Grant History

2025 GRANTS - $44,860.09

$21,273.87 - DCM High School, for a new sound system in the old gym
$1,500.00 - Mackinaw Library, for summer programs for kids and a new family/adult "seed library" program
$2,086.22 - Mackinaw Fire Department, to upgrade the Keysure 3 system to the Keysure 5 systems for key boxes enabling fire fighters access into buildings in the community
$20,000.00 - Mackinaw Recreation, for 4 bullpens and fence extensions at the softball/baseball fields at Brock Lake

2024 GRANTS - $37,757.50

$1,902.50 - Mackinaw Fire Department, battery powered light towers and 2 pagers for the new radio system
$9,900 - Mackinaw Library, new rubber roof
$1,561 - Village of Mackinaw, ADA compliant door on the Community Center
$4,900 - Mackinaw Recreation, 3 picnic tables (1 ADA) with umbrellas and 1 large shade umbrella to go between diamonds 1 and 2 at Brock Lake
$19,494 - Sacha's Sashay, netting to cover the ball fields at Brock Lake to protect spectators from foul balls

2023 GRANTS - $33,935.00

$1,435 - Mackinaw Fire Department, gas detector
$1,000 - Mackinaw Library, AED unit
$15,000 - Village of Mackinaw, enlarge bathrooms at Brock Lake
$10,000 - Mackinaw Recreation, complete the dugout project and revitalize the outfield on Diamond 1
$5,000 - Dee-Mack JFL, build a multi-purpose building at Brock Lake to store equipment and utilize as shelter
$1,500 - Mackinaw United Methodist Church, blessing box products not covered by SNAP such as toilet paper, hygiene products, cleaning supplies to give away in the community

2022 GRANTS - $27,842.00

$11,524.81 - DCM Primary/Jr. High, playground slide structure
$1,900.00 - Mackinaw Christian Church, automatic handicap accessible door
$1,847.25 - Hope Baptist Church, restoration of food bank trailer
$5,000.00 - Mackinaw Library, replacement of both entrance doors with handicap accessible doors
$5,375.00 - Mackinaw Township Recreation, dugout helmet and bat storage units at Brock Lake and replace the volleyball system at the Primary/Jr. High
$1,395.00 - Mackinaw Fire Department, cribbing to shore up vehicles during extrication and other types of accidents or rescues
$799.94 - Boy Scout Troop 86, 4 tents for camping

2021 GRANTS - $31,055.00

$12,487.50 - DCM High School, replace 50-year-old stage curtains in Old Gym
$7,067.50 - Mackinaw Fire Department and Rescue Squad, commercial washer and drying cabinet for gear and linens
$1,000.00 - Mackinaw Police Department, flag and flower beautification project
$1,500.00 - Mackinaw Library, summer reading program supplies and reading program app
$9,000.00 - Village of Mackinaw, build pickle ball court at Brock Lake: concrete, paint, net, fencing, and labor

2020 GRANTS - $30,874.56

$3,895.00 - DCM Primary/Jr. High School, bleacher aisle renovation
$1,417.73 - DCM Pre-K, rubber mulch for early childhood playground
$2,561.83 - DCM Primary/Jr. High, playground swings
$2,500.00 - Mackinaw Rescue, ambulance equipment -- tire chains ($1,600.00), radio and intercom system ($1,476.75), computer ($2,048.45)
$9,000.00 - Village of Mackinaw/Sacha's Sashay, zip track playground equipment at Westwood Park
$7,500.00 - Mackinaw Rec., remodel of 2 dugouts at Brock Lake
$4,000.00 - Mackinaw Library, convert interior lighting to LED

2019 GRANTS - $28,807.00

$325.30 - Boy Scout Troop 86, 2 camping tents
$1,747.50 - Mackinaw Fire Department, Ram fan
$7,500.00 - Mackinaw Rec., Brock Lake softball dugout, hitting station, and concrete bleacher extension
$802.00 - Mackinaw Library, outside programming for summer reading program
$500.00 - DCM High School, Community Outreach Partners in Education (COPE) education events (3)
$10,250.00 - DCM High School, update gym bleachers to be handicap accessible with grip bars and steps
$7,682.48 - Village of Mackinaw, 30' x 50' permanent pavilion at Veterans Park

2018 GRANTS - $26,416.00

$1,428.00 - DCM Primary School, 24 stand-up desks for Jr. Hi classrooms
$1,925.75 - DCM High School, professional printer, poster size documents, to train high school students for advertising purposes
$915.00 - DCM Pre-K, chain link fence around Pre-K playground
$5,600.33 - DCM Jr. High School PTO, playground rubber bits to replace the pea gravel that was causing accidents
$4,829.00 - Mackinaw Fire Dept., self-contained breathing apparatus tanks for fire fighters
$2,500.00 - Mackinaw Library, sensory wall for kids, mobile cubbies, audio books for all ages
$1,550.00 - Village Community Center, food pantry needs
$4,000.00 - Mackinaw Rec, foul ball netting at 2 diamonds at Brock Lake
$1,000.00 - Judah Ministries, "senior gala,” a free evening of dinner and entertainment for the seniors in our community
$1,000.00 - Mackinaw Christian Church, school year project of “snack packs“ to send home on weekends with kids of low income families
$250.00 - Boy Scout Venture Crewing 1719, cooking equipment for camping
$755.00 - Boy Scout Eagle Project for Mack Rec, build 3 trash/recycle bins at Brock Lake
$663.62 - Boy Scout Troop 86, 2 adult tents, 2 pop-up tents, 2 cookstoves

2017 GRANTS - $34,701.00

$400 - DCM Primary School, a “buddy bench” on the primary playground where a child who needs a friend to play with can let others know
$11,000 - DCM High School, purchase an electronic sign with messaging capability and installing electrical lines for the sign
$3,250 - DCM Jr. High School PTO, update existing sign located on the playground with an electronic message and new face
$4,250 - Mackinaw Rescue Squad, purchasing oxygen 2 tanks instead of renting, a chair lift for helping to lift patients into the ambulance, a mount for the laptop in the ambulance
$2,000 - Mackinaw Christian Church, school year project of “snack packs” to send home on weekends with kids of low income families
$4,000 - Mackinaw United Methodist Church, handicap accessible bathroom to meet the need of those with walkers and wheelchairs while hosting a variety of community events such as weddings, funerals, blood drive, senior citizen meals
$248 - Boy Scout Troop 86, 40 mesh safety vests for scouts to wear during service projects
$1,500 - Boy Scout Venture Crewing 1719, scout trailer to aid in transporting camping and archery equipment
$1,803 - Mackinaw Library, mailbox style book drop that can be open 24 hours a day
$1,250 - Village Community Center, food pantry for a summer second helping of food for those with children and holiday food baskets at Thanksgiving and Christmas
$4,000 - Village of Mackinaw, Westwood Park Pavilion renovation of a new roof, gutters, paint and structural repair

2016 GRANTS - $21,040.00

$4,140 - Fire Department, a lightweight thermal imaging camera to use to find victims in a fire
$3,500 - Village of Mackinaw & Police Department, upgrade police radio system with 2 new units- handhelds, charging bases and accessories
$1,400 - Pre-K Program at Primary School, pavilion as an outdoor educational classroom area in the center of Pre-K playground bike path
$1,000 - Mackinaw Christian Church, school year project of snack packs to send home on weekends with kids of low income families
$2,700 - Harvest Baptist Church, enclosed trailer for transporting food and shelving for food storage for their food pantry
$1,500 - Judah Ministries, Senior Gala, an evening dinner program with a speaker for all Mackinaw Sr. Citizens
$5,000 - Mackinaw Township Recreation, a pavilion at Brock Lake near the fishing pond and closer to the football fields
$450 - Mackinaw Library, design a logo and put it on 50 library bags and water bottles for their summer reading program
$1,350 - Boy Scout Troop 86, 8 tents and 4 vestibules (tent enclosure to keep out rain) for camping experiences

2015 GRANTS - $62,000.00

$50,000 - Dee-Mack Education Foundation, provide supplemental support to district, teachers and its students
$450 - Dee-Mack Primary PTO, improve Young Author's Program
$2,000 - Boy Scout Troop #86, purchase camping trailer
$5,000 - Village of Mackinaw, purchase park equipment
$1,050 - Mackinaw Fire Protection, purchase GPS computer for fire engine
$2,500 - Dee-Mack CUSD #701 Pre-K, build cement bike path
$1,000 - Judah International Ministries, Senior Citizen Gala event

2014

Invested bequest funds to begin building interest for future grants

Memorials

2023

Maribeth Kilbride

2013

Mary Ann Canty

Clare & Elsie

Photo from 1977 Mackinaw Methodist Church Directory