A permanent and growing charitable community endowment that, through a wide variety of grants and programs, serves to enhance life in Milan, Michigan...for good, for ever.

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Accepting Grant Applications
May 1 - June 15

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New Endowment Funds

Milan Area Historical Society Endowment Fund, established in 2011 for the preservation, maintenance and repairs to various Historical Society buildings.

Armitage/Brainard Milan Beautification Fund, established in 2010

New Scholarship Fund

Eric Harrison Memorial Scholarship Fund

Pre-Qualification Questionnaire

Please answer the following questions about the program to be funded:

YesNo	Is it to serve the greater Milan area residents?
YesNo	Does it avoid duplication of services that can better be given by existing agencies?
YesNo	Will the program have an obviously beneficial impact on the greater Milan area community’s quality of life?
YesNo	Does the program operate without United Way support?
YesNo	Can the sponsoring group applying for funds assure the continuance of the program to a worthwhile conclusion or a stable ongoing status?
YesNo	Is government funding insufficient to ensure the project’s implementation, even though the project is important enough to warrant a grant?
YesNo	Does the project benefit the community without regard to religious faith?
YesNo	Is the program completely divorced from politics?

Notwithstanding these guidelines, the Greater Milan Area Community Foundation reserves the right to accept, modify or reject any grant request. At minimum, the program to be funded should be able to give an affirmative answer to the above questions.