Name: Beaver Island Medical Center gift program reports $8,360 in special-projects and endowment funds in 1996
Start: 1996-03
End: 1996-10
Location: Beaver Island

Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at Beaver IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Dates: 1996-03 – 1996-10
Kind: Fundraising
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcarefundraisingcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1996 Beaver Beacon reported $4,010 in the Beaver Island Medical Center Special Projects Fund and $4,350 in its Endowment Fund, for a combined $8,360. The article distinguishes operating-project support from an endowed principal held for long-range improvements.

Fourteen months after the program began, the October report says the two accounts held almost $19,000 after regular withdrawals: $12,400 available for approved Health Center expenses and $6,500 in the capital endowment account.

Evidence limits

These are published fund totals, not an audited statement or proof of how every listed gift was ultimately used.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 1996, “The B. I. Medical Center Gift Program Is People!!”
Reports a $4,010 Special Projects Fund, a $4,350 Endowment Fund, and an $8,360 combined total, and explains that the former supports unbudgeted operating projects while the latter retains principal for long-range improvements. 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 · 1996-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 1996, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the fund totals and contributor lists.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October 1996, “BEAVER ISLAND CARES FOR ITS OWN!” and “September 1996, Just 14 Months Later.”
Reports that the two Rural Health Center funds held almost $19,000 after regular withdrawals: $12,400 in the expense-eligible account and $6,500 in the endowment account. 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 · 1996-10_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October 1996, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the gift-program balance update.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Medical Center gift program reports $8,360 in special-projects and endowment funds in 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-medical-center-gift-program-march-1996-update/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1996, “The B. I. Medical Center Gift Program Is People!!” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-05. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

BibTeX for “Beaver Island Medical Center gift program reports $8,360 in special-projects and endowment funds in 1996”RIS for “Beaver Island Medical Center gift program reports $8,360 in special-projects and endowment funds in 1996”