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.
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Who
We Are : Learn more about the Foundation |
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What
We Do :
Learn more about what the Foundation does
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How
To Contribute : Learn about the variety
of ways you can support your community through
gifts to the Foundation |
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For
Advisors : The Foundation may be able
to help you serve your clients with their
charitable giving |
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Why
Community Foundations : 10 reasons
people give through their community foundation
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Current
Events : See what's happening at the
Sturgis Area Community Foundation |
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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.
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Spring 2009 Grant and Scholarship Awards: The
Foundation recently awarded 2 grants to area organizations,
returning in the process $6,500 to the community in
support of a variety of programs and projects. The Youth
Advisory Council also completed its spring grant cycle
awarding 4 grants to youth related programs in the Sturgis
area. See the current events page
for details on both sets of grants.
The 2009 Scholarship Program returned nearly $35,000
in educational and camp awards to area students this
spring-a complete listing of the 2009 scholarship awards
appears on the current events page.
The Constantine Area Community Foundation recently
completed its Spring 2009 grants, awarding $1,500 in
support of projects in the Constantine community. The
Constantine Youth Advisory Council also completed its
spring grants for 2009 as did the Constantine Public
Schools Endowment Fund which made its 2009 Scholarship
Awards. Full details 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 2009. 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?
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