Opportunity Overview
The Frederick S. Upton Foundation, administered by Berrien Community Foundation, offers three grant cycles each year for organizations serving Berrien County, Michigan. The remaining 2026 cycle has an October 15, 2026 deadline. The Foundation’s stated goal is to encourage organizations and people to work together to improve the economics and culture of Berrien County.
Eligibility and Application Access
Berrien Community Foundation’s official 2026 Grants at a Glance identifies eligible applicants as nonprofit organizations recognized under 501(c)(3), religious organizations, units of government, and schools in Berrien County. Applicants must request access to the application by emailing the Frederick S. Upton Foundation through the Berrien Community Foundation.
Funding and Deadline
Deadline: October 15, 2026. The public 2026 deadline materials reviewed by Atlas do not state an exact closing clock time or time zone. The public materials also do not publish a standard award amount or applicant cap for the regular Frederick S. Upton Foundation grant cycle.
Atlas Strategic Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 72/100. This is a flexible local funding opportunity with direct relevance to eligible Berrien County schools, nonprofits, public entities, and community-serving organizations. A health, school-health, behavioral-health, youth, or education project may be a legitimate fit when it meets the Foundation’s Berrien County community-benefit purpose and the application requirements.
N9+ Fit Score: 15/100, conditional. The public grant materials do not establish that medical or technology equipment is an eligible cost, do not publish a standard award ceiling, and do not identify a healthcare-specific priority. Atlas should not force N9+ into this opportunity. Any device or technology component would require confirmation in the current application and must be integral to the applicant’s eligible project.
Dr. Miltie, LLC is not a published eligible prime applicant because the listed applicant classes are nonprofits, religious organizations, units of government, and schools.
Verification and Outreach Notes
Before applicant-specific outreach or package work, obtain the current application and verify the exact closing time and time zone, award amount or cap, eligible and ineligible costs, match or cost-share rules, required attachments, scoring criteria, procurement/vendor rules, and any current-cycle amendments or instructions. Because the controlling public materials do not publish an exact closing time or time zone, Atlas should not begin new applicant outreach until that deadline detail is authoritatively confirmed.
Verified sources: Berrien Community Foundation’s current Grants page, 2026 Grants at a Glance, and Frederick S. Upton Foundation 2026 grant-cycle announcement.