Auburn Hills Community Foundation Accepting Grant Applications

(AHCF, March 12, 2023)

Auburn Hills, MI – The Auburn Hills Community Foundation (AHCF) is the City’s 501(c)(3) non-profit serving our community.  The Board of Directors has announced that it is seeking applications from qualified organizations who are either Auburn Hills-based or whose agency serves Auburn Hills residents.

The AHCF focuses its giving in five areas:  Senior Citizens, Veterans & Active-Duty Military, Children, Healthy Living Initiatives, and Environmental Issues.

Grants are typically given in the range of $1,000 – $5,000 and the projects/programs as well as the amount awarded is at the sole discretion of the board.

The deadline to submit a grant request is Friday, August 4, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. (local time).  Grant applications will be reviewed in August & September and will be awarded in October at which time applicants will be notified.  Requests will not be considered for programs already completed or underway at the time of grant award.  The grant application process is relatively simple and the estimated time to complete the grant application is typically one to two hours.

Interested applicants my request a grant application by contacting Andrew Hagge at ahagge@auburnhills.org.

Anyone interested in making a donation of any amount to the Auburn Hills Community Foundation may do so by sending a check made payable to Auburn Hills Community Foundation, 1827 North Squirrel Road, Auburn Hills, MI  48326.  All the work conducted by the Auburn Hills Community Foundation is with volunteer community leaders and therefore, no part of any donation is used for wages or benefits.  With our tagline of “Charity Begins at Home”, all funds that are granted from the Foundation to grant recipients are required to primarily benefit the residents of the City.  To learn more about the work of the AHCF, please contact Tom Tanghe at ttanghe@auburnhills.org or 248.370.9400.