Highlights
Did you know?
- Since 1990 RMHC of Outstate Michigan has given grants to over 381 organizations within the state of Michigan and over $4,800,000 in funds.
- When you eat at your local McDonald's ® and put your extra change in the canisters your money goes to help children's organizations within the state of Michigan.
- Those canisters are our biggest fundraiser of the year.
- Ronald McDonald Houses ® are our cornerstone.
The following grants were approved on August 13, 2008:
| Camp Blodgett Grand Rapids |
$4,100.00 |
| Zeeland Christian School Zeeland |
$15,000.00 |
| St. Philips Episcopal Church Beulah |
$10,000.00 |
| The Grand Rapids Student Advancement Foundation Grand Rapids |
$16,250.00 |
| Crim Fitness Foundation Flint |
$12,500.00 |
| Sabaoth Ministries - dba Base Camp Grand Rapids |
$18,268.00 |
| Sanilac County Kids' Connection Sandusky |
$2,835.00 |
Total Grants Approved: 7
Total Dollars Approved: $78,953.00
The following grants were approved on May 14, 2008:
| Tall Pine Council, Boy Scouts of America Flint |
$9,864.00 |
| S.T.R.O.N.G. Grand Rapids |
$3,000.00 |
| Northside Association for Community Development Kalamazoo |
$15,000.00 |
| VSA Arts of Michigan Grand Rapids |
$7,800.00 |
| Eagle Village, Inc. Hersey |
$35,106.00 |
| Lakeshore Middle School Grand Haven |
$5,650.00 |
| Safe Harbor Children's Advocacy Center Allegan |
$7,735.00 |
| Constance Brown Hearing Centers Kalamazoo |
$30,000.00 |
| Helen DeVos Children's Hospital at Spectrum Health Hospital Grand Rapids |
$24,750.00 |
| Belding Area Schools Belding |
$10,146.00 |
| Michigan State University, Kinship Care Resource Center School of Social Work East Lansing |
$8,641.34 |
| Ottawa Area Center Zeeland |
$53,134.00 |
Total Grants Approved: 12
Total Dollars Approved: $210,826.34
Grants that were approved at our board meeting on February 2008 were:
| Grand Rapids Wheelchair Sports Association Grand Rapids, MI |
$13,385.00 |
| Family Service and Children's Aid Jackson, MI |
$3,000.00 |
| The Muscular Dystrophy Association Saginaw, MI |
$8,519.00 |
| Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance Holland, MI |
$9,500.00 |
| Charlevoix Area Hospital Charlevoix, MI |
$8,825.00 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth Alto, MI |
$7,500.00 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lakeshore Muskegon, MI |
$20,000.00 |
| Kids Food Basket Grand Rapids, MI |
$48,550.00 |
| South Haven Area Youth Development Corp. South Haven, MI |
$11,570.00 |
Total Dollars Awarded: $130,849.00
Total Grants Awarded: Nine
Grants that were approved at our board meeting on November 7, 2007 were:
| Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan Lansing, MI |
$7,500.00 |
| St. John's Home Grand Rapids, MI |
$26,552.00 |
| White Lake Performing Arts Company Whitehall, MI |
$1,350.00 |
| Ministry and Community Center Burton, MI |
$14,261.00 |
| Kent/MSU Extension Grand Rapids, MI |
$1,000.00 |
| Center for Family Health, Inc. Jackson, MI |
$1,500.00 |
| Children's Assessment Center Grand Rapids, MI |
$10,000.00 |
| American Diabetes Association Bingham Farms, MI |
$10,000.00 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Jackson, MI |
$11,100.00 |
| Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan Lansing, MI |
$50,000.00 |
| Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan Grand Rapids, MI |
$50,000.00 |
TOTAL DOLLARS APPROVED = $183,263.00