Carolyn's Kids Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Expected ~July
Based on past cycles
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Current deadline
- July 1, 2027
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Deadlines typically fall in: July
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Organizations
Geography
- Michigan
Overview
Carolyn's Kids (a partnership between the Hanson Family Foundation and Berrien Community Foundation, MI) supports new or existing programs that improve the lives of children and youth in the Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, and Stevensville, MI areas; deadline July 1. The July 1, 2026 deadline has passed; next deadline July 1, 2027. FLAG: amount not stated. Recurrence annual.
How to Apply
Apply online via the BCF grant portal. Deadline July 1.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Berrien Community Foundation Inc's IRS filings)
Benton Harbor, MI · 2022
$70K
Stevensville, MI · 2022
$58K
2 grants in Berrien Community Foundation Inc's 2022 filings reference “Carolyn's Kids Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Berrien Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 201
- Total given
- $9.24M
- Median grant
- $18K
- Range
- $5,290–$872K
- 76% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Michigan 76%, Ohio 6%, Indiana 4%. Top recipient cities: Benton Harbor, MI; St Joseph, MI; Stevensville, MI.
- 46% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 31% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
St Joseph Community Park Foundation · St Joseph, MI
General support, kaleidoscope playground at kiwanis park
$872K
Curious Kids' Museum · St Joseph, MI
General support, capital campaign, curious kids' museum on main street, outdoor garden…
$578K
The University of Toledo Foundation · Toledo, OH
Capital campaign
$575K
New Buffalo Area Schools · New Buffalo, MI
Gelli printmaking art project, empowering young students: access to feminine hygiene…
$365K
Project Hope - the People to People Health Foundat · Washington, DC
General operations
$350K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Youth programs
Project Locations
- MI
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