Endowment

The Gleaners endowment ensures that food will be available to people who need help in the event of a disaster or other area-wide crisis.

Increasing Regional Philanthropy Challenge Raises $405,000 for Gleaners Endowment

Last year, The Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan announced a $14.5 million initiative to strengthen philanthropy in the seven-county region it serves. The initiative, called Increasing Regional Philanthropy: Everyone Can Be a Philanthropist, was aimed at improving the quality of life in southeast Michigan by significantly increasing the financial resources available for the region’s charitable sector. With matching funds from this initiative and with exceptional leadership from Ned Greenberg, Walt Young, Mike Acheson, and Augie Fernandes, Gleaners was able to increase its endowment by $405,000. This challenge will continue through December 2008 with an overall goal of adding $1.5 million to our endowment, currently at $6 million.

To learn more about making an endowment gift to Gleaners, please contact Gerry Brisson at 866-GLEANER ext. 246 or gbrisson@gcfb.org.