West End Health Foundation

11/24/2025

The West End Health Foundation awarded $10,000 to Camp UPeninsulin through our Spring Special Grant Program, matching swimmer donations from the Annual Swim Teal Lake: Benefit for Diabetes. These funds support the camp’s mission to provide vital resources for those managing diabetes.

Read more at westendhf.org.

11/23/2025

Thanks to the 2025 Annual Golf Classic, WEHF was proud to award $18,786 to the Marquette County Cares (MC²) coalition. This funding supports critical programs serving youth and families throughout Marquette County.

We’re grateful for MC²’s partnership and the community support that makes this work possible.

Learn more about this year’s funding and grantees on our blog at westendhf.org.

11/22/2025

Congratulations to our 2025 Fall Programmatic Grant recipients! WEHF awarded $50,000 to support programs enhancing health and wellness in the West End:

- U.P. Children’s Therapy – Summer Speech Program – $8,000
- Alzheimer’s Association Michigan Chapter – Dementia Risk Reduction & Support Program – $6,900
- First Tee Northern Michigan – Marquette County – Golf Programming – $3,000
- Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes – Leadership Experience – $3,000
- Cancer Care of Marquette County – Patient Care Services – $10,000
- Superior String Alliance Inc. – Classical Chamber Music for Seniors – $2,100
- The Caregiver Incentive Project (CIP) – Safe Hands – West End – $10,000
- Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Education – Adult Basic Education & Beyond 26 – $7,000

See the full list of grantees and their projects on our blog at westendhf.org.

11/21/2025

We’re proud to award $40,000 in Fall Proactive Grants to support food security in the West End. Recipients include:

- Feeding America West Michigan – Mobile Food Pantries – $3,560
- Greater Ishpeming Commission on Aging – Seniors Eat Well – $26,440
- The Salvation Army of Marquette County – Community Meal – $10,000

These organizations were recognized during our Business After Hours event, where they shared updates about their projects and impact. Learn more about all the fall grantees on our blog at westendhf.org

11/12/2025

Join us for Business After Hours on Wednesday, November 12, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Jerzi's 41 in their event space.

We will congratulate the 2025 Fall Programmatic and Proactive Grant recipients during the event. Food and a cash bar will be available, and door prizes will include gift certificates from local businesses.

If you're ready to make valuable business contacts, entertain clients, spend time with co-workers, and, most of all, have fun, then come on by! The event is free and open to all (partners and non-partners). Business After Hours are designed to help you make valuable business contacts, community connections and spend time with co-workers.

09/15/2025

📢 Applications are now open for the West End Health Foundation’s Fall Grant Cycles!

This fall, $90,000 in total funding is available to support programs that strengthen the health and wellness of West End residents.

✔️ Fall Programmatic Grant: $1,000–$10,000 for health & wellness programs
✔️ Fall Proactive Grant: $40,000 total for food security initiatives

Apply today at westendhf.org/grants before the deadline on September 26, 2025 at noon.

09/12/2025

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09/10/2025

09/02/2025

📢The West End Health Foundation’s fall grants are now open!

The Programmatic Grant and second Proactive Grant (Food Security Focus) application window will close September 26 at 12:00 p.m. ET.

If you're a non-profit that has a program working to improve health and wellness, or tackle food insecurity, in Marquette County’s West End community, this is your chance to make an impact. To learn more, click the link in our comments!

📅Deadline: September 26, 2025

08/13/2025

We’re proud to support this amazing camp by matching proceeds from the Swim Teal Lake Benefit for Diabetes through a match grant from the West End Health Foundation. These funds help make Camp UPeninsulin possible for participants each year.

08/07/2025

📢 Get Ready!
The West End Health Foundation’s Fall Programmatic Grant and second Proactive Grant (Food Security Focus) application window opens September 2!

If you're a non-profit that has a program working to improve health and wellness—or tackle food insecurity—in Marquette County’s West End community, this is your chance to make an impact.

🔗 Learn more: westendhf.org/2025fallgrants
📆 Deadline: September 26, 2025