Organization: MIDWEST INDEPENDENT RETAILERS
Mission: PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING STUDENTS; TO PROMOTE CONTINUING EDUCATION; TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN HIGH SCHOOLS, TECHNICAL CENTERS VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES; TO FURTHER COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT THROUGH SUPPORT OF AREA CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS' ACTIVITIES THAT CANNOT BE CONDUCTED IN-HOUSE DUE TO FUNDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITATIONS. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND OTHERS REGARDING THE BENEFITS OF BUYING LOCAL AND EATING FRESH PRODUCE. TO INFORM THE PUBLIC REGARDING CHANGES TO FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS/BENEFITS. TO ENCOURAGE ACCESS TO HEALTHY, FRESH AND SUSTAINABLY GROWN FOOD.
Activities: THE ORGANIZATION GRANTED 29 SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AS SELECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND GROWTH AT THE INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY LEVELS.
THE ORGANIZATION GRANTED $1,942 TO AREA CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AS IDENTIFIED BY THE MEMBERSHIP AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD, WHICH CANNOT BE SUPPORTED IN-HOUSE DUE TO LIMITED INFRASTRUCTURE AND FUNDS.
THE ORGANIZATION GRANTED MORE THAN 6,000 TURKEY'S TO MORE THAN 6,000 NEEDY FAMILIES THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN, OHIO, AND ILLINOIS.
NTEE category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Secondary category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations