The Board of Directors and Grants Committee of the SHCF is pleased to announce recipients of grant funding for educational programs and projects in 2017: Al-Van Humane Society City of South Haven Foundry Hall Historical Association of South Haven Junior Achievement of Southwestern Michigan Michigan Maritime Museum South Haven Center for the Arts South Haven Read More
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South Haven Center for the Arts: Creativity Counts
Last summer, South Haven Center for the Arts launched Creativity Counts, a program designed to give every student in the South Haven area the opportunity to create and was partially funded by a grant from the South Haven Community Foundation. Over 150 local students participated in the free program, with workshops such as digital art, Read More
Michigan Maritime Museum: Coast Guard Exhibit
The Michigan Maritime Museum used grant funding from the SHCF for the visual and audio components of the interactive Coast Guard exhibit. It enabled us to purchase a wide screen short throw projector that shows realistic footage of raging waves and storms, along with the sound effect. A ceiling mount and appropriate wall lighting purchased Read More
Foundry Hall and the City of South Haven: Riverfront Concert Series
The City of South Haven partnered with Foundry Hall again this past summer to present the Riverfront Concert Series to the community and visitors. Thirteen concerts were held on Thursday evenings at Riverfront Park along the Black River. The attendance at these concerts continues to grow due to more locally and regional publicity and an Read More
City of SH “Riverfront Concert Series” 2016 Grant Recipient
During the 2015 Fall and 2016 Spring grant sessions, the SHCF’s Grant Committee considered a record number of applications. Nearly $30,000 was awarded to area non-profits, with a focus on the areas of education, visual arts, performing arts, recreation, information and community health. The Committee conducted personal interviews with several applicants to gain increased understanding Read More
YDC/PAL
This summer, the South Haven Community Foundation granted the Youth Development Company/PAL $2,000 to provide scholarships to families attending the Summer Fun in the Park program. This program runs for six weeks each summer from 12pm to 6pm Monday through Friday. Children receive lunch, afternoon snack and dinner each day. It is heavily focused on Read More
Mysteries Beneath the Waves, Michigan Maritime Museum
The grant awarded to the Michigan Maritime Museum from the South Haven Community Foundation, has enhanced the experience & interpretation of our newest exhibition, Mysteries Beneath the Waves and companion exhibition, Fatal Crossing. The audio & visual affects truly offer the visitor a lifelike experience within our campus, and the comments from the public as Read More
Hospice at Home
By providing a monthly peer grief support group in the schools of South Haven, students are able to access unconditional grief support right in their own school environment. Being with peers who have also experienced a death in their lives offers a common foundation of understanding, on which to build trust and acceptance. “I get Read More
