Peterson-Carey Family Fund
Fund Type
Donor Advised
Donor Advised
Established
03/06/2007
03/06/2007
Purpose
This fund supports the Peterson-Carey Family's philanthropic efforts by allowing them to choose which organizations receive grant distributions in memory of Jim Carey and Joan Peterson Carey
This fund supports the Peterson-Carey Family's philanthropic efforts by allowing them to choose which organizations receive grant distributions in memory of Jim Carey and Joan Peterson Carey
Story
Jim & Joan Carey met in Jackson, Michigan but their hearts remained especially fond for Joan Peterson Carey’s childhood home of Mears. She was the daughter of Oceana’s oldest drain commissioner, Angus Peterson, who retired from that volunteer position in his 90’s. Angus was the baby of the family and the only one born in the U.S. after his family emigrated from Sweden in 1883. As the youngest, he was also the one chosen to stay on the farm while his 6 siblings went off to greater prosperity in the auto factories. He and wife Chloe raised two children and ran a small dairy operation. While Joan was the last descendant to live on the farm, a family cottage at Silver Lake brought her and her family home frequently over the years. After losing Jim & Joan within a 2 month period, their son Sean and wife Tammy Carey decided to start a donor-advised fund to honor the legacy of the Peterson & Carey families. They plan to select community projects with their 4 sons to carry on the charitable values displayed by their ancestors.
Jim & Joan Carey met in Jackson, Michigan but their hearts remained especially fond for Joan Peterson Carey’s childhood home of Mears. She was the daughter of Oceana’s oldest drain commissioner, Angus Peterson, who retired from that volunteer position in his 90’s. Angus was the baby of the family and the only one born in the U.S. after his family emigrated from Sweden in 1883. As the youngest, he was also the one chosen to stay on the farm while his 6 siblings went off to greater prosperity in the auto factories. He and wife Chloe raised two children and ran a small dairy operation. While Joan was the last descendant to live on the farm, a family cottage at Silver Lake brought her and her family home frequently over the years. After losing Jim & Joan within a 2 month period, their son Sean and wife Tammy Carey decided to start a donor-advised fund to honor the legacy of the Peterson & Carey families. They plan to select community projects with their 4 sons to carry on the charitable values displayed by their ancestors.