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 -
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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Read about our recent grants, two of our One Hundred New Philanthropists, and our adaptive strategy. Current Summer 2017 Edition
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The Youth Grant Committee (YGC) of Grand Rapids Community Foundation is seeking members for the upcoming school year. Students from any public, private or homeschool in Kent County are welcome to apply. During the school [...]
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In another record-breaking year for helping students with college, Grand Rapids Community Foundation Trustees approved $1.2 million in scholarships for 2017. The scholarships for high school seniors, college students and grad students went to 677 [...]
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We've been focusing a lot on planned giving and wills in the last month, but beyond the legal documents, there is another document you might consider completing as part of your estate plan. An ethical [...] -
If you're home this week with the kids, you might be getting a little anxious about summer break and how to make those months away from school productive. There's always summer camp! If you've thought [...]
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From time to time, we receive unexpected bequests from kind strangers. A few years ago, Grand Rapids Community Foundation was named beneficiary of a life insurance policy held by Joy Brown Baker. It was a [...] -
By Lisa M. Rose January 29, 2017. Sitting at my desk, I look at my calendar and see the reminder to contact my attorney. Correction, my mother's attorney. I assemble a few papers and make [...]
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Business leader, philanthropist, advocate, mentor, volunteer Kate Wolters has gathered many feathers in her cap during her decades of service to West Michigan. This month, Grand Rapids Community Foundation has added another. Wolters has become [...]
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Each year Grand Rapids Community Foundation awards the Jack Chaille Community Philanthropy Award to a Community Foundation donor(s) who exemplify the spirit of community philanthropy. The award was established as tribute to William Jackson “Jack” [...]
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On November 21, 2008, Grand Rapids Community Foundation dedicated its new home. With 125 donors, Trustees, staff and the media in attendance, Mayor George Heartwell dedicated the building and Rabbi Al Lewis gave it a [...]
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After awarding grants to support capital projects throughout Kent County for 85 years, the Grand Rapids Community Foundation is completing plans to purchase a building that will be a permanent home to the philanthropic organization. [...]
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Grand Rapids Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Tom and Mickie Fox are the recipients of the 2007 Jack Chaille Community Philanthropy Award. The couple will be presented the award at the Community Foundation’s [...]