For Good Grants - Minor

For Good Grants - Minor is sponsored by Berrien Community Foundation. These grants are open for two cycles per year and are made possible through donations to the BCF Community Endowment fund. The Minor grant has a shorter, simpler form geared toward organizations with a smaller request, up to $1,500.

For Good Grants | Berrien Community Foundation Grant Applications are due March 1 & August 1. The For Good Grants are open for two cycles per year and are available in two sizes: the For Good Major for up to $15,000 and the For Good Minor for up to $1,500. The For Good Minor has a shorter, simpler form geared toward organizations with a smaller request and the For Good Major is a standard-length grant application.

This grant opportunity is available to 501c3 nonprofit organizations, schools, religious organizations doing community work and government organizations who are serving Berrien County, Michigan. Application due date is March 1 and August 1 every year. Grant dollars can only be used toward expenses incurred 4 months after the deadline date.

Grants are reviewed in the following areas: Community Improvement and Special Needs Youth Leadership and Development For more information on funding priorities, click here . An organization may receive one For Good Grant per calendar year. Organizations who have received an award for three calendar years in a row are required to take a year off from applying.

If the above image is too small, right click on the image and select "open image in new tab." When creating your account, register as an organization . You can either search your organization by your EIN Tax-ID number or manually enter your organization information.

If you do not have an EIN number, manually enter your organization's information. Please write down your login information as we will not be able to retrieve that for you. To save your information, remember to select "Save Draft" at the bottom of the page.

Some applicants have found it helpful to answer the questions in a Word document and then copy and paste into the electronic form. This allows ease of editing and is a safeguard for saving your work. The maximum grant request is $15,000 for the "For Good" Major and $1,500 for the "For Good" Minor.

Organizations who have received an award for three calendar years in a row are required to take a year off from applying.

For additional Grant Guidelines click below For Good Major Guidelines CLICK HERE For Good Minor Guidelines CLICK HERE Benton Harbor Youth Sports Association: storage facility for field and maintenance equipment at Union Park Berrien County Cancer Service, Inc.: provide resources and nursing visits for patients with cancer and other related illnesses Berrien Mental Health Authority: provide financial assistance to clients with prescription refills, rent/housing, utility bills, etc. Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library (City of Saint Joseph): launch a monthly immersive “travel” experience program for individuals with Alzheimer’s/Dementia Disability Network Southwest Michigan: materials and labor costs for building ramps support its Individualized Coaching Program for BIPOC entrepreneurs in Southwest Michigan Friends of Berrien County Trails: pave a path for walkers, runners and cyclists open to the public InterCare Community Health Network: educate youth on healthier food and snacks, and provide them with blenders Roti Roti Art Center of Buchanan: to support the 2025 summer concert season in Buchanan constructing an ADA-accessible pavilion and picnic tables, a lockable kitchen area, storage room, and van-accessible ADA-compliant parking Watervliet District Library: install a handicap-accessible front door (Teens Exhibiting Able Minds) Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety: a 3D Lidar Camera would be used for fire, crash, and crime scene investigations innovative restitution program for youthful offenders involved with the Juvenile Court in Berrien County For a list of previous grant recipients, please click here .

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