Chelsea Community Foundation Grantmaking Guidelines

The Chelsea Community Foundation provides a unique way for individuals to perpetuate their charitable interests and strengthen the Chelsea community. Together, the Chelsea Community Foundation and its donors are creating a “community capital,” a permanent and growing charitable endowment that through a wide variety of grants and programs helps the region deal with today’s needs and prepare for tomorrow’s challenges.

The Chelsea Community Foundation is guided by an advisory committee of local area leaders that recommend grant awards to nonprofit organizations for projects that strengthen and improve the community of Chelsea.

The Chelsea Community Foundation became an affiliate fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan in 1995. The Chelsea Community Foundation was formed by the Foundation for Community Care and the Civic Foundation of Chelsea.

Click here to learn how to make a gift to the Chelsea Community Foundation.

Members of the Advisory Committee include: Warren J. Widmayer (Chair), Peter M. Feeney (Vice Chair), Robert L. Daniels, Arthur E. Dils, Dennis D. Doan, Daphne J. Hodder, Willard H. Johnson, Anne Merkel, John Rutherford, Paul G. Schaible

Grants made by the Chelsea Community Foundation

2011

• Purple Rose Theatre Company: $8,030 – Support for the continuation of a new play development partnership with the Chelsea District Library
• Silver Maples of Chelsea: $12,000 – Support for the continuation of a free concert series for seniors
• St. Louis Center for Exceptional Children & Adults: $15,000 – Support for a fitness program
• Trinity Health-Michigan: $8,015 – Support for facilitator training for a youth substance abuse prevention program in Chelsea
• United Methodist Retirement Communities: $3,000 – Support for a local 5K race to promote Chelsea and community wellness

2010

• Chelsea Center for the Arts: $25,000 (over two years) – Support for expansion of artistic initiatives including the artist-in-residence program, the Midwest Literary walk and song-writing workshops Faith in Action $6,275 – Support for a community garden project
• Legacy Land Conservancy: $25,000 – Support for local training on sustainable economic development strategies
• Michigan Nonprofit Association: $15,000 – Support for capacity building services for nonprofit organizations located in Chelsea Michigan

2009

• Chelsea Center for the Arts: $5,000 – Support for a community mural project
• Chelsea District Library: $25,000 (over two years) – Support for an oral history project
• Chelsea Recreation Council: $12,000 – Support to renovate existing baseball and softball fields
• Chelsea Senior Citizens Center: $45,000 – Support for a health and wellness project for adults over 50
• Chelsea Depot Association Inc.: $12,000 – Support for the exterior restoration of the historic Chelsea Depot (grant awarded to the City of Chelsea as fiduciary)
• Michigan Nonprofit Association: $15,000 – Support for capacity building services for nonprofit organizations located in Chelsea, Michigan
• Purple Rose Theatre Company: $17,000 – Support for a new play development partnership with the Chelsea District Library

2008

• Chelsea Community Hospital: $1,950 - Support for reprinting a walking map of Chelsea
• Chelsea Senior Activities Center: $4,000 – Support for a book discussion series
• Silver Maples of Chelsea: $18,000 (over two years) - Support for a free concert series for seniors
• Western-Washtenaw Value Express: $25,000 - Support for affordable life line transportation service for older adults and persons with disabilities