Most Recent Grants Given
Tri-County People Fund has granted nearly $1.5 million to families and organizations with special needs since January 1993. Use this page to view the most recent grants given. You can also view all grants given since 1993.
December 9, 2009
Five grants totaling $11,790:
- $1,500 to the John Goodrow Fund in Mt. Pleasant to assist families with emergency needs.
- $3,076 to Eagle Village in Hersey, to purchase a new gas stove for family and youth activities.
- $2,500 to East Montcalm Baby Pantry for supplies.
- $2,240 to an Ingham County family to help with housing expenses.
- $2,474 to an Isabella County family to help with dental expenses.
November 4, 2009
Four grants and two challenge grants totaling $3,900.90:
- $1,000 to First Congregational Church, Portland, for its food pantry.
- $500 to Eaton Community Hospice, Charlotte, as a challenge grant toward a snow blower.
- $100 to the Remus Historical Society as a challenge grant toward a handicap ramp.
- $1,125 to a Gratiot County family to help with housing expenses.
- $900 to a Montcalm County family to pay for heating fuel.
- $275.90 to another Montcalm County family to build an interior handicap ramp.
September 23, 2009
Five grants totaling $6,162.04:
- $1,000 to Relief After Violent Encounter, St. Johns, to upgrade their computer system.
- $1,500 to M-46 Tabernacle Pantry in Riverdale for their food pantry.
- $2,000 to St. Mary’s St. Vincent DePaul, Charlotte, for their utility and rent assistance program.
- $775 to a Mecosta County family to pay for heating fuel.
- $887.04 to an Ionia County family to help with medical expenses.
August 19, 2009
Two grants totaling $5,000:
- $2,500 to a Montcalm County family to help with housing expenses.
- $2,500 to another Montcalm County family to help pay dental expenses.
July 8, 2009
Four grants totaling $7,983.96:
- $1,483.96 to the Wheatland Township Library in Remus, to buy a computer and printer for their patrons’ internet access.
- $1,500 to the American Red Cross - Mecosta/Osceola in Big Rapids for their emergency assistance program.
- $2,500 to Heart and Hands in Eaton County, serving Eaton Rapids and Springport school districts, for their emergency assistance program.
- $2,500 to a Montcalm County family to help with dental expenses.
May 19, 2009
Six grants totaling $10,500:
- $500 to the Yes Center in Grand Ledge, to buy healthy snacks for their youth programs.
- $2,000 to Capital Area Community Services in Eaton and Ingham counties, for their dental treatment program.
- $2,500 to Grand Ledge Emergency Assistance for their emergency assistance program.
- $1,500 to the American Red Cross – Central Michigan Chapter, for their disaster services program.
- $1,500 to an Isabella County family to help with funeral expenses.
- $2,500 to a Montcalm County family to put in a new well.
April 8, 2009
Two grants totaling $2,028.94:
- $1,260 to an Eaton County family for dental expenses.
- $768.94 to an Isabella County family to help with housing expenses.
March 4, 2009
Seven grants totaling $6,901.76:
- $300 to Hope’s Pantry in Stanton to purchase personal care items.
- $2,500 to Housing Services of Eaton County in Charlotte to assist families with housing payments.
- $2,000 to St. Mary’s St. Vincent DePaul in Charlotte for their utility and rent assistance program.
- $420 to a Montcalm County family to help with medical expenses.
- $854.55 to a Mecosta County family to help with medical expenses.
- $327.21 to a Montcalm County family for housing expenses.
- $500 to an Isabella County family toward housing expenses.
January 14, 2009
Three grants totaling $3,304.12:
- $1,500 to the East Montcalm Baby Pantry in Stanton, for baby pantry items.
- $896.12 to an Ionia County family for housing expenses.
- $908 to a Mecosta County family for housing expenses.
December 10, 2008
Eight grants totaling $11,669.22, including:
- $1,500 to Mt. Hope St. Johns Family Church to purchase food and personal needs items for needy individuals.
- $500 to the Child Abuse Prevention Council in Grand Ledge, to pay printing expenses for the “Bubbylonian Encounter” program.
- $1,043.31 to a Montcalm County family toward housing expenses.
- $2,000 to a Mecosta County family for a new well.
- $1,012.41 to an Osceola County family to help with housing expenses.
- $2,113.50 to a Montcalm County family for medical expenses.
- $2,500 to an Ionia County family toward housing expenses.
- $1,000 to a Mecosta County family for housing expenses.
