Copper Shores Community
Copper Shores Community Health Foundation is a Hancock, Michigan-based 501(c)(3) serving Michigan’s Copper Country with grants, scholarships, Meals on Wheels, victim support, outreach and prevention programs. The website lists funding opportunities, program descriptions, news and contact details.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Local Michigan community nonprofits focused on health, recovery, food security, senior services, education, crisis response or community development that serve the Copper Country region.
Good Fit
- • Organization provides direct community health, recovery, or mental-health services in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
- • Programs address food insecurity, senior meals, victim support, crisis services, or local educational needs.
- • Applicant is a local nonprofit, municipal or community-serving entity in the Copper Country area.
- • Project timelines and budgets align with general support or programmatic grants (typical award sizes often fall in the $10k–$250k range).
Geography
Observed giving is strongly local: nearly all grant dollars (about 99%) went to Michigan recipients, with only a very small out-of-state share.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a broad recipient set (39 distinct grantees) across many purposes, with meaningful turnover (14 new grantees) alongside 25 repeat recipients.
New Applicants
Direct behavioral evidence supports entry by unfamiliar applicants: roughly a third of recipients in the latest year were new, and the funder has a public web presence, so new entrants appear plausibly able to join the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
