Melissa Deming, Port Austin, is the recipient of the 2025 Huron County Community Philanthropy Award. The Community Philanthropy Award honors a living individual or couple for service as a volunteer, a board member, or a donor who made a significant effort to help grow our community through philanthropy in Huron County.

Over $33,000 was awarded to 23 different organizations during the HCCF fall grant cycle. Learn more about the projects and the funds that provided grants.

The Harold and Vera Cubitt Family Fund has awarded its inaugural grants to support innovative programs and extracurricular activities for Bad Axe Public Schools students.

The Disaster Response Fund ensures Huron County is prepared for the unexpected. By working closely with first responders and community leaders, HCCF will help direct resources to support response efforts should disaster strike.

It’s time for the Huron County Community Foundation’s largest grant cycle of the year! If your organization is doing good things in our community, we want to hear from you. Submit your application before August 15.

Honoring the spirit and legacy of Harold and Vera Cubitt, this fund will provide grants to educators, extracurricular activities, and programs positively impacting Bad Axe Public Schools students. Applications are due by August 15, 2025.

This grant opportunity is specifically for Ubly educators to support student academic success through classroom enhancements, field trips and experiences, or extracurricular activities such as robotics, forensics, debate, or FFA. Apply by August 15th!

Recognize a living individual or couple for their service as a volunteer, a board member, or a donor who has made a significant effort to help grow our community by nominating them for this year’s Huron County Community Philanthropy Award.

Do you know a committed, community-minded high school student interested in sharing their ideas and making a countywide impact?! Encourage them to apply for the Huron County Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Committee for the upcoming school year.

Celebrating innovation and creativity at Bad Axe Public Schools, HCCF awarded the 2025 Hatchet Fund grants to Mr. Pokley and Mr. Snider to further the hands-on learning opportunities available for Bad Axe students.

The Harold and Carolyn Robison Foundation, a private foundation, worked with HCCF to create a sunset plan. Once their private foundation operations were winding down, they created a permanent endowment at HCCF to continue their family’s charitable giving forever.

Since our founding in 1994, HCCF has awarded more than $3 million in grants and scholarships across Huron County.

That’s $3 million invested directly into our communities—supporting education, sparking local projects, and helping organizations grow stronger and more sustainable.

One of the newest funds at the Huron County Community Foundation will invest in broadening the horizons of Bad Axe Public School students through academic and cultural enhancements. 

YAC members participated in a community service project supporting Fleece and Thank You’s mission of providing children receiving treatment in hospitals with a cozy, colorful blanket.

Join us in thanking Corinne Schornack, TJ Polega, and Reece Wruble for their service on the HCCF Board of Trustees!

The place for information and project updates about the Community Hub in downtown Bad Axe! If you’re thinking “what’s going on at the corner?”, this page will answer that question with accurate and up to date information.

When you reach the age where annual withdrawals from your IRA are mandatory, you can reduce your taxes and make an impact on your community with a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) to the Huron County Community Foundation.

When people think of estate planning, they often picture something reserved for the very wealthy—multi-million-dollar estates with a maze of financial assets. But estate planning is for everyone, regardless of income level or assets.

Estate planning isn’t just about distributing money; it’s about defining the impact you want to leave on the world. By supporting Huron County through a charitable gift in your estate, you’re ensuring that the causes you care about will continue to benefit from your generosity and vision.