The Mecosta County Community Foundation has grown to include over 40 different funds and assets of $3 million.
There are numerous designated funds that assist various organizations each year along with scholarship funds that make higher education more affordable for area students.
Please contact the foundation directly if you would like information on creating an endowment or scholarship fund.
Funds
| Name | Description | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL (as of May 31, 2013) | $3,957,400.36 | |
| A. Donald and Susan H. Grant Advised | Supports Mecosta County charities recommended by donors. | $13,323.20 |
| Alice Stephenson Schuberg | For Mecosta County graduates attending Ferris State. | $28,703.64 |
| Alyce Peterson for Project Starburst | Supports Project Starburst. | $107,507.15 |
| Artworks: Big Rapids Area Arts & Humanities | Supports Artworks. | $15,659.94 |
| Barry Barratt Scholarship | For a Big Rapids High School graduate. | $18,502.49 |
| Ben Mondrella Memorial | Supports Mecosta County charities recommended by donors. | $46,982.07 |
| Big Rapids Garden Club Endowment | $5,488.20 | |
| Big Rapids Realty Advised | Supports Mecosta County charities recommended by donors. | $23,656.58 |
| Carl A. Schuberg | Supports the Mecosta County Fair. | $28,569.02 |
| Charles R. & Marian D. Beadle Advised | Supports Mecosta County charities recommended by donors. | $27,233.79 |
| Chippewa Watershed Conservancy Endowment | Supports the preservation and conservation easement stewardship activities of the Chippewa Watershed Conservancy in Mecosta County. | $12,494.57 |
| Class of 1974, Linda Willette Scholarship | For a Big Rapids High School graduate. | $17,179.38 |
| Dennis Lerner Advised | Aid and promote worthwhile community projects. | $44,573.41 |
| Eagle Village | $11,948.46 | |
| Friends of the Big Rapids Community Library | Support Literacy programs through the Big Rapids Community Library. | $146,116.62 |
| Harold Boerma Eagle Scout Scholarship | For a member of Boy Scout Troop 114. | $20,261.87 |
| Healthy Youth and Seniors - Mecosta | Supports health programs in Mecosta County benefitting youth and seniors. | $38,731.71 |
| Horticulture and Technology Scholarship | For a Ferris State University Technology or Horticulture student. | $12,581.42 |
| Jacob and Gertrude VanDyke Scholarship | For Mecosta County graduates studying health care. | $106,805.05 |
| Jenine Stickler Memorial | Supports Wheatland Music Orgnanization for youth arts. | $23,822.26 |
| Ken and Aletha Sutherland Family for Tamarack Library | Supports Tamarack District Library. | $16,155.32 |
| Ken and Aletha Sutherland Family for Wheatland Library | Supports Wheatland Township Library. | $14,022.89 |
| Ken and Aletha Sutherland Family Scholarship | For Chippewa Hills graduates. | $28,029.04 |
| Lake-Osceola State Bank Community Support | Supports Mecosta County charities recommended by donors. | $34,174.91 |
| Lerner, Csernai & Fath Financial Group Advised | Aid and promote worthwhile community projects. | $36,918.41 |
| Little Kevin Hockey Hope | Supports Big Rapids area youth hockey with a particular focus on the learn to skate program and economically disadvantaged youth. | $61,657.59 |
| MCYAC Hope Scholarship | Supports students at St. Michael's, St. Mary's, and St. Peter's schools. | $81,383.46 |
| Mecosta County Community Foundation Community Needs | Supports the needs and challenges of Mecosta County. | $622,878.43 |
| Mecosta County Community Fund Administrative | Supports the administration work of the foundation. | -$5,994.99 |
| Mecosta County EMS | $10,797.62 | |
| Mecosta County Habitat for Humanity | $17,524.00 | |
| Mecosta County Medical Center Foundation | Supports the healing mission of the Mecosta County Medical Center. | $17,292.49 |
| Mecosta County Special Project | $72,030.14 | |
| Mecosta-Osceola Great Start | Supports early childhood development in Mecosta/Osceola counties. | $22,570.17 |
| Mecosta-Osceola United Way | Supports Mecosta-Osceola United Way mission. | $18,401.81 |
| Michcon Legacy for Mecosta-Osceola United Way | Benefits children, education, and the environment. | $85,797.81 |
| Mildred A. Miller Swede Hill Park | Supports development and maintenance of Swede Hill Park. | $183,392.96 |
| Morley Stanwood Education Association Scholarship | For a graduate of Morley Stanwood High School. | $13,461.07 |
| Riverwalk | Supports Riverwalk project. | $9,268.80 |
| Riverwalk Endowment | Supports Riverwalk project. | $201,419.26 |
| Robert D. Miller Scholarship | For a Mecosta-Osceola Career Tech graduate. | $28,350.35 |
| Rotary Club of Big Rapids | Supports Mecosta County charities recommended by Rotary Club; supports education and scholarships recommended by Rotary Club. | $41,448.42 |
| Sarah Marie Comer Memorial | Supports Mecosta County charities recommended by donors. | $30,512.44 |
| Scholarship for St. Mary's School | Supports St. Mary's School. | $15,989.92 |
| Schuberg Designated for Immanuel Lutheran Church | Supports Immanuel Lutheran Church. | $22,667.01 |
| Schuberg Designated for St. Mary's Catholic School | Supports St. Mary's School. | $136,263.00 |
| Scott D. Anderson Memorial Scholarship | For a Morley Stanwood High School graduate. | $36,928.27 |
| Shamrock Invitational | Supports Mecosta County charities recommended by donors. | $147,959.58 |
| Solid Ice - Endowment | To establish funds for Division I hockey needs and to ensure continued operation of an ice arena. | $360,239.46 |
| Solid Ice - Flexible | To build and maintain a flexible fund reserve in anticipation of potential short-term cash needs associated with Solid Ice's mission statement. | $516.00 |
| Spirit of the Season - Endowment | For the benefit of disadvantaged Mecosta County youth. | $140,811.94 |
| Spirit of the Season - Flexible | For the benefit of disadvantaged Mecosta County youth. | $1,113.34 |
| St. Mary's Elementary School Education Enrichment | Supports St. Mary's School. | $12,965.48 |
| St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church | Promotes the programs of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. | $62,943.76 |
| St. Peter's Lutheran School | Supports the programs of St. Peter's Lutheran School; to enrich and enhance the program, curriculum and facility. | $77,756.06 |
| STAGE-M Leon Keys Memorial Fine Arts Camp | Supports STAGE-M's efforts for youth arts. | $12,979.97 |
| The Schinderle Fund | Supports St. Mary's School and students at Ava Maria or Franciscan Universities. | $113,761.23 |
| Timothy Misenar Charitable - Discretionary | Supports the grant efforts of the Community Needs Fund. | $31,706.81 |
| Timothy Misenar Charitable - Field of Interest | Supports alcohol abuse treatment, prevention and education programs & activities. | $31,706.81 |
| Voca Lyrica Scholarship | Founded in 2001, Voca lyrica is a diverse group of women singers committed to sharing the beauty of the choral music art with Big Rapids and the surrounding area, and to supporting music education in schools and community through concerts, other programming events, and music scholarships for high school students. | $13,727.07 |
| William F. DuBois II, MD & Catherine DuBois | To be used for the benefit of disadvantaged, abused or neglected children through the resouces of Eagle Village. | $2,402.93 |
| Women's Information Services, Inc. | To provide advocacy, safety options and support services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Works towards strengthening the community through awareness, prevention and education. | $46,217.67 |
| Youth Endowment of Mecosta County | For youth related programs in Mecosta County. | $297,110.82 |