administrative Assistant BOARD OF TRUSTEES Since 1948, JCF has had the pleasure of being served by countless individuals who have given of their time, talents, and knowledge to create a foundation that continually gives back to its community. We sincerely thank our Our Emeritus Trustees for their generous contributions to making the Jackson Community Foundation what it is today! OUR EMERITUS TRUSTEES Fatima Bashir Youth Advisory Committee Stephanie Belcher Manager of Experience, Insights, & Analytics Henry Ford Health Tobin Dunigan President Lakeshore Family Partners Michelle Fowler CPA Principal Rehmann Jeremy Frew Executive Director Ella Sharp Museum Rajanya Ghosh Youth Advisory Committee Marcus Gill Employees & Community Relations Officer JCISD Jeff Karmol Retired Finance Executive Gerdeau Rick Mills Attorney Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge Victoria Moore HVD Lines Program Manager Consumers Energy Steve Noble Program Manager SOM - EGLE Sheila Patterson Supervisor Corporate Facilities Consumers Energy Geri Phelps Self-Employed Accounting Services Nick Reynolds Portfolio Manager Dillon & Associates Dr. Tovah Sheldon Senior Director of Innovative School Design Michigan Virtual Stuart Smith VP Treasurer Dawn Food Products, Inc. Carl Spaeth Retired Corporate Credit Manager Alro Steel Corp. Kevin "KC" Sykes Financial Advisor The Sykes Group at Morgan Stanley Angela Wetherby Senior Attorney Consumers Energy OUR HISTORY YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE YAC is a youth-focused and youth-administered grant committee within the Jackson Community Foundation (JCF). The YAC program was established in 1989 through a challenge grant from the Michigan Community Foundation Youth Project funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Kellogg’s intent was to establish youth as philanthropists and build permanent endowment funds to meet youth-related needs within each community. YAC addresses the needs of youth in Jackson County by awarding grants to community organizations that benefit youth. At the same time, it provides the students involved in the program an opportunity to volunteer their time and talents to better their community while developing philanthropic leadership skills and valuable experience. Since YAC's inception, they have distributed over $1 million dollars to projects that impact the youth of Jackson County! WHAT WE DO Grant annually approximately $20,000 for: -Youth Mental Heath - Mini-grants for small classroom projects - Grants for youth related programs Volunteer in Jackson County Develop Leadership Skills WHO Approx 30 students, 8th-12 graders in Jackson County WHY Make a difference! Be a part of a fun, diverse, youth-led leadership group impacting our community by funding youth supported programs and volunteerism. WHEN Meetings are typically twice a month on Monday evenings during the school year APPLICATION FINANCIALS The Jackson Community Foundation is a public foundation established to aggregate funds created by individuals, families, corporations and nonprofit organizations to benefit programs and services primarily for people in Jackson County, Michigan. The accounting policies of the Foundation conform to generally accepted accounting principles as applicable to nonprofit organizations. Any information regarding the investment of charitable dollars and any associated fees is also available upon request. *Meets the Council on Foundations National Standards for Community Foundations 2024 Annual Report/Calendar 2023 Annual Report/Calendar AUDITED FINANCIALS 2023 Audited Financials 2022 Audited Financials 2021 Audited Financials 2020 Audited Financials FORM 990 2023 Form 990 2022 Form 990 2021 Form 990 2020 Form 990 FINANCIALS & DONOR LIST 2024 2023 2022 2021 QUARTERLY FINANICALS Q4 2024 JCF VOLUNTEER AND COMMITTEE MEMBER INTEREST APPLICATION VOLUNTEER Thank you so much for your interest in applying to become a volunteer or committee member of the Jackson Community Foundation! As we work to advance our mission, we recognize that our team must be equipped to reflect the people in our community. We hope that through this process, we engage applicants who bring a diverse set of identities and lived experiences, to allow us to better serve our community. As we consider applications, we commit to a transparent process throughout. Thank you again for your interest and generosity for sharing your time, talent, ties, and treasure. We look forward to learning more about you. IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ PRIOR TO APPYING FOR A VOLUNTEER POSITION Embracing diversity and inclusion and advancing equity are values we hold dear, are connected to our mission, and critical to ensure the well-being of the community we serve. Please review our Equity Statment, Mission and Values prior to applying for a volunteer position. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Audit Committee - CLOSED Finance Committee - OPEN - 2 openings; must have accounting experience Governance Committee - CLOSED Grant Committee - CLOSED Scholarship Committee - OPEN Scholarship Reviewer - CLOSED Youth Advisory Committee - CLOSED EQUITY STATEMENT, MISSION, VISION & VALUES COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS GENERAL APPLICATION

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For Jackson DONATE NOW ABOUT US The Jackson Community Foundation, a nonprofit with over 70 years of service to our community! Since 1947, we have been working hard to make Jackson an even better place to live and work. Together, we can make a difference. DONATE Our Donate portal shares fund information. We welcome suggestions. JCF prioritizes donors and community by managing gifts effectively. SCHOLARSHIPS To learn more about any of our scholarship history, eligibility requirements, or to donate to an individual scholarship GRANTS Grant opportunities are available to Jackson County, Michigan: 501(c)3 Nonprofits Governmental Agencies School Districts Churches Community Groups Out of County organizations serving Jackson County

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When you make a secure credit card donation to the Jackson Community Foundation, you are helping us improve the quality of life of Jackson County's citizens, for today, and tomorrow! Secure Credit Card Donation DONATE IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS: DO NOT ADD A DOLLAR SIGN ($) IN TH E "AMOUNT". Use the "Description Box" to indicate Fund name. If you would like your gift designated to be In Memory or In Honor of someone, add IMO or IHO in the description box and we will email you for details. ATTN: FUND REPRESENTATIVES We have a new Donate portal with more information about your fund. While we made every effort to accurately show the intent of your fund, we understand you may like changes to your fund's display. If you would like to discuss different options, please email lmcdaniel@jacksoncf.org Mail in Donation To pay by check, complete the gift designation form and mail to: 100 S. Jackson Street, Ste 200, Jackson, MI 49201 Mail in gift designation form Looking for other ways to give? Learn more in our Gift Acceptance Policy. The policy is to serve the best interests of the Jackson Community Foundation (JCF), its donors, and the community at large by providing guidelines for accepting various types of gifts for various types of funds, and in establishing funds. Given the increasing popularity of a wide range of gifts as well as an equally wide range of planned giving options, JCF recognizes the value of carefully crafted policies and procedures that will allow us to effectively work with donors to ensure that their gift results in the greatest value to JCF, the Donor, and the community we serve. To request a copy, email jcf@jacksoncf.org

Carter Wickwire Philanthropy Award For the Foundation’s 70th Anniversary in 2018, we began a new tradition that honors the past while recognizing our present day philanthropists. The Carter Wickwire Philanthropy Award honors a living individual or couple for their contribution to help grow the Jackson Community Foundation’s impact in Jackson County through philanthropy. The following Individuals are past recipients that have exemplified the meaning of philanthropy by dedicating their time and talent to better our community. We would like to congratulate our past recipients: 2018 Carlene Walz Lefere, 2019 Georgia and Travis Fojtasek, 2020 Anthony “Tony” Hurst, and 2022 Dr. Jerry Booth, 2023 Jim and Joyce Grace. Click the link below to read their nomination form and find out why they were so deserving of this award! Jim and Joyce Grace Dr. Jerry Booth Carlene Walz Lefere Anthony “Tony” Hurst Georgia and Travis Fojtasek Dr. Kevin Lavery

Myer and Lois Franklin Scholarship Myer and Lois Franklin, life long residents of Jackson, Michigan, were highly appreciative of the success they enjoyed as a result of the opportunities afforded them in the Jackson community. In order to give back to others, they chose to leave a legacy of education. As strong believers in the power of education, the Myer and Lois Franklin Charitable Trust was established to be utilized as a vehicle for providing scholarships to residents of Jackson County. The ability to give back to the community and the right to an education for all was of extreme importance to the Franklins. They created the trust to provide scholarships embracing all members of the Jackson community no matter what their background in an effort to promote acceptance and access to education to those seeking same. All scholarship recipients are expected to be a role model for the Jackson community and to demonstrate the qualities and perform the activities which enabled them to be selected as an outstanding scholarship recipient. Application Deadline: When we receive 200 completed applications or February 12, 2025, whichever comes first. Eligibility Requirements: Resident of Jackson County, Michigan Those enrolled in the Jackson County Early College may apply in their 13th year of after Previous recipients are encouraged to reapply, however renewal is not guaranteed Renewable: Yes Scholarship Award: Between $1,000 - $5,000 Scholarship Use: Tuition and fees Application