We have granted over $100,000 to non-profit organizations that need support during this uncertainty:
Oasis FRC
Healing Private Wounds
Hospice of Michigan, Cadillac
Love Inc.
Community Hope
Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital
Veterans Serving Veterans
Cadillac YMCA
YAC disturbed games, balls, etc. to kids at the CAPS Food Distribution
YAC – 1000 Viking Masks to CAPS
Feeding America
Up North Arts – Activities for kids
FaceMasks for non-profits
We distribute free food and juice to Oasis Shelter, Friends Ministry, New Hope Center, Veterans Food Pantry, and Habitat every other Wednesday from a donation from Coke.
$10,000 from the Consumers Energy Foundation and $10,000 DTE and individual donations have helped us address the needs of non-profits impacted by the COVID 19 pandemic. Thank you!
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Love Inc. HOURS OF OPERATION | M – F 9:30 am – 3:30 pm | PHONE: (231) 779-1888
Community Hope HOURS OF OPERATION M – F 9 am – 4 pm | PHONE (231) 878-2732
Effectively addressing the COVID-19 pandemic requires minimizing contact with others. Our offices will be closed to walk-ins, however, we are available by phone or email. Any individuals or organizations that would like to donate to the Fund, or would like additional information about the Community Fund, or how to obtain assistance.
can call us at 231-775-9911 or 231-920-6064, or email: d.lanc@cadillacfoundation.org
Please take good care of yourself, your family, and your neighbors.
Doreen
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The Cadillac Area Community Foundation enhances the quality of life for all members of our community through philanthropy – connecting donor gifts with the needs of our community.
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Upcoming Events
April 2020
Scholarship Applications are currently being accepted for many of our Scholarship Programs. For further information, and an application, click the “Scholarships” tab on the toolbar at the top of this page. The deadline for most of our Scholarship Programs is April 15.
The Cadillac Area Women’s Giving Circle is accepting new members for 2020. For further information please contact Doreen at 231-775-9911.
Veterans Fund of Wexford and Missaukee Counties accepts applications for Emergency Needs all year long. Guidelines and Application information can be accessed by visiting the Grant Making Tab on the toolbar at the top of this page, or by calling the Foundation offices at 231-775-9911.
Youth Grant Applications are accepted through May 2020. Guidelines and an application can be accessed under the Grant Making Tab on this website.
You can view all of our Grant Making and Scholarship Deadlines by clicking on the “Deadlines” Tab at the top of this page.
Executive Director’s Blog
The National Standards Seal by our name indicates official confirmation from the Council on Foundations that we have met the most rigorous standards in philanthropy. It affirms our commitment to financial security, transparency and accountability. It says our grantmaking includes an open, competitive process designed to address the changing needs of our community. The National Standards Seal also confirms our history of honoring donors’ wishes.
December 2019
/in Executive Director's Blog /by Doreen LancThe holidays are my favorite time of year as we all take time to give more to others and reflect on everything for which we are thankful.
As I reflect on 2019, the Cadillac Area Community Foundation is proud to have played a part in a number of activities that have led to positive results in our community.
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November 2019
/in Executive Director's Blog /by Doreen LancPlan Your Year End Giving
November is flying by and 2020 will be here before we know it. As you check off items from your end-of-the-year checklist, don’t forget that Dec. 31 is the last day to make charitable contributions in order to receive a tax receipt for the 2019 fiscal year.
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October 2019
/in Executive Director's Blog /by Doreen LancWhat it means to be a Blue Zones Community
Blue Zones are specific areas, across the world, where the residents enjoy the happiest, healthiest, and longest lives. Their immediate environment supports their lifestyle choices and well-being.
At its most basic, the Blue Zones Project is a community well-being improvement initiative designed to change the way people experience the world around them. Because healthier environments naturally nudge people toward healthier choices, the Blue Zones Project focuses on influencing the area close to home in which people spend 90 percent of their lives. That area and that environment dictates how easy it is to make healthy choices, or how difficult. By improving where we live, work, learn, and play, we make it easier to get up and move, eat healthy, make new friends, find a reason for being — and live longer, better.
The Blue Zones Project brings the entire community together; local residents, worksites, human services & non-profit organizations, your Community Foundation, healthcare professionals, schools, restaurants, grocery stores, and local government; to inspire this community movement that has the power to improve the quality of life for everyone. Blue Zones uses scientifically proven lessons of longevity, health, and happiness to boost the well-being of an entire community. Read more
September 2019
/in Executive Director's Blog /by Doreen LancTeaching Our Youth to be Charitable
September is back to school month for many homes, and the student led CACF Youth Advisory Committee is excited for another year of grant-making and volunteering in the Community.
Experts believe that no age is too young to introduce giving to your children. Teaching our youth to be charitable can be rewarding. Learning about giving and helping others gives our youth a feeling of empowerment in an uncertain world where unexpected and sometimes frightening events happen too often.
For the past 3 years, I have had the privilege of being an adult advisor to the CACF Youth Advisory Committee. Whether it is reviewing grant applications or working at a Celebrity Servers Nights at Culver’s, I found our Youth members are ready and willing to make an impact in our community.
Our Youth Advisory Committee students range from 8th grade to 12th grade. Their mission is to meet the needs of the youth of the Cadillac Area by enhancing the awareness of opportunities, dedicating themselves to service projects, and providing information and resources through cooperative leadership and financial support for projects that improve the community. Read more
August 2019
/in Executive Director's Blog /by Doreen LancBecoming a Healthy Community – Changing Culture!
Recently, I participated in a Strategic Planning Session to reduce substance abuse in the Cadillac Area. Opioids, methadone, heroin, and student vaping were the topics. Session participants included personnel from many fields including medical and mental health, law enforcement, judicial, governmental, social services, nonprofit organizations, ministerial, educational, as well as local Jr. High and high school students. Participants were able to coalesce concerns into one short term goal and multiple long term goals. In the short term, the goal is to educate our community about proper drug disposal, the dangers of crystal methamphetamine (meth) and heroin, and educating students about the inherent dangers of vaping. Long term goals are to reduce the availability of illegal drugs, reduce prescription drug abuse, increase access to Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) support groups, and add additional work re-entry programs for drug offenders. Read more
July 2019
/in Executive Director's Blog /by Doreen LancProfits Funding Passions ~ Celebrating 30 years of Philanthropy
Thirty one years ago, a small group of community members, who had a vision, met to discuss the possibility of creating a Community Foundation for the greater good of the Cadillac area.
On June 29, 1988, the Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Michigan Department of Commerce, and the first Board of Trustees was formed. On that same date a request for status as a 501 c3 nonprofit was filed with the United States Internal Revenue Service, and the Cadillac Area Community Foundation was officially created!
Almost immediately, the citizens of the community were asked to donate to the Foundation, so that the money could be permanently endowed, and the earnings (PROFITS) from those donations could be reinvested into the community. Read more