The Village Club Foundation takes pride in promoting philanthropy in the form of grants that further educational, cultural, and human services in the Oakland, Wayne and Macomb tri-county area of Michigan. Grants to area organizations have totaled $3.7 million since the Foundation was established in 1983.

Purpose

The Village Club Foundation is the philanthropic arm of The Village Club, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The Foundation's purpose is to further educational, cultural and civic activities; to promote philanthropic projects; and to operate for the good of the community. We work to enrich other nonprofit organizations to make a difference in the lives of individuals, families, organizations and communities.

The mission of The Village Club Foundation is to offer financial support, in the form of grants, to qualified nonprofit organizations throughout Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Our grants focus on the interrelated aspects of community life, basic human needs and services, educational enhancement, and cultural enrichment. The Village Club Foundation files IRS Form 990 yearly; it is available upon request.

History

1956 - The Village Woman's Club was formed on May 2 exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, by sponsoring and initiating appropriate programs, encouraging participation by women of Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Pontiac and adjoining communities and through direct contributions of money.

1961 - The clubhouse was purchased with tax deductible dollars. Classes were very popular, the bar and food services expanded, and The Village Woman's Club became a social club as well as one involved in social service work.

1968 - The Village Club was formed in June for recreational and social purposes, allowing The Village Woman's Club to retain its charitable function. The "social" club rented the clubhouse from the "charity".

1976 - The Village Club initiated a stock membership program, and the monies were used to purchase the present facilities from the charitable organization. At that time a land contract was entered into between the Clubs and the final payment was made in April 1982.

1983 - The Articles of Incorporation of The Village Woman's Club were restated, and the name was changed to The Village Woman's Club Foundation. The monies from the sale of the clubhouse became the nucleus for the fund of the Foundation. The purpose of the organization remains very much like the original: to operate exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, and to give funds and property to eligible organizations. The foundation received a 501(c)(3) charitable designation under the rules of the IRS.

2010 - The name was officially changed to The Village Club Foundation.

The members of The Village Club Foundation are all the members who are active, silver life, nonresident or emeritus members of The Village Club, and any surviving spouse of a deceased Village Club member who may enjoy the social privileges of the Club.
 

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Application

Grant Information and Applications

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Grant Recipients

Listed below are the 2023-2024 recipients of grants awarded by The Village Club Foundation. Each agency that received a grant was interviewed by Grants Committee members to evaluate the agency’s programs, services, and finances.

Three special awards are made each year. They are:

• The June Shea Award is made possible by the generosity of the Celia June K. Shea Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust, a fund within the foundation, established in 2003.
• The Jeanne Hackett Award is made possible by her generous bequest, established in 2016, to The Village Club Foundation.
• In 2020, the Marion and Robert Wyatt Foundation endowed a Named Award by making a $515,000 bequest to The Village Club Foundation.  

June Shea Awards

2023-2024

Accent Pontiac, Inc
Camp Casey

Jean Hackett Award's

2023-2024

Gigi's Playhouse Detroit
On My Own of Michigan

Marion and Robert Wyatt Award

2023-2024

FAR Conservatory of Therapeutic and Performing Arts
 

Grant Recipients

TVCF GRANT RECIPIENTS 2023-2024

Accent Pontiac, Inc.
The Art Experience
Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan
Baldwin Center
Brilliant Detroit
Building Beds 4 Kids
Camp Casey
Central United Methodist Church of Detroit Community Development Corp. Child Safe Michigan
Community Assistance Program
Crossroads of Michigan
Detroit Creativity Project
Detroit Horse Power
Epiphany Education Center
FAR Conservatory of Therapeutic and Performing Arts
Friends of the Children - Detroit
Gigi’s Playhouse Detroit
Girls Matter
Guiding Harbor
Hope Against Trafficking
Life BUILDERS Detroit
Living and Learning Enrichment Center
Metropolitan United Methodist Church
National Council of Jewish Women
New Day Foundation for Families Fighting Cancer
New Hope Center for Grief Support
Oakland Literacy Council
On My Own of Michigan
Pink Fund
Rackham Symphony Choir
Racquet Up Detroit
Read to a Child
Redford Brightmoor Initiative
St. Anne’s Mead
St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center
Siena Literacy Center
Take Root Inc.
Troy Community Coalition for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Troy Nature Society
Variety – The Children’s Charity
The Village of Bethany Manor
Wellspring
 

The Village Club Foundation Board of Trustees

President	Deborah Kitson Email: [email protected]
Vice President	Deborah-Lee Gollnitz
Secretary	Kathy Schwartz
Treasurer	Meg Lentz
Contributions Trustee	Gay Garcia
Grants	Carolyn Masserang Email: [email protected]
Public Relations	Anne Miller
Special Events	Cathleen Clancy
TVC Board Liaison	Joan Primo

Appointees

Advisor	Susan Sweeney
Archivist	Karen Pridmore
Audit	Helene Predhomme
Basic Needs Collection	Kay White Meyer
Strategic Planning	Lassie Lewis