The mission focuses on addressing community needs across Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Leelanau counties. Through a variety of endowments, they aim to support philanthropic approaches to meeting basic needs, promoting self-sufficiency, and helping individuals achieve independence across these regions.
The Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Endowment focuses on improving the health of both young individuals (birth to 18 years old) and seniors (age 55 and older) with grant awards. These grants support a wide range of health-related initiatives, including but not limited to, health and nutrition, family counseling, early childhood development, smoking prevention and cessation, and access to care for youth and seniors. Specific programs for youth can cover smoking prevention, violence resolution, dental care, recreational activities, and childcare. For seniors, supported programs may involve pharmaceutical access and cost, chronic disease management, long-term care alternatives, mental health, and workforce issues related to aging. The grant allows for administrative costs up to 15 percent of the funding amount, with $6,540 available for distribution.