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  • Partners in Community, winter 2024

    Posted on March 04, 2024

    Partners in Community, winter 2024
    Discover the latest issue of PARTNERS in community! Welcoming LaSandra Gaddy as Grand Rapids Community Foundation's new president and CEO, our winter edition features inspiring stories on wellness investments, insights from Our Mental Health Collective, [...]
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  • Posted on January 28, 2015

    Impacting Kent County and beyond
    Sometimes we hear that Grand Rapids Community Foundation is all about the city of Grand Rapids. While we award a significant number of grants in the city, we also make grants across the county. And [...]

  • Posted on December 22, 2014

    IRA Rollover Extended for 2014
    The IRA Charitable Rollover has been extended for 2014! This legislation was just passed a few days ago and there will be very short window in which you may be able to complete an IRA [...]

  • Posted on December 15, 2014

    One Hundred New Philanthropists: Laurie Finney Beard
    Like many people, her family’s influence shaped Laurie Finney Beard’s views about giving. She cites her father, whom she describes as generous with his time and financial support for many charitable organizations, as an important [...]

  • Posted on November 24, 2014

    Boomerang Giving Launches
    What if there was one thing everyone eligible for senior discounts could do today that would reap rewards for the rest of our lives? The newly launched organization Boomerang Giving asks you to take the [...]

  • Posted on November 17, 2014

    The future of the IRA Charitable Rollover
    People 70 ½ and older are probably aware of the IRA Charitable Rollover that has been in play since 2006. In short, the rollover allows individuals aged 70½ and older to donate up to $100,000 [...]

  • Posted on November 14, 2014

    Our ideas for giving in response to Ebola
    The Ebola epidemic in West Africa is the largest and longest Ebola outbreak in history. It has killed more people than all other Ebola outbreaks combined. The majority of cases are in three countries: Guinea, [...]

  • Posted on October 08, 2014

    Our LGBT Fund Exceeds Goal
    Our LGBT (lesbian, gay biexual, transgender) Fund, a new field of interest fund at Grand Rapids Community Foundation has reached $270,000 in community donations, exceeding the original goal and 1:1 match set in August. Shelley [...]

  • Posted on August 20, 2014

    Brian Burt, Choosing College as a Profession
    (From Current, summer 2014) Throughout his college career, from his bachelor’s degree to doctorate, Brian Burt felt connected to Grand Rapids Community Foundation. He received his first scholarship when he graduated from Ottawa Hills High [...]

  • Posted on August 14, 2014

    How are YOU Connecting with Community?
    We went on location with WOOD TV8 to shoot our upcoming "Connecting with Community" commercial. The topic? You guessed it, youth employment! The kids were good sports about the all of the instruction, positioning and [...]

  • Posted on August 12, 2014

    GRCC Scholarship Recipient's Dreams Become Reality
    School is just around the corner, which means it's time to buy new notebooks, finalize the class schedule and soak up the last moments of summer. For many students, it also means beginning or continuing [...]

  • Posted on August 06, 2014

    Raising New Opportunities for Grand Rapids Youth
    It seems like the worst of the recent "Great Recession" is behind us. One sign is that the unemployment rate continues to drop. As our economy picks up, more jobs and opportunities are created. However, [...]