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Ionia County Community Foundation (ICCF) is an affiliate fund of Grand Rapids Community Foundation. All gifts to ICCF are tax deductible and help people in Ionia County.

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Benefiting the Ionia area since 1995

ICCF evaluates local needs and opportunities, and looks to fund projects that address the areas of art & culture, community development, education, environment, health, or social needs that:

  • represent an innovative, start-up effort or are capital in nature 
  • promote cooperation among agencies without duplicating services
  • obtain the necessary additional funding to implement and maintain the project
  • are located in Ionia County
  • strengthen or improve agency self-sufficiency or efficiency
  • yield substantial community benefits for the resources invested
  • serve a broad segment of the community
  • encourage additional and permanent funding or matching gifts from other donors
  • are managed by nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status

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GENERAL GRANTS

The Foundation considers grant applications once/year. After reviewing our grantmaking guidelines, grant applications can be completed online and are due annually at the end of December. Decisions will be announced by the end of February.

For technical assistance with the online grant application, call (616) 454-1751 or email GrantSupport@GRFoundation.org.

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YOUTH GRANTS

Nonprofits that benefit youth may also consider applying for a grant from ICCF's Youth Advisory Committee. The deadline for the Youth Advisory Committee grant submission is in early February each year, and decisions are announced in May.

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Fund Advisory Committee

Community Leaders that Serve ICCF

  • Thomas D. Dickinson - Chair
  • Boomer Hoppough – Vice Chair
  • Sara Badgero
  • Janet Balice
  • Cameron Doane
  • Ethan Ebenstein
  • Jason Eppler
  • Edith Farrell
  • Leo Madarang
  • Jason Mellema
  • Dr. Greg Patera
  • Hailie Patterson
  • Brian Talbot
  • Leslie Warner
  • Rose Willson
  • Ryan Wilson



RECENT GRANTS

We're Proud to Support These Great Nonprofits

  • Belding Area Schools - $3,000 for robotics program equipment and training materials.
  • City of Belding - $2,000 for the purchase of wildfire protective clothing.
  • Eightcap - $1,500 to remove rental application fee barriers so Ionia County residents can secure safe, stable housing and achieve self-sufficiency.
  • Feeding America West Michigan - $4,000 for Mobile Food Pantries in Ionia County.
  • Habitat for Humanity of Ionia County - $2,500 supporting A Brush with Kindness Program.
  • Ionia Community Library Foundation - $1,000 toward fundraising expenses for future costs.
  • Ionia County Intermediate School District - $2,000 supporting Ionia County Parent Cafes.
  • Ionia County Intermediate School District - $4,000 to provide children birth to age 5 a monthly book to promote pre-literacy skills and increase the likelihood of being read to prior to kindergarten.
  • Ionia Montcalm Secure and Friendly Environment Child Advocacy Center - $1,500 for the Kids Have Rights Prevention Program for elementary students in Ionia County.
  • Ionia Public Schools - $2,900 for the 3rd Grade Water Safety program.
  • Ionia Public Schools - $3,000 to establish a hands-on drone and coding curriculum for grades 6-8.
  • Ionia Public Schools - $1,010 to improve student safety, increase engagement through real-time feedback, and support the successful rollout of the new EXSC 120 class.
  • Michigan Center For 21St Century Teaching and Learning - $5,000 supporting IM Kids 3rd Meal Program.
  • Montcalm Community College - $2,000 to create an annual, hands-on event engaging students and families in career exploration that connects middle school learning to future pathways.
  • Odessa Township Fire Department - $2,060 for the purchase of an inverter.
  • Portland Community Fund Association - $3,000 supporting the Portland Backpacks for Bellies program.
  • Pregnancy Services of Ionia County - $1,000 for diapers.
  • Relief After Violent Encounter Ionia/Montcalm, Inc. - $1,500 to support survivors’ ability to gain safe and permanent housing by providing them with the necessary resources to remove barriers.
  • Ronald Township Fire Auxiliary - $1,500 for the purchase of an electric chainsaw.
  • Saranac Community Schools - $2,500 towards the auditorium update and enhancement.
  • SS Peter and Paul Catholic School - $1,000 for Third Grade Water Safety programming.
  • St. Joseph Catholic School - $1,900 supporting the iLearn STEM pilot program.
  • The Soup Project - $2,500 to provide prepared food to home-bound residents of Portland School District
  • United Way of Greater Central Michigan - $1,000 supporting the Diaper Bank Program.