SACF: Straits Area Youth Advisory Council (SAYAC)
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Schools and government agencies are also eligible
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- About Your Organization
- Your organization must provide benefits to those within the geographic area of Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City
- Grants to religious organizations will be considered only if they serve the general public and do not have religious overtones of a sectarian nature
- Grants are made for future projects only
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: No grants are made to individuals
- Not eligible: The Community Foundation discourages repeated applications for sustained funding of programs
Overview
Overview
Straits Area Youth Advisory Council (SAYAC) Grants
SACF Youth Advisory Council (SAYAC) is a group of students from Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City. Working with an adult advisor, the members learn about philanthropy and how to improve their communities through the grant-making process. Using funds from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the students award grants to local non-profit organizations that are supporting projects and programs that benefit youth under the age of 18 in the Straits Area.
About Allocation Decisions
Highest priority will be given to projects or programs addressing the following youth needs as determined by the tri-annual needs assessment survey:
* Depression
* Suicide
* Bullying
* Drug use/abuse
* Alcohol use/abuse
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
* About Your Organization
* Your organization must provide benefits to those within the geographic area of Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City.
* Your organization must be recognized as a non-profit charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.
* Schools and government agencies are also eligible.
* Grants to religious organizations will be considered only if they serve the general public and do not have religious overtones of a sectarian nature.
* Grants are made for future projects only.
Ineligibility
* No grants are made to individuals.
* The Community Foundation discourages repeated applications for sustained funding of programs.
What Community Foundation for Northeast actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 2
- Total given
- $2.11M
- Median grant
- $1.06M
- Range
- $11K–$2.1M
Example grants
See Attached - Non HR4 Sch 1
$2.1M
See Attached - HR4 Sch 4
$11K
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