The Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation has awarded $575,266 to 86 organizations in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Leelanau Counties. The grant awards come from the Community Foundation’s designated endowments and provide support across each of the Foundation’s funding focus areas: arts and culture, education, environment, health and human services, and youth.

The Foundation’s designated endowments are established and supported by one or more donor partners and provide grant funding, in perpetuity, to a specific nonprofit organization in the five-county region. Grants from designated endowments are awarded once a year to support a nonprofit partner’s operations and programs.

Nonprofit partners receiving grants this season include: Arts for All of Northern Michigan, Benzie Senior Resources, Central Lake District Library, Cherryland Humane Society, Elizabeth Lane Oliver Art Center, Elk-Skegemog Lakes Association, Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan, Grass River Natural Area, Inland Seas Education Association, Kalkaska Area Interfaith Resources, Leelanau Community Cultural Center, Mancelona Education Foundation, and Traverse Symphony Orchestra, among others.

A full list of designated grant partners is available here.