Stephen E. Upton Love Your Community Grant
Funding Amount
US $50,000
Deadline
June 1, 2027
Listed date — confirm with the funder
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Non-profit organizations serving Berrien County, Michigan
Geography
- Serving Berrien County, Michigan
Overview
The Stephen E. Upton Love Your Community Grant, provided by the Berrien Community Foundation, offers $50,000 annually to non-profit organizations serving Berrien County, Michigan. This grant aims to support projects that address significant community needs, positively impact residents' lives, ensure sustainability after funding ends, and foster collaboration among local entities.
Berrien Community Foundation
The Foundation is an innovative means by which concerned citizens could put charitable dollars to work for the benefit of Berrien County residents.
The Foundation is a union of numerous gifts, bequests, and other contributions that form endowments and other funds. The spendable portion of the Foundation's endowments is used to make grants to agencies and institutions serving the residents of Berrien County.
The Stephen E. Upton Love Your Community Grant through the Berrien Community Foundation is available to non-profit organizations serving Berrien County, Michigan. Each year, a grant of $50,000 will be awarded to a non-profit organization that exemplifies the spirit of the Stephen E. Upton Love Your Community Grant.
The winning project will:
- Address a crucial community need, Make a positive impact in the lives of Berrien County residents,
- Demonstrate the ability to be a sustainable when funding is concluded, and
- Demonstrate collaboration.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are non-profit organizations serving Berrien County, Michigan.
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
- 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
- Foundation
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