Empowering Local Youth: Spring 2025 Kellogg Youth Fund Grant Recipients Announced

Keweenaw Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council reviewing grant applications.

The Keweenaw Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is excited to announce the Spring 2025 recipients of the Kellogg Youth Endowment Fund grants. A total of $12,000 has been awarded to support youth-focused programs and services throughout Houghton and Keweenaw Counties.

The Kellogg Youth Fund empowers local young people to be active participants in philanthropy by reviewing grant applications and recommending awards to programs that benefit their peers and community. This cycle’s recipients reflect the diverse needs and interests of area youth, from mental health support and literacy programs to physical activity and music education.

Spring 2025 Kellogg Youth Fund Grant Recipients:

  • Ahmeek Village Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
    For toddler and young children’s playground equipment at Gabriel Chopp Park.

  • CLK Elementary School Library
    To purchase materials for their “Get Kids Reading with Graphic Novels” program.

  • Copper Country Angel Mission
    For the “School Backpack” program, providing full-sized backpacks for older students.

  • Copper Country Gymnastics
    To offer scholarships for their summer gymnastics camp.

  • Copper Island Academy
    To purchase a full-sized bass drum and mallet for their school band program.

  • Elaine Bacon Literacy Program
    To support the first-ever “Keweenaw Children’s Book Festival.”

  • Keweenaw CAPE
    To support volunteer meals for the “Human Library” program and supplies for “Diabetes Camp II.”

  • Love INC of the Copper Country
    To stock their pantry with personal care items for teens, children, and families.

  • Unite UP Mental Health
    To provide supplies for “Calm Kits: Therapeutic Toolboxes for Emotional Support.”

These initiatives represent our community's creativity, compassion, and collaborative spirit. The Keweenaw Community Foundation extends its gratitude to the YAC members for their thoughtful review process and to the organizations working every day to improve the lives of our youth.

Learn more about the Kellogg Youth Fund and future grant opportunities.

Vienna Leonarduzzi