Supporting the "My Story" Program, a series of community exhibits and discussions featuring speakers who illuminate issues impacting the African American community.

To support restructuring efforts for First Steps Kent to become Kent County’s early childhood collective impact backbone organization. 

To expand Local First's efforts to educate, empower, inspire and equip local businesses to become a force for good within Grand Rapids.

To purchase and renovate an existing building that will double their current size and allow them to serve more children.

To support programing that will address the unmet health and wellness needs of Kent County Veterans.

Supporting the Grandma’s Voices Oral Histories Project, a multimedia project focused on preserving oral histories of elderly African American community members.

To support year seven of Challenge Scholars, the  partnership pipeline at Harrison Park, Westwood Middle School, and Union High School that promotes post-secondary learning for all students.

To create a coordinated diversion program to assist families in stabilizing their housing crisis, eliminating their need for shelter and other emergency services.

To provide one-on-one tutoring in reading and math for children at Harrison Park, Sibley and Stocking Elementary Schools, for three years through Foster Grandparents: Traveling Grannies and Grandpas.

To launch a program focused on teaching IT skills to people currently working in low-wage positions. 

Supporting the creation of a documentary to capture Grand Rapids' unique theater history both locally and nationally.

To support the Midwest Tech Project, which connects inner city youth to the world of technology and tech related industries.

To galvanize efforts to prevent Type 2 Diabetes in disproportionately at-risk Hispanic and African American adult populations living in the greater Grand Rapids area communities.

To expand current training programs to include business management, skilled trades, STEM programs in partnership with public schools and community colleges/trade schools.

Expansion of the Healthy Athletes program, which provides free health screenings, education, and services to participating athletes.

For consulting services to help meet technical and organizational capacity needs.

To help construct multifamily, quality affordable housing for families living on Grand Rapids’ West Side. (This grant is contingent on the approval of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits support.)

To help local organizations share data and track their collective impact in creating a clear path to economic prosperity for all children in Kent County. It addresses pervasive inequity—in housing, transportation, education, healthcare and economic security—by creating a common agenda and shared measurements.

To help establish a food service job training and certification trade school aimed at helping people returning to the community following incarceration. The funds will be used for uniforms and equipment to launch the program.

Supporting the purchase of the Highlands Golf Course property, in partnership with Blandford Nature Center, to create a permanent community green space and natural discovery area.

To support grassroots and media outreach to invite and engage diverse audiences for UICA's exhibitions US IS THEM, Here + Now, and Seitu Jones foodways project.

Towards WMCAT's capital campaign to build a larger permanent facility on the city’s West Side.

To continue funding for the Kent School Services Network to support the community school coordinators and clinicians.

For continuation of its school-based Youth Tobacco Prevention program, which includes Tobacco-No Way!, Nicoteam, and Teens Against Tobacco Use.

To continue the Rogue Home Rivers Initiative, a collaborative watershed project that protects, reconnects, restores and engages stakeholders in caring for this urban trout fishery.

For Mindshare automation to provide immediate analysis and predictive modeling for improving outcomes for families, including the health arena.