Houghton County Historical Preservation Fund Grant
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.
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Allouez Township · Mohawk, MI
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$66K
Village of Laurium · Laurium, MI
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$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
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