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  • Posted on October 09, 2009

    Give Time, Get Candy: Local Volunteer Challenge on October 31

    Grand Rapids, Michigan. October 12, 2009 – The Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Youth Grant Committee (YGC) is hosting an “Upside Down Roof Sit” at The Adobe Restaurant, 617 W. Fulton, Grand Rapids, on October 31,…

  • Posted on September 24, 2009

    ArtPrize: Video and Info About Our Artists

    Grand Rapids Community Foundation is excited to play its part in ArtPrize the international art competition running from September 23 to October 10 in Grand Rapids. We are hosting two very different artists at our…

  • Posted on September 23, 2009

    Community Foundation Building is LEED Silver

    Grand Rapids Community Foundation was recently notified that its 104 year old building, the former Anheuser Busch icehouse, located at 185 Oakes Street SW was awarded Silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-LEED Certification with…

  • Posted on September 20, 2009

    The Story Behind the Woman in the Mural - new video!

    The mural that ArtPrize artist Daan Hoekstra has created on the east side of Grand Rapids Community Foundation's building is titled "Humanity at the Crossroads." The painting features the face of a woman in a…

  • Posted on September 17, 2009

    Meet Our ArtPrize Artists

    Grand Rapids Community Foundation is hosting two days of artist talks for its ArtPrize artists. From 2-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday September 26 and 27 muralist Daan Hoekstra and performance artist Aaron Heideman will…

  • Posted on September 11, 2009

    Good Classrooms Minigrants Now Available

    Applications Due at 5 p.m. on Monday, October 12, 2009. Good Classrooms for Grand Rapids Minigrants are designed to: assure access to a quality education for every child in the City of Grand Rapids. assist…

  • Posted on August 17, 2009

    The Rapidian is Live!

    The highly anticipated citizen journalism project from Grand Rapids Community Media Center (GRCMC) went live September 15, 2009. News can be accessed at http://www.therapidian.org The project has been named The Rapidian. A steering committee worked…

  • Posted on July 28, 2009

    2009 KIDS COUNT Data Book Now Available

    Grand Rapids Community Foundation is pleased to partner with the Annie E. Casey Foundation as a 2009 KIDS COUNT Outreach Partner. The 20th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book calls for improvements to the nation’s ability…

  • Posted on July 16, 2009

    $2 Million Loan Helps Purchase Foreclosed Homes

    A $2 million loan from Grand Rapids Community Foundation to Great Lakes Capital Fund and its subsidiary, Capital Fund Services, will help local organizations acquire and redevelop 100 foreclosed homes in Grand Rapids. “The impact…

  • Posted on May 19, 2009

    Youth Grant Committee Awards $58K to Local Projects

    The 27 students that comprise Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Youth Grant Committee have made 17 grants to local nonprofits that serve young people. The teens attend high schools throughout Kent County. To determine the focus…

  • Posted on May 11, 2009

    16 Funders Collaborate for Kent County Essential Needs

    New Grants Are Announced In the fall of 2008, when it became obvious that the economic situation nationally and locally would have a profound effect on families in Kent County, local philanthropists gathered to determine…