About Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency
Enhancing quality of life by empowering individuals and strengthening communities.
Focus Areas
Early childhood services (Head Start, Early Head Start, GSRP)Housing counseling and housing assistanceHomeless preventionWeatherization assistanceSenior services / Area Agency on AgingCaregiver resourcesSelf-sufficiency and family supportPoverty education
Who They Fund
young children (early childhood / pre-K age)older adults / seniors
Funding Style
direct service
About Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency
Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency Inc’s recent grantmaking is defined by a large, repeated commitment to early childhood education, led by three consecutive grants to Mid Michigan Community Action Agency Inc in Farwell: $2,747,940 in 2025, $2,421,229 in 2024, and $2,281,021 in 2023. That pattern shows a funder making substantial program support over multiple years rather than one-off awards. The foundation also supports a broad network of community-based aging services across northeast Michigan, with frequent grants to county commissions on aging and senior service organizations. Its work is closely tied to direct service delivery and local public-service infrastructure, including early childhood services, housing-related supports, homeless prevention, weatherization assistance, senior services, caregiver resources, self-sufficiency, and poverty education. The giving profile points to a local funder focused on essential human services for young children, older adults, and families, using program funding to sustain agencies that serve residents across multiple counties. Leadership is listed under Lisa Bolen.
What Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency Funds
Early childhood education is the clearest program area in the recent grants record. Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency Inc gave $2,747,940 in 2025 to Mid Michigan Community Action Agency Inc in Farwell for early childhood education, following similar grants in 2024 and 2023. In senior services, the foundation backed Roscommon County Commission on Aging in Houghton Lake with $411,626 in 2024 for services for seniors, plus additional support in 2023 and 2025. It also funded Alpena Area Senior Citizens Council Inc in Alpena for services for seniors, including $322,459 in 2024 and $311,096 in 2025. Other aging-related grants went to Ogemaw Commission on Aging in West Branch for services for seniors, including $336,470 in 2023 and $303,752 in 2025. The recurring purposes show a portfolio centered on direct community services rather than project-specific or capital grants.
How Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency Gives
Typical grant size sits in the low-to-mid six figures, with p25 at $181,164, a median of $227,308, and p75 at $303,765. The recent grant list shows repeat awards to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, especially for early childhood education and senior services, which suggests ongoing operating support rather than isolated awards. The foundation is a community service agency, and the available records show program funding as the dominant mode. No individual grants or program-related investments appear in the provided data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.6M
Total Assets
$27.4M
Total Revenue
$68.4M
Total Expenses
$67.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $181K and $304K, with a median of $227K.
25th Percentile
$181K
Median
$227K
75th Percentile
$304K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LISA BOLEN
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