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2020 ANNUAL REPORT

Ms. Helen M. JenningsMr. and Mrs. Glenn R. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Michael JuarezMs. Carol Keith KerbyMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. KishKiwanis Club of West BranchMs. Darlene M. KnightMr. and Mrs. Wayne C. KoppaMs. Janet M. LaFondLauri LandryMs. Erika LangenCharles LatreilleMr. Donald T. LeslieMs. Kirsten D. LietzMr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. LockhartJamie LucasMr. and Mrs. Mark E. LuxDr. James S. MangutzMr. and Mrs. Tom W. McCauleyMr. and Mrs. Robert A. McGrail Jr.Margaret McGregorMercantile Bank of MichiganMs. Harriet MossMs. Susan Mounts SmithMs. Kassidy MularzMs. Elaine MurphyMrs. Wanda L. MuzikMrs. Joyce C. NelanderMr. and Mrs. Richard L. NelsonMr. and Mrs. Darian L. NeubeckerMr. and Mrs. Denny NorrisMr. and Mrs. Douglas NortonOgemaw County Genealogical and Historical SocietyOptimist Club of West BranchBeth OrrMrs. Grace M. Orr

North Central Michigan Community Foundation 2020 Annual Report

We connect people who care about

the future of Crawford, Ogemaw and Oscoda Counties with the causes

closest to their hearts. By encouraging individuals to create permanent

charitable endowments to meet the ever-changing needs of our

communities, we can match donors’ charitable interests with worthwhile

causes by giving grants and scholarships to area programs

and students.

NCMCF is an affiliate of the Community Foundation for

Northeast Michigan.

ncmcf.org P.O. Box 495

Alpena, MI 49707 1-877-354-6881

2020 was a year like no other. Philanthropy plays an important role during times like these. It can provide emergency funding, offer an avenue for those who can give to do so, and support the continuation of programs and projects that are important to our community. We are proud to be part of that. Through our annual grants, we have supported ongoing programs, as well as those adapting to the realities of the pandemic.

Amid everything 2020 handed us, we are proud to share these snapshots of what the North Central Michigan Community Foundation has done locally. We thank each and every donor who has helped make this possible over the years, and particularly those who supported NCMCF funds this year. Together, we are making a difference close to home.

A Message from the NCMCF Board of Directors

Mrs. Carol Jean AbrahamMr. Justin AlleyMs. Marsha AlsupApril AthertonMr. Paul R. Bailey IIIMr. and Mrs. Bernard E. BakMs. Irene M. BakerMs. Judith BarnesMr. and Mrs. Chad BeckMrs. Debra BellorMr. and Mrs. Jason N. BenwayMr. Randy BoothMs. Carol Ann BostwickMr. and Mrs. George F. BrayMs. Barbara J. BrewerMr. and Mrs. Robert A. BrewerMs. Sylvia BriteMr. and Mrs. Edward J. BuhlmanJozann & Donald BurginMr. and Mrs. Hugo L. BurzlaffMrs. Nancy J. CardenMr. and Mrs. Robert J. CarpenterMrs. Betty Lou CarscallenMrs. Alice A. ChemeauxDrs. Chris and Mary ChryslerMs. Connie CornmanCouncil of Michigan FoundationsCrawford AuSable Excellence in Education FoundationMr. and Mrs. Gerald A. CrawfordMr. and Mrs. Randall G. CurtisMr. Kent DavisonMs. Linda DelemeesterMr. and Mrs. Donald E. DeMatioDr. and Mrs. Frank N. DerrDiebold Insurance AgencyMs. Valeri Dietz

Mr. and Mrs. David J. DrabekDryden Family FoundationEducational Support Partnership FoundationMr. and Mrs. Michael F. EhingerMr. and Mrs. Charles ElliottMr. and Mrs. Tom FazioMr. and Mrs. Robert P. FinnMs. Bonnie J. ForneyMs. Daphne FritzGlenn Frundel and Kathryn Root-FrundelMs. Ruth A. FunschMr. Barry E. GaudetteMs. Dianne GavittTammy L. GawneMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. (Bolgos) GodfreyGold Coast Eagle DistributingMs. Sandra GoldenMs. Genevra Gould FoxMr. and Mrs. Daniel H. GrenierMrs. Nancy GriffinMr. Robert GriffinMr. Marc P. HaringMs. Beth A. HarperMr. and Mrs. Patrick HeraghtyMr. and Mrs. Fred HinkleyMrs. Jean R. HobohmMr. and Mrs. Christopher R. HoltonMr. and Mrs. Gary D. HugheyMr. Eugene HutchinsMr. and Mrs. Robert M. HutchinsMr. Christopher IsaacsonMr. and Mrs. Joseph Izworski IIIMr. Doug J. JamesonMr. and Mrs. Jim J. Janisch

A Very Special Thank You to Our DonorsOn behalf of the many community organizations and students that benefit from your generosity, the NCMCF Board of Directors thanks you!

Donors listed here gave during the 2020 calendar year.

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Our Lady of the Woods ShrineMs. Diane ParkerMs. Leah R. PauleyMr. Leo PayneMr. and Mrs. John PilonMr. and Mrs. John J. PreglerMr. and Mrs. Michael PughKatie QuigleyAnne RexfordMr. and Mrs. Joseph W. RiegerMr. and Mrs. Bennie RikerMr. and Mrs. Rodney RobertsonMs. Lois Roper ForresterRose City Lions ClubMs. Beth SalomoneMr. Danny L. SandersonMs. Mary Ellen Sappington GoodMr. and Mrs. Ronald G. SchneiderDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. SchubertMs. Nancy Sheick-BurtMs. Evlyne H. SheltrownMs. Brenda SimmonsCharissa M. SmithMs. Jeanine A. SmithMr. and Mrs. Frank SmutekMs. Sarah SouthardMr. and Mrs. Jay W. SpauldingSt. Mary ParishState Wide Real Estate of Mio, Inc.Mr. Ray StoverMrs. Muriel E. StraightSummers Dealer Services, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. James A. SupinaKayla SwartzMr. and Mrs. Peter L. SwartzMr. and Mrs. Richard E. TaylorMs. Linda Thurlow

With warmest regards and appreciation,NCMCF 2020 Board of Directors

Paul BaileyRandy BoothJozann BurginMarc Haring

Angela MillerAndrea RoseElizabeth SteinhurstBrad Summers

Grants by Program Area

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We take great care in acknowledging every donor of the North Central Michigan Community Foundation. If we have inadvertently misspelled or omitted your name, please accept our sincerest apologies, and advise us of any corrections. Thank you!

Upper Manistee River AssociationMr. and Mrs. Robert L. VanSickleMr. and Mrs. Melvin F. WalkerMs. Darlene WeinrichWest Branch - Rose City SchoolsWhaley Steel CorporationMr. and Mrs. George WilkinsonMs. Theresa WilliamsMr. Lee J. WilsonMs. Darlene WinslowMr. and Mrs. Larry G. WinslowMr. Kendall L. Yoder

Thank you to the following donors who participated in the Foundation’s Giving Tuesday Northeast Michigan 2020 campaign, helping to raise $22,720 for 12 local nonprofits. AnonymousMr. Mark AungstMr. and Mrs. Terrence H. BloomquistD.J. BrownBrian and Elizabeth ChacePamela CharneyMs. Elizabeth ChristensenMr. Denny ChristensenMr. Gerald CoyneMs. Arlene M. CzubaMr. and Mrs. Dale ClymaMr. and Mrs. Gary R. DipzinskiMr. and Mrs. Donald GoochMs. Lorraine M. FailingMr. and Mrs. Gerald G. GosnellJamie S. GreerMrs. Nancy GriffinMr. and Mrs. David B. HansonMs. Susan HenslerMs. Louise HoferMr. and Mrs. Albert R. Ingalls Sr.Ms. Nancy JacobRev. and Mrs. C. Jack RichardsCarey JansenLynne Jauss

Ms. Betty Jo BresmonMargine JurkovichMr. and Mrs. Ken MichalikMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. KishMrs. Patricia KlineMs. Arika KunathMr. Steven A. LappanDebra LathamMr. Paul B. LergMs. Kirsten D. LietzMs. Katherine LorensenMr. and Mrs. Timothy G. LutesJesse MarshallMrs. Maureen McNamaraClaudia MillerMs. Alexzandra MoselMr. and Mrs. Wayne A. NelsonMrs. Joyce C. NelanderNorthland Area Federal Credit UnionMs. Sandra L. ParksSarah S. PostMs. Dawn PriceJulie PrinceMs. Carol RamaswamyMs. Deborah RapeljeMs. Kathryn SchmidtMs. Sharyn D. SmithMs. Alice SnyderMark SnyderMs. Joyce SorensonKay E. StephensMr. and Mrs. Earl W. TaylorMr. Whit TecmireCarol WellsMr. and Mrs. William KinnunenMs. Sandra WoodsMrs. Mary K. WolfMs. Judith WoodlandMr. and Mrs. William W. SteelmanMr. Brenden A. StephensonMr. and Mrs. George WilkinsonMs. Judith Woodland

NCMCF Grantee SnapshotsTop: D&R Acres facility improvements; Bottom, left to right: Ana’s Treasures Foster Family Support Program; Coalition of H.O.P.E. Safe Talk Program; West Branch United Methodist Church Summer Program.

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Field of Interest Funds Crawford Spendable Tobacco Settlement Fund*Crawford Roscommon Child Protection Council $739

Ward C. Taylor Memorial Endowment FundWellington Farm Park, Inc. $225

Upper Manistee River Cedar Restoration Project FundCedars for the AuSable Fund $540

Ogemaw County Healthcare Initiative Fund*34th Circuit Court - Ogemaw County Family Court $2,500Coalition of HOPE $2,500Ogemaw Hills Community of Caring $2,500

Ogemaw Spendable Tobacco Settlement Fund*Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center $1,452

Oscoda County Healthcare Initiative Fund*Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center $12,000

Monnie Orr Memorial Fund*City of West Branch $203

*Grants from these funds are awarded in conjunction with NCMCF’s Community Impact Grants. These grants are often combined with grants from the Crawford, Ogemaw and Oscoda County Community Needs Funds for greater impact.

North Central Michigan Community Foundation 2020 Grants

Agency/Designated Funds

Crawford County Historical Society FundCrawford County Historical Society $1,500

Lake Margrethe Foundation FundCharter Township of Grayling $11,811 Crawford County Sheriff’s Department $2,000

Dozzi Family Fund for Educational TechnologyWest Branch - Rose City Schools $395

Ogemaw County Genealogical & Historical Society Endowment FundOgemaw County Genealogical and Historical Society $10,200

Holton Family Fund for Math, Science and the ArtsWest Branch - Rose City Schools $400

ESP Edwin Shiel Memorial FundWest Branch - Rose City Schools $1,454

NCMCF Scholarships The following scholarship funds held within NCMCF distributed a total of $54,175 to various colleges and universities to support local students during the 2020 competitive season:

• Lawrence A. Bellor Memorial Scholarship Fund• Crystal Bohlinger Memorial Scholarship Fund • ESP Jerry Bunch Memorial Scholarship Fund • ESP Maxine Calvin Memorial Scholarship Fund • Drs. Chris & Mary Chrysler West Branch Family

Dentistry Fund

• Grayling Kiwanis Club General Fund • Griffin Beverage Scholarship Fund • Sheryl Krantz Memorial Scholarship Fund • ESP Irene McMinn Scholarship Fund • Mercantile Bank of Michigan Fund • ESP Ogemaw Heights Student Activities

Scholarship Fund • Optimist Club of West Branch Education Fund • Orioles Forever West Branch High School

Endowment Scholarship Fund• Oscoda County College Fund • ESP Richard Pauley Memorial Scholarship Fund • Irene E. Peterson Scholarship Fund • Kristin Marie Provoast Memorial

Scholarship Fund • Tanya Lynn Reilly Memorial Scholarship Fund • ESP Richard Riling Memorial Scholarship Fund • ESP Bernice Ruh Scholarship Fund • ESP Arthur E. and D. Jane Short Memorial

Scholarship Fund• Dick & Doris Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund • Clarice L. Sperry Scholarship Fund • St. Mary Church/Our Lady of the Woods Shrine

Scholarship Fund• ESP Steuernol & McLaren Funeral Home

Scholarship Fund • ESP Chester Surline Memorial Scholarship Fund • Sharon Sutton Memorial Scholarship Fund • John “Jack” G. Thompson Scholarship Fund • ESP VFW Orren Fox Scholarship Fund • Sheriff Kirk Alan Wakefield Memorial

Scholarship Fund • Willard & Irvadene Wangler Scholarship Fund • Lee H. Ward Memorial Scholarship Fund • West Branch Kiwanis Club Education Fund • Whaley Steel Scholarship Fund • Terry Zettel Memorial Scholarship Fund

Community Impact Grants Crawford County Community Endowment FundA.R.K. (Association to Rescue Kritters) $500 Replacement of Raccoon Rehabilitation Housing UnitsC.O.O.R. Intermediate School District $905 MATH in the MAIL D&R Acres Hobby and Rescue Farm $500 Build and Repair Fencing Pastures & Shelters Grayling AuSable Football League $631 Community Youth Workout Center & Facility Renovation

Ogemaw County Community Endowment FundCity of West Branch $1,797 All Aboard Project D&R Acres Hobby and Rescue Farm $1,300 Build and Repair Fencing Pastures & Shelters Rose City Lupton Festival and Events $2,000 Metcalf Park Project

Oscoda County Community Endowment FundC.O.O.R. Intermediate School District $1,500 MATH in the MAIL Oscoda County Council on Aging $1,221 New Computers

Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Grants Crawford County Kellogg Youth Fund Ana’s Treasures $635 Foster Family Program C.O.O.R. Intermediate School District $1,000 Math in the Mail

Crawford Roscommon Child Protection Council $1,000 Community Baby Shower for At-Risk Newborns Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center $1,000 Professional Development and Training Ogemaw County Kellogg Youth FundAna’s Treasures $2,500 Foster Family Program Coalition of HOPE $2,340 Suicide Prevention and Intervention Trainings D&R Acres Hobby and Rescue Farm $1,500 Family Access Improvement Iosco County Coats for Kids $2,500 Warm Hands Warm Feet Northern Michigan Children’sAssessment Center $1,500 Professional Development and Training River House, Inc. $1,500 Fear 2 Freedom iCare Kits Oscoda County Kellogg Youth FundAna’s Treasures $900 Foster Family Program C.O.O.R. Intermediate School District $269 Montmorency / Oscoda Child Protection Council Baby Shower for At-Risk Babies Mio AuSable Schools $600 Drones: Technology, Problem Solving and Hands-On LearningRiver House, Inc. $269 Fear 2 Freedom iCare Kits

2020 NCMCF Scholarship Recipients Brandon Banks Morgan Barrett Alexis Berdan Denna Cole Nicholas Marentette Abigail Ahearne Macy Griffus Brendan DeFlorio Haley Curtis Kaylee Diaz Nathaniel Eastman Tyler Eedy Emily Mangutz Sara M. McKinney Thomas Galbraith Caleb Gleeson Robert Griffin Alex Kennedy Madison Hehir Brianne Hines Jaela Holberton Anna Myers Brooke Hoydic Mallory Meier Grace Johnson Charles Gillette Jr. Autumn Neff Samantha Kartes Lauren Kuffel

Nathan Alchin Emily Ladensack Grant Lietzke Olivia Dack Vanessa Nielson Lexus Marsh Grace Nowakowski Evan Prusinski Makenzie Rea Phynix Rickett Haven Riedel Kyler Schmitt Hannah Simmons Pete Socia Austin Spies Courtney Tolfree Dawson Utley Tyler Walters Hannah Wenkel Makayla Wiltse Hannah Winters Jaedyn Winton Makayla Wintse Emma Withers Connor Wysocki Samantha Yorton Lauren Zaske Nicole Zettel Brady Zettle

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