The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) is organized and operated as a permanent endowment, attracting and receiving funds from a wide range of donors. Focusing on both traditional causes and evolving needs, CFNEM makes grants to nonprofit agencies and institutions in the northeast portion of the lower peninsula of Michigan.
The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan has announced the first round of grants from its recently reactivated Urgent Needs Fund.The funding will help provide essentials like food, warmth,...more
The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan has awarded the first round of grants from the recently reactivated Urgent Needs Fund.A total of $66,800 was awarded through grants to nonprofits...more
More than 600 pieces of original artwork by local students will soon be on display in Art in the Loft's "Young Artist" exhibit.The exhibit will feature artwork in a wide variety of mediums, made by...more
Northeast Michigan Youth Advisory Council awards over $32K in new grants.Education, environment, arts programs, and human services programs are just some of the areas touched by the most recent round...more
CFNEM celebrating Community Foundation Week through Monday.The week's purpose is to recognize the increasingly important role these philanthropic organizations play in fostering local collaboration...more
"Business and organizations have anniversaries all the time, so why does this one matter? Because it is a celebration of something that belongs to our entire community, that was built by our...more
Community Foundation announces summer opportunities for grants.All nonprofit agencies with a 501(c)(3) IRS designation, schools, churches (for non-religious purposes) and government agencies are...more
Straits Area Community Foundation announces first YAC Day on May 7.The Straits Area YAC has members from across Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City.The event is in partnership with the Community...more
"Because people who care about our communities and those who live here chose to give back, the Foundation was able to award nearly a half million dollars in scholarships this year, speaking volumes...more
Social entrepreneur, Stefan Wolf , founded the Beyond the Four Walls, which builds cyber “resource centers” (aka Internet cafes) in rural areas for young women to run.