Grants

Maker Works, Ann Arbor’s largest nonprofit “makerspace” (a/k/a hackerspace, tech shop, and/or or DIY workspace), offered up a class in pewter sand casting at the GPO Auction last September. A dozen RCAA members, together with family and friends, bid on and participated in the class and were also treated to a tour of their fascinating […]

Thanks to a grant we received through the Ann Arbor Rotary Club, 2025 became a year of deeper care, wider reach, and lasting recoveries at our malnutrition center in Haiti.  {Ed. comment: This was a grant of $5,000 sponsored by the IHPC supplemented by a District Grant of $2,133.} We saw a record number of […]

On Wednesday, April 15, Ashish D Sarkar received the Northrup Award presented by Dawn Johnson, President and Dave Keren, ARC and Peace committee chair. His presentation was entitled, “Journey of an Immigrant: A Life Well Lived. Ashish spoke briefly about his childhood and obtaining an undergraduate degree in Marine engineering in India. In 1971 he […]

Our Club’s Community Allocations Committee (CAC) wrapped up this year’s annual “Helping Kids Succeed” grant requests. CAC received over 50 proposals requesting over $185,000 in funding. Fifteen of the proposals were first time grant requests. CAC members went through a rigorous review of each propsal leading to a list of the top rated grants. The […]

Did you know that, as of March 23, 2026, there are 36,556 Rotary Clubs in the world, totaling 1,163,774 members. The US has the most with 6,997 clubs and 263,114 members for an average of 38 members each. Our neighbors in Canada host 665 clubs with 18,780 members. Asia is doing well with India (4,804 clubs […]

This year’s Rotary District Assembly will be on April 11 from 9:30am-2:45pm at Livingston Educational Services Assembly (ESA), 1425 W. Grand River Ave., Howell, Mi. 48843 All Rotarians and Rotaractors are invited to attend. The day is full of training, collaboration and networking to make the next year successful and meaningful. For registration go to: […]

Working with global partners, the Ann Arbor Rotary Club International Humanitarian Projects Committee (IHPC) made a meaningful, measurable impact throughout the 2024-2025 Rotary year, accomplishing our mission of service, sustainability, and international goodwill. IHPC invested in health access, women’s and children’s services, education, and essential infrastructure. These efforts provided direct benefit to vulnerable populations across […]

2026 Grants The Community Allocations Committee met on April 9 and recommended grant awards to 14 organizations as part of the Community Grants Program. All in all, we received 52 applications requesting over $252,000 in funding this year. Together, the grants listed below allocate a total of $63,000. 826michigan 826michigan’s Summer Writing Programs in Washtenaw […]