2024 Grants Awarded
$273,953.00
In 2024 we proudly awarded 36 Organizations for a total of 54 Grant
Alexa Luck Memorial Fund
Charlton Heston Academy $1,200 – Skills USA
Annie Williams Rackerby Fund
Roscommon County Literacy Council $2,500 – Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Houghton Lake Community Schools $2,000 – Collins Elementary School Library Revitalization
Charlton Heston Academy $3,000 – Girls Empowerment Society
Community Impact Fund
St. Vincent dePaul- Prudenville $3,500 – Food Pantry
Roscommon County Food Pantry $3,500 – HOPE Spring 2024
Cornerstone Endowment Fund
St. Vincent dePaul- Prudenville $350 – Helping Neighbors in Need
Endowment for Higgins Lake
Higgins Lake Foundation $1,000 – 2024 Limnological Assessment of Higgins Lake
Gerrish-Higgins Education Fund
Roscommon Area Public Schools $3,000 – Water Sampling and Analysis
Greatest Human Needs Fund
Richfield Township Public Library $1,070 – Garden to Table Programming
River House, Inc. $210 – Transportation Cards
Houghton Lake Community School District Support Fund
Houghton Lake Community Schools $2,500 – TeamBuildr Online Conditioning & Strength Software Curriculum
Houghton Lake Community Schools $130 – Mackinaw Island Field trip
Houghton Lake Community Schools $130 – Tigers Game 2025
Houghton Lake Education Fund
Houghton Lake Community Schools $3,800 – Collins Elementary Library Revitalization
Houghton Lake Community Schools $1,470 – Mackinaw Island Field trip
Houghton Lake Community Schools $1,470 – Tigers Game 2025
Howard B. “Corkey” Gaylor Memorial Fund
MidMichigan Community Health Services $890 – Pathful Explore for Pathways Program
Jim Mahoney Memorial Music Fund
Roscommon Area Public Schools $400 – Beetlejuice
John Morley Family Endowment for Higgins Lake
Higgins Lake Foundation $1,000 – 2024 Limnology Assessment of Higgins Lake
Marilyn Brown Memorial Fund
MidMichigan Community Health Services $615 – Pathful Explore for Pathways Program
St. Vincent dePaul- Prudenville $150 -Helping Neighbors in Need
Morley Family Foundation Fund
St. Vincent dePaul- Prudenville $400 – Helping Neighbors in Need
Oasis of Hope House $1,000 – Administrative Support
Lake Township $3,000 – Lake Township Rustic Nature Trail
Nester Family Charitable Fund
Good Shepherd United Methodist Church of the North $1,200 – November 2024 Food Distribution
Robert R. Thalner Endowment Fund
Higgins Lake Foundation $500 – 2024 Limnological Assessment of Higgins Lake
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 26-03 $1,200 – Boating Safety Classes
Rogers Family Endowment for Houghton Lake
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 26-03 $600 – Boating Safety Classes
Roscommon Area District Library Building Fund
Roscommon Area District Library $17,440 – New Digital Sign for Library
Roscommon County General Fund
Houghton Lake Performing Arts Association $1,000 – Houghton Lake Blues Festival
Village of Roscommon $1,000 – 2024 Rocktober Fest
Roscommon County Genealogical Society $1,500 – Shelving
St. Vincent dePaul- Prudenville $4,700 – Helping Neighbors in Need
St. Vincent dePaul- Prudenville $2,500 – Food Pantry
Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center $2,500 – Training for Staff
Roscommon County Food Pantry $2,500 – HOPE Spring 2024
Houghton Lake Pickleball Club $725 – HLPC Polywood Benches
Marguerite Gahagan Nature Preserve, Inc. $624 – Those Who Wander Should Not Get Lost-Gahagan Trail Wayfinding Updates
Roscommon County Health Improvement Fund
C.O.O.R. Intermediate School District $1,200 – Sensory Sense
C.O.O.R. Intermediate School District $1,000 – Food Pantry / Care Closet
River House, Inc. $290 – Transportation cards
Lake Township $2,500 – Lake Township Rustic Nature Trail
Roscommon County Health Services Fund
MidMichigan Community Health Services $5,059 – Retail Shelving-Roscommon Pharmacy
Roscommon County Kellogg Youth Fund
MidMichigan Community Health Services $900 – Pathful Explore for Pathways Program
ACT NOW $1,000 – Kids Helping Kids Project 11/12/24
Artesia Youth Park $1,500 – South Gym All Purpose floor recovery
Artesia Youth Park $850 – Indoor Batting Cages
Roscommon / St. Helen Little League $1,750 – 2025 Equipment
Charlton Heston Academy $1,800 – Skills USA
Houghton Lake Community Schools $900 – Mackinaw Island Field trip
Houghton Lake Community Schools $2,800 – Tigers Game 2025
Roscommon County Lakes & Rivers Fund
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 26-03 $500 – Boating Safety Classes
Roscommon County Mental Health Services Fund
Common Ground $5,000 – Behavior Health Urgent Care (BHUC) Outreach Plan
Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center $5,000 – Community Outreach & Education
Oasis of Hope House $1,500 – Oasis Navigation Office
Roscommon County Recreation Fund
Marguerite Gahagan Nature Preserve, Inc. $175 – Those Who Wander Should Not Get Lost-Gahagan Trail Wayfinding Update
Roscommon County Tobacco Settlement Endowment Fund
Lake Township $1,000 – Lake Township Rustic Nature Trail
Sarah Eulaine Tucker (Class of 1977) Fund
Roscommon Area Public Schools $3,600 – Beetlejuice
St. Helen General Fund
Richfield Township Public Library $230 – Garden to Table Programming
The Erickson Family Fund
Roscommon Area Public Schools $2,940 – Chicago Trip-Blue Man Group
Roscommon Area Public Schools $2,500 – Quiz Bowl’s trip to National Competition
Roscommon County Literacy Council $5,000 – Dolly Parton Imagination Library
NMCAC Building Fund $50,000 – Building Project
ACT NOW $3,000 – Kids Helping Kids Project
ACT NOW $800 – Kids Helping Kids Project 11/12/24
Camp Westminister on Higgins Lake $5,950 – Roscommon Public School Summer School Partnership