Fall Grant Opportunities: Environment- Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment

Q: When is the deadline for Fall Grant Opportunities: Environment- Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Q: Who is eligible for Fall Grant Opportunities: Environment- Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment?

Required: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.

Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation

Foundation Environmental Grants Environmental Conservation Grants Grants for Land Conservation Environmental Education Grants

Funding Amount

US $1,000 - US $7,500

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Eligible organizations

Tribal organizations

Required status

501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Organizations with a 501(c)3 fiscal sponsor.

Other requirements

Educational institutions.
Governmental entities.

Overview

The Fall Grant Opportunities from the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation support programs in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Leelanau counties. The Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment, established in 1997, funds land use stewardship activities, education, and conservation projects. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, educational institutions, governmental entities, and tribal organizations. This year's grants aim to promote sustainable practices and support community needs through various programs and initiatives.

Together, we are meeting community needs across Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and Leelanau counties.
We have a variety of grant opportunities available in the Fall from several different Endowments; one common grant application is submitted.
Our Fall Grants provide funding to support a range of programs and services, including those that focus on education, the environment, youth, seniors, health and human services, and more. This year, we will award fall grants through 19 different endowments that we steward.
Land Use and Conservation Planning Endowment
Mott Foundation and the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, the Land Use Conservation and Planning Endowment provides support for land use planning or land use stewardship activities.
Grant awards supports programs or projects such as seminars and workshops; developing school programs that promote regional environmental or land use issues; assisting units of government in creating land conservation programs; watershed and wetlands conservation; and/or researching economic, environmental and social impact of land use and conservation planning.

Eligibility

Organizations that serve Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska or Leelanau Counties or the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.501(c)3 nonprofit organizationsOrganizations with a 501(c)3 fiscal sponsorEducational institutionsGovernmental entitiesTribal organizations

What Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 116
Total given: $3.15M
Median grant: $13K
Range: $5,120–$343K

By dollars: Michigan >99%, New York <1%. Top recipient cities: Traverse City, MI; Frankfort, MI; Leland, MI.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
15% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Central Lake Public Schools · Central Lake, MI

Early childhood education

$343K
Communities in Schools of NW Michigan · Mancelona, MI

Early childhood education

$126K
Leelanau Community Cultural Center · Leland, MI

Arts, culture

$113K
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital · Frankfort, MI

Health related

$109K
Northwestern Michigan College Foundation · Traverse City, MI

Education

$91K