This Fund was established in 1998. Income is devoted to projects, causes, activities, or persons which or who serve to protect, improve, enhance, or increase appreciation for the natural environment and clean water of Higgins Lake.
$58,571.82 Granted
Endowment for Higgins Lake Grant Recipients
2025 – Higgins Lake Foundation – $2,000.00 for the DASH Boat
2024 – Higgins Lake Foundation – $1,000.00 for Limnological Assessment of Higgins Lake
2023 – Higgins Lake Foundation – $500.00 for the DASH Boat
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 26-03 – $1,000.00 for VHF Portable Radio Project
Higgins Lake Foundation – $1,000.00 for the DASH Boat
Higgins Lake Foundation – $1,000.00 for Limnological Assessment of Higgins Lake
2022 -Higgins Lake Foundation – $2,500.00 for the DASH Boat
Higgins Lake Foundation – $2,500.00 for the DASH Boat
2021 – Higgins Lake Foundation – $1,000.00 for Limnological Assessment of Higgins Lake
Higgins Lake Foundation – $2,500.00 for the DASH Boat
2020 – Higgins Lake Foundation – $2,000.00 for the DASH Boat
Higgins Lake Foundation – $2,150.00 for the DASH Boat
2019 – Higgins Lake Foundation – $1,562.00 for the DASH Boat
Higgins Lake Foundation – $1,560.00 for Aquatic Invasive Species and Lake Management Education
2018 – Higgins Lake Foundation – $2,000.00 for the DASH Boat
Higgins Lake Foundation – $2,000.00 for the DASH Boat
2017 – Higgins Lake Foundation – $1,466.00 for the DASH Boat
Higgins Lake Foundation – $1,465.00 for Plant Identification and Milfoil research of Higgins Lake
2016 – Higgins Lake Foundation – $408.00 for support for Nutrient Reduction Initiative – Greenbelt
Higgins Lake Foundation – $2,238.57 for the DASH Boat
2015 – Higgins Lake Foundation – $1,579.51 for Communication/Awareness
Higgins Lake Foundation – $499.90 for GPS for DASH Boat & Water Quality Testing Boat
2014 – Higgins Lake Foundation – $2,500.00 for support for Eurasian Water Milfoil Removal & Control
Higgins Lake Foundation – $2,500.00 for Marine Patrol on Higgins Lake
2013 – Higgins Lake Foundation – $2,500.00 for support for Eurasian Water Milfoil Removal & Control
2012 – Higgins Lake Foundation – $358.00 for support for Eurasian Water Milfoil Removal & Control
2011 – Higgins Lake Foundation – $500.00 for support for general operations
Higgins Lake Foundation – $1,926.81 for Educational Promotion and awareness of invasive species Boat Wash
2010 – Higgins Lake Land Conservancy – $546.00 for 2010 Fall Grant Award for Awareness Magazine
Higgins Lake Foundation – $830.00 for 2010 Fall Grant for Shoreline Survey Phase 2
2009 – Higgins Lake Foundation – $500.00 for Shoreline survey – Spring 2009 Grant
2008 – Huron Pines Resource & Conservation Development Council – $2,500.00 for 2007 Fall Grant for Watershed Plan – Public Outreach Project
Higgins Lake Foundation – $2,500.00 for 2008 Winter Grant Cycle – Educational Kiosk at the Boat Wash facility
2007 – Huron Pines Resource & Conservation Development Council – $2,500.00 for 2007 Spring Grant for Watershed Plan – Public Outreach Project Grant
Gerrish Township Fire Department – $2,500.00 for Water Quality Monitoring Program
2003 – Camp Westminister on Higgins Lake – $1,250.00 for Erosion Control Bio Logs Project
2021 Grant Award: Higgins Lake Foundation Awarded Grant for DASH Boat Project
The Roscommon County Community Foundation (RCCF) is happy to announce that the Higgins Lake Foundation was recently awarded a grant of $2,500.00 to assist with the DASH Boat-Diver Assisted Suction Harvester project. The funding for this project was provided by The Endowment for Higgins Lake and the John Morley Family Endowment for Higgins Lake.
Higgins Lake is cherished by many tourists and residents year-round and seasonal. By maintaining the water quality of the lake will prevent the eutrophication (aging of a body of water) for long term. The purpose of this grant is to improve the lake by removing the aquatic invasive species (AIS) and keeping the prevention efforts up.
2020 Grant Award: RCCF Awards Grant to the Higgins Lake Foundation
The Roscommon County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that The Higgins Lake Foundation was recently awarded a grant of $2,500.00 for Aquatic Invasive Species & Lake Management Education. Funding for this project was provided by The Endowment for Higgins Lake and the John Morley Family Endowment for Higgins Lake.
The purpose of this grant is to target all who boat on Higgins Lake – residents and visitors and all who live on or near Higgins Lake to educate them on nutrient loading and what they can do to keep Higgins Lake clean and safe for years to come.
2015 Grant Award: Higgins Lake Foundation receives grant from RCCF
The Higgins Lake Foundation (HLF) recently received a grant in the amount of $2,500.00 to assist with the Marine Patrol Coverage Operation on Higgins Lake. This grant was funded from the Endowment for Higgins Lake, which is administered by the Roscommon County Community Foundation (RCCF).
The role of the marine patrol coverage on Higgins Lake is to provide visitors with boater safety information and to help all of those using the lake to understand and comply with all the rules of the water.
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