Lakeshore Hunger Relief Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Applications reviewed on rolling basis for rapid turnaround”
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
- Churches
- Schools
- Focus: Organizations providing food to families and individuals experiencing food insecurity
Other requirements
- Community partners
Overview
Geographic Scope: Muskegon County, Michigan
Focus Areas: Food insecurity relief for nonprofits, churches, schools, and community partners providing food to families and individuals experiencing food insecurity
Key Details:
- Launched as a rolling, rapid-response mini-grant fund to allow organizations to request help without waiting for long grant cycles
- Applications reviewed on a rolling basis to ensure dollars move to agencies as rapidly as possible
- Within first four hours of launch, agencies submitted requests totaling more than three times the amount of funding available, demonstrating significant community need
Application Platform: help.feedmuskegon.org
How to Apply
Application Process
- Submit applications through help.feedmuskegon.org
- Applications reviewed on rolling basis for rapid turnaround
- Designed for quick, streamlined process without lengthy grant cycles
Eligible Applicants:
- Nonprofits
- Churches
- Schools
- Community partners
Focus: Organizations providing food to families and individuals experiencing food insecurity
What United Way of the Lakeshore actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 36
- Total given
- $941K
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $5,454–$188K
- By dollars: Michigan 80%, Tennessee 20%. Top recipient cities: Muskegon, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; Fremont, MI.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 17% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Dolly Parton Imagination Library · Pigeon Forge, TN
Library book mailing
$188K
Every Womans Place Inc · Muskegon, MI
Domestic violence
$85K
Acset Michigan Works · Grand Rapids, MI
Summer youth program
$75K
Youth Solutions · Benton Harbor, MI
Summer youth program
$70K
Child Abuse Council · Muskegon, MI
Prevention/treatment
$35K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Hunger
- Food security
- Food pantries
- Nonprofits
- Churches
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