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Partners in Community, winter 2024 Discover the latest issue of PARTNERS in community! Welcoming LaSandra Gaddy as Grand Rapids Community Foundation's new president and CEO, our winter edition features inspiring stories on wellness investments, insights from Our Mental Health Collective, [...]
Insights
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Our LGBTQ Fund was established to provide a safe, welcoming and healthy environment for LGBTQ+ communities by increasing wellness and prosperity levels, visibility, acceptance, support and access to resources. In 2014 Shelley Padnos and Carol [...]
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An incredible evening celebrating Black philanthropy! In February 2024 our Black Legacy Fund and its supporters gathered for an incredible celebratory evening. We saw love in action on full display as we collectively honored our [...]
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Through our annual scholarship program, Grand Rapids Community Foundation awards more than $1 million to local students, fueling their education journeys and personal goals. Scholarship Coordinator Angela Reyna Perez shares updates to the application this [...]
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Throughout Kent County, individuals and families are demonstrating their generosity through giving. Generations of partners have built Grand Rapids Community Foundation and prepared us to meet current demands–those resources are being activated across our county [...]
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Organizing your affairs is an act of love for your family and your community. Leaving a planned gift shows your dedication to the causes you care about! At Grand Rapids Community Foundation, our goal is [...]
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Local philanthropy has the power to support community-led change. To make this a reality, many of our partners are eager to learn how to advance equity through their giving. This is especially true for many [...]
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Transfer up to $100,000 from your individual retirement account annually — tax-free! Are you looking for a way to make a meaningful impact, maximize your tax benefits and leave a legacy for your loved ones? [...]
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As the seasons change and 2023 draws near, you may be searching for a way to help people and organizations in our community through charitable giving. Don’t wait until December to begin your year-end giving [...]
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A message from Diana Sieger, president. Happy New Year! This year, Grand Rapids Community Foundation will celebrate our 100th anniversary; a century of responding to the everchanging needs of Greater Grand Rapids. This milestone year [...]
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The fall issue of PARTNERS in community explores the ways Grand Rapids Community Foundation and our partners are adapting, using our collective power and resources to overcome the most pressing issues of the day. [...]
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The art we create and experience helps us find meaning and grow understanding of our communities and societal structures. Grand Rapids Community Foundation values art as a powerful tool to disrupt inequality and tell truer [...]
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Supported by the Mary I. and David D. Hunting Family Fund, Access Camps seeks to help local camps become more accessible to all communities in Kent County. Camp partners use funding from Access Camps grant [...]