My Town: Consumers Energy Foundation awards nearly $39K to nonprofits
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Dozens of nonprofit organizations that are close to the hearts of Consumers Energy employees are getting a financial boost.
The Consumers Energy Foundation recently awarded 78 grants worth $38,350 to organizations in Michigan where Consumers employees and retirees volunteer. Last year, nonprofits in the state received more than $8 million from Consumers Energy and its employees, retirees, foundation and parent company, CMS Energy.
The 2014 second quarter grant recipients include:
Allegan County
- $450 to Fennville Public Schools Youth Baseball (Loren Barnes)
- $550 to Fennville Public Schools Youth Football (Loren Barnes)
Ionia County
- $550 to Portland Public Schools Wrestling Club (Chad Miller)
Kalamazoo County