Funding search · EIN 831970895 · Pentwater, MI

Community Foundation for Oceana County

Name: Community Foundation for Oceana County grants, 2023–2024
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.

55
grants reported: $5.6M
total given: 2023–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

development educational community health park shelby equipment mental

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Oceana County2 grants · $4.1M
Shelby Township2 grants · $340,829
Oceana County Historical and Genealogical Society2 grants · $280,178
The Ladder Community Center2 grants · $122,200
Oceana County Sheriff Department2 grants · $119,290
Village of Shelby2 grants · $106,000
Oceana Conservation District2 grants · $48,038
Trinity Health Office of Philanthropy Muskegon & the Lakeshore2 grants · $37,911
Hart Public Schools1 grant · $37,387
Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters2 grants · $24,962

Giving over time

$2.0M

2023

$3.6M

2024

Grant history

All 55 reported grants, largest first.

$2.4M
Oceana County · Hart, MI · 2024
Shelby township community park
$1.7M
Oceana County · Hart, MI · 2023
Shelby township community park
$330,829
Shelby Township · Shelby, MI · 2024
Development of a dog park cemetery
$220,719
Oceana County Historical and Genealogical Society · Hart, MI · 2024
General support
$107,321
Oceana County Sheriff Department · Hart, MI · 2024
Dive team expenses
$100,000
Village of Shelby · Shelby, MI · 2024
General development support
$62,200
The Ladder Community Center · Shelby, MI · 2023
General support
$60,000
The Ladder Community Center · Shelby, MI · 2024
General support
$59,459
Oceana County Historical and Genealogical Society · Hart, MI · 2023
General support
$37,387
Hart Public Schools · Hart, MI · 2024
General educational support
$31,399
Oceana Conservation District · Shelby, MI · 2024
Various conservation & education programs
$23,258
Trinity Lutheran Church · New Era, MI · 2024
General support
$20,814
Trinity Health Office of Philanthropy Muskegon & the Lakeshore · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Various equipment trinity health shelby hospital
$19,149
Shelby Public Schools · Shelby, MI · 2024
General educational support
$17,602
New Era Christian School · New Era, MI · 2024
General educational support
$17,097
Trinity Health Office of Philanthropy Muskegon & the Lakeshore · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Various equipment trinity health shelby hospital
$16,639
Oceana Conservation District · Shelby, MI · 2023
Various conservation & education programs
$16,000
Benzie County Central Schools · Benzonia, MI · 2024
General educational support
$15,529
Crystal Valley Care Fund · Hart, MI · 2023
General support
$14,712
Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters · Ludington, MI · 2024
Various program support
$14,550
Oceana County Medical Care Facility · Hart, MI · 2023
Various medical equipment
$13,337
The Marriage and Family Center Dba the Fountain Hill Center · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General support for mental health program efforts
$12,690
Centenary United Methodist Church · Pentwater, MI · 2023
General support & community meal program
$12,641
Walkerville Public Schools · Walkerville, MI · 2024
General educational support
$11,969
Oceana County Sheriff Department · Hart, MI · 2023
Dive team expenses
$10,280
United Way of the Lakeshore · Muskegon, MI · 2024
Various community programs
$10,250
Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters · Ludington, MI · 2023
Various program support
$10,000
Community Economic Development Association of Mi (Cedam) · Lansing, MI · 2024
Americorps host site fees
$10,000
Community Economic Development Association of Mi (Cedam) · Lansing, MI · 2023
Americorps host site fees
$10,000
Shelby Township · Shelby, MI · 2023
Development of a dog park cemetery
$10,000
Whitehall Township · Whitehall, MI · 2023
Development of pickleball courts
$9,389
Local Animal Shelter Support · Pentwater, MI · 2024
General support
$8,400
Pentwater Public School · Pentwater, MI · 2024
General educational support
$8,280
West Central Michigan Horticultural Research · Hart, MI · 2023
Support for oceana f.i.r.s.t. Robotics team
$8,215
Golden Township · Mears, MI · 2024
General support
$7,895
Disability Network West Michigan · Muskegon, MI · 2024
General support
$7,412
United Way of the Lakeshore · Muskegon, MI · 2023
Various community programs
$7,343
Claybanks Township · New Era, MI · 2023
Township park development & flower creek cementary
$7,179
Oceana County Council On Aging · Hart, MI · 2024
Various center programs & projects
$7,167
Love in the Name of Christ of Oceana County · Shelby, MI · 2023
Various community programs
$7,087
The Marriage and Family Center Dba the Fountain Hill Center · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
General support for mental health program efforts
$7,000
Shelby Area Chamber of Commerce · Shelby, MI · 2024
Downtown development
$6,684
Oceana County Council On Aging · Hart, MI · 2023
Various center programs & projects
$6,500
Mid Michigan Community Action Agency · Farwell, MI · 2024
General support
$6,500
Shelby Area Chamber of Commerce · Shelby, MI · 2023
Downtown development
$6,291
Crystal Valley Care Fund · Hart, MI · 2024
General support
$6,000
City of Hart · Hart, MI · 2023
General development support
$6,000
Village of Shelby · Shelby, MI · 2023
General development support
$5,519
St Michael Catholic Church Brunswick · Fremont, MI · 2023
General educational support
$5,512
St Michael Catholic Church Brunswick · Fremont, MI · 2024
General educational support
$5,375
Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Be nice mental health program
$5,250
Hesperia Community Schools · Hesperia, MI · 2024
General educational support
$5,221
Oceana County Early Learning Center · Hart, MI · 2023
Support for playground update
$5,130
Shelby Area District Library · Shelby, MI · 2024
General support
$5,100
Oceana County Economic Alliance Corporation · Hart, MI · 2024
General support

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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.