Bay Harbor Foundation - Creating a legacy for charitable giving throughout Northern Michigan.

The Bay Harbor Foundation was established in 2004 as a charitable, nonprofit membership foundation to support the arts, education, environment and health & human services throughout Northern Lower Michigan. The Bay Harbor Foundation is licensed through the State of Michigan Department of Attorney General Charitable Trust Division and is a 501(c)(3).

Since its inception the Foundation has awarded over $500,000 to 42 - 501(c)(3)organizations.

Membership in the Bay Harbor Foundation is free and open to all who live, work, or reside in Bay Harbor or conduct business with Bay Harbor and any immediate family member of any of the above categories.

The Foundation's primary fundraising activities center around the events held within Bay Harbor.Nearly 700 donors gave in 2007 through their attendance, participation and sponsorship of events which raised over $300,000 for Bay Harbor Foundation. Attendance, participation and sponsorship of the Detroit Red Wings Alumni Hockey Face-off Match and Reception in January, 5K Run/Walk in May, the Bay Harbor Concours Festival in June, Baynanza in July, or the Golf Tournament in August, were vital to the success of the Foundation's fundraising goals.

In awarding grant funding the Foundation seeks organizations whose programming either focuses on the arts, education, the environment or health & human services in Northern Lower Michigan.

For the 2008 grant timetable please go to the News section of this website.