Board of Trustees

Carl Piersma, Chair	Jim VanderVeen Vice Chair
Robert Bosch, Treasurer	Candy Kraker, Secretary
Chad Ayers	Angie Barksdale
Pam DeYoung	Roger Feenstra
Pierce Roon	Lee Scholma
Patricia Stephenson

Many thanks to our retiring trustees
Carl Jesser and Ruth Tanis for their years of service to Allendale.

Grant deadlines are March 1 and September 1.
To apply go to the non profit tab at the Foundation website www.allendalecf.org

Grants for 2011

• Allendale Fire Department, Allendale Junior Firefighter $990.00 to promote literacy and fire prevention education to the children of Allendale Township.
  
  
• Allendale Public Schools, Allendale Alma Mater $1,250.00 to give students, staff, parents, alumni and community a quality Alma Mater that will be used by the school for years to come at athletic events, graduations, and concerts to promote a sense of belonging and pride in the Allendale tradition.
  
  
• Love in the Name of Christ Expanding and Enhancing the Budget Program $2,000.00 to assist with recruitment and training costs involved in expanding and enhancing the budget program as well as offering additional life skill classes that will support the budget classes.
  
  
• Ottawa County Sheriff's Association Back to School Fair $450.00 to purchase helmets to distribute to Allendale township children.
  
  
• Allendale Township Libraray $500 to purchase carnival lawn games for family library events.
  
  
• Lighthouse Community Church $1,450 to support the Breakfast with Baby Program to provide free diapers and baby wipes for low-income women who are at least 7 months pregnant or who have babies under the age of 1 year.
  
  
• Love in the Name of Christ $1500 to purchase new freezers for the food pantry.
  
  
• Senior Sing Along $700 to support increased access to crucial qualify of life programming for Allendale area seniors in 2012.
  
  
• Allendale Charter Township $269 to purchase map stencils for the community playground.
  
  

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  Fall Teacher Mini-Grant Program
  
  Fall 2011
  
• Allendale Christian School received six minigrants for a total of $840
  
  
• Allendale Public Schools recieved seven teacher mingrants for a total of $1033
  
  
• Borculo Christian School received four minigrants for a total of $567
  
  

Click here to view the Fall 2011 Newsletter

P. O. Box 365
Allendale, MI 49401
616-895-4777
www.allendalecf.org

Giving to the Allendale Community Foundation is like growing a tree ~ the gifts given feed the trunk of the tree, and the fruit produced is given away ~ the more the tree is fed, the more fruit is produced! Help feed the tree so that more fruit can be shared in Allendale.

Like the Coopersville Area Community Foundation, the Allendale Area Community Foundation is a component fund of The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation. In 1999, several community leaders and visionaries dreamed of starting a philanthropic vehicle to ensure that their community's quality of life would be enhanced and improved today, tomorrow, and for future generations. A $10,000 grant from the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation created the momentum.

The Trustees of the Allendale Community Foundation continue to work on increasing the awareness of this brand new Foundation to the citizens of the Allendale area. Their goal has been not only to attract donors to this charitable organization benefiting Allendale, but also to raise $50,000 in undesignated and field of interest gifts to receive a second $10,000 challenge grant from the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation. This goal was realized in December 2001.

This newest affiliate of the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation already has twenty-seven funds and over $1 million in assets. Allendale has never had a specific organization dedicated to attracting donors and making grants to meet the community's needs. It does now in the form of the Allendale Community Foundation. The Foundation's Board is planting the seeds for the future of this community. We know they will succeed!

Funds of the Foundation

Bold Indicate New Fund
* Indicates Endowment Fund (Donations to these Funds qualify for the Michigan State Income Tax Credit)

ABC Coalition
Allendale Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund*
Allendale Charter Parks and Recreation Fund
Allendale Christian School Endowment Fund*
Allendale Greatest Needs Fund*
Allendale Historical Society Endowment Fund*
Allendale Lifelong Learners Fund*
Allendale Public Schools Foundation Fund*
Allendale Township Library Endowment Fund*
Lighthouse Community Church Children's Camp and Mission Fund*
Lindsey Bakale Memorial Scholarship Fund
Borculo Christian School Endowment Fund*
Mike Cook Fund for Fun in Education
Detter Family Foundation Education Scholarship*
Detter Family Foundation Leaders in Mathematics and Science Scholarship*
Detter/Walcott Early Childhood Education Fund*
Family LIFE Center of West Michigan Fund*
Jim Kraker Family Fund*
Love J.P. Fund*
Lighthouse Community Church Children's Camp and Mission Fund*
David James Merkle Memorial Scholarship Fund*
Miss Allendale Pageant Scholarship Fund
New Focus National Fund*
Rotary Club of Allendale Fund
Ellna Rotman Camp Fund*
Dr. Harold Sheridan Fund
Sietsema Family Fund*
T.J. and Skylee Starr Sikma Memorial Fund
Veteran's Memorial Fund*
Herman J. Wyngarden Memorial Scholarship Fund

2011 Scholarships were awarded to five outstanding students from five Funds established by donors in the Allendale Community Foundation and one from the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation.

Lindsey Bakale Memorial Scholarship
This Fund was established with the Foundation in loving memory of Lindsey Bakale who died tragically at an early age. To honor her memory, this scholarship will assist local high school graduates to further their education beyond the high school level. The 2011 recipient is Jared Groeneveld, Alma College.

Detter Family Foundation Education Scholarship
This Scholarship was established in 2008 for current graduates of Allendale Public School pursuing a career in the field of education at a 4-year Michigan College. Students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 must also demonstrate leadership and have participated in extracurricular activities. The 2011 recipient is Erica Beitel, Alma College.

Detter Family Foundation Leaders in Mathematics and Science
This scholarship was established in 2010 for currest graduates of Allendale Public School pursuing a career in the fiel of mathematics or science at a 4 year Michigan College. Students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 must also demonstrate leadership and have participated in extracurricular activities. The 2011 recipient is Branden Greinke/Grand Valley State University.

Herman J. Wyngarden Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established in memory of Herman J. Wyngarden, a longtime educator. It commemorates Dr. and Mrs. Wyngarden's commitment to education and to helping deserving students further their education beyond high school. The 2011 recipient is Jessica Campbell, University of Detroit-Aquinas College.

Allendale Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
Since 1996, the AACC has been offering a scholarship to a Senior High School Student within Allendale Township that will be attending GVSU in the fall immediately following their high school graduation. The 2011 recipient is Rachael Allen, Grand Valley State University.