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U.S. Gypsum Company VanderVeen Emily Tawas Education Foundation Coyle Fund Coyle Foundation Education Tawas •
Sheppard Fund Sheppard
Dorothy Tyo Dorothy
Barkman Fund Barkman
` Alpena Community College • Erin Toska Erin Tawas Education Foundation Education Tawas • Holy Family School $9,307 School Family Holy
Abigail Thompson Abigail St. Joseph Educational Foundation Educational Joseph St. Endowment Fund Endowment
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Megan Pintar Megan Tawas Community Concert Band Band Concert Community Tawas •
Tawas Area Education Foundation $2,500 Foundation Education Area Tawas
Bryce Moon Bryce Marie Samuelson Scholarship Fund Scholarship Samuelson Marie
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General Fund General Family School Family Dilon Mochty Dilon
` Foundation Education Tawas Holy for Scholarship Moran Nancy • DTE Energy Maynard Joshua
Clifford R. Lonsbury Fund Lonsbury R. Clifford • Rachel Martin Rachel
` $500 Fund Trail Exploration Iosco
Edward Jones - Joe Bettega Fund Scholarship Gabe Martin Gabe
Hemlock Public Schools $1,000 Schools Public Hemlock
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Bradley Loeffler Bradley
` Iosco Regional Educational Fund Gift • Hale Education Fund Education Hale
Autumn Loeffler Autumn
Thomas B. & Nancy E. Huck Charitable Charitable Huck E. Nancy & B. Thomas
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David Erickson David
Scholarships for Educational Projects Educational for Scholarships
Bailey Chrivia Bailey
Sunrise Solstice Art and Music Festival Music and Art Solstice Sunrise
Tawas Area Middle School - - School Middle Area Tawas
Tawas Braves Booster Club $208 Club Booster Braves Tawas Ethan Cagle Ethan Tawas Area Schools $1,200 $1,200 Schools Area Tawas
2019 ANNUAL ANNUAL 2019 REPORT Iosco County Arts & Humanities Fund Fund Humanities & Arts County Iosco Van Etten Lake, Oscoda Lake, Etten Van Emma Brownell Emma Athletes Empower Empower Athletes
Foothold in Excellence - Area 31 Area - Excellence in Foothold
Elizabeth Brown Elizabeth
Kick Start - Project Pegasus Project - Start Kick Area 31 $2,000 31 Area
Lillian Bradley Lillian
$4,940 Center Riding
Special Olympics of Michigan of Olympics Special
Alan Bovee Alan
Therapeutic Springs Pegasus
Family Support Program 2019 2019 Program Support Family
Catherine Boensch Catherine
and Dementia Education Dementia and Western Michigan $1,250 Michigan Western
Brook Barringer Brook
Alzheimer’s Michigan Northern
Ronald McDonald House of House McDonald Ronald
Analey Bamberger Analey Michigan $2,000 Michigan Effort Reward Project Reward Effort
Samuel Bacarella Samuel Greater Association Alzheimer’s
Richardson Elementary - MSTEP/NWEA - Elementary Richardson
Iosco County Healthcare Initiative Fund Initiative Healthcare County Iosco Oscoda Area Schools $300 $300 Schools Area Oscoda
Staff Training Training Staff
Sunrise Solstice Art and Music Festival Music and Art Solstice Sunrise Assessment Center $2,500 Center Assessment
Scholarship Recipients Scholarship
Tawas Braves Booster Club $292 $292 Club Booster Braves Tawas Children’s Michigan Northern
ICCF 2019
Training Training
Coats for School Distributions Distributions School for Coats
Community Poverty of Out Bridges $2,000 Kids for Coats County Iosco
FISH Inc. Oscoda $2,530 Oscoda Inc. FISH
8th Grade Mackinac Trip Trip Mackinac Grade 8th
funds to help the festival be a success. a be festival the help to funds
Freezer Acquisition Acquisition Freezer $300 Schools Area Hale
Community Improvement grant provided provided grant Improvement Community First Baptist Church Tawas City $525 $525 City Tawas Church Baptist First
Whittemore Arena Whittemore
Bay for a weekend of the arts. An ICCF ICCF An arts. the of weekend a for Bay Iosco Think Tank Tank Think Iosco City of Whittemore $1,075 $1,075 Whittemore of City
Develop Iosco $1,000 Iosco Develop residents, families, kids and artists to Tawas Tawas to artists and kids families, residents,
U12 / U15 Soccer Field Field Soccer U15 / U12
Art and Music Festival draws visitors, visitors, draws Festival Music and Art Arena and Grounds Improvement Improvement Grounds and Arena $250 Region Whittemore - AYSO
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Iosco County Community Foundation 2019 Grants 2019 Foundation Community County Iosco
Iosco County Community Foundation 2019 Annual Report Annual 2019 Foundation Community County Iosco 4 2 Iosco County Community Foundation 2019 Annual Report Iosco County Community Foundation 2019 Annual Report 3 A Message from the Board of Directors Iosco County Community Foundation Impact comes in both large and small grants, and in 2019 those grants touched nearly every corner of Iosco County, and in many areas of need. Because of 2019 Donors - Thank you! your generosity, the Iosco County Community Foundation (ICCF) was able to On behalf of the many community organizations and students that benefit from your generosity, the ICCF Board of Directors thanks you! award grants for a local music and arts festival, support a unique way to address Donors listed here gave during the 2019 calendar year. Mission We will serve as a catalyst and mental health, fund improvements to soccer fields, give a voice to new business Mr. and Mrs. Fred Alati Ms. Susan G. Freel Ms. Rhonda Provoast Debra Bellingham resource to inspire private giving for opportunities, provide scholarships to our local students, and much more. Ms. Sue A. Alexander Freel’s Market Ms. June Pursey Mr. Kenneth R. Bieber the betterment of Iosco County. By Mr. and Mrs. James R. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Roger C. Rasbury Mr. Nathan A. Blury encouraging thoughtful and Each and every donor is part of making these grants possible. Your generosity and Almo Manifold & Tool Company Friends of the East Tawas Library Real Estate One Oscoda Carolyn Bohmier sustainable philanthropic choices, your foresight of giving for good is securing both the present and the future of Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union Ms. Nancy Frisch Mr. Russel W. Redmond Ms. Kelly Brown we will match charitable interests Iosco County. Community Foundations are safe havens for giving, and we thank you Alumni of Tawas Football Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Fuerst Mr. and Mrs. Ricky R. Rockwell Kelli Carlisle with local needs to enhance the Association Mr. and Mrs. James Gawne Ms. Eva Ruckle Ms. Christine Clauson community’s quality of life whole-heartedly for entrusting us with your charitable donations. Mr. and Mrs. David A. Appler Ms. Martha M. Glauner Mr. and Mrs. Russell V. Sageman Mr. Michael DeMeyere for good, forever. Ms. Sharon E. Arndt Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grabow Mr. and Mrs. Terry Schanbeck Cynthia Donnenwerth With warmest regards and appreciation, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ban Great Lakes Insurance Agency Scofield Real Estate, LLC Ms. Susan Duncan 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ICCF Board of Directors Mr. and Mrs. Peter Barbier of Michigan Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James Siegrist Elizabeth Ehinger Tony Johnson, President Ms. Judith Barkman Poger Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Grezeszak Ms. Nina Small Nancy Flood Cliff C. Miller, Vice President Mr. and Mrs. Reggie Barnes Jr. Mr. Gary Gudmundson Ms. Kathleen A. Smart Ms. Shelley A. Gates Mr. and Mrs. David Batdorf-Barnes Hon. and Mrs. John D. Hamilton Ms. Christina P. Smith David & Ruty Golm Patti Casey Grantee Spotlight: Pegasus Springs Mr. and Mrs. Dave D. Beardslee Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hasty Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord N. Smith Ms. Vicky Hadcroft Pauline Ferns Ms. Carol Belson Mr. and Mrs. David T. Hernacki Ms. Jean Smith Mr. Douglas Jager Bill Grusecki Therapeutic Riding Center Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bernard Herrick Plumbing, Heating & AC, Inc. Jordan Smith Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Kemnitz Janel Malone Mr. Bryon Bernard Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Huck Ms. Janet Smith-Flaherty Mr. Timothy P. Kennedy Dana McGrew The Boathouse Beer Co. Ms. Sharon A. Huitema Mr. and Ms. Raymond St. John Ms. Linda B. Kmit Stephanie Mallak Olson & Boozery Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Hunt Mr. Robert F. Stalker II Mr. and Mrs. Ryan E. Ladley June Pursey Mr. and Mrs. Patrick N. Boensch Huron Community Bank Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. Stephenson Ms. Barbara J. Lawwill Robert Stalker Branham’s Jewelry Iosco County Community Foundation Mr. Mark Sterling Ms. Melissa Leeseberg Ms. Deborah Brauer Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Stock* Mrs. Darlene Leiva Toll-free: 877.354.6881 Frankie Breslin Mr. and Mrs. Barry Johnson Straits Corporation Mr. Arnold Leriche Jr. www.iccf-online.org Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bronson Ms. Theresa Kehoe Mr. and Mrs. Dale A. Swenson Ms. Anne Martin Ms. Susanne A. Brzakowski Ms. Joy A. Kerr Mrs. Janet A. Swenson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Martin Iosco County Youth Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Burskey Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Knapp Tawas Bay Insurance Agency Ms. Melanie McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Cameron Mr. John G. Kulhavi Tawas United Fund Nannette McDougall Advisory Council (YAC) Carol Brown’s Tax Service Ms. Glenda L. Laser Mr. David A. Tunney Mr. Alan McGowen Mr. and Mrs. Steven Casey* Ms. Dorothy Lehman Mr. and Mrs. Patrick W. Voelker Denise Hurd & Joe Meyers Mr. and Mrs. Byron Charters Dr. John L. Lesneski D.D.S. Dr. and Mrs. Michael R. Wagner Ms. Deborah Miller Mr. and Mrs. Keith J. Charters Ms. Donna Lueken Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Weaver Mr. James D. Miner Mr. and Mrs. Norman L. Charters* Ms. Stephanie Mallak Olson* Ms. Laura L. Webber Terry G. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Chonich Mr. Dana McGrew Mr. and Mrs. David L. Wentworth Ms. Patricia B. Mortimer Ms. Diane Ciecko Ms. Mary McKinley Mr. and Mrs. William Western Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Oesterling City of East Tawas Mr. Richard D. McLellan Mrs. Lillian White Ms. Marilyn A. Overholt Mr. and Mrs. Charles Corcoran Mr. Jerome C. McManus Ms. Sheri J. Williams Rhonda S. Perri Mr. Peter Corcoran Mr. and Mrs. Michael Meagher Ms. Tammie Wilson Mr. Curtis D. Pfeiffer Our YAC awarded $10,875 Ms. Kathy Currie Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mielke Windjammer Gifts, Inc. Ms. Patricia Phillips in 2019 for youth programs At Pegasus Springs Therapeutic Riding Center, children and adults with cognitive, Ms. Joyce Cushing Mr. and Mrs. Gary K. Mielock Ms. Katharine Withers Higgins Alysa Pichler in Iosco County. This unique physical and emotional disabilities benefit from therapeutic equine assisted Roger & Linda Dahn Ms. Chelsea Miller W-R-L Daniels Farm LLC Ms. Denise M. Pinkerton sessions, and caregivers are provided with respite care. A special program for Dean Arbour Chevrolet Cadillac Mr. and Mrs. Clifford C. Miller Mr. Thomas Ponder program teaches young people Dean Arbour Ford of Tawas Mr. and Mrs. John M. MIller * Donor also gave to the Giving Francis Rainey the importance of philanthropy military veterans is also planned. The ICCF Board of Directors visited Pegasus Springs in May 2019, and was treated to a tour of the facility by Director Barb William & Donna Deckett* Mr. and Mrs. Neal Miller Tuesday NE MI campaign on Ms. Janet M. Reins through grantmaking, service and Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Diener Mooney’s Ben Franklin Store 12/3/19. Mr. William E. Roth leadership opportunities. Every Clare (pictured here). The Board was able to see first-hand what the $4,940 Iosco County Community Foundation grant has done for the Riding Center. Ms. Jane Doehring Ms. Susan Moore Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Shoksnyder donation to the Iosco County Ms. Debbie M. Douthett Mr. and Mrs. Blair R. Moulthrop Thank you to the following Heather Slayton Kellogg Youth Fund supports these Ms. Phyllis E. Druley Mr. Guy Moulthrop donors who participated in the Judith Stark young philanthropists. Dryden Family Foundation Mr. Tim Moulthrop Foundation’s Giving Tuesday Ms. Lori Stephan Ms. Katherine Duffy Ms. Dawn Moulthrop-Brady Northeast Michigan 2019 Kathleen Swindlehurst campaign, helping to raise Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Elkins Ms. Susy Murrah $6,536 for ten Iosco County Van Etten Lake Association ICCF Leads in Capacity Building and Partnerships Mr. and Mrs. Mark Elliott Network for Good nonprofits. Carol Wells Mrs. Arline M. Emke Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Neuhard Mr. Chris Zimmel In October 2019, the Iosco County Community Foundation partnered with the Ms. Julia L. Ernst Dr. and Mrs. Kurt Neumann Oscoda AuSable Nonprofit Roundtable and Tri-County Agency, Inc. to bring Mr. Gary Eymer Mrs. Joni O’Farrell We take great care in “Nonprofit Board Basics” to Iosco County. Nearly 30 representatives from local Dr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Eyth Oscoda Canoe Rental, LLC acknowledging every donor of organizations attended the session in Oscoda, led by Julie-Ann Rivers Cochran Mr. and Mrs. William L. Ezo Mr. Elliott N. Otis the Iosco County Community of Blackbird Consulting. This “Board Basics” session was tailored specifically Dr. and Mrs. Howard W. Falker Mr. James Pawloski Foundation. If we have for the participants in attendance, and focused on ways board members can Family Theatre Mr. Stephen J. Pawloski Mr. Thomas Anderson inadvertently misspelled or work more effectively to help move their nonprofit’s mission forward. Capacity Mr. and Mrs. Bernard D. Fegan Mrs. Edith Peterson Ms. Janet L. Bailey omitted your name, please building for nonprofits is an important part of ICCF’s goals to help strengthen Ms. Pauline M. Ferns Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Plunkey* Ms. Blinda A. Baker accept our sincerest apologies, Mr. David Fordyce Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Prescott Ms. Vicki S. Barnes and advise us of any corrections. the organizations serving our communities. Thank you!