Donors Challenge RCCF This Holiday Season
The Roscommon County Community Foundation has recently been challenged by a group of donors this holiday season who have pledged to match gifts up to $12,500.00 starting mid-November. They are inviting the entire community to take part in this generous opportunity. Generosity is all about sharing the ownership and responsibility of the cause where we […]
#CommunityChoice Grant Cycle #8 – This check could be for your organization!
The Roscommon County Community Foundation (RCCF) would like to invite community members to nominate a non-profit organization to be considered for a grant from the RCCF Ambassador Club Fund. The Ambassador Club Fund supports the Foundation’s community outreach programs. It’s nearly time for the next #CommunityChoice grant cycle. The community will nominate and vote for […]
RCCF Recognizes Board Members for their Service
The Roscommon County Community Foundation Board of Trustees recognized two departing board members for their contributions. In 2011, Susan Tyer and Kathleen Lawrence joined the Foundation’s Board of Trustees and have served a total of 9 years. Both reached the term limit of 9 years this past June. These two women have been such an […]
#CommunityChoice Grant Cycle #7 – This check could be for your organization!
The Roscommon County Community Foundation (RCCF) would like to invite community members to nominate a non-profit organization to be considered for a grant from the RCCF Ambassador Club Fund. The Ambassador Club Fund supports the Foundation’s community outreach programs. It’s nearly time for the next #CommunityChoice grant cycle. The community will nominate and vote for […]
RCCF Creates Urgent Needs Fund in Response to COVID-19
The Roscommon County Community Foundation is proud to announce that the Board of Trustees, in partnership with grant funding from the DTE Foundation, has established the Urgent Needs Fund in response to COVID-19. The Urgent Needs Fund is accepting grant applications for needs directly related to COVID-19. The goal for this fund is to be […]
Multiple Organizations Come Together For Gerrish Township Police Department
Story written by: Gerrish Township P.D. Lt. Greg Patchin (Gerrish Twp. Police Department) wrote two grants last fall and were awarded funds through the Higgins Lake Foundation Community Grant program and the Roscommon County Community Foundation’s Morley Foundation Fund, Doug Allen Fire & EMS Fund and the Roscommon County General Fund. The Gerrish Twp. Police […]
RCCF Establishes the Rob and Sue Morley Family Administrative Fund
The Roscommon County Community Foundation (RCCF) is thrilled to announce that a new organizational fund has been established. The Rob & Sue Morley Family Administrative Fund was created by Rob and Sue’s daughter, Carol Morley Beck, to honor her parents and create an everlasting legacy for all the wonderful things that they have done. The […]
Non-profit Cohort Completes Leadership Learning Lab
Nine northeast Michigan nonprofit leaders recently completed an eight-month Leadership Learning Lab program leaving them with greater knowledge to strengthen the organizations and communities they serve presently, and those they may serve in the future. The members of the 2019 cohort were Bradley Somers (Boys and Girls Club of Alpena), Denise Bearre (Alcona County Library), […]
Kids Helping Kids: Students Provide Christmas for Others
Christmas Spirit is in the air this holiday season as local teens help to fund and carry out the 11th Annual “Kids Helping Kids Christmas Program” for foster care youth. The program is a collaborative organized effort by the ACT NOW Kids Helping Kids Committee of Roscommon County. The 3-event project to help Santa and […]
Maximize Giving Through a Donor Advised Fund
A Community Foundation donor-advised fund can help you support charitable causes you care about in Roscommon County and around the country. It is also a great way to simplify your charitable giving. You can make gifts to a donor-advised fund, get an immediate tax benefit, and recommend grants from the fund over time. Gifts of […]