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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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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Grand Rapids Community Foundation continues to deepen our focus on equity. As we work to carry out our new strategic framework, we are constantly seeking new ideas, insights and experiences to help inform our approach [...] -
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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Please join us in welcoming Khara Leilani DeWit, our new finance director! Khara comes to the Community Foundation with over 18 years of accounting and human-centered leadership experience. As our finance director, Khara will play [...] -
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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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 [...] -
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, [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
Update 11/10/25: The application is now closed. Applications are being reviewed by committees and applicants will hear back in early December. Local community members have the power to support community-led change! By engaging volunteers in [...] -
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 [...]