The following Endowment Funds entrusted and administered by the Roscommon County Community Foundation awarded over $24,000.00 in grant funding during the 2015 spring grant cycle.
Cornerstone Fund:
- St. Vincent DePaul of Roscommon County (Prudenville) – $130.00 for the Diaper Bank
Endowment for Higgins Lake Fund:
- Higgins Lake Foundation – $600.00 for GPS Units for the DASH Board & Water Quality Testing Boat
Gerrish-Higgins Roscommon Education Fund:
- Roscommon Area Public Schools – $2,500.00 for Summer Learning Lab Field Trip to Camp Westminster
- Roscommon Area Public Schools – $600.00 for Crafts, Musical and Cultural Activities in Spanish Classroom
Greatest Human Needs Fund:
- St. Vincent DePaul of Roscommon County (Prudenville) – $230.00 for the Diaper Bank
Houghton Lake Community Schools Support Fund:
- Houghton Lake Community Schools – $575.00 for Playground Project
Houghton Lake Education Fund:
- Houghton Lake Community Schools – $300.00 for Pathways to Potential Student Attendance Program
John Morley Family-Endowment for Higgins Lake:
- Lyon Township – $2.500.00 for Sam-O-Set Playground Update
- US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 26-03 – $624.00 for Placemat Distribution Project
Marilyn Brown Memorial Fund:
- Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center – $260.00 for Parent Packets & Body Safety Information
Morley Foundation Fund:
- Houghton Lake Public Library – $1,200.00 for 3D Printer Service
- New Beginnings Drop-In Center – $600.00 for Garden, Fitness & Photography Groups
Robert A. Thalner Fund:
- Higgins Lake Foundation – $2,500.00 for Points of Interest Laminated Maps
Roscommon County General Fund:
- Houghton Lake Community Schools – $1,000.00 for Playground Project
- Roscommon County Habitat for Humanity – $1,500.00 for ReStore Truck Improvement
- St. Vincent DePaul of Roscommon County (Prudenville) – $ 640.00 for Diaper Bank
- Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center – $100.00 for Parent Packets & Body Safety Information
- Markey Township – $540.0 for Markey Memorial Park Benches
- Project HOPE – $1,000.00 for Protein Power
Roscommon County Kellogg Youth Fund:
- Children’s Bereavement Network – $200.00 for Camp, Live, Laugh, Love 2015
- Houghton Lake Community Schools – $925.00 for Playground Project
- St. Vincent DePaul of Roscommon County (Prudenville) – $500.00 for Diaper Bank
- St. Vincent DePaul of Roscommon County (Prudenville) – $1,000.00 for Food Pantry
- Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center – $925.00 for Parent Packets & Body Safety Information
- Project HOPE – $1,000.00 for Protein Power
Roscommon County Lakes & Rivers Fund:
- US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 26-03 – $570.00 for Placemat Distribution Project
Roscommon County Tobacco Settlement Fund:
- Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center – $440.00 for Parent Packets & Body Safety Information
Wade Family Donor Advised Fund:
- Houghton Lake Area Historical Society – $300.00 for Brochures for Quilt Trail Project
- Gahagan Nature Preserve – $1,000.00 for Outdoor Restroom