Richard Brown with family and friends established this Fund in 2006, in honor of Marilyn Brown. This Fund is used for the charitable purposes of greatest need in Roscommon County, as determined by the Fund Advisory Committee.
$8,338.17 Granted
The Marilyn Brown Memorial Fund Grant Recipients
2025 – St. Vincent de Paul, Prudenville – $400.00 for Serving Neighbors in Need
2024 – St. Vincent de Paul, Prudenville – $150.00 for Helping Neighbors in Need
MidMichigan Community Health Services – $615.00 for Pathful Explore for Pathways Program
2022 – Good Shepherd UMC of the North – $1,200.00 for Roscommon Food Truck Distributions
2020 – Good Shepherd UMC of the North – $400.00 for Community Pantry
Crawford Roscommon Child Protection Council – $430.00 for Child Wellbeing Project
2019 – Good Shepherd UMC of the North – $303.00 for Good Shepherd Personal Care Project
St. Vincent de Paul, Prudenville – $300.00 for Diaper Bank and Food Pantry
2018 – Good Shepherd UMC of the North – $384.00 for Good Shepherd Baby Pantry
St. Vincent de Paul, Prudenville – $385.00 for Diaper Bank and Food Pantry
2017 – Good Shepherd UMC of the North- $277.00 for Personal Care Project
St. Vincent de Paul, Prudenville – $275.00 for Diaper Bank & Food Pantry support
2016 – St. Vincent de Paul, Prudenville – $370.00 for Diaper Bank & Food Pantry support
Good Shepherd UMC of the North- $170.00 for Personal Care Project
2015 – St. Vincent de Paul, Prudenville – $48.00 for Diaper Bank & Food Pantry support
Good Shepherd UMC of the North- $450.00 for Personal Care Project
Good Shepherd UMC of the North- $300.00 for Baby Pantry
Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center – $260 for Parent Packets & Body Safety Information
2014 – Good Shepherd UMC of the North- $350.00 for Personal Care Project
2013 -Good Shepherd UMC of the North- $500.00 for Personal Care Project
2012 – Kirtland Community College Foundation – $350 for grant in support for Food Pantry
2011 – E.G. Ministries – $450.00 for food supplies for Weekend Blessings Program
2010 – Roscommon County Commission on Aging, Inc. – $162.00 for 2010 Fall Grant for Website
2017 Grant Award: St. Vincent DePaul Receives Grant from RCCF
The Roscommon County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that St. Vincent de Paul of Roscommon County was awarded a $2,500.00 grant to support their Diaper Bank and Food Pantry. The Roscommon County General Fund ($1,930.00), the Greatest Human Needs Fund ($295.00) and the Marilyn Brown Memorial Fund ($275.00) awarded the funds to support this grant.
According to Store Manager Polly Eckerly, St. Vincent DePaul provided 354 households and 1,087 individuals with food and also helped 63 families with diapers and have given out 4,336 diapers since April 2017. The goal of the project is to continue to provide food and diapers to every family and individual in the county who qualify.
2015 Grant Award: Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center receives grant for Parent Packets & Body Safety Information
The Roscommon County Community Foundation (RCCF) recently provided a $1,725.00 grant to the Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center to purchase materials needed for their “Body Safety” program. Grant funding was provided by the Roscommon County Kellogg Youth Fund ($925), Marilyn Brown Memorial Fund ($260), Roscommon County General Fund ($100), and the Roscommon County Tobacco Settlement Fund ($440).
With the funding granted, NMCAC purchased body safety coloring books, books about body safety for parents to read to their children, and a parent brochure that provides guidance to parents on the topic of sexual abuse. NMCAC also purchased a banner and bracelets to use at outreach events, such as St. Helen’s National Night Out.
To learn more about all of the funds at the Roscommon County Community Foundation please visit our Fund Directory.