Cultivating Dreams. Enhancing Lives.
Canton Police officers created this fund in 2004 in memory of fallen officers Lew Stevens and Brian Darow. The fund provides assistance to public safety familes due to injury or illness of a public safety employee. As the fund has grown and police officers see many needs in the community, the fund has been expanded to address human needs in the community beyond those of public safety employees.
Canton's Youth Advisory Council (YAC) continues to assert itself as an influential group of students that truly make a difference in their community by particpating in service projects, special events, local decision making, and more. The YAC Fund is used to make grants to area nonprofit organizations that support families and youth. YAC solicits grant requests, evaluates the grants, and selects the grantees.
The charitable purpose of this fund is to increase the amount of dedicated habitat for pollinating insects by planting native wildflowers in public and private spaces. We hope to engage communities, organizations, and individuals that might not otherwise support native landscaping.
Eagles for Children® is an organization that uses a simple, fun and engaging program at private golf clubs to raise funds to support local children's charities that benefit disadvantaged children.
INVEST FOR IMPACT
The Canton Chamber and the Local Impact Alliance have teamed up to launch FUTURE FIT. This cutting-edge program prepares students (grades 10-12) to enter the workforce by directly connecting them to employers.
Benefits of Engagement
Employer: Assistance in designing a talent pipeline of current and future employees.
Students “FUTURE FIT Scholars”: Experience-based learning opportunities, career readiness boot camps, leadership development, internships, mentorships and scholarships.
The Giving Hope, Women's Giving Circle Fund was established in 2006 by a group of women who wanted to learn more about the needs of women and children in the community and makes grants to organizations that assist them. The circle has grown over the years and includes women of all ages and backgrounds. The circle meets regularly for members and their guests to learn about needs in the community. Their grants have covered many needs: literacy for children, adults, and ESL learners; shelter and programming for victims of domestic violence; clothing and food needs for school children; libraries, preschool for low-income children, and mental health.
In 2000, as a result of a national tobacco settlement, CCF was among 65 community foundations in Michigan to receive an allocation of funds to aid community efforts that support healthy youth and healthy seniors. Past grants include support for conflict resolution and anti-bullying for youth, exercise for seniors, grief counseling, and work skills development for special needs youth.
The creators of the Michigan Elite Gymnastics Association (MEGA) fund are interested in making grants to foster amateur athletic competition in gymnastics and promote exercise, health, and recreation among youth.
The portion of your payment that covers your child's apparel, competition fees, or any other service is not tax deductible. You will receive a letter in January following the year of your payment that will indicate the amount deductible.
Pam’s Promise is a heartfelt fund dedicated to the memory of Pamela Johnson, a beloved mother, and advocate for children. One of the fund's primary goals is to support infants, children, and youth by addressing critical needs in the areas of education, health, housing, and food insecurity.
Through innovative programs and partnerships, we strive to empower young lives, ensuring they have the resources and opportunities to thrive and succeed. At Pam's Promise, we are committed to honoring Pam's legacy by making a positive and lasting impact on the lives of the next generation.
For more than four decades Pat Wilcox taught and served the students of Utica Community Schools. Her family has chosen to honor Pat's committment to quality education through this memorial fund which will provide grants to assist teachers of Utica Community Schools in providing quality programs in their classrooms.
The Plymouth-Canton Sisterhood Fund is designed to provide funding and assistance to women of all ages in the Plymouth-Canton community with the personal care products.
The Price fund honors one of the founding members of the Troy Rotary Club, Bill Price. The late Mr. Price was a long-time citizen of Troy, going back to nearly the beginning of the existence of the city. Mr. Price was the founder and owner of the Price Funeral Home, now Price Chapel of A. J. Desmond & Sons. The Price Fund has been organized to honor the memory of Bill Price by accumulating an endowment to assist needy people in and around Troy, Michigan.
The Road to Restoration fund was created to assist Michigan residents who have completed a Road to Restoration free clinic and who qualify for financial assistance in order to restore their driving privileges. The Road to Restoration (R2R) program is a dynamic, public-private partnership launched in 2022 by the Michigan Department of State (MDOS) and the Michigan Department of Attorney General. It was built together with founding members Detroit Justice Center, DTE Energy and Miller Canfield, in collaboration with the Michigan Association of United Ways, and 2-1-1 Michigan.
The creators of Team Revolution Fund are interested in making grants to foster amateur athletic competition in martial arts and promote health and fitness among youth.
The creator of The Last Hope fund saw a need to assist families and individuals that are in dire economic circumstances that have accepted a most basic existence and have lost hope. The fund makes grants to organizations that support people in these circumstances.
The members of Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 528, created this fund as a charitable arm of their organization. They are interested in supporting a variety of charitable causes in the community.
The primary purpose of the Yazaki North America Fund is to benefit the citizens of Canton Township for various charitable, scientific and educational purposes. Grants are awarded to local 501(c)3 organizations to support the needs of the community. While the fund supports many iniatives, its focus is STEAM activities and issues related to diversity and inclusion.