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Ann Arbor Jaycees Foundation
The Ann Arbor Jaycees Foundation supports Washtenaw County's present and future through charitable means. The Foundation was formed in 1996 to act as a non-profit tax-deductible (501c3) fiduciary for Jaycees projects such as the AIDS Memorial Quilt, the Fourth of July Parade, and Food Baskets. In 2005, the Foundation reached its endowment goal of $50,000 and has allowed the Board of Trustees to develop a granting policy in 2006. The first cycle for grant applications began in the Spring of 2007 and continues today.
Objectives of the Foundation are:
* Providing leadership training through community service, * Attracting and growing permanently endowed funds from a wide range of donors, * Acting at the fiscal agent for projects to further the goals of the Jaycees movement, and * Awarding grants to qualified organization that promote training development.
Community projects supported by the Ann Arbor Jaycees Foundation:
* 1997 The AIDS Memorial Quilt Display * The Annual Ann Arbor 4th of July Parade * The Annual Easter Egg Hunt * Food Baskets
