- Date
- 1998-09
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagecommunityfundraisinggovernancecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Preservation Association of Beaver Island announced a letter of intent for a $150,000 challenge grant for the Community House’s Youth Center and Welcoming Center. The donor remained anonymous while legal and financial work continued.
Evidence limits
This is a letter-of-intent announcement, not proof that the grant was executed, matched, paid, or used for completed construction.
Sources
- Reports a letter of intent for a $150,000 challenge grant benefiting the Youth Center and Welcoming Center, with anonymous island property owners reserving naming opportunities; the distribution schedule remained pending legal and financial work, and Phyllis Townsend made the first $500 Youth Center matching gift in memory of Kurt Stein. 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 · 1998-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Community House challenge-grant announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community House project receives a letter of intent for a $150,000 challenge grant in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-community-house-challenge-grant-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1998, “Community House News — 1st Challenge Grant!!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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