CMCF: Steve Strait Educational Fund for Innovative Teaching Practices Endowment Grant

CMCF: Steve Strait Educational Fund for Innovative Teaching Practices Endowment Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Central Montcalm Community Foundation
Last Updated: August 15, 2025

Summary

The CMCF: Steve Strait Educational Fund for Innovative Teaching Practices Endowment aims to enhance educational experiences for teachers in Central Montcalm Public Schools. This fund supports innovative projects and programs that improve teaching methods and positively impact student learning outcomes. By leveraging annual earnings from permanent endowments, the Central Montcalm Community Foundation ensures sustainable funding for educational initiatives, fostering long-term benefits for the community.

Overview

Mission The Central Montcalm Community Foundation mission is to enhance the quality of life in the Central Montcalm area through grants funded by the annual earnings generated from the gifts, bequests and estates contributed as endowments. With the annual earnings from these permanent endowments, many agencies, institutions and charitable organizations have and will be able to support programs for the long term benefit of Central Montcalm residents. Central Montcalm Community Foundation Funding Sources The annual earnings generated from each permanent endowed fund is used yearly to support the specific intent of each of these funds. The principal from each of these funds is never utilized even as it grows – “it lives forever”. Only the annual earnings generated is used. Funds that are not endowed are used to respond to unanticipated community needs as well as cover administrative costs. Funding to help meet these needs is generated by fund raising events (e.g., Golf Annual Outing, Big Bash) and other contributions designated for that specific purpose (e.g., Chemical Bank fund). Steve Strait Educational Fund for Innovative Teaching Practices Endowment The purpose of this fund is to fund grants for teachers of Central Montcalm Public Schools for innovative projects or programs that improve teaching in order to impact learning.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. This fund is to fuel grants for innovative projects or programs that improve teaching in order to impact learning.