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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, Fall 2018

    Posted on October 11, 2018

    PARTNERS in community, Fall 2018
    Our Spring Current is hot off the press! Learn about great new grants, donors making a difference, and our continued efforts to work toward an inclusive economy and thriving community!

  • Posted on September 25, 2018

    Hurricane Florence: How to Help
    In early September, Hurricane Florence caused severe damage to the Carolinas and Virginia. In parts of South Carolina, water floods the streets, in some areas as high as 10 feet, causing many residents to evacuate [...]
  • Conversation with Linsey Gleason: Estate Planning Expert

    Posted on July 05, 2018

    Conversation with Linsey Gleason: Estate Planning Expert
    On June 13, we were honored to have Linsey Gleason, partner in the Estate Planning Practice Team at Varnum, join us for a Facebook live session on estate planning. Like many things in life, the [...]
  • Love & Legacy

    Posted on June 05, 2018

    Love & Legacy
    Be a good person. Do great work. Have an impact. These are principles Chad Zagel and Ellie Frey Zagel live by and ultimately hope to be remembered for. Their estate plan is one of many [...]
  • Organizing Your Legacy

    Posted on May 29, 2018

    Organizing Your Legacy
    Organizing your estate plan is an act of love for your family and your community. We know that the task can seem daunting when you begin to consider how many details there are to track. [...]
  • Remembering John Canepa

    Posted on January 26, 2018

    Remembering John Canepa
    We are saddened by the recent passing of John Canepa. He was a dear friend to many in our community, and is especially loved by Grand Rapids Community Foundation. Grand Rapids and West Michigan’s growth [...]
  • Our Community Hopes for 2018

    Posted on January 02, 2018

    Our Community Hopes for 2018
    As we enter a new year, we enjoy the opportunity to reflect on where we’ve been, where we’re going, and how we can bring light and love to the world around us. The year of [...]

  • Posted on December 18, 2017

    Southern California Wildfires: How to Help
    In early December, massive wildfires began tearing through Southern California. They have destroyed homes and forced hundreds of thousands residents to evacuate. As of December 15, the fire is the third-largest in California history. The [...]