Grand Blanc Community Fund
Give today to the Grand Blanc Community Fund and support homegrown philanthropy in the areas of arts and culture, community development, health and human services, and recreation. A local advisory committee meets throughout the year to review grant applications and advise funding to nonprofits exclusively benefiting the Grand Blanc area.
The Grand Blanc Community Fund was established in 1989 with $343,343 in assets from the former Grand Blanc Community Foundation. Ezra Perry led an effort in 1968 to create a permanent endowment for the community. Ezra Perry would be pleased that the Grand Blanc Community Fund he founded has remained solidly focused on its mission to “enhance the well-being and well-doing’ of the citizens living there.
Grand Blanc Advisory Committee
- Janette Sullivant, Chair
- Jeff Stableford, Vice Chair
- Dean Keipert, Past Chair
- Donald Becker
- Andrea Bergstrom
- Kamal Gupta
- Delore Salsbury Hurley
- Art Reyes
- Aimee Schwartz
- Joanie Towarnicky
- Lauren Holaly-Zembo
Volunteer Recognition
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Edward Payne was recognized for serving 6 years on the Grand Blanc Community Fund Advisory Committee at the 2021 Art of Philanthropy Awards.
Recent Grants
We Are Proud to Support These Great Nonprofits
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Grand Blanc Police Department
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Fire Safety Equipment for Police and Fire Efforts
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$7,018
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Bethel United Methodist Church
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Gottagetit
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$5,000
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City of Grand Blanc
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McFarlen Library air conditioning
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$10,000
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Friends of the Grand Blanc Grid
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Outreach campaign
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$5,000
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Family Promise
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Grand Blanc area Program Support
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$3,000
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City of Grand Blanc
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Lt. William Rust Veterans Park Honor Project
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$6,760
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Grand Blanc Community Schools
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Perry Center Centennial Garden
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$9,000
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FISH, Inc. of Grand Blanc, Inc.
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Relocation Expenses
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$9,000
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Rotary Club of Fenton
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Book Backpack Program
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$2,000
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Endowed Funds associated with the Grand Blanc Community Fund
- Eldon L. Auker Scholarship Fund
- Helen Dennis Family Fund
- Dr. Leonard and Mary Jane Dunworth Fund
- Grand Blanc Educational Foundation Fund
- Grand Blanc Rotary Scholarship Fund
- Grand Blanc Youth Initiative Program Fund
- Gupta Family Fund for FISH, Inc.
- Kay L. O’Malia Fund