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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, [...]
  • Support for Students: Scholarships and much more

    Posted on April 29, 2024

    Support for Students: Scholarships and much more
    As a community foundation, we strive for a vibrant community where all people can apply their talents and creativity to fuel our future. We believe education is a key that unlocks these possibilities. In recent [...]
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  • Black Philanthropy Month: Focus on Art as Activism

    Posted on August 31, 2021

    Black Philanthropy Month: Focus on Art as Activism
    The art we create and experience helps us find meaning and grow understanding of our communities and societal structures. Grand Rapids Community Foundation values art as a powerful tool to disrupt inequality and tell truer [...]
  • Partnering to Make Summer Camp More Accessible

    Posted on July 28, 2021

    Partnering to Make Summer Camp More Accessible
    Supported by the Mary I. and David D. Hunting Family Fund, Access Camps seeks to help local camps become more accessible to all communities in Kent County. Camp partners use funding from Access Camps grant [...]
  • PARTNERS in community, summer 2021

    Posted on June 22, 2021

    PARTNERS in community, summer 2021
    The summer issue of PARTNERS in community explores the ways Grand Rapids Community Foundation and our partners share our collective power and resources to overcome the most pressing issues of the day. Inside you [...]
  • Michigan Justice Fund

    Posted on June 21, 2021

    Michigan Justice Fund
    Adapted from this press release. A group of national and local foundations recently awarded $2 million in support to 12 organizations through the Michigan Justice Fund, an initiative designed to address inequities in the criminal [...]
  • PARTNERS in community, Spring 2021

    Posted on March 24, 2021

    PARTNERS in community, Spring 2021
    The spring issue of PARTNERS in community explores the ways Grand Rapids Community Foundation is working alongside our partners toward recovery and renewal. As we continue to navigate two pandemics - COVID-19 and the existing [...]
  • Is 2021 the Year to Give from Your IRA?

    Posted on February 18, 2021

    Is 2021 the Year to Give from Your IRA?
    What a year it has been. As our community dealt with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Grand Rapids Community Foundation worked hard to address the deep historic racial, social and economic inequities that exist [...]
  • A letter to our community regarding yesterday’s attack

    Posted on January 07, 2021

    A letter to our community regarding yesterday’s attack
    On January 6, the cornerstone of our democracy was threatened by a violent domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol. It was heartbreaking to witness. Regardless of our individual politics, we share disappointment and despair [...]
  • How to Make a Greater Impact with Your Giving

    Posted on December 10, 2020

    How to Make a Greater Impact with Your Giving
    Benefits of donating appreciated assets in 2020 There are many ways to make an impact through philanthropy. Each philanthropist who gives their time, talent or treasure to our community contributes to our region’s health and [...]
  • Supporting local nonprofits this Giving Tuesday

    Posted on November 24, 2020

    Supporting local nonprofits this Giving Tuesday
    The end of the year is filled with the spirit of giving, with #GivingTuesday as the unofficial start to the giving season. This year, the impact of COVID-19 has created unprecedented need in our community. [...]