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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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? |
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