Elk Rapids Area Community Endowment
Forecasted
Elk Rapids Area Community Endowment supports organizations’ landscaping, healthcare transportation, and other public-benefit projects to enhance the community’s beauty and help people enjoy the area.
Funder: Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $5,000 per award; $13,070 total available
Summary: Supports projects that enhance the beauty of the Elk Rapids community through the Foundation’s Fall Grants program.
Key Information: Eligible applicants are organizations serving the Elk Rapids area and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.
Description
The Elk Rapids Area Community Endowment is administered by the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation through its Fall Grants program in the Community Development category. It supports projects that enhance the beauty of the Elk Rapids community. Examples of supported work include landscaping improvements for parks and open spaces, transportation to healthcare for area residents, and other programs and services that provide public benefit.
Established in 1996 by an anonymous Elk Rapids woman who valued the area’s quality of life, the endowment supports activities, facilities, and programs that help others enjoy the community. Its fund service area is Antrim.
