Charlevoix County Community Foundation

Community Priorities Grant Cycle

Our Community Priorities grant cycle is now open!

Hestia Women's Giving Circle Grants

The Hestia Women's Giving Circle is welcoming applications for its annual grant cycle.

Child and Family Services - Safe Haven North

A C3F Youth Needs grant helped Child and Family Services of Northwestern Michigan improve Safe Haven’s Harbor Springs office by building an Outdoor Oasis serving youth, children, and families.

Nursing and Medical Field Scholarships Available

If you are a new or returning student in the Nursing or Medical Field, this special scholarship application round is just for you!

March eNews - Moving Forward

Enjoy the March edition of our eNewsletter “Moving Forward” and consider sharing it with a friend who you think would like to learn more about us.

Boyne City Farmers Market - Summer Music

Support from a recent Arts & Culture grant helped to bring live music to the Boyne City farmers market.

Great Lakes Center for the Arts - Cirque Mechanic's “Tilt”

Support from a recent Arts & Culture grant helped many Charlevoix County students experience a live performance they might not otherwise have been able to attend.

What are Donor Advised Funds?

Apr 2, 2026

A Donor Advised Fund, or DAF, is a type of fund offered here at C3F that offers a flexible, low-maintenance way to manage your philanthropy while assets in the fund are invested and grow tax-free.

Out in the community with C3F

Mar 30, 2026

Recently, staffers Pam Decker and Megan Havrilla DeHoog attended a meeting of The Rotary Club of East Jordan to discuss the scholarship funds the Club holds with C3F and the impact they have on the East Jordan Public Schools and their students each year.

Power Book Bags - Free Books For Kids

Mar 30, 2026

Thanks in part to a C3F Communities Priorities grant, families are delighted to be able to select brand new books from Power Book Bags for their children with each visit to the Health Department of Northwest Michigan.

Kim Mettler, Michigan Barefoot Memories Photography

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Together with donors, we are a force for good that’s both meaningful and enduring.

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PRIORITY GIVING

This cycle responds to a wide variety of needs in Charlevoix County and the organizations that make that work possible.

This cycle aims to support arts, music, history, and cultural projects and programs that serve Charlevoix County, and the organizations that make that work possible.

This cycle aims to support environmental education, protection, restoration, and sustainability initiatives in Charlevoix County and the Lake Charlevoix Watershed, and the organizations that make that work possible.

This cycle aims to support community needs on Beaver Island, in Boyne City, Charlevoix, and East Jordan, and the organizations that make that work possible.

DONATE: Beaver Island, Boyne City, Charlevoix, East Jordan

This cycle aims to support Charlevoix County residents' access to food, shelter, safety, healthcare, mental health services, utility assistance, transportation, and more.

This cycle aims to support top youth needs in Charlevoix County, and the organizations that make that work possible.