How much funding does Traverse City Track Club Endowment Grants provide?

The listing does not state a funding amount. Check the funder's announcement for specifics.

When is the deadline for Traverse City Track Club Endowment Grants?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for Traverse City Track Club Endowment Grants?

Required: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.

Traverse City Track Club Endowment Grants

Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation

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Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Eligible organizations

Open to 501(c)3 nonprofits, educational institutions, and governmental entities in the Grand Traverse area, these grants aim to foster fellowship and enhance recreational opportunities for all ages.
Tribal organizations

Required status

501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Organizations with a 501(c)3 fiscal sponsor.
Applicants applying under a fiscal sponsor must provide a signed fiscal sponsorship agreement.

Other requirements

Educational institutions.
Governmental entities.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: However, individuals and event sponsorships are ineligible for funding.
Not eligible: Individuals are not eligible to apply.
Not eligible: Sponsorships of running/walking events are not eligible.
Not eligible: Operating expenses are not eligilble.

Overview

The Traverse City Track Club Endowment Grants support initiatives that promote health, fitness, and community engagement through running and walking. Open to 501(c)3 nonprofits, educational institutions, and governmental entities in the Grand Traverse area, these grants aim to foster fellowship and enhance recreational opportunities for all ages. However, individuals and event sponsorships are ineligible for funding.

The Traverse City Track Club Endowment supports projects and programs that align with the Track Club's mission: The Traverse City Track Club promotes and encourages health, fitness, fellowship, community service, family recreation and competition via running and walking. We welcome all ages and abilities.

Eligibility

Organizations across Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Leelanau Counties and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians are welcome to apply, including:501(c)3 nonprofit organizationsOrganizations with a 501(c)3 fiscal sponsorApplicants applying under a fiscal sponsor must provide a signed fiscal sponsorship agreement.Educational institutionsGovernmental entitiesTribal organizations

Ineligibility

Individuals are not eligible to apply.Sponsorships of running/walking events are not eligible.Operating expenses are not eligilble.

What Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 116
Total given: $3.15M
Median grant: $13K
Range: $5,120–$343K

By dollars: Michigan >99%, New York <1%. Top recipient cities: Traverse City, MI; Frankfort, MI; Leland, MI.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
15% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Central Lake Public Schools · Central Lake, MI

Early childhood education

$343K
Communities in Schools of NW Michigan · Mancelona, MI

Early childhood education

$126K
Leelanau Community Cultural Center · Leland, MI

Arts, culture

$113K
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital · Frankfort, MI

Health related

$109K
Northwestern Michigan College Foundation · Traverse City, MI

Education

$91K