Welcome to The Sturgis Area Community Foundation.

The Sturgis Area Community Foundation has been improving the quality of life and advancing philanthropy in the Sturgis Area since 1962. The Foundation provides every person, regardless of their means, the opportunity to support their community.

Welcome to our website: we invite you to see what your community foundation is all about.

* Who We Are : Learn more about the Foundation
* What We Do : Learn more about what the Foundation does
* How To Contribute : Learn about the variety of ways you can support your community through gifts to the Foundation
* For Advisors : The Foundation may be able to help you serve your clients with their charitable giving
* Why Community Foundations : 10 reasons people give through their community foundation
* Current Events : See what's happening at the Sturgis Area Community Foundation

Higher Standards-The Sturgis Area Community Foundation meets national Standards for operational quality, donor service and accountability in the community foundation sector.

The Sturgis Area Community Foundation recently received notification that it has met the nation's highest philanthropic standards for operational quality, integrity, and accountability. The notice comes from the Council on Foundations, a national professional association based in Washington, D.C. To receive confirmation of National Standards compliance the Foundation submitted its organizational and financial policies and procedures to a rigorous peer review. Meeting National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations affirms the commitment of the Sturgis Area Community Foundation to financial security, transparency and accountability. It says our grantmaking includes an open, competitive process designed to address the changing needs of our community. It also confirms our history of honoring donors' wishes- to support the many causes important to them and to our community.


 

The Foundation completed its spring grant cycle cycle awarding 5 grants to area organizations. These grants returned $12,500 to the community in support of a variety of programs and projects. The Youth Advisory Council also completed its spring grant cycle awarding 7 grants to youth related programs in the Sturgis area. See the current events page for details.

The Constantine Area Community Foundation recently completed its completed its spring 2008 grants, awarding $2,000 in support of projects in the Constantine community. The Constantine Youth Advisory Council also completed its spring grants for 2008 as did the Constantine Public Schools Endowment Fund which made its 2008 Scholarship Awards. Full details available on the Current Events page.

The White Pigeon Area Community Foundation and the Adele M. Gray Fund within the White Pigeon Area Community Foundation will begin its annual grant period in early summer of 2008. Information and dates will be in the Sturgis Journal and are also available by calling the Foundation.

Thank you to all those who supported the community through gifts to the Foundation-collectively these generous contributions provide the resources with which the Foundation helps sustain the programs and projects that support and enhance our community. As a community foundation we measure our success by how many in our community participate with us; not the size of the gift. Won't you join us?