Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $11,650
Connect business with resources
KEDA
Other Chambers
Staffing
Office space
Conference attendance
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 15
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly Baraga County Memorial Hospital 0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
INCREASE
Part-time0
Full-time0
Volunteer6
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Baraga County Chamber of Commerce
Mission:
Service Area:
To promote the civic, economic, and social welfare of Baraga County and the surrounding area so that we may enjoy a vital, prosperous and exciting place in which to live and work.
Baraga County
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $61,000 990 revenue: $173,815990 expenses: $258,053
Better signage and more brochures Staffing
Confidence in Funding Stream:
UNSURE
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 11
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
STAY THE SAME
Part-time8
Full-time1
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Baraga County Convention &Visitors Bureau
Mission:
Service Area:
The Baraga County Convention & Visitors Bureau is a non-profit organization devoted to the promotion and development of tourism in Baraga County. It is supported by your business associates and managed by a Board of Directors made up of local business owners and residents. We look forward to another busy year of promoting Baraga County, and with your support it will be a successful one.
Baraga County
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $0
Economic development skills
KEDA
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 5
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Annually0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time0
Full-time0
Volunteer1
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Baraga County Economic Development Corporation
Mission:
Service Area:
None
Baraga County
990 revenue: $212,225990 expenses: $218,408
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $6,000
Jobs - decent paying
Neighboring chambers
Confidence in Funding Stream:
UNSURE
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 0
Paid: 3
Staff: 0
Monthly0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time0
Full-time0
Volunteer4
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Bessemer Chamber of Commerce
Mission:
Service Area:Wakefield, Bessemer, Ironwood
Budget Status:
DECREASE
990 revenue: $9,194,962990 expenses: $10,145,445
Funding
Organizational Profile
Mental Health Services
Substance Abuse
Transportation
Unemployment
MTU
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 10
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time80
Full-time203
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
BHK Child Development
Mission:
Service Area:
Budget Status:
DECREASEConfidence in
Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties
100%hard money
100%hard money
soft money15%
hard money85%
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
Funding
Organizational Profile
CTE
The 13 schools CCISD serves
Office space
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 0
Paid: 7
Staff: 0
Monthly ISD Building.5%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
INCREASE
Part-time5
Full-time74
Volunteer0
Temporary1
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Copper Country Intermediate School District
Mission:
Service Area:
The Copper Country Intermediate School District is committed to serve the educational needs of all citizens through leadership, cooperation and quality support services to the community, including private and public agencies, in an atmosphere of open communication and mutual respect.
Baraga, Houghtonand Keweenaw Counties
soft money15%
hard money85%
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $15,500,000
Services for people who do not have Medicaid or Healthy Michigan
Staffing
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 12
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly1%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time138
Full-time200
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Copper Country Community Mental Health
Mission:
Service Area:
It is the mission of the Copper Country Community Mental Health Services Board to ensure that appropriate, cost-efficient, and quality behavioral health services are accessible to persons in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties.
Copper Country Community Mental Health Services provides an array of services intended to increase independence, improve quality of life, and support community integration and inclusion of the persons served.
Keweenaw, Houghton, Baraga, Ontonagon Counties
Budget Status:
DECREASEConfidence in
Funding Stream:
UNSURE
990 revenue: $4,119,313990 expenses: $4,229,802
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $3,482,000
In home care - some served but there is much more need DHS
Salvation Army
Staffing
Office space
Office equipment
Janitorial
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 15
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly1%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
STAY THE SAME
Part-time73
Full-time13
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Dickinson - Iron Community Services Agency
Mission:
Service Area:
As a Community Action Agency, it is the mission of the Dickinson Iron Community Services Agency to focus and coordinate all available resources upon the goal of enabling individuals to attain the opportunities to become self-sufficient thereby improving their quality of life. To this end, Dickinson Iron Community Services Agency will sponsor a variety of programs and services intended to promote self-determination and independence for everyone in our community.
Dickinson and Iron Counties
990 revenue: $15,096,224990 expenses: $14,882,184
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $13,014,278
Employment in their fields of studyTransportation - for RECParkingIT serviceHR practices
IT
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 0
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time30
Full-time138
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Finlandia University
Mission:
Service Area:
A learning community dedicated to academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service.
Global
Funding
Organizational Profile
Employment - lack of jobs
78% Grads stay in area
30% students take online
Room and board coverage
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 7
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time0
Full-time100
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Gogebic Community College
Mission:
Service Area:
The Mission of Gogebic Community College, an institution of educational excellence nestled in the heart of the Midwest’s idyllic backdrop, is to ensure adaptable, market-conscious, socially-enriching opportunities for our students and the community. Gogebic students excel as productive global citizens by virtue of a personalized student-first approach featuring innovative educational experiences.
Upper Peninsula
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $538,000
Increase hours to include evening
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 0
Paid: 5
Staff: 0
Monthly0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time1
Full-time8
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Gogebic Transit
Mission:
Service Area:
Improving the quality of life, reducing the cases of hardship, and building self-sufficiency for the people of Gogebic and Ontonagon counties.
Gogebic County
Budget Status:
INCREASEConfidence in
Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
100%hard money
100%hard money
990 revenue: $3,424,787990 expenses: $3,523,494
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $3,300,000
Medical transport for the younger population
Vehicle repairs for clients who need to get to work
Child care for clients who work the night shift
DHS
Salvation Army
Saint Vincent DePaul
True North
Staffing
IT
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 12
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly Bergland & Bessemer0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
STAY THE SAME
Part-time62
Full-time30
Volunteer0
Temporary92
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
100%hard money
federal33%
local33%
state33%
Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency
Mission:
Service Area:
Improving the quality of life, reducing the cases of hardship, and building self-sufficiency for the people of Gogebic and Ontonagon counties.
Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties
100%hard money
Funding
Organizational Profile
Cellular connection and internet connectivity = dead spots Six - K through 12 districts
2 year degree GCC for trade skills
Staffing
IT
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 0
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time0
Full-time39
Volunteer0
Temporary26
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District
Mission:
Service Area:Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties
Budget Status:
DECREASEConfidence in
Funding Stream:
UNSURE
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $630,000
More intensive one-on-one training for job placement. Clients need more time with a mentor on the job
Staffing
Office equipment
Travel resources
IT
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 10
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
INCREASE
Part-time1
Full-time10
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
100% 100%
Goodwill Industries of Northern Wisconsin & Upper Michigan, Inc., Calumet Work Center
Mission:
Service Area:
Goodwill strives to enhance the dignity and quality of life of individuals and families by helping people reach their full potential through education, skills training and the power of work.
Keweenaw, Houghton, Baraga, Ontonagon, Gogebic and Iron Counties
hard money local
100%hard money
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $250,000
Rest of the county is underserved
Medical transit Neil’s Taxi
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 6
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Annually0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
STAY THE SAME
Part-time0
Full-time5
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Hancock Public Transit
Mission:
Service Area:Houghton and Hancock
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
100%hard money
100%hard money
Funding
Organizational Profile
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 5
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time0
Full-time0
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District
Mission:
Service Area:
To advise and assist the people of Houghton and Keweenaw Counties to wisely manage and use our natural resources through education, information, technical assistance and land stewardship.
Houghton and Keweenaw Counties
Funding
Organizational Profile
Night service - barely have evening service Goodwill
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 4
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Bi-annually0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time4
Full-time5
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Houghton Public Transit
Mission:
Service Area:Houghton and Hancock
Budget Status:
INCREASEConfidence in
Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
100%hard money
100%hard money
990 revenue: $110,128990 expenses: $108,268
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $102,629
Jobs - middle income
Infrastructure
Airport
Travel resources
Conference attendance
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 13
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly Six meetings in Iron River and six meetings in Crystal Falls
0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
STAY THE SAME
Part-time0
Full-time2
Volunteer1
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Iron County Chamber of Commerce
Mission:
Service Area:Iron County
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
100%hard money
100%hard money
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $40,092
People don’t know about the service
No transportation outside of area for health needs
Confidence in Funding Stream:
UNSURE
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 0
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time3
Full-time1
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Iron River Senior Center TransportationServices
Mission:
Service Area:5 mile radius of Iron River, MI
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $17,185
Confidence in Funding Stream:
UNSURE
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 0
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
STAY THE SAME
Part-time0
Full-time0
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Ironwood Chamber Of Commerce
Mission:
Service Area:Ironwood
100%hard money
Funding
Organizational Profile
Staffing and funding to implement City Comprehensive Plan
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer:9
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Once a month City offices
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time1
Full-time0
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
City of Ironwood Economic Development Corporation
Mission:
Service Area:Ironwood
100%hard money
Staffing and funding to implement City Comprehensive Plan
100%hard money
Funding
Organizational Profile
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer:5
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Twice a month City offices
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time1
Full-time1
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
City of Ironwood Community Development Department
Mission:
Service Area:Ironwood
100%hard money
100%hard money
Funding
Organizational Profile
Staffing and funding to implement City Comprehensive Plan
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer:12
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Once a month Private location
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time1
Full-time0
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
City of Ironwood Industrial Development Corporation
Mission:
Service Area:Ironwood
hard money5%
soft money95%
Staffing and funding to implement City Comprehensive Plan
local5%
donations95%
100%hard money
100%hard money
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $130,319
SmartZone
SBDC
StaffingOffice spaceOffice equipmentIT
Confidence in Funding Stream:
UNSURE
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 10
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Quarterly0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
STAY THE SAME
Part-time1
Full-time1
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance
Mission:
Service Area:
To carry out the mission of “leading Economic Development in the Keweenaw,” we will:
Implement environmentally sensitive project focused on the retention and expansion of firms;
Foster the start up of new businesses;
Attract outside companies; and,
Implement projects that lay the groundwork for future economic growth.
Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw Counties
100%hard money
100%hard money
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $100,000
Increase business support and promotion
Staffing
IT
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 9
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Bi-weekly(Monthly coming) 0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
STAY THE SAME
Part-time0
Full-time2
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce
Mission:
Service Area:
To improve the community and economic vitality of the Keweenaw Peninsula
Houghton and Keweenaw Counties
dUes100%
990 revenue: $100,618990 expenses: $81,399
Funding
Organizational Profile
Confidence in Funding Stream:
UNSURE
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 100
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
INCREASE
Part-time0
Full-time2
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Keweenaw Convention and Visitors Bureau
Mission:
Service Area:
Getting the word out of what the Keweenaw has to offer. The CVB gets people to come to the Keweenaw Peninsula!
Houghton and Keweenaw Counties990 revenue: $268,557
990 expenses: $101,877
100%hard money
100%hard moneylocal
100%
990 revenue: $17,488990 expenses: $18,961
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $41,000
InfrastructureBetter budgetTourist dollars DocksAdvertising needed
Other chambers of commerce and CVBs
Confidence in Funding Stream:
UNSURE
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 8
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly Township office0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time1
Full-time0
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Lake Gogebic Chamber of Commerce
Mission:
Service Area:
The mission of the chamber is to facilitate economic development through the support of existing business and the attraction of new businesses for providing business advocacy and offering membership services.
Area surroundingLake Gogebic
Budget Status:
DECREASE
endowment4%
*Tuition and fees
Funding
Organizational Profile
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 8
Paid: 0
Staff: 3
5 times a year Campus0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time93
Full-time1,320
Volunteer0
Temporary159
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Michigan Technological University
Mission:
Service Area:
We Prepare Students to Create the Future.
Global
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
Budget Status:
INCREASE
other*
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $2,000,000
Public transportation for people to get to work
Training opportunities for business owners and job seekers
Consistent family sustainable wages – jobs that will keep a family financially stable
Areas of Unmet Needs: Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
DECREASE
Part-time0
Full-time10
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Michigan Works! Western U.P.
Mission:
Service Area:
Foster economic development, and encourage and support employers and full employment for residents.
Keweenaw, Houghton, Baraga, Ontonagon, Gogebic and Iron Counties
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 12
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
At least 6 times a year1%
Confidence in Funding Stream:
STABLE & CONFIDENT
federal91%
state9%
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $0
No community development or staff development
Staffing
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 0
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time0
Full-time6
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Michigan State University Extension
Mission:
Service Area:
Michigan State University Extension helps people improve their lives through an educational process that applies knowledge to critical issues, needs and opportunities.
Michigan
Budget Status:
STAY THE SAME
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $1,162,609
Investment
Finding new entrepreneurs
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 2
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Quarterly0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
STAY THE SAME
Part-time1
Full-time4
Volunteer0
Temporary1
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
MTEC SmartZone
Mission:
Service Area:
The mission of MTEC Smart Zone is accelerating high tech business growth to build a prosperous regional economy.
Cities of Houghton and Hancock
100%hard money
100%hard money
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $2,200,000
Access to Internet and basic ability to access information.
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 16
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Quarterly Phone meeting0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
INCREASE
Part-time8
Full-time16
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Northern Initiatives
Mission:
Service Area:
We’re Driven By a Cause
Northern Initiatives, a Community Development Financial Institution, delivers loans and business services to small business owners and entrepreneurs who create jobs and enable the people and communities of Northern Michigan to thrive.
Being mission-driven sets us apart from traditional lending institutions. We realize the success of the businesses we serve directly impacts the viability of Northern Michigan communities and its people. So we push a little harder and care a bit more, because it’s not profit for us, it’s prosperity for all.
Upper Peninsula
990 revenue: $1,598,615990 expenses: $2,096,209
10%state
57%
dUes100%
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 6
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly Ontonagon Herald Office 0%
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $11,000
We need grant writers to attract tourism
Facelifts on downtown buildings
Evening enrichment to increase adult education
Sight seeing or guide businesses to help tourists see what we have to offer
Chambers of commerce at Lake Gogebic and Porcupine Mountains
Staffing
Office space
Office equipment
IT
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
Areas of Unmet Needs: Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
Increase
Part-time0
Full-time0
Volunteer6
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Ontonagon CountyChamber of Commerce
Mission:
Service Area:Ontonagon County
Funding
Organizational Profile
Improve staffing and hours
Ontonagon County Economic
Partnership
Staffing
Travel resources
Conference attendance
Bookkeeping
Confidence in Funding Stream:
UNSURE
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 6
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
DECREASE
Part-time1
Full-time0
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Ontonagon County Economic Development Corporation
Mission:
Service Area:
The EDC’s mission is to alleviate and prevent conditions of unemployment in Ontonagon County, to assist and retain local industries and commercial enterprises to strengthen and revitalize the economy of Ontonagon County, and to encourage and assist new industrial and commercial enterprises to locate to Ontonagon County. All activities of the corporation must be in compliance with those Acts authorized by the above referenced legislation, as amended.
Ontonagon County
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $694,000
Night and weekend services to out county areas
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 5
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
STAY THE SAME
Part-time3
Full-time7
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Ontonagon County Public Transit (On-Tran)Mission:
Service Area:
The mission of the Ontonagon County Public Transit is to provide safe, affordable, reliable and inpactful public transportation services within Ontonagon County. Service shall be provided to the general public, with emphasis on services to transportation dependent populations which include the elderly, individuals with disabilities, and or low income individuals, while enhancing the livability of Ontonagon County.
Ontonagon County
100%hard money
100%hard money
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $62,000
Area wide calendar of events
Community involvement
Improved customer service
Upper Peninsula Travel and Recreation Association
Other CVBs
Confidence in Funding Stream:
UNSURE
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 4
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly Rotate around area0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time1
Full-time0
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Porcupine Mountain Ontonagon Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Mission:
Service Area:
Find four seasons of scenery, wilderness adventure and relaxation in the Porcupine Mountains and the communities in Ontonagon County – White Pine, Silver City and Ontonagon.
Ontonagon County
Budget Status:
INCREASE
990 revenue: $130,304990 expenses: $88,288
100%hard money
100%hard money
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $1,460,000
Staffing
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 11
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
INCREASE
Part-time1
Full-time3
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Portage Health Foundation
Mission:
Service Area:
To support the charitable health needs of the community through enhanced philanthropy and community collaboration.
Houghton, Baraga, Keweenaw and Ontonagon Counties
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget:
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 0
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time0
Full-time6
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Small Business Development Center
Mission:
Service Area:
The Michigan Small Business Development Center (SBDC) enhances Michigan’s economic well-being by providing counseling, training, secondary market research for new ventures, existing small businesses and advanced technology companies. With offices statewide, the SBDC positively impacts the economy by strengthening existing companies, creating new jobs, retaining existing jobs, and assisting companies in defining their path to success.
Upper Peninsula
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $788,000
Client transportation
Employment opportunities
Housing
StaffingTravel resources
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 9
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Every other month0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
STAY THE SAME
Part-time5
Full-time12
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Superior Alliance For Independent Living
Mission:
Service Area:
SAIL assists individuals with disabilities and promotes accessible Upper Peninsula communities for all.
Upper Peninsula
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
990 revenue: $770,957990 expenses: $787,338
990 revenue: $12,125990 expenses: $2,064
100%hard money
100%hard money
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $12,000
More money to hire a staff person
Recognition from MEDCLSCP
Staffing
Travel resources
Conference attendance
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 9
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Quarterly Rotates0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
STAY THE SAME
Part-time1
Full-time0
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Upper Peninsula Economic Development Alliance
Mission:
Service Area:
The mission of the Upper Peninsula Economic Development Alliance (UPEDA) is to enhance, link and promote the unique aspects of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as the superior location in which to invest and conduct business.
Upper Peninsula, Northern WI and Canada
federal66%
state33%
private1%
Annual Budget: $20,000,000
Confidence in Funding Stream:
UNSURE
Budget Status:
INCREASE
Funding
Organizational Profile
Waiting list for services
Non-emergency transportation
Housing
Worker shortages
Better marketing/public relations
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 21
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
6 times a year 2 times a year at state level 0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time48
Full-time70
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress
Service Area:Upper Peninsula
Mission:The Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress (UPCAP) is a regional 501(c)(3) charitable organization responsible for the development, coordination, and provision of human, social, and community resources within the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
990 revenue: $17,523990 expenses: $15,942
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $33,500
Cell coverage, bait shop, natural gas distribution, business word of mouth, yellow pages
Ironwood Chamber of Commerce
Staffing
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 6
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Six times a year0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
STAY THE SAME
Part-time1
Full-time0
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Wakefield Chamber of Commerce
Mission:
Service Area:Lake Gogebic to Ironwood
Confidence in Funding Stream:
UNSURE
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $13,000
Confidence in Funding Stream:
UNSURE
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 9
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
STAY THE SAME
Part-time0
Full-time0
Volunteer2
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Watersmeet Chamber of Commerce
Mission:
Service Area:Watersmeet Area
other62%
state33%
federal5%
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $3,840,354
Lack of access
Not enough physicians
Insurance - Affordable Care Act
Health goals… smoking and obesity
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 11
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Part-time12
Full-time31
Volunteer90
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Western Upper Peninsula Health Department
Mission:
Service Area:
To lead the community toward better health through education, advocacy and disease prevention.
Baraga, Houghton Keweenaw, Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties
Budget Status:
DECREASE
Funding
Organizational Profile
Annual Budget: $320,000
Low population makes it difficult to get people involved Chambers of Commerce
Areas of Unmet Needs:
Members: How often do they meet? Where do they meet? Percentage of budgetfor meeting costs: Volunteer: 16
Paid: 0
Staff: 0
Monthly Rotate throughout service area 0%
Other Organizations Providing Similar Services:
Organization’s Unmet Needs:
Budget Status:
INCREASE
Part-time1
Full-time1
Volunteer0
Temporary0
Employees
Budgets
Governance
Business Environment / Consolidation of Services
Western Upper Peninsula Convention & Visitors Bureau
Mission:
Service Area:
The Western Upper Peninsula Convention & Visitor Bureau is the region’s primary tourism marketing organization whose function is to increase tourism and enhance economic growth through marketing the area’s assets.
Western U.P.
Confidence in Funding Stream:
CONFIDENT