Dow communityGives Grant

Dow communityGives Grant is a grant from the Saginaw Community Foundation that funds K-12 youth volunteer groups in the Great Lakes Bay Region. Administered through The Dow Chemical Company in partnership with regional community foundations, the program awards $1,000 to youth groups completing a volunteer project totaling at least 50 group hours across a minimum of 10 participants.

Recipients may use the grant for uniforms, travel, or classroom needs, or donate it to a nonprofit of their choice. Eligible applicants must be organized K-12 youth groups. Verbal pre-approval is required before completing the project, followed by submission of a final report with photos.

Dow communityGives | Saginaw Community Foundation Dow communityGives, a component of DowGives, creates an opportunity to encourage volunteerism in youth, grades K-12, in the Great Lakes Bay Region. Youth can earn a $1,000 grant to use toward expenses like uniforms, travel costs or classroom needs, or they can choose to donate it the nonprofit of their choice.

By promoting volunteerism, communityGives emphasizes the importance and value of community engagement to our region’s youth, and promotes a sense of community, along with a desire to give back. The Dow Chemical Company is collaborating with the Midland Area Community Foundation , the Bay Area Community Foundation and the Saginaw Community Foundation for grant implementation and administration.

Volunteer Project/Activity Criteria A group must have a minimum of 10 youth participants Volunteer project/activity must be a minimum of three hours in length with youth committing to three consecutive hours of volunteering The project/activity cannot directly benefit the applicant (i.e., a baseball team cannot clean a park where it plays baseball Completed project/activity must equal 50+ volunteer hours (example: 17 youth x 3 hours volunteering = 51 total hours) Dow communityGives Grant Process Download Draft Application Before starting your application, you must call Cecelia Hopkins at the foundation at (989) 755-0545 to receive verbal approval for the proposed project/activity.

Requirements are detailed in the application . After completing the project/activity, the applicant must submit final report with photos and signed photo releases. The $1,000 grant will be sent after all steps are completed.

Applicants must be a K-12 youth group, such as: National Honor Society, etc.