Committed to improve life for residents
\nIn 5 years SJACF has provided about $3,000 for community projects and assisted in grant applications resulting in $5,000 from Jackson National Life for the Spray Park. We started a project to provide luggage tags to graduating seniors. The tags are accompanied by a note to consider St. Johns as top place to live, work and raise a family.
\nAll good work. But impactful?
\nImpactful is $8,000 to each elementary school for winter clothing for kids without.
\nThe Gratiot County Community Foundation with a $9,000,000 endowment does this annually. We must grow the endowment to become a meaningful force for good in our community.
\nSJACF endowment has grown from an initial $14,000 to nearly $50,000 today.
\nCapital Region Community Foundation (CRCF) holds and manages the endowment. Each year CRCF provides SJACF 5% of our 3 year average endowed balance to use toward our charitable purpose. This year our endowment provided about $1,500 for our community investment.
\nSo it\u2019s Thanksgiving.
\nAll of us on the SJACF Board of Directors express our thankfulness for the lifetime gifts we have received by choosing the St. Johns area as our home. We express our appreciation by our volunteer efforts and by financially supporting SJACF.
\nPlease reflect; then send a check to help us to make positive change in our community.
\nLooking to the future, SJACF chairperson Craig Bishop says, “Endowments grow fast with gifts from estates, trusts, IRA\u2019s and Insurance. Four families have made their lifetime gifts known to us. If you\u2019re number five, please call me to discuss.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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