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Beaver Island Medical Center Fund approaches $56,000 and sets a $100,000 endowment goal in 1999

Also Beaver Island Medical Center Fund · Medical Center endowment 1999

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TypeEvent
Dates1999-10 – 1999-12-31
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1999-10 – 1999-12-31
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Fundraising
Where
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Medical Center Fund held nearly $56,000 in 1999 and aimed to reach $100,000 by year’s end. The fund was designed as a permanent endowment, with investment income supporting operations while principal continued to grow under Charlevoix County Community Foundation management.

Evidence limits

The figures are reported by the fund’s organizers; this record does not verify the account balance or the eventual goal.

Sources

  1. Reports an endowment established four years earlier, nearly $56,000 held in 1999, a goal of $100,000 by year’s end, and management through the Charlevoix County Community Foundation. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1999-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the endowment report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Medical Center Fund approaches $56,000 and sets a $100,000 endowment goal in 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-center-endowment-100000-goal-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1999, “Beaver Island Medical Center Fund Will Ensure a Healthy Future” and “Medical Center, from page 1.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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