GRANTS
The Spring Lake Schools Foundation annually awards grants to SLPS educators from two endowed funds. Educators submit grant proposals and a committe of SLSF Bord members review the applications and award gants based on set criteria intended to uphold the purpose of each of the two funds. In 2016, $25,233.65 from the Carol Martin Fund and $18,063.08 from the Spring Lake Schools Foundation Fund were awarded for 15 different grant proposals.
Carol Martin Fund (click to go to page)
Grants from this fund were made possible by the generous donation of former Jeffers Elementary School kindergarten teacher Carol Martin.
Carol Martin, a devoted kindergarten teacher, touched many young lives during her thirty-three years at Jeffers Elementary School. She retired in 1993.
Ms. Martin passed away in 2009, but her devotion to elementary education continues. Her wish was for “the SLSF to use the funds to optimally benefit and contribute to the education of elementary age children in the Spring Lake Public School system.”
Spring Lake Schools Foundation Fund (click to go to page)
The Spring Lake Schools Foundation has a mission to supplement the school district’s available funding to maintain and enhance academic excellence. Grants are awarded annually to fund innovative initiatives that engage current and future Spring Lake Public Schools students.
Jonas C. Saunders Literacy Award (click to go to page)
The Saunders Family and the Spring Lake Schools Foundation annually award the Jonas C. Saunders Literary Award. The award annually recognizes outstanding young writers in Spring Lake Public Schools in memory of Jonas C. Saunders, former President of the Spring Lake Schools Foundation and Spring Lake alum. As an English major graduate from the University of Michigan, he had a passion and flair for writing as well as promoting the youth in our community. He was also a talented attorney, devoted father of four, husband, and community leader.
Carol Martin Fund (click to go to page)
Grants from this fund were made possible by the generous donation of former Jeffers Elementary School kindergarten teacher Carol Martin.
Carol Martin, a devoted kindergarten teacher, touched many young lives during her thirty-three years at Jeffers Elementary School. She retired in 1993.
Ms. Martin passed away in 2009, but her devotion to elementary education continues. Her wish was for “the SLSF to use the funds to optimally benefit and contribute to the education of elementary age children in the Spring Lake Public School system.”
Spring Lake Schools Foundation Fund (click to go to page)
The Spring Lake Schools Foundation has a mission to supplement the school district’s available funding to maintain and enhance academic excellence. Grants are awarded annually to fund innovative initiatives that engage current and future Spring Lake Public Schools students.
Jonas C. Saunders Literacy Award (click to go to page)
The Saunders Family and the Spring Lake Schools Foundation annually award the Jonas C. Saunders Literary Award. The award annually recognizes outstanding young writers in Spring Lake Public Schools in memory of Jonas C. Saunders, former President of the Spring Lake Schools Foundation and Spring Lake alum. As an English major graduate from the University of Michigan, he had a passion and flair for writing as well as promoting the youth in our community. He was also a talented attorney, devoted father of four, husband, and community leader.
