A Lasting Legacy

Marjorie and Ernest Flegenheimer embraced For Good, For Ever with a planned gift from their estate Ernest Flegenheimer was born in Zurich, Switzerland and lived in Germany, Italy and Switzerland until the age of 12, when his family fled Nazi Germany in 1939. Winnipeg,...

Tax-Free Charitable Transfers from IRAs

Millions of Americans continue to save pre-tax dollars in their IRAs. The law allows taxpayers 70½ and older to share their wealth by giving retirement savings directly to charity—and bypassing income tax. This law is important to local charities operating as agents...

Scholarship Application Delay

Due to unforeseen circumstances, our scholarship application will not be able to go live today, Dec. 1 as planned. Our software engineers are working to finalize the application as we transition to a new online application. Our application will be ready-to-go on Fri.,...

We’re Hiring – Program Officer

The Program Officer is a salaried position reporting directly to the Foundation’s President & CEO. The Program Officer will work in major program areas, specifically with the Scholarship and Teacher Mini-grant programs.   Roles & Responsibilities: •...

Shirley Thurlow Memorial Nursing Scholarship

Shirley J. Thurlow was born in Flint at the beginning of The Great Depression, and her family later moved to Saginaw, as poor as church mice. The first decade of her life was especially tough, but like most folks they learned to be resourceful and make the best of...