Bay Harbor Foundation

Membership/Donation

The Bay Harbor Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports programs in the arts, education, the environment, and health and human services. Our federal identification number is 37-1491024.

The Foundation is a membership organization and all Bay Harbor community residents are encouraged to join. You are eligible if you are a resident of Bay Harbor, own property in Bay Harbor, work in Bay Harbor or have a business relationship with Bay Harbor. Immediate family members of individuals with the foregoing relationships are also eligible. Please complete the membership application form and send to the Foundation.

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Grant Recipients

The following organizations have received financial support from the Bay Harbor Foundation. None of these grants would have been possible without the support of our generous donors.


Association for Harbor Arts~Avalanche Overlook Preserve Golf Event

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Bay Bluffs Emmet County Medical Care Facility

Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan

Boy Scouts of America Scenic Trails Council

Boyne Area Alano ClubBrother Dans Food Pantry

Camp Daggett ~ Challenge Mountain

Charlevoix Area Humane Society ~ Child & Family Services

Christ Child Society ~ Community Against Substance Abuse

Conservation Resource Alliance ~ Crooked Tree Arts Council

C.S. Lewis Festival, Inc. ~ Exceptional Riders

Friendship Centers Emmet County ~ Girls On The Run

Girl Scout Troop #379, Girl Scouts of Crooked Tree

Good Samaritans Family Services ~ Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra

Harbor Springs Education Foundation~Hospice of Little Traverse Bay

Hospice of NW Michigan ~ Inland Seas Education Association

Jordan River Arts Council ~ Junior Achievement

Little Traverse Conservancy ~ Little Traverse Choral Society

Little Traverse Civic Theatre ~ Little Traverse Historical Society

Little Traverse Humane Society ~ The Manna Food Project

Michigan Land Use Institute Emmet County

Miriam Behling Scholarship Fund Golf Event

North Central Michigan College ~ Northern Community Mediation

Northern Michigan Cancer Crusaders ~ Northern Michigan Hospital

Petoskey-Harbor Springs Community Foundation

Petoskey High School Equestrian Team ~ Raven Hill Discovery Center

Rotary STRIVE ~ Salvation Army

Spirit Day Camp ~ Top of Michigan Trails Council, Inc.

Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council ~ Womens Resource Center

YMCA of Northern Michigan ~ 23 Deserving Student Scholars