The Directors occasionally fund grants utilizing Pledges & Challenges.
Pledges allow the Directors flexibility to distribute funds on a predetermined schedule.
Challenges provide incentives for local participation in fundraising.
Find below examples of Pledges & Challenges:
| -Grant Recipient- | -Amount- | -Status- | -Notes- |
| Cranbrook Kingswood Schools: Kingswood Classroom #8 Restoration Project | $40,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Harbor Springs Schools Performing Arts Center for Special Stage Lighting | $15,488.00 | Completed | --- |
| Little Traverse Conservancy Conservation Trust-Emmet County Sportsmens Club Conservation Easement | $75,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Hospice of Little Traverse Bay: House of Comfort-House of Care-Family Room Building Campaign | $35,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Holy Childhood Catholic Church Capital Campaign Fund | $45,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| St. Hugo of the Hills School Legacy Endowment Fund | $75,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Harbor Springs Historical Society Museum Building Campaign | $10,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Cranbrook Kingswood Schools: Kingswood Library Restoration Project | $48,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Elizabeth Anne Baiardi Research Fund Supporting the Conrad Jobst Research Laboratories at the University of Michigan Medical School & the Jobst Vascular Center at Toledo Hospital (2009) |
$75,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| North Central Michigan College Health Education & Science Center: Nursing Center of Excellence Large Classroom | $20,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Conservation Resource Alliance-Maple River Restoration Project | $15,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Little Traverse Conservancy Conservation Trust-Harbor Springs Outdoors Club Conservation Easement | $12,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Harbor Springs Education Foundation | $10,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Little Traverse Conservancy Conservation Trust-Thorne Swift Observation Deck Renovation | $10,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Auburn Hills Community Foundation | $15,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Elizabeth Anne Baiardi Research Fund Supporting the Conrad Jobst Research Laboratories at the University of Michigan Medical School & the Jobst Vascular Center at Toledo Hospital (2014) |
$75,000.00 | Completed | Annual Renew |
| Rising Hope Riding Arena | $10,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Cindy J. Baiardi Vascular Research Fund at the University of Michigan Medical School | $75,000.00 | Completed | Annual Renew |
| Conservation Resource Alliance-Maple River Bridge Crossings | $30,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Little Traverse Conservancy Conservation Trust-Meeks Property | $40,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Oakland-Compassion Fund | $10,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council | $10,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Cranbrook Institute of Science-Levers to Liftoff | $50,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| City of Auburn Hills Amphitheater and Children's Splash Pad | $100,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Oakland-Dental Clinic | $10,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| St. Francis Xavier Catholic School-Library Renovation | $60,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Conservation Resource Alliance-Woodland Road Lake Kathleen Dam Removal | $30,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Regional Hospital Expansion (Petoskey) Capital Campaign | $250,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Little Traverse Conservancy Conservation Trust-Consuelo Diane and Charles L. Wilson Jr. Working Forest Reserve | $25,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Wayne State University Law School "Baiardi Foundation Corporate Law Speaker Series" Endowment | $100,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Industrial Arts Institute (IAI Welding School) Onaway, MI TIG Welders For Students | $30,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Alanson Schools Library & Book Updating/Replacement | $20,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Harbor Hall Facility Expansion | $250,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| North Central Michigan College Administration and Classroom Building Renovation & Expansion | $250,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Wayne State University College of Liberal Arts-Speech Therapy Clinic for Student Training & Community Support | $95,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Oakland University Nursing School Training & Simulation Lab | $100,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Blum's Landing Furnish & Outfit New Guest Cabin | $20,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Birchwood Emergency First Responders Replace Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) | $14,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Operation Injured Soldier Flooring Replacement Ely Road Campus | $15,692.00 | Completed | --- |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital Blood Infusion Warming Units | $112,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Harbor Light Christian School "Solid Rock Center" Campus-Art Classroom | $25,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Angelo L. Baiardi Lung Cancer Research Fund at Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care, Detroit, Michigan | $125,000.00 | Five (5) Year Pledge | 2024 |
| Cancer Patient Assistance Fund For Southeast Michigan at Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care, Detroit, Michigan | $25,000.00 | Five (5) Year Pledge | 2024 |
| Cancer Patient Assistance Fund For Northern Michigan at Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Northern Michigan, Petoskey, MI | $25,000.00 | Five (5) Year Pledge | 2024 |
| Haven Pregnancy Care Center, Petoskey, MI New Building Capital Campaign | $100,000.00 | Two (2) Year Pledge | 2025 |
| Easter Seals/MORC Autism Comprehensive Care Center - Therapy/OT Room, Auburn Hills, MI | $180,000.00 | Three (3) Year Pledge | 2025 |
| Society of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Kateri Tekakwitha Conference, Harbor Springs, MI | $25,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Industrial Arts Institute (IAI Welding School) Onaway, MI Plasma Cutter Replacement | $25,000.00 | Completed | --- |
| Society of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Kateri Tekakwitha Conference, Harbor Springs, MI | $25,000.00 | Challenge/Pledged | 2026 |
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| -Total- | $2,837,180.00 | ||
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