2024 West Michigan Youth Program

The Gerber Foundation supports a variety of youth programming within a 4-county area that includes Lake, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana Counties in West Michigan. Donor Name: The Gerber Foundation State: Michigan County: Lake County (MI), Muskegon County (MI), Newaygo County (MI), Oceana County (MI) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/15/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: 1 Year Details: Mission Enhance the quality of life of infants and young children in nutrition, care, and development, has remained the guiding beacon for Foundation giving throughout its history. Focus Areas Health, Nutrition Dental Issues Early Childhood Services & Literacy Parenting Education Education (Including Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts/Agriculture, and Math) Life Experiences (Camp Scholarships, Agricultural Science Education, 4-H and FFA) Funding Information Grants are to fund programming, generally limited to one-year commitments, and are normally under $10,000, with the average grant size being less than $5,000. Geographical Areas Lake, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana Counties in West Michigan. Eligibility Criteria  The Foundation prefers to fund programming only, capital campaign requests are considered, from time to time, on a very limited basis. Agencies must be located in or directly serving youth from one of the 4 counties indicated above.  Grantees must be a public non-profit (with a 501c3 determination letter from the IRS) or governmental entity in order to apply. For more information, visit Gerber Foundation.