The Dickinson Area Community Foundation had its annual grant presentation Feb. 20 at the Izzo-Mariucci Center in Iron Mountain. The event included grants awarded by the Iron Mountain-Kingsford Youth Advisory Committee. The students presented the grants they evaluated. All 2022 grant awardees were invited to attend. DACF board members presented agency and field of interest grants. Each year, the foundation hosts a grant cycle — applications are available in the fall and due in October — with the awards presented in the first quarter of the next year. Local non-profit agencies received $183,828.00 from agency endowment funds, the Youth Advisory Committee awarded $27,631.65 and field of interest grants awarded were $17,455. From left, in the front row are Youth Advisory Committee members Georjee Swartout, David Juul, Kayla Olson, Colin Petschar, Amara Johnson, Kilee Howe and Jaden McClain; in the middle row are Susie Fox, Cherie Fila, Crystal Jacklovitz, Sonia Donnelly, Jonathan Ringel, Nancy Schaub, Teresa Louys and Kathy Arnold; in the back row are Dickinson Area Community Foundation Director Tamara Juul, the Rev. Irene White, Diane Schabo, Guy Forstrom, the Rev. Geri Hamlin, Clare Lutgen, Janet Spring, Rodney Kjell, Faye Mannon-Rahoi, Scott Jauquet, Jeff Smith and YAC advisor Kaye Miziniak. The mission of the community foundation is to improve the quality of life for area residents. For more information on available grant funding, contact Juul at 906-774-3131 or go to www.dickinsonareacommunityfoundation.org.