Battle Creek Community Foundation



The Battle Creek Community Foundation is a public foundation built by individuals, families and businesses that care about their community. These groups donate their time and resources to make Battle Creek a better place to live - today and in the future.

The Battle Creek Community Foundation was founded in 1974 by Leonard White, Robert B. Miller, and Harry Davidson. Their goal was to create a way for people of all means to be able to give back to their community.

Assets and Giving for Battle Creek Community Foundation

Assets

2020 - 108,909,294
2019 - 126,755,188
2018 - 129,469,092
Domestic Grants

2020 - 6,186,865
2019 - 8,395,845


    

Recent News from Battle Creek Community Foundation


Battle Creek Central prepares for Hall of Fame ceremony
Foundation: Battle Creek Community Foundation

He's now an Operation Fit support manager for the Battle Creek Community Foundation. Percy Bean, a 1980 graduate and owner of four Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits franchises. Bean also volunteers...more

State Child Wellness Report: Calhoun County ranks toward bottom
Foundation: Battle Creek Community Foundation

... 84 percent of those students come from low-income families. "Poverty is our biggest enemy and we know poverty substantial affects a minority populations in our county. Discrepancies within...more

George Award: Justin Andert brings color to Battle Creek's empty walls
Foundation: Battle Creek Community Foundation

Battle Creek Community Foundation President Brenda Hunt sent in a letter of recommendation encouraging Andert's nomination. “Justin is a an excellent example of someone taking an idea and making it...more

Battle Creek community honors man killed with programs, scholarship
Foundation: Battle Creek Community Foundation

Family members set up a memorial fund through the Battle Creek Community Foundation. Clovis Bordeaux, with the Battle Creek Community Foundation, said, “There was some outreach from the community...more

Nonprofit dental center opening in Battle Creek in April
Foundation: Battle Creek Community Foundation

“The county's only cost is the pass through of a $20,000 start-up grant from the Battle Creek Community Foundation that is really a show of local commitment to help this project be successful,”...more

New BC Central head track coach values character over wins
Foundation: Battle Creek Community Foundation

She's now a member of the Battle Creek Community Foundation's Operation Fit team. She and a teammate wrote Young a letter before graduating to let him know him how much he meant to them and how...more

'If you build it, Battle Creek will work': Man buys billboards to promote the city
Foundation: Battle Creek Community Foundation

Be bold. Believe in Battle Creek.” It's a more general slogan and adopts the Battle Creek Community Foundation's “Believe in Battle Creek” positivity campaign. “Everyone's been picking it up...more

You've seen Jaziel Pugh's murals. Now meet the artist.
Foundation: Battle Creek Community Foundation

Now a Kellogg Community College student and part-time graphic designer for the Battle Creek Community Foundation, Pugh does most of his work in his two-bedroom apartment on North Avenue. But last...more

Should Battle Creek change the way it elects its mayor? There's a committee for that.
Foundation: Battle Creek Community Foundation

Former Battle Creek Public Schools board member William Burton and Shanay Settles, a former board member of the Battle Creek Community Foundation, were appointed by Gray. Robert Whitfield, current...more

Battle Creek Public Schools ushers in new era of cooperation with state
Foundation: Battle Creek Community Foundation

Brenda Hunt couldn't hold back the tears Thursday morning talking about how much she cares for students in the Battle Creek Public Schools. Then the president and CEO of the Battle Creek Community...more



Social Enterprise Network Sites



Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight



Social Enterprise Piles Textbooks for Change


Textbooks for Change, a London-based social enterprise that has obtained the B Corporation seal for positive social and environmental impact, is seeking investors that would be helping the company expand.




Federal Government Grant and Assistance Programs



Edited by: Michael Saunders

© 2008-2024 Copyright Michael Saunders