The St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Rotary Club Foundation has announced $68,000 in grants to organizations around the community as part of its yearly funding cycle. The Rotary tells us more:
The St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Rotary Club Foundation named the grant recipients for the 2021 funding cycle. This year, a total of $68,000 was awarded as determined by the St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Rotary Club Foundation Board of Directors. The announcement was made this Monday at the weekly hybrid meeting of the Rotary Club of St. Joseph-Benton Harbor at the Heritage Museum & Cultural Center and via Zoom.
Established in 1980, the St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Rotary Club Foundation has awarded over $1,000,000 in grants to area causes. 2020 Grant funding has been awarded for the following projects:
African American History & Literature Museum – $10,000 to support the United Civic Monuments project.
Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety – $11,6850 to purchase defibrillators and trauma response kits.
Berrien County Council for Children – $2,500 to support the Children’s Advocacy Care Closet for supplies.
Community Healing Center – $8,065 to provide crisis intervention and resource navigation in Berrien County at Carol’s Hope Engagement Center.
Feeding America West Michigan – $7,750 to support the Mobile Food Pantry program in Berrien County.
New Heights CCDA – $10,000 to support New Heights Auto Services to provide reliable transportation to 10 financially struggling individuals.
Senior Nutrition Services – Meals on Wheels – $8,000 to increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables to homebound seniors.
Summit Financial Wellness – $10,000 for general operations support to expand services to the community.
To be eligible, a grant request must have been for a minimum of $5,000 and submitted by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or governmental unit within the St. Joseph-Benton Harbor area. Emphasis was given for efforts that seek to provide better opportunities for youth and special needs populations. Requests for sectarian religious projects and programs, national fundraising efforts, political organizations or funds for program deficits or previously incurred obligations are ineligible. Grant applications are accepted each fall to be considered for St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Rotary Club Foundation funding.
The mission of the St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Rotary Club Foundation is to improve lives in the St. Joseph-Benton Harbor community by supporting that focus on:
Improvement of health
Support of education
Economic and community development
Rotary International initiatives that have local impact
The resources of the St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Rotary Club Foundation come from gifts made by Rotarians and other individuals, families, businesses and local organizations. A volunteer Board of Directors from the club set policy and approve all grants.
