North Central Michigan Community Foundation

North Central Michigan Community Foundation (NCMCF) has been affiliated with CFNEM since 1998.  Serving Crawford, Ogemaw, and Oscoda Counties, we connect people who care about the future of this area with the causes closest to their hearts.  By encouraging individuals to create permanent charitable endowments to meet the ever-changing needs of our communities, we can match donors' charitable interests with worthwhile causes by giving grants and scholarships to area programs and students.

NCMCF believes that the people in our communities, and those who care most about them, can strengthen them most effectively.  We are helping donors make an investment in their community to improve the quality of life for present and future residents of the three-county region - an investment that will last for generations to come.

Board of Directors

Joe Porter, Chairman
Gerald Gosnell, Vice-Chairman
Carolyn DiPonio Secretary/Treasurer
Bob Carpenter
Kent Davison
Jim Howard
Hugo Burzlaff
Elaina Murray (Youth Trustee)
Erika Van Goethem (Youth Trustee-elect)

Interested in being a trustee?

NCMCF is currently seeking residents of Oscoda and Crawford Counties to fill voluntary positions on the NCMCF Board of Directors.  Serving on the Community Foundation board is a great way to give back to our communities and help us improve them for generations to come.  To learn more about becoming a trustee, please call 877-354-6881.

News

3/7/2008
NCMCF Youth Advisory Councils (YAC) Award 2008 Grants

Applying for grants just got easier!

Grant applications may now be filled out online.  Applications are in PDF format.  You will need Adobe Reader, which you can download for free at www.adobe.com.  Applicants can fill out the entire application online, save it to their own computer for their records, and submit the application via email directly from our website.  All you'll need to do to finish is print the first page of the application and collect the required signatures, and mail it to our office, along with your organization's 501(c)(3) documentation.

2007 Annual Reports
Crawford County
Ogemaw County
Oscoda County

NCMCF Funds

As caretakers for permanent funds that will long outlast our donors, our staff and our Board of Trustees, NCMCF is here for the long haul. Our donors can be assured that their charitable wishes will also be permanently fulfilled, for if someday the need for a particular fund passes, our board will find the nearest possible use for the money by applying the legal principle of cy pres. For example, a fund set up to help prevent polio in the past might today be used for research on multiple sclerosis.

Creating a philanthropic fund through NCMCF avoids the legal complexity, administrative burdens and compliance requirements of establishing and maintaining a private foundation.   As little as $1,000 can establish a charitable fund that will benefit the causes you care about most.  NCMCF can accept nearly any type of gift from cash to stock and other appreciated assets.

In addition, when you make a gift to NCMCF you can choose from over 80 funds that directly benefit Crawford, Ogemaw, and Oscoda Counties.  To see a list of NCMCF funds and their descriptions, click here. 

Contact Information

877-354-6881
P.O. Box 495
Alpena, MI  49707

2006 Annual Reports
Crawford County
Ogemaw County
Oscoda County

2005 Annual Reports
Crawford County
Ogemaw County
Oscoda County