Hope Starts Here
Shining a light in the darkest of moments.
What We Do
Fund a Life is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides urgent financial support to individuals and families facing life-altering challenges. Whether it’s a devastating diagnosis, a tragic accident, or an unexpected crisis, we step in when life turns upside down.
We issue one-time grants that offer immediate relief to help people navigate their hardest moments with dignity, hope, and support.
Our average grant is around $5,000, and to date we’ve awarded over $1,000,000 to more than 160 families across Michigan and beyond. Every grant is made possible by the generosity of our community, donors, and Mission Partners.
We know that while money can’t buy miracles, it can lift the weight of crisis by giving people space to breathe, heal, and move forward. That’s the power of community. That’s the heart of Fund a Life.
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Who Are The Fund A Life Grant Recipients?
The people we help aren’t statistics, they’re families, neighbors, and community members facing life-altering challenges. Fund a Life grant recipients are individuals navigating some of the hardest chapters of their lives. From, life-threatening diagnoses to sudden loss, traumatic injury, or personal tragedy. Every story is different but they all share one thing in common: the need for hope and support. Below are a few of their stories.
The Roszell Family
A Grant That Made Mobility Possible
Funding a wheel-chair-accessible van after an ALS diagnosis.
Sawyer’s Story
A Grant That Brought Peace of Mind
Helping a kindergartener and his family face leukemia with strength and support.
The Prout Family
Mobility and Independence After 100+ Surgeries
Helping one family regain freedom with a fully accessible van.
Mark’s Story
In 2012, Mark Howell was 30 years old. His beautiful wife of two years, Christina, had just given birth to their first child, a son named Gabriel. Life was good.
And then Mark’s doctor told him he had six weeks to live.
What followed was a powerful outpouring of support from friends, family, and the Brighton community, who rallied together and raised over $200,000 to help him access treatment that he would not be able to otherwise, due to the restrictions of their health insurance.
Although it would take much more than money to save his life, the money raised provided key resources and precious hope that took all of the extra stress out of the most stressful of situations.
What began as a personal journey is now a nonprofit helping hundreds of families face life’s toughest moments with the same hope and generosity that helped him.
“To simply say ‘thank you’ has never felt like enough. That’s why my ‘thank you’ now comes in the form of dedication, to use my journey to benefit others, and to work harder so that no life goes without hope when they need it.”
- Mark Howell, Founder
Our Mission Partners
Mission Partner’s are businesses and organizations that make our work possible. Their ongoing support helps us fund more grants, reach more families, and spread more hope when it’s needed most.
