O'Connor Fund spendable balance and encumbrance reporting
Kalamazoo
Summary
The fund looks like it has $86,000 to spend, but $35,000 is already committed to grants. Commissioners want the report to show the true ~$50,000 figure so they never over-commit.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Sep 9, 2026.
Impact analysis
Roughly $35,000 of the fund's apparent $86,000 is already promised to grantees, leaving about $50,000 truly available.
Grant applicants and the commission itself, since clearer reporting prevents over-committing preservation dollars.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Historic Preservation Commission - Sep 9, 2026
The fund looks like it has $86,000 to spend, but $35,000 is already committed to grants. Commissioners want the report to show the true ~$50,000 figure so they never over-commit.
Historic Preservation Commission - Aug 12, 2026
The fund, now over $800,000, can pay mini-grants and grants directly to recipients without going through city coffers. A new fund designation (O'Connor 4) replaces older buckets, and the $2,500 mini-grant to Friends of Kalamazoo Historic Cemeteries has been disbursed.
Historic Preservation Commission - Jul 8, 2026
The O'Connor Fund changed from a non-profit fund to a field-of-interest fund at the Kalamazoo Community Foundation, letting grant money go straight to nonprofits instead of through city hall. That means faster, more flexible grants for historic preservation projects around town.
Historic Preservation Commission - Apr 22, 2026
The preservation grant fund is in great shape — nearly $88,000 available now and over $650,000 in net assets total. A plan to merge the two fund accounts through the Community Foundation is still in the works, which would make grant money easier to hand out.
Historic Preservation Commission - Jan 14, 2026
A surprise $100,000 two-year pledge pushes the preservation fund near $800,000, and fund founders are thinking bigger about grants. The gift raises the question of when larger or more frequent grants can begin.
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