Giving
In 1988, our founding year, the Community Foundation of Greater Flint received its first major bequest from the estate of Ivan and Dorothy MacArthur. Ivan was a successful real estate developer and he and his wife were faithful patrons of the Flint Institute of Music. Their gift is a testament to the power of endowment, and we are honored to steward their legacy, along with others who care so deeply for Flint and Genesee County.
The Legacy Society recognizes those donors who have named the Community Foundation in their estate plan or have created a life income gift to the Foundation. To be a part of the Legacy Society, all you need to do is let us know about your intention to include the Community Foundation in your will or estate plan. By letting us know, we can better carry out your charitable intentions.
Legacy Society Members
- Kathryn Ruth Adamson*
- Eric Allen
- Dr. Joseph and Carol Batdorf
- Jane M. Bingham
- James* and Dorothea Bolton
- Herbert* and Dorothy* Booth
- Karima Amlani Bostick
- Philip* and Sally* Braun
- Robert* and Bessie* Breeden
- Dorothy Broomfield
- BriElle Bryson
- Caleb Calkins*
- Jim and Kathy Cheek
- Carl Conner*
- G. Allen* and Adabeth* Cook
- William E. and Pamela M. Costabile
- Nicholas Daddario
- Dustin and Amanda Doren
- Kurtis and Deborah Dunckel
- Wallace Eaton*
- Alan J. Ferrari
- Raymond* and Elizabeth* Finley
- Becki Flanagin
- H. Halladay Flynn* and Jean Craig Flynn
- Eric and Lauren Gasper
- Gary* and Kathleen Haggart
- Jack* and Lily* Hamady
- Aaron Hamp
- Willie and Wanda Harden
- Mark and Kathi Horton
- Carol Hurand
- Ja'Nel and Phaejare Jamerson
- Kristina Johnston
- Timothy and Linda Knecht
- Richard H. and Ann U. Kraft
- Joel and Sonya LaGore
- Roy Lahring*
- Charis Lee
- Donald E. Lee
- Steven and Jennifer Lee
- Ivan* and Dorothy* MacArthur
- Patrick J. and Terese M. McGuire
- Carol and Richard* Miller
- Mark and Rebecca Miller
- Kathryn and William* Moeller
- Lawrence E. and Valaria Moon
- Carol Judith Noye*
- Gary Oberlin
- M. Harry* and Wanda* Piper
- William and Joyce* Piper
- Nicholas* and Donna Popa
- Frances J. Price
- Lee* and Pam Price
- Dorothy Reynolds*
- Kendra and Steve Reynolds
- James and Nancy* Ricker
- Rick Sadler
- Grayce Scholt*
- Philip W. and T. Ardele Shaltz
- Cleo Silver*
- Kathy and George Skaff
- Jeff and Diana Snider
- James Somers*
- Edith Prunty Spencer
- Shelley Spivack
- Sherri E. Stephens
- Ernelle Taylor
- Dr. Jack* and Virginia* Thompson
- Dr. Allen F. Turcke
- Dr. and Mrs.* F. W. Van Duyne
- Kim and Ginger Virkler
- Shannon E. White
- Gordon "Jim" Wilson* and Marlene J. Wilson
Leaving a Legacy
Let's Walk the Talk
Mark Miller, Retired General Motors Executive, and Community Foundation Trustee, recalls growing up in the kind of neighborhood that everyone refers to today as “a village.” It was a place and time when borrowing a cup of sugar was the norm, and neighbors cared for neighbors.