Welcome
Grand Rapids Community Foundation leads the community in making positive, sustainable change. Through our grantmaking and leadership initiatives we help foster academic achievement, build economic prosperity, achieve healthy ecosystems, encourage healthy people, support social enrichment, and create vibrant neighborhoods.
Our success is connected to the generosity of our donors and the expertise of our grantee organizations.
New and Newsworthy from the Community Foundation
- 16 Funders Collaborate for Kent County Essential Needs
- Youth Grant Committee Awards $58K to Local Projects
- New Grants Aid Families Facing Foreclosure, Keep Children Safe and Preserve Greenspace
- Community Foundation Brings Home Five PRoof Awards
Giving in Grand Rapids Podcast
- Gifts of Retirement Assets: When, How and Why?
Hear Jason Brinks, certified financial planner with Crowe Wealth Management describe how and why you may consider making charitable gifts using retirement assets.
Listen | download mp3 - The Basics of Life Insurance Giving
Listen to Paul Freihofer, vice president of Fox Insurance Agency discuss the benefits of giving charitable gifts of life insurance and learn just how simple the process really is!
Listen | download mp3
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The Community Foundation's website banners feature the images of Grand Rapids photographer Steve Huyser-Honig. Steve's images of the Great Lakes and Michigan's seasonal beauty have been featured in West Michigan art museum exhibitions and in art galleries. We are proud to present them here. His website is greatlakeseditions.com
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