MICF Annual Report 2025

Annual Report 2024

Making a difference for generations to come.

Granting for Community Impact

Through your support of our unrestricted funds, we granted over one million dollars towards vital community projects on Mackinac Island in 2024.

CULTURE $80,186

Supporting the distinctive and historical aspects that define the identity and unique character of Mackinac Island.

CAPACITY $319,747

Build the capacity of island nonprofits, incorporating best practices from other communities.

WELLBEING $214,895

Focusing on the health, safety, and overall quality of life for all residents and seasonal workers on Mackinac Island.

VIBRANT ISLAND LIFE $372,293

Fostering a thriving and inclusive community year-round, to support and attract families and residents.

Engaging Youth in Philanthropy

Youth Advisory Committee

Mackinac Island Community Foundation continues to support our youth and prepare them for lifelong success. In addition to awarding various scholarships to Mackinac Island Public School students who achieve academic excellence, MICF invites students to participate directly in the grantmaking process through the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC).

To guide their strategic grantmaking, YAC conducts a Youth Community Needs Assessment survey periodically to determine various youth-oriented needs in the community. Wherever they go after leaving Mackinac Island, YACers will know they have the power to make a positive difference in their community.

Youth Grants

In 2024, YAC evaluated grant submissions and made recommendations to programs making a difference in the lives of Island youth. Organizations like the City of Mackinac Island Recreation Department, Harbor Springs Festival of the Book, and Mackinac Horsemen’s Association were the recipients of Youth Fund grants in 2024. One impactful program is Harbor Springs Festival of the Book’s Authors and Books in Schools program, conducted at MIPS. Students learn from published writers about creativity, storytelling, illustration, and more during the visit, and get to go home with their own copy of the visiting author’s book.

How You Can Give for the Greatest Impact

Leave a Legacy.

Planned giving is one of the simplest and most impactful ways to make a gift to the Mackinac Island Community Foundation. Whether it’s a gift of real estate, stock, or a charitable distribution from your IRA, you can be sure your contribution will make a difference for generations to come. Make a Living Legacy gift during your lifetime, and witness the lasting impact your generosity can have on the Island we all love. Email Stephanie McGreevy at smcgreevy@micf.org to learn more about leaving a Living Legacy now.

Support our Funds for the Community.

When you make a gift to one of our unrestricted funds for the community, like the Island Community Needs Fund, you can be sure your gift will go towards what Mackinac Island needs most. MICF grants these funds towards community projects that make a difference all over the Island - from building year-round housing to providing state of the art medical care, there are so many possibilites for what unresricted dollars can do.

Reach out to MICF to learn more about how starting your own fund can catalyze change for the Mackinac Island community. Email Stephanie McGreevy at smcgreevy@micf.org or call 906-847-3701 and start the conversation today.

Balance Sheet

Statement of Activities

Giving Made Easy

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Making a Difference for Seasons to Come

Our Community Funds are building a better Mackinac Island.

Dear Friends,

In 2023 our Community Foundation conducted a study to explore the “wants and needs” of the Mackinac Island community. The results revealed four areas of focus: Culture, Wellbeing, Capacity Building, and Vibrant Island Life. Through your generous contributions to our unrestricted funds over the years, we have been able to move the needle in these areas, but the study revealed that we need to move the needle further.

Mackinac Island’s non-profit organizations work all year to create a better life for residents and visitors. Grants made from unrestricted funds at MICF are what empower these groups to make a lasting impact. Their reach can be seen all across the Island from the Youth Dance Program sponsored by the Mackinac Island Recreation Department, Meals on Snowmobiles at Ste. Anne’s Catholic Church to large capital projects like the city’s Forest Way Townhomes. However, the study concluded that the community needs are exceeding our capacity to give, thus making it a challenge for these non-profits to fulfill their missions. So, in 2024, we started working on ways to address these growing needs.

As always, we thank you for your support and look forward to our collective efforts to make our community the best it can be!

Kathleen

Rickley and Jim Murray

Board of Directors

James Murray, Co-Chair

Kathleen Rickley, Co-Chair

Richard Linn, Treasurer

Margaret Doud, Secretary

Robert G. Benser

Brenda Bunker

Bradley T. Chambers

Richard Linn

Carol Rearick

Marta Olson

Phil Porter

Lorna Puttkammer Straus

Jane Young

Staff

Stephanie McGreevy

Executive Director & CEO

Maria Sych

Director of Marketing & Communications

Sara Hancock

Administrative Assistant & YAC Advisor

Financial Advisors

GreenBridge at William Blair & Co. Investment Managers

MISSION

The Mackinac Island Community Foundation promotes the general well-being of Island residents and visitors, by working in community partnerships to generate endowed and un-endowed funds and stimulate community-wide initiatives.