Youth Involvement

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The Youth Advisory Council was created in response to requirements set forth by a Kellogg Foundation challenge. For every two dollars raised locally and placed in general and field of interest funds of the local community foundation, the Kellogg Foundation pledged one dollar, up to one million dollars, to build a youth fund. As part of that challenge, the Mackinac Island Community Foundation formed a Youth Advisory Council (YAC) to address youth problems.

The council is composed of young people and an adult mentor.  The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) of the Mackinac Island Community Foundation is set up to teach the community's youth about the importance of philanthropy.  MICF makes grants for YAC members to attend training meetings and conferences throughout the state.   YAC members bring their knowledge back to the Island and help its residents through grants from the YAC fund.

How Else Has MICF Helped Young People?

Through Scholarship:

In 2010 the Board of Trustees created a new Scholarship fund. The Founders Scholarship awards $2,000 a year for four years to graduates of Mackinac Island Public School. Students must have a GPA of 2.5 and have attended the school for grades 8-12. This scholarship is the first of its kind for MICF and will provide much needed assistance beyond their freshman year.

Other scholarship funds include: Frank Horn Scholarship Fund Manoogian/Gallagher Scholarship Fund (ends in 2012)
Mark Gallagher Scholarship Fund
Margaret W. and Wesley H. Maurer Scholarship Fund

In 2011, scholarships totaling more than $14,000 were awarded to four students that planned on pursuing a higher education.

Through Grant-making:

Youth Fund grants totaling more than $9,000 were made for such projects and programs as:

Improvements to the skateboard park
Ski Trip to Boyne Mountain
Ice skating trip to St. Ignace
Trip to a musical performance
Fun Day in the Park
Purchase books for the school library

MICF along with the Mackinac Arts Council paid for the art and music teacher for the 2011-2012 school year.

Class of 2011
Artwork by Maggie Chambers