Selected specific charitable organizations are supported, as long as the organizations remain in existence and continue to fulfill their intended charitable purpose. If an organization discontinues its services, the Foundation will provide grants to other programs and agencies with similar goals and objectives.
BCF Management Endowment Fund Established 9/1/1995
This fund provides operating dollars for the administration of the Barry Community Foundation.
Barry Conservation District Established 11/1/1999
This fund shall be used to support the charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes of the Barry Conservation District.
The fund shall be used to promote and support the establishment of land conservancy and conservation, as determined from time to time by an advisory committee and approved by the foundation.
This fund was created to support the preservation of farmland in the Barry County Area.
This fund shall be used to support the scientific, educational and community projects of the
Barry
This fund shall be used for the provision, enhancement and/or maintenance of facilities for use by
This fund was established for the enhancement of historical preservation, programs and activities in their broadest scope, including but not limited to, acquisitions, renovations and coordination of staff, committees and management of
This fund supports
Friends of the
This fund shall be used to support the charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes of the Hastings Public Library.
The fund shall be used to support the Kids Christmas and Pumpkin Patch Programs and other future programs that impact handicapped and/or underprivileged children within the service area of the Hastings Elks Lodge 1965.
Kids At Heart – CASA for Kids, Inc., Barry/Eaton
The fund shall be used for support of the charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes of CASA for Kids, Inc., Barry/Eaton County and its affiliated agencies, as determined from time to time by the Barry Community Foundation.
Kyomi’s Gift Fund Established 5/02/2007
Kyomi’s Gift is an outstretched hand that offers support and genuine caring to children and their families when the children require extraordinary care.
Love for Lennon, Inc. Fund Established 2/14/2006
Love for Lennon, was formed by a group of local citizens in April of 2005 to assist special needs children in
This fund shall be used to support the charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes of the Barry and
Paul & Rosellen Siegel Fund for the
This fund is created to support the Hastings Public Library through the estate of Paul and Rosellen Siegel.
Roger Milo Shaw Memorial Fund to benefit St. Rose School Established 4/12/2006
The distribution of income, subject to an appropriate spending rule, will support the educational purposes of St. Rose of
Sue Drummond Art Education Fund of the Thornapple Arts Council Established 3/11/1998
This fund was established to expose children of Barry County to the arts, defined to include visual, music, fiber, literature and performing arts, experiencing, listening or watching, with no more than one-half for scholarships, nor more than one-quarter for county-wide youth projects.
Thornapple Players Club Fund Established 1/13/2005
This fund shall be used to support the charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes of the Thornapple Players, as determined from time to time by the Barry Community Foundation.
Vida Blood Memorial Fund for the First Presbyterian
The income from this fund is to be used for supporting the purposes of the First Presbyterian Church of Hastings, with the advice and consent of the fund's advisory committee, to consist of the organization's executive committee.
This fund shall be used to support the charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes of the Volunteer Center of Barry County,