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  • 2024-2025 Annual Report

    Posted on November 19, 2025

    2024-2025 Annual Report
    In its last fiscal year, Grand Rapids Community Foundation awarded $24,180,887 in grants to nonprofit partners and scholarships to students. The organization's total assets were stewarded to $486,075,237. Other results and stories from partners are [...]
  • Partners in Community, Winter 2026

    Posted on March 05, 2026

    Partners in Community, Winter 2026
    In our new issue of PARTNERS in community, a magazine by Grand Rapids Community Foundation, we lift up the strength, stability and future focus that so many of our community’s philanthropists embody. We celebrate the [...]
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  • Partners in Community, Winter 2026

    Posted on March 05, 2026

    Partners in Community, Winter 2026
    In our new issue of PARTNERS in community, a magazine by Grand Rapids Community Foundation, we lift up the strength, stability and future focus that so many of our community’s philanthropists embody. We celebrate the [...]
  • New Members Join Board of Trustees in 2026

    Posted on February 12, 2026

    New Members Join Board of Trustees in 2026
    Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently welcomed four new members to its Board of Trustees: Karen Dujovny, Lynne Ferrell, James Logan and Laura Radle. Each new member brings a unique professional perspective and passion for community [...]
  • Welcome, Danielle Guinsler

    Posted on December 11, 2025

    Welcome, Danielle Guinsler
    Please join us in welcoming ​Danielle Guinsler, our new development officer! Danielle has more than 15 years of professional experience in the nonprofit sector. Most recently, she served as development director at Baxter Community Center, [...]
  • 2024-2025 Annual Report

    Posted on November 19, 2025

    2024-2025 Annual Report
    In its last fiscal year, Grand Rapids Community Foundation awarded $24,180,887 in grants to nonprofit partners and scholarships to students. The organization's total assets were stewarded to $486,075,237. Other results and stories from partners are [...]
  • Danielle Brown Named Vice President and CFO

    Posted on November 17, 2025

    Danielle Brown Named Vice President and CFO
    Grand Rapids Community Foundation announces that Danielle R. Brown, CPA is the new vice president and chief financial officer. In this role Danielle will serve on the Community Foundation’s senior leadership team, lead financial strategic [...]
  • Partners in Community, Fall 2025

    Posted on November 05, 2025

    Partners in Community, Fall 2025
    The newest edition of PARTNERS in community, a magazine by Grand Rapids Community Foundation, explores the power of collective action and lasting impact. In this issue you’ll find a Q&A about our grantmaking approach along [...]
  • SNAP Benefits Halted: How to Help

    Posted on October 30, 2025

    SNAP Benefits Halted: How to Help
    On November 1, 75,000 of our neighbors in Kent County, including roughly 32,000 children, will lose their SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown. The pantry network in Kent County has already experienced record-high [...]
  • Elaina Juarez Represents Youth on Board of Trustees

    Posted on September 25, 2025

    Elaina Juarez Represents Youth on Board of Trustees
    Grand Rapids Community Foundation and its Board of Trustees are deeply enriched by the involvement of Youth Trustees. Selected from the Youth Grant Committee (YGC), these students first serve a year as trustees-in-training before stepping [...]