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rspitza@miningjournal.net Jim LaJoie, executive director of the Superior Health Foundation, speaks at the foundation’s spring grants celebration on Wednesday night. The foundation awarded more than $272,000 in funding to area health-focused organizations. (Journal photo by Ryan Spitza)
MARQUETTE The Superior Health Foundation held its spring grants celebration on Wednesday night, distributing 18 grant awards totaling over $272,000 to health-focused organizations serving the Upper Peninsula.
The grants were presented at a reduced-capacity, socially distanced ceremony at the Holiday Inn in Marquette. Around $126,000 was distributed in spring grant funding, while nearly $100,000 was awarded to address children’s mental health in the U.P. through a partnership with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Michigan. Of the remaining funding, $15,000 was distributed for indigent care grants, while other funding was awarded to various organizations for equipment and pilot pro
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MARQUETTE – The Superior Health Foundation is now accepting large grant applications for its Indigent Care Fund.
SHF will award $41,217.09 at its spring grant celebration in mid-April. Grants requests cannot exceed $5,000.
Eligibility information and on-line application forms are available on the SHF’s website at www.superiorhealthfoundation.org. Applications will be accepted from Feb. 1 through Feb. 18.
The Superior Health Foundation’s Grants Committee will review the applications and will make its recommendations to the SHF Board of Directors at its March board meeting.
“We’re excited to make this funding available to those organizations across the Upper Peninsula whose focus is on health and offer services to the indigent,” said Jim LaJoie, executive director of the Superior Health Foundation. “There are no shortage of indigent care needs in the Upper Peninsula. We’re optimistic that we’ll receive a number of quality applications.
Jan 28, 2021
MARQUETTE The first phase of the Susan Reyes Schumacher Fundraising Art Sale was a great success, raising more than $2,000 for local non-profits. “All those who purchased a painting or frame were totally pleased, and the stories of why they bought that particular artwork were heartfelt and sincere,” said Paul Schumacher, organizer of the art sale in loving memory of his late wife, Susan Reyes Schumacher. “Many mentioned how that particular painting reminded them of places they had been, or their children, or were just awed by the beauty of that artwork.”
In 2021, the fundraiser is entering a new phase. Each month will feature a “theme” of Susan’s Artworks, Schumacher said. There will be a tab to view the specially priced items that will reflect the seasons. In addition, when interested buyers go to the website, susansmission.org, to view the paintings and frames for sale, they will see the new format that makes it easier to buy the artworks.
SHF will award more than $106,000 in grants during the spring cycle.
Eligibility information and online application forms are available on the SHF’s website at www.superiorhealthfoundation.org. Applications will be accepted through Jan. 15.
To apply, go to https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=superior
The Superior Health Foundation’s Grants Committee will review the applications and will make its recommendations to the SHF Board of Directors at its March board meeting.
The Superior Health Foundation is interested in receiving grant applications for health-centered projects or equipment purchases in the Upper Peninsula. In the past, the average fall grant award has been between $10,000 and $15,000.