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Houghton County Historical Preservation Fund Grant

Keweenaw Community Foundation

Funding Amount

Up to US $10,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Houghton County Historical Preservation Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Keweenaw Community Foundation
Amount: Up to US $10,000
Last Updated: March 31, 2026

Summary

The Houghton County Historical Preservation Fund, managed by the Keweenaw Community Foundation, supports local historical preservation and education projects in Houghton County, Michigan. Grants are available to tax-exempt non-profits, school districts, and municipalities, ensuring that the funds directly benefit the communities in Keweenaw and Houghton counties. The foundation promotes charitable efforts without discrimination, fostering a commitment to preserving local heritage for future generations.

Overview

Your Keweenaw Community Foundation We are a non-profit, community organization created by and for the people of Houghton and Keweenaw counties. We are here to help our donors help the community. For good. For ever. Houghton County Historical Preservation Fund The Keweenaw Community Foundation is currently soliciting applications for grants under the Houghton County Historical Preservation Fund. The purpose of the Houghton County Historical Preservation Fund is to support local historical preservation and education projects or activities related to the Houghton County of Michigan.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Grants must directly benefit KCF’s service areas of Keweenaw and Houghton counties.Grants are only made to: non-profit organizations that are tax-exempt, school districts, municipalities and other governmental units.Grants must be used for charitable purposes.The Foundation operates without discrimination as to age, race, religion, disability, sex or national origin in the consideration of grant requests, and will award grants only to grant seekers that do not discriminate.

Ineligibility

No grants may be used for any political campaign or to support attempts to influence any governmental body other than by making the results of nonpartisan analysis, studies or research publicly available.

What Keweenaw Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
19
Total given
$344K
Median grant
$10K
Range
$6,000–$66K
  • By dollars: Michigan 83%, Indiana 17%. Top recipient cities: Hancock, MI; Houghton, MI; Calumet, MI.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Example grants

  • Allouez Township · Mohawk, MI

    Community support

    $66K

  • Village of Laurium · Laurium, MI

    Community support

    $23K

  • Western up Planning and Development Region · Hancock, MI

    Community support

    $20K

  • Keweenaw Land Trust · Hancock, MI

    Community support

    $20K

  • Copper Country Intermediate School District · Hancock, MI

    Educational support

    $10K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

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