The St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Rotary Club Foundation is now accepting grant applications for the 2025 funding cycle. This year, a total of up to $90,000 will be awarded as determined by the Rotary Club Foundation Board of Directors. Application deadline is September 19. The grant application form and all the details can be found at https://www.sjbhrotary.org/sjbh-foundation-grants/
To be eligible, a grant request must be for a minimum of $5,000 and must be submitted by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or governmental unit within the St. Joseph-Benton Harbor metro area. Emphasis is given for efforts that seek to provide better opportunities for youth and special needs populations.
Requests for sectarian religious projects and programs, national fundraising efforts, political organizations or funds for program deficits or previously incurred obligations are ineligible. Organizations that have received grant dollars from the club for three consecutive years are ineligible to apply for one year.
Applications must be postmarked on or before September 19, 2025 and mailed to PO Box 143, St. Joseph, MI 49085-0143 or hand-delivered to Berrien Community Foundation at 2900 S. State St., #2E in St. Joseph, by 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 19. Late applications will NOT be eligible for consideration.
Established in 1980, the St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Rotary Club Foundation has awarded over $1,000,000 in grants to area causes.
The mission of the St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Rotary Club Foundation is to improve lives in the St.
Joseph-Benton Harbor community by supporting activities that focus on:
- Improvement of health
- Support of education
- Economic and community development
- Rotary International initiatives that have local impact
The resources of the St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Rotary Club Foundation come from gifts made by Rotarians and other individuals, families, businesses and local organizations. A volunteer Board of Directors from the club set policy and approve all grants.
About Rotary
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