The Greater South Haven Area Community Foundation

For Good. For All.

The Greater South Haven Area Community Foundation is dedicated to enriching the quality of life in the area by securing its future through endowments.
The Greater South Haven Area Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to create growth and positive change within our community. To accomplish this, we provide financial support to initiatives that support, cultivate and encourage education, economic growth and arts and culture in our community, enriching the lives of area residents.

Through generous contributions from supporters, General and specific endowments are created and managed to become large enough to sustain the many worthy non-profit initiatives in the greater South Haven area. Prudent investment of donor dollars and extraordinarily low investment fees allow our endowments to provide economic stability for area non-profits and to support the introduction, growth and maturation of new, exciting and much needed programs.

We raise money, invest it and provide grants to help fund programs that support our mission

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The Foundation is providing leadership in the greater South Haven area by:

  • · Building endowments which benefit our community
  • · Inspiring and enabling donors to fulfill their charitable desires
  • · Facilitating prudent management and care of funds while increasing the capacity of our non-profit organizations to fulfill their individual missions
  • · Advocating for issues which promote community philanthropy by facilitating grants, awards and scholarships

Together we can address the current and future needs of the greater South Haven area for generations to come.

Help us, help the greater South Haven area

Our strength is in our endowments and that is how we serve the community. Through your donor dollars, the Greater South Haven Area Community Foundation continues to award grants that positively impact South Haven area communities.

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To date, The Greater South Haven Area Community Foundation

has awarded over $650,000 to local non-profits and helped fund programs like:

The Riverfront Concert Series
Jazz Festival
South Haven Speaker Series
South Haven Theater Productions
Youth Summer Camps
South Haven Performance Series
South Haven Center for the Arts
South Haven Splash Pad
Michigan Maritime Museum
South Haven Project Curb
Beautify Pullman
South Haven Scott Club
Mitten Children’s Museum

Why do non-profits need endowment funds?

Donations made to endowment funds help produce stable annual funds for non-profit organizations. Endowments serve as the financial bedrock, taking the pressure off organizations who previously relied solely on donations. In addition, endowments can provide the funds to promote fundraising efforts leading to increased contributions and benefits to the community they support.