For Good Grants (Major and Minor)
Funding Amount
$2K – $15K
Deadline
March 1, 2027
Listed date — confirm with the funder
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Twice a year
- Current deadline
- March 1, 2027
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Deadlines each year: March 1 · August 1
From the program guidelines: “Deadlines March 1 and August 1.”
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Organizations
Geography
- Michigan
Overview
Berrien Community Foundation (St. Joseph, MI) For Good Grants (funded by the BCF Community Endowment) come in two sizes - For Good Major up to $15,000 and For Good Minor up to $1,500 - open two cycles per year with deadlines March 1 and August 1. The Aug 1 deadline just passed (August 1, 2026); next deadline is March 1, 2027. Recurrence biannual.
How to Apply
Apply online via the BCF grant portal; For Good Major (standard application) and For Good Minor (shorter form). Deadlines March 1 and August 1.
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
Project Locations
- MI
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