In our new issue of PARTNERS in community, a magazine by Grand Rapids Community Foundation, we share our new strategic framework and insights on how we work with nonprofits to increase access to opportunity. You’ll [...]
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Partners in Community, Spring/Summer 2026 -
Equity Takes All of Us: Our Strategic Framework It's a time of rapid change in West Michigan. Local nonprofits have been pressure tested. But rarely like this. Hard-won advances have been challenged and reversed. Affordable housing solutions are falling short of demand. Health [...]
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We celebrate the life and mourn the loss of Ken Betz, a beloved partner and friend of Grand Rapids Community Foundation. For many years, Ken Betz put his heart into giving back. A humble and [...] -
As we enter a new era of innovation and service, it is more important than ever to recognize the power of partnership and collaboration. In this issue of PARTNERS in community, we explore new ways [...] -
Black Legacy Fund, a fund of Grand Rapids Community Foundation, recently completed its largest-ever grantmaking activity. The fund is led by the Black Legacy Fund Advisory Committee, a group of volunteers who are building on [...] -
After more than 35 years of dedicated service, Grand Rapids Community Foundation president Diana R. Sieger will retire in 2023. Diana has served as president at the Community Foundation since 1987, fearlessly moving forward to [...] -
With heavy hearts we mourn the loss of Rená Guttrich. The memory of her warmth and light will be cherished deeply by her friends and colleagues. “We will miss her smile, positive attitude and fun [...] -
In its latest year of operations, Grand Rapids Community Foundation awarded $15,981,899 in grants to nonprofit organizations and scholarships to students. This and other information were recently released in the organization’s 2021-2022 annual report, sharing [...] -
The third installment in the Centennial Collection of the PARTNERS in community, Grand Rapids Community Foundation's quarterly magazine, focuses on collaboration. Partners are at the core of what we do. We know that we cannot [...] -
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 [...] -
We mourn the loss of Tom Fox, a truly generous philanthropist and enthusiastic friend of Grand Rapids Community Foundation. Alongside his wife Mickie, who survives, Tom had a long partnership with the Community Foundation. He [...] -
Honoring 100 New Philanthropists In its centennial year, Grand Rapids Community Foundation has met a decade-long goal—completing the 100 New Philanthropists cohort of donor partners. The Community Foundation established the effort in 2012. These partners [...]
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As we near the halfway point of our centennial year, we are eager to share the new issue of PARTNERS in community with you! This second installment in the Centennial Collection of the magazine [...] -
100 New Philanthropist partners commit to financial support, community engagement and future giving as the Community Foundation looks to our second century A decade ago, Grand Rapids Community Foundation set out to usher in our [...]