The Central Montcalm Community Foundation aims to enhance the quality of life in the Central Montcalm area by providing grants through funds gathered from gifts, bequests, and estates. These grants are designed with the specific purpose of supporting various agencies, institutions, and charitable organizations to ensure the long-term benefit of the Central Montcalm community. The foundation's efforts focus on the use of annual earnings from permanent endowments, with the core principle that the principal amount is preserved indefinitely, ensuring continual support for the local community.
The grant program focuses on supporting a broad range of causes that benefit the Central Montcalm community. It leverages the annual earnings from its permanently endowed funds to support the specific intentions of these funds, which include a wide array of agencies, institutions, and charitable organizations. The Chemical Bank Fund, in particular, aims to support the Discretionary Fund, enhancing its capability to meet unforeseen community needs outside the Foundation’s standard funding cycle or beyond the criteria of existing endowed funds. Funding is sourced through fundraising events such as golf outings and big bash events, alongside contributions designated for specific purposes.