- Date
- 1996-10
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Charlevoix County Community Foundation
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationfundraisingcommunitygovernancecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Charlevoix County Community Foundation announced in October 1996 that it had met a million-dollar challenge to build the Charlevoix County Youth Fund, with reported assets of $1.1 million. The fund supported educational, enrichment, environmental, recreation, youth-theater, and prevention programs; the Beacon also identified Beaver Island resident Erin McDonough as a member of the Youth Advisory Committee.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper account of a regional foundation announcement, not the foundation’s audited endowment statement or complete grant ledger.
Sources
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Sources
- Reports a $1.1 million Charlevoix County Youth Fund endowment, the W. E. Kellogg and Frey Foundation matching structure, nearly $53,000 already awarded to youth programs, and Beaver Island resident Erin McDonough’s service on the Youth Advisory Committee. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1996-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Youth Fund report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Charlevoix County Community Foundation completes its million-dollar Youth Fund challenge in 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-charlevoix-county-youth-fund-million-challenge-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1996, “Charlevoix County Community Foundation Meets Million Dollar Challenge.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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