Our Impact

2023 Finalists

“Our collective impact is much greater than even the sum of our individual gifts. While our grants are making our community better, I also believe working together is making each of us better.”

Rachel Johnson, Member Since 2017

MICHAEL’S PLACE

MICHAEL’S PLACE

2020 Impact100 TC $105,333.34 Grant Recipient. The initiative is focused on the mitigation and prevention of Trauma, Suicide, and Childhood Bereavement. Their proposed program, Tending the Wounds, is designed to help children and...

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NEWTON’S ROAD NORTHWEST

NEWTON’S ROAD NORTHWEST

2020 Impact100 TC $105,333.34 Grant Recipient. Newton’s Road proposed a Community Liaison Program to connect communities to a toolkit of low or no cost, high quality, hands-on, STEM-related experiences. By recruiting and training a Community Liaison in each of the 20...

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KALKASKA AREA INTERFAITH RESOURCES

KALKASKA AREA INTERFAITH RESOURCES

2019 Impact100 TC $101,333.34 Grant Recipient. K.A.I.R is a community-based volunteer organization that assists residents of the Kalkaska County area in need. K.A.I.R.’s existing programs, such as the food pantry and utility assistance, were significantly bolstered...

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TRAVERSE BAY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER

TRAVERSE BAY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER

2019 Impact100 TC $101,333.34 Grant Recipient Home is not a safe place for everyone. Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) are community-based, child-focused and child-friendly facilities where representatives from many disciplines meet to discuss and make decisions...

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ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES

ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES

2018 Impact100 TC $123,500 Grant Recipient Addiction Treatment Services will expand their newest program, PORCH (Providing Opportunities for Recovery and Community Health) – a program that will be Michigan’s first community-based effort to address the opioid crisis...

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COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS

2018 Impact100 TC $123,500 Grant Recipient Communities in Schools (CIS) will continue helping at-risk high school students stay in school by addressing both academic and nonacademic barriers to their success. Their 2018 Impact100 TC grant will help create a feeder...

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INLAND SEAS EDUCATION

INLAND SEAS EDUCATION

2017 Impact100 TC $127,500 Grant Recipient Since 1989, Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA), located in Suttons Bay, Michigan, has provided learners of all ages with hands-on experiences aboard traditionally-rigged tall ship schooners, along the shores of the...

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PEACE RANCH

PEACE RANCH

2017 Impact100 TC $127,500 Grant Recipient PEACE Ranch is home to 17 unique rescue horses, most of whom have suffered some sort of abuse or neglect and were difficult to place. These horses act as “therapists,” helping those who also are struggling with the effects of...

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