The Grand Traverse Heritage Council was created in May of 2016 as an effort to support the numerous independent organizations and agencies committed to the preservation and presentation of the story of our common heritage. The Council is a non-profit Michigan corporation operating under Section 501(c)3 of the code of the US Internal Revenue Service.

The Council is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of citizens of a number of regional communities who share a commitment to the expansion of knowledge of our shared history and common culture.

In accord with State and Federal regulations the Council makes available for public view its most recent tax return (when available) and IRS Letter of Determination of tax-exempt status. (Adobe Acrobat Reader or similar utility is required to view these documents. It may be downloaded without charge for your use.)

Data Collection Disclosure and Privacy Policy
As you navigate through and interact with our website, we may also automatically collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns, including details of your visits to our website, including traffic data, location data, logs and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the website; information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system and browser type; and other information obtained through third party analytics tools, such as Google Analytics. Google has created a tool to opt out of Google Analytics.

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that the Grand Traverse  Heritage Council is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this website.

Donor Privacy Rights
The Grand Traverse Heritage Council strives to protect the financial information of donors. We will provide a secure environment for collecting donations and maintain internal controls ensuring the safekeeping of all confidential donor financial and personal information. Upon request, we will provide information on how your information is collected and used. You may “opt-out” of making your private information available or shared or ask to be removed from any Grand Traverse Heritage Council solicitation or mailing list. Please be aware that although the Grand Traverse Heritage Council makes every effort to preserve donor and customer privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or other legal or administrative process.