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The Funds of the Marshall Community Foundation support programs and organizations as diverse as the interests of the donors establishing them.  Through their fund, donors are building a better tomorrow while creating their own personal legacies of charitable giving.  The funds are fully invested, with income used to meet needs and enrich life in accordance with the donors’ wishes.

Unrestricted Fund (Fund for Marshall )
The income from this endowed fund is used to support the emerging, changing, evolving needs of the community now and in the future. 

Named Funds were established from 1993-2002 and commemorate the lives of donors who have left a permanent gift of $3,000 or more to the Marshall Community Foundation.  These gifts helped to establish the Foundation’s Unrestricted Fund for Marshall

Named Funds

  • Alec and Judy Allen
  • Ruth Ann and William R. Biggs
  • Boley Family
  • The Brundage Family
  • Cellasto Plastic Industries
  • Chemical Bank South
  • DENSO Manufacturing Michigan, Inc.
  • Dr. James and Sandra Dobbins
  • Eaton Corporation
  • David P. and Joan K. Foster
  • Great Lakes Bancorp
  • A. Chester and Helen E. Hemmingsen
  • Donald and Helen Hensick
  • Carolyn and Robert Holmes
  • Marjory Keller
  • Bernice A. Kretsinger
  • S.H. Leggitt (Marshall Brass Division)
  • Matthew and Madeline Lynch
  • Marshall Community Credit Union
  • Marshall Savings Bank
  • McDonalds Restaurant
  • Dr. and Mrs. Michael Meyer
  • Michigan Kitchen Distributors
  • Michigan National Bank
  • Monday Club of Marshall
  • The Schuler Family
  • State Farm Companies Foundation
  • Mark and Susan Stuart Family
  • Stulberg Family
  • Geraldine B. and Charles H. Tidey, III
  • Robert W. Ulrich Memorial 
  • Dr. and Mrs. Douglas VanDerMeulen
  • Rudolph F. Vogelreuter Memorial
  • Dick and Bea Walters

Field of Interest Funds
The income from these endowed funds is used for specific areas of concern defined by the donors who establish them. 

Community Development

  • Kinter Family Fund
  • Patricia Phelan Fund

Health

  • Healthy Youth and Healthy Seniors Fund
  • Marshall Heath Care Fund

Human Services

  • Exchange Club of Marshall Fund

Youth

  • Marshall Area Youth Fund

Donor Designated Funds
The income from these endowed funds is used for pre-determine agencies or programs designated by the donors who established them.

  • Jennefer Bachelder Education Fund
  • Battle Creek Boys Choir Fund
  • Ceresco Baptist Church Fund
  • Church Family Memorial Fund
  • Class of 1940 Fund
  • Class of 1957 Fund
  • Class of 1958 Fund
  • Class of 1961 Fund
  • Class of 1968 Fund
  • Class of 2001 Fund
  • Charles and Shirley Cook’s Sister Cities Fund
  • The Dannenburg Fund
  • Hayes-Washburn Fund for Visual Arts
  • Mary A. Ivey Endowment Fund
  • Marshall Civic Players Fund
  • Marshall Music Fund
  • Vyda Mumby School Fund
  • Oaklawn Hospital Fund
  • Brett Reynolds Memorial Fund for Firearms
  • Shellenburger and Brown Family Fund
  • Morris and Charlotte Stulberg Fund
  • Walters-Dimmick Charities Fund

Donor Advised Fund
Advised funds allow the establishing donors to focus on and recommend charitable programs and project they wish to support. 

  • Tom and Lucy Franke Marshall Fund
  • Jay and Karen Larson Fund

Agency Fund
The income from these endowed funds established by Non-Profit Organizations and/or their supporters provides funding for the needs of the organization.

  • Brass Band of Battle Creek Fund
  • Doc Boelter Outdoor Youth Safety Education Fund
  • Calhoun Conservation District Endowment Fund
  • Chamber’s Holiday Endowment Fund
  • Fountain Clinic Fund
  • Franke Center for the Arts Endowed Fund
  • Girl Scouts of Marshall
  • Marshall Historical Society Fund
  • Marshall Public Schools Endowment Fund
  • John McCann Soccer Club Endowment Fund
Administrative Funds
The income from these endowed funds is used to invest in the future of the Community Foundation and assist in assuring its financial viability.
  • Administrative Fund
Charitable Remainder Fund
These funds provide donors with a lifetime income and ensure them a long-term investment in their community.
  • Carl F. and Margaret M. Greene Trust Fund

Scholarship Funds
The income from these endowed funds is used to provide scholarships and educational grants in accordance with the guidelines set by the donors who establish them. 

  • Nicole Burmeister Memorial Scholarship
  • Dorothy Goddard Capman Poetry Award
  • Don and Ruth Chadderdon Music Fund
  • Phillip R. Clissold Vocal Music Fund
  • Ella “Gwen” Collins Nursing Scholarship
  • John & Susan Collins Historic Preservation Scholarship
  • Clyde and Marian Connelly Music Scholarship
  • Judy Lutz Davidson Memorial Scholarship
  • Richard and Anita Drake Scholarship
  • Dube and Katie Scholarship
  • The Patrice Elms AAUW Scholarship
  • Exchange Club of Marshall Scholarship
  • Tom and Lucy Franke Education Enrichment Fund
  • Joyce L. Franke Memorial Scholarship
  • Ron Glant Memorial Art Scholarship
  • Bruce, LeMoyne & Stephen Gray Scholarship
  • Ruby Hamilton Henry Scholarship
  • Harvey Hoeltzel Architectural Scholarship
  • Harvey Hoeltzel Memorial Scholarship
  • Nancy Hoeltzel Early Educational Scholarship
  • Fred W. Homann Jr. Education Fund
  • Milt and Irene Jenks Scholarship*
  • Jeff Kittinger Memorial Scholarship
  • K. John Lord Engineering & Science Scholarship
  • Marshall Community Foundation Scholarship
  • Vyda Mumby Educator Recognition Award Fund
  • Network Scholarship
  • Marilyn Paskett Memorial Scholarship
  • Rebecca L. Sadger Memorial Scholarship
  • Serendipity Scholarship
  • Jeff Seybert Memorial Scholarship
  • Mae E. Sherman Scholarship
  • LaVern Smith Scholarship
  • Francis Stevens Stuart Thearte Prod. Scholarship
  • Michael Stulberg Performing Arts Scholarship
  • Thomas B. Sullivan Memorial Fund
  • James Tarnmel Memorial Scholarship
  • Jack Twist Memorial Spartan Scholarship
  • Aart VanElst Memorial Scholarship
  • Beatrice S. Williams Scholarship
  • Youth of Tekonsha Fund

Supporting Foundation

  • Marshall Rotary Foundation

Non-Endowed (Pass-Through) Funds

These funds were established by organizations or donors to address community projects or needs.  Pass-through Funds are not endowed; they are short-term holdings with 100 percent of the principal available for granting.  Many wonderful projects have come to life and continue to shine because of the commitment made by caring donors to the following funds.

  • Art Initiative 2006 Fund
  • Brooks Nature Area Fund
  • Chamber’s Holiday Non-Endowed Fund
  • Chamber’s Michigan Week Fund
  • City of Marshall Special Project Fund
  • Committee for the Betterment of MPS Fund
  • Creative Kids Playgroup Non-Endowed Fund
  • Marshall Academic Boosters Fund
  • Marshall Area Community Services (MACS) Fund
  • Marshall Area in Focus:  2007 Fund
  • Marshall Civic Center Trust, Inc. Fund
  • Marshall Community Playground Fund
  • Marshall Friends of the Arts Fund
  • Marshall Junior Football League Fund
  • Marshall ’s Michigan Main Street Fund
  • Marshall Postal Museum Fund
  • Marshall Public Access Cable Television (MPACT) Fund
  • Marshall Public Schools Baseball Field Fund
  • Marshall Public Schools Non-Endowed Fund
  • Marshall Riverwalk Fund
  • Marshall Skate Park Fund
  • Marshall Soccer Club Fund
  • Scarecrow Festival Fund
  • Sister Cities Fund
  • Stuart’s Landing Fund

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