Muskegon Community Foundation: For Good, For Ever.

Staff

Mike Oakes
Executive Director
(231) 845-0326

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Apply for a Grant

Please Call us Before You Begin Your Grant Proposal

We encourage you to contact the Community Foundation to discuss your organization and any project or need you may have. We will be glad to give you details on the grantmaking process and connect you with the information needed to submit a proposal. In general the foundation accepts one application per organization per funding cycle. To learn more about our funding areas of interest click here.

Grant requests are welcome from organizations in Muskegon, Manistee, Mason & Oceana Counties that are recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service.

Applications are accepted on specific dates each year. Upcoming deadlines are:

Muskegon - August 21, 2010, February 19, 2011
Mason - October 9, 2010, March 31, 2011
Manistee - TBD - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for grant deadlines
Oceana - September 30, 2010, March 31, 2011

All proposals are accepted via our online grant application process, eGRANT. For more information on eGRANT, click here.

To discuss your grant application interests and to receive our grant application information packet, please contact

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Foundation staff and volunteers on our Grant Review Committees carefully review all applications. The Board of Trustees makes all final funding decisions.

The Community Foundation generally will not fund:

• Routine operating expenses
• Capital equipment, computer hardware, software and motor vehicles
• Conferences, camps, publications, videos, films, television or radio programs
• Conference speakers
• Special events and endowment campaigns
• Individual schools or districts
• Religious programs that serve, or appear to serve specific religious denominations
• Individuals