Mixer Field of Interest Fund supports projects improving natural settings and publicly accessible buildings and facilities to enhance the natural beauty of the Grand Haven area.
Application deadlines have advanced to the next annual cycle: fall changed from October 15, 2025, to October 14, 2026, and spring changed from February 15, 2026, to February 24, 2027.
Funder: Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
Due Dates: October 14, 2026 (Fall application) | February 24, 2027 (Spring application)
Summary: Supports projects that enhance the natural beauty of the Grand Haven area through improvements to natural settings and publicly accessible buildings and facilities.
Key Information: Projects must serve the fund’s purpose of enhancing the natural beauty of the Grand Haven area.
The William H. Young and Dorothy Young Mixer Field of Interest Fund is administered by the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation. It supports projects that enhance the natural beauty of the Grand Haven area, connecting improvements to natural settings with work on places and facilities available for public use.
The fund’s scope includes improving, enhancing, expanding, repairing, and rebuilding natural settings and areas, as well as buildings and facilities open to the general public. This encompasses work on existing places alongside expansion and rebuilding projects. Across these activities, the fund’s central purpose remains enhancing the area’s natural beauty.