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• Posted on October 10, 2012 – Posted by: Amanda St. Pierre

  Youth Plant Trees to Honor Community Foundation Donors

  On Saturday, October 13, local teenagers will help Friends of Grand Rapids Parks plant trees in Riverside Park. Each tree planted will be in honor of a donor who recently joined Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s [...]

• Posted on September 28, 2012 – Posted by: Roberta King

  John and Nancy Kennedy Receive Community Foundation Award

  Community philanthropists John and Nancy Kennedy were awarded the Chaille Community Philanthropy Award from Grand Rapids Community Foundation. The Chaille Community Philanthropy Award is given each year to donors who support the work of the Community [...]

• Posted on August 15, 2012 – Posted by: Roberta King

  $320,000 Awarded for Safe Housing, Fresh Food and Art

  Even as the summer is winding down, Grand Rapids Community Foundation is heating up and this week granted a total of $320,000 to four local organizations. In an effort to promote access to affordable housing through [...]

• Posted on June 26, 2012 – Posted by: Roberta King

  Slemons Foundation Spends Down

  More Than $4.5 million Grants into Kent County The Slemons Foundation, created in 1965 through the estate of Elmer J. Slemons is officially out of business. On purpose. Slemons, who died that same year at the [...]

• Posted on June 19, 2012 – Posted by: Roberta King

  2012 Scholarships Top $800,000

    In recent years, Grand Rapids Community Foundation has averaged $650,000 in annual scholarship awards, but this year after receiving 1,877 scholarship applications, it has awarded 574 scholarships totaling $844,250. Thirteen Michigan colleges and universities will receive [...]

• Posted on June 12, 2012 – Posted by: Roberta King

  Five Organizations Receive Community Foundation Grants

  Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees recently approved five major grants totaling $764,500. The largest grant was awarded to Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids to aid in the support of affordable and quality housing options [...]

• Posted on June 06, 2012 – Posted by: Laurie Craft

  Changing how we think of homelessness

  At Grand Rapids Community Foundation, we work to create a community that has all of the great qualities that West Michigan has—and to make it better. As an optimist, this is a great place to [...]

• Posted on May 31, 2012 – Posted by: Roberta King

  Grant Brings Summer Jobs to Grand Rapids Youth

  Grand Rapids Community Foundation is helping local youth gain valuable work experience for the second summer in a row with funds from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.  A $900,000 grant was provided to the Community Foundation [...]

• Posted on May 23, 2012 – Posted by: Roberta King

  Cumulative Grants Awarded from Youth Grant Committee Tops $1 Million

  Following an initial gift of $1M by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation in the late 80’s, the Grand Rapids Community Foundation created the Youth Field of Interest Fund in 1994 and used it encourage high [...]

• Posted on May 02, 2012 – Posted by: Roberta King

  Community Foundation Celebrates Innovative Teachers at Annual Education Awards Celebration

  An annual education awards celebration hosted by Grand Rapids Community Foundation will take place on Wednesday May 2 from 5:30-7:30pm at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. The ceremony honors local teachers, students, principals and [...]

• Posted on April 27, 2012 – Posted by: Kate Luckert Schmid

  Get Out There and Hug a Tree Today!

  Arbor Day is the perfect time to stop and take notice of the tremendous value trees have on our community.  While the beauty of a tree is evident, only recently has research begun to prove [...]

• Posted on April 16, 2012 – Posted by: Diana Sieger

  News at the ground level! The Rapidian is all about our community!

  My dad was an editor extraordinaire.  He was a valued employee at The Detroit News for more than 45 years starting as a carrier and climbing the ladder to become the highly regarded Sports Editor retiring [...]