Grand Rapids Community Foundation is a nonprofit organization that connects people, passion and resources throughout West Michigan. With our partners, we use the tools of philanthropy to find solutions to pressing issues. We provide grants to nonprofits, scholarships to students and other forms of support to ensure everyone has access to opportunity, prosperity and belonging.
Clarity. Trust. Community.
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In a year of tremendous change, Grand Rapids Community Foundation awarded $20.9 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and scholarships to students. These results and stories of partnership are highlighted in the 2025-2026 annual report: Clarity. Trust. Community.
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Learn About Our 100 New PhilanthropistsBoth of us get a great sense of pride by giving back to and supporting the causes that have impacted us and the community in which we live. We both feel that we give so other people have opportunities and that helping other people succeed is one of the greatest rewards.
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2025-2026 Annual Report
In a year of tremendous change, Grand Rapids Community Foundation awarded $20.9 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and scholarships to students. The organization's total assets were stewarded to $562,761,434. These results and stories of partnership are highlighted in the 2025-2026 annual report: Clarity. Trust. Community.
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