Foundation and Grants

Lake Michigan College has an active fund-raising and grant development program.

Private fund-raising activities are coordinated through the Lake Michigan College Foundation and its 49 member Board of Directors. Established in 1986, the Foundation has assets of $5.7 million, of which nearly $4.1 million is endowed. Annual fund-raising activities include a scholarship auction and golf outing. The Foundation recently completed the first phase of a $5 million advancement campaign by raising more than $5.2 million for student scholarships, academic programs and technology, student life and facilities and Mendel Center for Arts and Technology.

Planning for Phase II of the campaign with a tentative goal of $7 million is currently underway. Phase II of the campaign is expected to continue to increase the number of scholarships, as well as support academic programs, especially in the emerging technologies, and address capital improvement needs in the Mendel Center.

The College's grant development program supports a wide range of important student, academic, and physical plant priorities. Major grant programs currently managed by the College include four TRIO grants (Upward Bound, Educational Talent Search, Educational Opportunity Center and Student Support Services). In FY '05 the College closed out a $1.75 million five-year Title III grant which was used to upgrade classroom technology.