Funding search · EIN 382418086 · Bay City, MI

Bay Area Community Foundation

Name: Bay Area Community Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

226
grants reported: $5.1M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $14,340
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

arpa disbursement distribution designated care county equipment childhood

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Funding pattern

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38 grants matching “arpa” · $1.1M

$25,000
Bay Area Catholic Schools · Bay City, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$25,000
Kid'S University Child Care Center · Auburn, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$20,000
Society for Restoration & Preservation of Masonic Temple Bc · Bay City, MI · 2023
Masonic temple - bay county arpa grant round 2
$20,000
Toni and Trish House for the Care of the Terminally Ill · Auburn, MI · 2023
Arpa nonprofit grant, supplies for house needs
$18,750
God'S Little Blessings Daycare · Pinconning, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$18,750
River'S Edge Learning Tree Child Development Centerplay Learn & Grow · Bay City, MI · 2023
River's edge learning tree child development - arpa cc grant
$18,750
Ready Set Grow Child Dev Center of Auburn · Auburn, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$18,364
Bay County Child & Senior Citizen Center · Bay City, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant, the dementia training project, holiday party for clients, new chair
$15,588
Immanuel Lutheran Preschool and Learning Center · Bay City, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$15,000
Montessori Children'S House of Bay City · Bay City, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$15,000
Studio 23the Arts Center · Bay City, MI · 2023
Designated fund distribution, arpa nonprofit grant
$15,000
Alicia Clymer'S Daycare · Bay City, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$15,000
Little Peoples Daycare Part 3 Llc · Saginaw, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$13,500
Kind & Loving Daycare · Bay City, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$12,000
Casey'S Kids Early Learning Center · Bay City, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$9,730
Play Dates Learning and Exploring Day Care · Auburn, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$7,292
Baysail · Bay City, MI · 2023
Electronic navigation upgrade needs for appledore iv, arpa grant for nonprofits, designated fund distribution
$6,416
Abc Daycare · Essexville, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$6,000
Jennifer Glocksine Child Care · Essexville, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$93,644
Studio 23the Arts Center · Bay City, MI · 2022
Defoe neighborhood art project, 2022 fund distribution, arpa grant
$83,170
Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy · Bay City, MI · 2022
2022 fund disbursement, arpa grant, fund discovery preserve wetland health assessment
$75,350
Bay County Habitat for Humanity · Bay City, MI · 2022
Operation we care to help veterans replace furnaces for residents in need, arpa grant, 2022 fund disbursement, neighborhood grant for 11th st. Block party
$68,820
Bay Area Women'S Center · Bay City, MI · 2022
Program support, collapsible tables for flexible meetings, arpa grant, addressing arenac county transportation barriers, 2022 fund disbursement
$45,584
Great Lakes Dream Center · Bay City, MI · 2022
Santa shop 2022, south end block party, arpa grant, supplies for blessing shop kits
$45,185
Ywca Great Lakes Bay Region · Bay City, MI · 2022
2022 fund disbursement, arpa grant
$45,164
United Way of Bay County · Bay City, MI · 2022
2022 fund disbursement, arpa grant
$44,247
State Theatre of Bay City · Bay City, MI · 2022
Arpa grant
$39,650
Can Council Great Lakes Bay Region · Saginaw, MI · 2022
Arpa grant, bay county casa holiday party
$38,400
Michigan Crossroads Council Boy Scouts of America · Auburn, MI · 2022
Arpa grant, dow glbi grant
$35,654
Brian'S House Community Group · Bay City, MI · 2022
Support for assistance to individuals/families, arpa grant
$33,900
Fresh Aire Samaritan Counseling Center · Bay City, MI · 2022
Fresh aire samaritan counseling center - arpa grant
$33,900
The Rachel Sovereign Memorial Home · Bay City, MI · 2022
Arpa grant
$33,068
Baysail · Bay City, MI · 2022
Arpa grant, 2022 fund distribution, suppport for science under sail program for bay and arenac youth
$32,584
Bay City Players · Bay City, MI · 2022
2022 fund disbursement, arpa grant, support for the summer theate program for youth
$32,350
Toni and Trish House for the Care of the Terminally Ill · Auburn, MI · 2022
New washer and dryer, 2022 fund distribution, arpa grant, room and building entry modfications
$11,880
Society for Restoration & Preservation of Masonic Temple Bc · Bay City, MI · 2022
2022 fund distribution, arpa grant
$10,320
Pinconning United Methodist Church · Pinconning, MI · 2022
Arpa grant
$9,080
Pinconning Arts Council · Pinconning, MI · 2022
Arpa grant

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Studio 23the Arts Center4 grants · $276,910
City of Bay City3 grants · $248,741
United Way of Bay County3 grants · $242,705
Bay Arenac Intermediate School District3 grants · $200,843
Bay City in Bloom2 grants · $192,624
Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy3 grants · $166,500
Bay Area Women'S Center3 grants · $155,452
Bay County Habitat for Humanity4 grants · $136,938
Hidden Harvest2 grants · $122,805
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region3 grants · $113,840

Giving over time

$1.7M

2022

$710,441

2023

$1.1M

2024

$1.6M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 226 grants.

$188,000
City of Bay City · Bay City, MI · 2022
Renovations to an area of the kantzler memorial arboretum, 2022 fund distributions, midland street lighting project, care of the veterans monument, a neighborhood grant for southend cdc
$180,000
Bay City in Bloom · Bay City, MI · 2025
Upgrades to the kantzler arboretum including the irrigation system.
$134,041
United Way of Bay County · Bay City, MI · 2025
Annual distribution, food forward expansion, dei consumers grant for years 2 and 3
$101,500
Fish Tales · Pinconning, MI · 2022
Adaptive playground support equipment and rubber mat to improve moblity, program supplies
$98,533
Bay Arenac Intermediate School District · Bay City, MI · 2022
Bay arenac career and college access network support, 2022 fund distribution
$93,644
Studio 23the Arts Center · Bay City, MI · 2022
Defoe neighborhood art project, 2022 fund distribution, arpa grant
$89,118
Studio 23the Arts Center · Bay City, MI · 2024
Studio 23 accessability project & exhibit , lift upgrade to elevator for accessibility, disbursement of designated funds
$83,170
Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy · Bay City, MI · 2022
2022 fund disbursement, arpa grant, fund discovery preserve wetland health assessment
$79,148
Studio 23the Arts Center · Bay City, MI · 2025
Annual distribution, support an art around the city art piece
$75,350
Bay County Habitat for Humanity · Bay City, MI · 2022
Operation we care to help veterans replace furnaces for residents in need, arpa grant, 2022 fund disbursement, neighborhood grant for 11th st. Block party
$72,805
Hidden Harvest · Saginaw, MI · 2025
Bay county rapid-response food support program, a bigger truck for hunger relief in bay county
$68,820
Bay Area Women'S Center · Bay City, MI · 2022
Program support, collapsible tables for flexible meetings, arpa grant, addressing arenac county transportation barriers, 2022 fund disbursement
$63,500
United Way of Bay County · Bay City, MI · 2024
Light up the holidays for alice, food forward advancing access for alice, back to school clothing program
$63,301
Bay Arenac Intermediate School District · Bay City, MI · 2024
Bay-arenac isd career center health technology and law enforcement programs, baisd career center cte summer camp, 3d printed robotic dog, college readiness and future planning education
$60,822
Dow Bay Area Family Young Men'S Christian Association · Bay City, MI · 2025
Annual distribution, emergency food box expansion, conserve today, nourish tomorrow program, breakfast with santa
$55,464
Midland Area Community Foundation · Midland, MI · 2023
Community action network fund balance, catchafire subscription
$53,396
Foster Families Navigation & Resource Center · Bay City, MI · 2025
Connected families, thriving youth program, clothing for closet, support improving quality of life for foster, adoptive, and kinship families
$51,970
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region · Bay City, MI · 2022
Mental health awareness. Taking care of the inside of me!
$50,000
Hidden Harvest · Saginaw, MI · 2023
Hunger solution center expansion project
$48,741
City of Bay City · Bay City, MI · 2024
Wednesdays in the park, new flood light for city hall, citizen's public safety academy, repairs for riverwalk railtrail in vets park,
$48,391
Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy · Bay City, MI · 2025
Trees for tomorrow, annual distribution
$47,325
Friends of Bay City State Park · Bay City, MI · 2025
Support phase 3 of the andersen trail repairs, annual distribution, support the community sound system enhancement projects, music fron the marsh cultural performing arts program
$46,537
Great Lakes Bay Foundation · Bay City, MI · 2022
Advance youth mental health first aid in bay county, imatter anti-stigma campaign
$45,584
Great Lakes Dream Center · Bay City, MI · 2022
Santa shop 2022, south end block party, arpa grant, supplies for blessing shop kits
$45,250
Arenac County Historical Society · Au Gres, MI · 2025
Historical lentz store project and annual distribution
$45,199
Bay Area Women'S Center · Bay City, MI · 2025
Professional shelter cleaning services, shelter repair project, and annual distribution
$45,185
Ywca Great Lakes Bay Region · Bay City, MI · 2022
2022 fund disbursement, arpa grant
$45,165
Dow Bay Area Family Young Men'S Christian Association · Bay City, MI · 2024
Adaptive aquatic water therapy life jackets and pool rafts, breakfast with santa 2024, summer camp scholarship, disbursement of designated funds
$45,164
United Way of Bay County · Bay City, MI · 2022
2022 fund disbursement, arpa grant
$44,500
Toni and Trish House for the Care of the Terminally Ill · Auburn, MI · 2025
The toni and trish house building enhancement project
$44,247
State Theatre of Bay City · Bay City, MI · 2022
Arpa grant
$43,000
Bay County Child & Senior Citizen Center · Bay City, MI · 2024
The dementia training project (dtp), new playground equipment for the childcare program, asbestos removal and installation of new flooring
$43,000
County of Bay · Bay City, MI · 2024
Dow grant for linwood scenic access site
$41,433
Bay Area Women'S Center · Bay City, MI · 2024
Distribution of designated funds, emergency shelter food program, summer awareness and educational activities
$40,000
Hampton Charter Township · Essexville, MI · 2023
Finn road park kayak/canoe launch
$39,650
Can Council Great Lakes Bay Region · Saginaw, MI · 2022
Arpa grant, bay county casa holiday party
$39,009
Bay Arenac Intermediate School District · Bay City, MI · 2025
Paes lab subtask cart, support for imagination library, cybersecurity tools, college readiness and future planning education support, annual distribution
$38,789
Safe Harbor Community Center · Bay City, MI · 2025
Pantry support and the christmas food drive
$38,400
Michigan Crossroads Council Boy Scouts of America · Auburn, MI · 2022
Arpa grant, dow glbi grant
$37,870
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region · Bay City, MI · 2025
Support for security improvements for the pinconning club, annual distribtuion, "the power of dad" motivational speaker
$35,654
Brian'S House Community Group · Bay City, MI · 2022
Support for assistance to individuals/families, arpa grant
$35,000
Arenac County Historical Society · Au Gres, MI · 2023
Museum electrical update, new folding chairs, designated fund disbursement
$34,939
Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy · Bay City, MI · 2024
Disbursement of designated funds
$34,200
The Breaking Bread Village · Midland, MI · 2023
Bay county breaking bread series
$33,900
Fresh Aire Samaritan Counseling Center · Bay City, MI · 2022
Fresh aire samaritan counseling center - arpa grant
$33,900
The Rachel Sovereign Memorial Home · Bay City, MI · 2022
Arpa grant
$33,068
Baysail · Bay City, MI · 2022
Arpa grant, 2022 fund distribution, suppport for science under sail program for bay and arenac youth
$32,584
Bay City Players · Bay City, MI · 2022
2022 fund disbursement, arpa grant, support for the summer theate program for youth
$32,350
Toni and Trish House for the Care of the Terminally Ill · Auburn, MI · 2022
New washer and dryer, 2022 fund distribution, arpa grant, room and building entry modfications
$31,054
State Theatre of Bay City · Bay City, MI · 2024
Disbursement of designated funds
$28,594
Baysail · Bay City, MI · 2024
Science under sail matching grant, disbursement of designated funds
$27,500
Bay County Habitat for Humanity · Bay City, MI · 2025
Critical home repairs for low-income households, annual distributuion
$27,250
The Conservation Fund · Bay City, MI · 2025
Smallmouth bass in saginaw bay: stock structure, seasonal movements, and effect of recreational tournament displacement in partnership with mi dnr
$26,500
Antique Toy & Firehouse Museum · Bay City, MI · 2022
Remodel new location
$25,490
Disability Services Resource Center · Bay City, MI · 2024
Gutters, downspouts, fascia & soffit needs, new trailer to transport ramp building materials, scholarships for the summer special needs program, a pallet racking system to help store medical equipment
$25,000
The Jefferson Project · Bay City, MI · 2025
Sculpture park and garden; the rock center for youth development - discover you bay-arenac isd
$25,000
Bay County Habitat for Humanity · Bay City, MI · 2024
Neighborhood revitalization
$25,000
Bay Area Catholic Schools · Bay City, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$25,000
Kid'S University Child Care Center · Auburn, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$25,000
Partnershift Network · Saginaw, MI · 2023
Project transportation
$25,000
Iron Belle Trail Fund · Lansing, MI · 2022
Fund to complete three recreational trail projects that exist on the great lakes bay regional trail.
$24,965
Do-All · Bay City, MI · 2024
Do-all, inc. Wheelchair-accessible van, community connections program, disbursement of designated funds
$24,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region · Bay City, MI · 2024
Club league: a safe place to play and create , studio artistry, disbursement of designated funds
$23,500
Great Lakes Bay Foundation · Bay City, MI · 2024
Youth mental health first aid training in bay county
$22,809
Bay Community Tennis Association · Bay City, MI · 2024
Disbursement of designated funds, enhancement of jopke/shaw park
$21,600
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2025
Interlochen arts academy tuition
$21,445
Bay County Library System · Bay City, MI · 2024
Faces grant in honor of bob and joyce hetzler for the children's department, disbursement of designated funds,
$21,000
The Conservation Fund · Bay City, MI · 2024
2024 state of the bay conference support, saginaw bay sturgeon restoration documentary
$20,860
Bay County Child & Senior Citizen Center · Bay City, MI · 2022
The dementia training project (dtp)
$20,445
Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Bay City, MI · 2022
2022 leadership project: river's path sponsorship, support for two cities connected plaza, vaccination polling survey,
$20,000
Bay County Child & Senior Citizen Center · Bay City, MI · 2025
Bay county child & sr citizen centers- programming support
$20,000
Phoenix Valley Recovery Llc · Haslett, MI · 2025
Find your economic engine and reclaim your independence
$20,000
Thumb Land Conservancy · Marlette, MI · 2025
Morley lakeplain prairie park
$20,000
Society for Restoration & Preservation of Masonic Temple Bc · Bay City, MI · 2023
Masonic temple - bay county arpa grant round 2
$20,000
Toni and Trish House for the Care of the Terminally Ill · Auburn, MI · 2023
Arpa nonprofit grant, supplies for house needs
$19,939
Antique Toy & Firehouse Museum · Bay City, MI · 2025
Reigniting history - the restoration of fire station no.3 (phase 2)
$19,900
Disability Services Resource Center · Bay City, MI · 2025
Tools and ramp building supplies, upgrades for the jib crane/gated area, summer special needs enrichment programs, holiday tree lighting
$19,200
Friends of the Arenac Heritage Route Authority · Standish, MI · 2022
2022 fund disbursement, led digital sign on depot grounds to promote events
$19,121
Can Council Great Lakes Bay Region · Saginaw, MI · 2024
Disbursement of designated funds, prevention education program: safe baby, bay county casa holiday party
$18,927
Westminster Presbyterian Church · Bay City, MI · 2025
Gluten-free expansion of food bank, christmas food box program, end of school block party
$18,783
Humane Society of Bay County · Bay City, MI · 2024
Disbursement of designated funds
$18,750
God'S Little Blessings Daycare · Pinconning, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$18,750
Ready Set Grow Child Dev Center of Auburn · Auburn, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$18,750
River'S Edge Learning Tree Child Development Centerplay Learn & Grow · Bay City, MI · 2023
River's edge learning tree child development - arpa cc grant
$18,725
Arenac County Parks and Recreation Dept · Standish, MI · 2022
To construct a modern, ada compliant restrooms at oasis lake park
$18,364
Bay County Child & Senior Citizen Center · Bay City, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant, the dementia training project, holiday party for clients, new chair
$18,316
Northeast Michigan Arts Council · Standish, MI · 2025
Led roadside sign & letters, auditorium replacements & interior ceiling repairs, youth fine arts camp
$17,701
City of Auburn · Auburn, MI · 2024
Auburn park fit & fun project
$17,243
Humane Society of Bay County · Bay City, MI · 2025
Annual distribution
$17,150
Foster Families Navigation & Resource Center · Bay City, MI · 2024
Foster systems support, resource boutique assistance, pre0teen & teen support
$17,000
Friends of Imagination Library Bay and Arenac Counties · Essexville, MI · 2023
Bay county family literacy campaign, arenac family literacy campaign
$16,622
The Arc of Bay County · Bay City, MI · 2025
Annual distribution
$16,500
The Little Forks Conservancy · Midland, MI · 2024
Revitalizing three ponds: creating recreational and environmental opportunities in bay county
$16,349
Saginaw Bay Community Sailing Association · Bay City, MI · 2024
Disbursement of designated funds, youth sailing camp program expansion
$16,000
Frankenlust Township · Bay City, MI · 2025
Nature park accessibility improvement boardwalk extension
$16,000
Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan · Saginaw, MI · 2025
Support for girl scouting in bay and arenac counties
$16,000
Bay City Public Schools · Bay City, MI · 2024
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$15,836
Good Samaritan Rescue Mission · Bay City, MI · 2025
Walk-in-refrigerator project , annual distribution
$15,588
Immanuel Lutheran Preschool and Learning Center · Bay City, MI · 2023
Arpa early childhood care grant
$15,500
Bay County Emergency Food Pantry Network · Bay City, MI · 2025
Communication tools update, back to school distribution program

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.