Dexter Community Fund

Dexter Community Fund The Fund's Advisory Committee will award grants beginning in 2016. The Dexter Community Fund is an affiliate of the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF).

Established in 2014 as part of the AAACF, the Dexter Community Fund (DCF) is a permanent endowment dedicated to enriching the quality of life of everyone who calls Dexter home. Established in 2014 by a group of passionate Dexter residents, the Dexter Community Fund (DCF) is a permanent endowment that will benefit the community and residents of Dexter. As a source of permanent community capital, th

e DCF will be available to support and invest in a wide range of community initiatives, projects, and organizations that enrich the quality of life in Dexter across a number of areas: arts and culture, education, the environment, youth, senior services, health and wellness, human services, and/or community improvement. The Dexter Community Fund is also a vehicle for those interested in supporting Dexter to give back to the community. Members of the DCF’s initial Advisory Committee have made personal contributions to establish the Fund and to kickstart fundraising efforts, with hopes that additional contributions from local residents, businesses, community groups and anyone with roots or ties to Dexter will help grow the Fund. The vision for creating a permanent community endowment for Dexter originated more than ten years ago with Julie Schumaker, a local resident and member of the Dexter School Board. Schumaker shares, “I wanted to create a vehicle for those of us who love Dexter to be able to say thank you and financially support the community in perpetuity.” Early in 2014, Schumaker partnered with Ann Davis, another long-time Dexter resident, to explore the possibilities and find a way to make it happen. The pair recruited an Advisory Committee comprised of other local residents and community leaders with expertise in finance, law, business, education, government and the non-profit sector. The AAACF was founded over 50 years ago on the idea that, by building a permanent endowment for the local community, more could be accomplished together than individuals could accomplish on their own. Today, AAACF manages over $75 million in assets and has improved thousands of lives through $35 million in grants and scholarships.

Ann Arbor Trout Unlimited we commend your determination, collaboration, and all-around grit to improve our historic Mill...
06/19/2026

Ann Arbor Trout Unlimited we commend your determination, collaboration, and all-around grit to improve our historic Mill Creek and its ecosystem! 🌳🧑‍🌾🐟

The successful four phases of the Mill Creek Prairie Project and Restoration involved replacement of invasive (tall and tough) reed canary grass with prairie grasses and other native species, transforming a .8-mile stretch along the Mill Creek above the Dexter cemetery upstream to the pedestrian bridge.

These phases began in May and included: a mowing and de-thatching (Phase 1); an early June herbiciding with water safe treatment (Phase 2); a burning on June 12th (Phase 3); and to prepare the ground for replacement seeding and other treatments - a solarization plot and a sawdust & seeding plot (Phase 4).

On June 13th, Phase 4 was conducted. 20 volunteers under the expert guidance of Terry Sharik worked from 8-5 to prepare the soil, spread seeds, rake, tamp, spread tarp on sections, and wheelbarrow in several inches of shavings in another section for Nitrogen neutralization. Wow! 🥵💪🫶

“Now we have the happy prospect of layering continued diligence on this project with successes nearby!”

The Dexter Community Fund is accepting applications for its 2026 Grant Cycle. The deadline for applying is next Wednesday, June 24th.

Sign up at: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=aaacf

The Mill Creek Prairie Project and Restoration main collaborators also include Washtenaw County Pheasants Forever Chapter #151, Washtenaw County Conservation District, Huron River Watershed Council, and University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability. For more information about this project and AATU, visit www.annarbortu.org .🩵💚🤍

Like music to our ears Dexter Community Orchestra! 🎶🎻🎹“The Dexter Community Orchestra is so appreciative of the wonderfu...
06/12/2026

Like music to our ears Dexter Community Orchestra! 🎶🎻🎹

“The Dexter Community Orchestra is so appreciative of the wonderful support provided by the Dexter Community Foundation. We are using our grant to pay for a number of additional expenses associated with the DCO's twentieth anniversary season. These include fees for guest artists, including engaging a large chorus for our annual holiday concert, a special performance of George Gershwin's "Concert in F" with guest soloists, and bringing an organ to the Center for the Performing Arts for our upcoming performance of Camille Saint-Saen's mighty "Organ Symphony".”

The Dexter Community Fund is now accepting applications for its 2026 Grant Cycle. The deadline for applying is June 24th.

Sign up at: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=aaacf

The Dexter Community Orchestra is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) founded in 2005. The DCO has an honored history of talented music directors and musicians, offering an enriching musical experience for its volunteer musicians and its dedicated and growing audience. Located in Dexter, Michigan, the Dexter Community Orchestra is dedicated to cultural enrichment through the gift of live musical performances.

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How fortunate we are to have a gem like The Encore Musical Theatre Company in our community providing arts and culture f...
06/08/2026

How fortunate we are to have a gem like The Encore Musical Theatre Company in our community providing arts and culture for everyone to enjoy! 🎬🎭🎤

“Thank you so much for your continued support of A Thoroughly Friendly Day at The Encore for Neuro Divergent and Sensory Sensitive community members. It's such a very important event to us and, based on the feedback, to the community as well. We're so very glad you're a part of it, helping to make it a reality.”

The Dexter Community Fund is now accepting applications for its 2026 Grant Cycle. The deadline for applying is June 24th.

https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=aaacf

A Thoroughly Friendly Day at The Encore Theater featuring an inclusive, sensory friendly live theater performance of Fiddler on the Roof is scheduled for June 17th, 2026. For more details and tickets, call The Encore’s box office at 734-268-6200 (Tuesday-Friday 10a-2p). All seats just $20; Doors Open @ 1:00pm; Performance Begins @ 2:00pm. 🩵💚🤍

SafeHouse Center, we are in awe of your compassion and dedication to helping survivors throughout Washtenaw County. 🛟❤️‍...
06/04/2026

SafeHouse Center, we are in awe of your compassion and dedication to helping survivors throughout Washtenaw County. 🛟❤️‍🩹💗

“We have been so grateful for the support of the Dexter Community Foundation which absolutely has made an impact. Your grant allowed us to buy grocery and gas gift cards which were provided to survivors in crisis around the Christmas holiday. These cards provide flexible, confidential help that honors dignity and promotes autonomy. They also reduce barriers to safety, employment, court access, and mental health care all of which are key steps in a survivor’s healing and long-term stability.”

The Dexter Community Fund is now accepting applications for its 2026 Grant Cycle. The deadline for applying is June 24th. https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=aaacf

The mission of Safehouse Center is to empower survivors of both sexual and intimate partner violence by providing advocacy, support, and promoting social change within the community. All their services are free, confidential, and available to survivors who live, work or were victimized in Washtenaw County.
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Shining the light on another 2025 Grant Recipient! 🔦 JFS of Washtenaw County🔦“We’re happy to share that the Dexter Commu...
05/31/2026

Shining the light on another 2025 Grant Recipient! 🔦 JFS of Washtenaw County🔦

“We’re happy to share that the Dexter Community Fund grant is being put to great use. With support from this funding, we’ve delivered 50 meals each month to the Dexter Senior Center and Faith in Action for a total of 200 meals so far this grant period.” 👏👏👏

Thank you for the opportunity to help support your mission! We are grateful on behalf of everyone who received those meals and your continuous generosity to minimize food insecurity within the Dexter Community. 🩵💚🤍

The Dexter Community Fund is now accepting applications for its 2026 Grant Cycle. The deadline for applying is June 24th. https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=aaacf

Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County is a private non-profit social services agency community founded in 1993. Originally established by the Jewish Federation of Washtenaw County to assist the growing number of refugee families in Ann Arbor from the former Soviet Republics, JFS has since grown into an organization providing programs and services ranging from older adult caregiving to resettlement and career services and more.

We are so proud Many Hands Lifesharing Community! Thanks for sharing how your grant award is being used to enrich the l...
05/27/2026

We are so proud Many Hands Lifesharing Community! Thanks for sharing how your grant award is being used to enrich the lives of others in the Dexter Community! We appreciate the shout out! 💚🩵🤍

“Thanks to the generous grant from the Dexter Community Fund and the hard work of our volunteers we now have over an acre of garden space fully protected with deer fencing. Next up-planting seeds and bringing this garden to life.” 👏🥬🍅

The Dexter Community Fund is now accepting applications for its 2026 Grant Cycle. The deadline for applying is June 24th.

Apply at: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=aaacf

Many Hands Lifesharing Community, a nonprofit, is planning to transform nearly 90 acres in Scio Township into a “campus” of cooperative residential homes. This project will create gardening and nature-based activities that connect individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and local community members of all ages.

05/22/2026

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Dexter Community Fund In C/O AAACF, 301 N. Main Street , Ste. 300
Ann Arbor, MI
48104

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(734) 663-0401

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