$100,000 Pledged by Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation for COVID-19 Response
To meet the needs of the community as issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic continue to grow, the Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation (MPACF) has established the COVID-19 Community Response Fund for Isabella County.
The temporary emergency relief fund will provide resources to local organizations that are working to address immediate needs within communities affected by COVID-19.
The MPACF Board has pledged an initial $100,000 to the United Way of Gratiot & Isabella Counties (UWGIC) from the Fund. Together, the partners will invest the grant resources into organizations that are working to provide emergency relief to families and individuals in need.
“The Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation is working alongside the United Way to maximize impact across Isabella County,” said Amanda Schafer, MPACF CEO. “We believe that by working together with United Way, the grantmaking process will be more efficient and we can more rapidly deploy resources to those in need.”
Grants will provide nonprofits with critical operating resources to respond to community needs, as well as provide support for programs that address things such as utility assistance, food vulnerability, housing assistance, healthcare and other needs as identified. Application information is available at uwgic.org/covid19-apply. Grant prioritization will be to agencies providing services to assist vulnerable populations most impacted by the pandemic--seniors, children and low-income families. MPACF will work collaboratively with UWGIC to evaluate grant requests.
Contributions to the COVID-19 Community Response Fund for Isabella County can be made online at mpacf.org/donate or via check mailed to MPACF, PO Box 1283, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48804-1283.
Resources have already been committed from many existing MPACF endowment funds, including the Bandit Industries Community Fund, the Ralph and Sonja Baumgarth Family Fund, the Bovee Family Fund, the Kimber and Judy DeWitt Family Fund, the Barbara L. and George W. Dunn Family Fund, the Joanne Golden Family Community Impact Fund, the Harkins Family Fund, the G. Charles and Janice L. Hubscher Fund, the Mt. Pleasant Jaycees Fund, the David B. and Susan K. Keilitz Family Fund, the Kiwanis Club of Mt. Pleasant Fund, the Missy and Doug LaBelle Family Foundation Community Impact Fund, the McGuirk Family Fund, the Jane McNamara and Louise Williams Fund, the Elizabeth Z. Miller & Bruce H. LaPointe Community Needs Fund, the Gladys and Donald Mitchell Family Fund, the Myler Family Community Impact Fund, the John Neyer Family Fund, the Olson Family Fund, the Optimist Club of Mt. Pleasant Fund, the Steve and Sue Pung Family Fund, the Rapaport Family Fund, the Sherwood Family Fund, the Kay Smith Family Fund, the W. Sidney Smith and Judith French Smith Family Fund, the Sullivan Family Fund, the Theunissen Family Fund, and the Andy Wheeler Community Needs Fund.
Click here to view an updated list of grants awarded through this joint grantmaking effort. Note that dollars contributed by MPACF were used only to support organizations serving Isabella County.