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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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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees recently approved grants totaling $352,400 to the following nonprofit organizations in Kent County. Fair Housing Center of West Michigan was awarded $52,400 to continue the work of a [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Grand Rapids Community Foundation was honored to receive five PRoof awards recently from the West Michigan Public Relations Society of America. Gold Award for Special Event or Observance—Move and New Building Campaign Art Direction/Design: Jane [...]
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Attorney Marilyn Lankfer of Varnum, Riddering Schmidt and Howlett was recently presented with Philanthropic Leadership Award from Grand Rapids Community Foundation. This annual award recognizes professional advisors (attorneys, CPAs and financial planners) for their work [...]
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Recently, the Community Foundation was fortunate to welcome Thomas C. Rogerson, managing director, BNY Mellon Wealth Management,to speak at its annual Spring Philanthropy Forum. Tom delivered a wonderful and engaging presentation. Below you may watch [...]
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To understand the scope of the Community Foundation's commitment to education, please watch this video. Four Grand Rapids Public elementary schools received nearly $139,000 in total grants from the Meijer Good Schools for Grand Rapids [...]
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This article featuring the Community Foundation's Encore program appeared in the April 16, 2009 edition of Rapid Growth. The piece features Kate Luckert Schmid, Community Foundation program director (pictured below). Click here visit the Rapid [...]
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For the sixth consecutive year, Grand Rapids Community Foundation is pleased to be named one of West Michigan’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For by the Michigan Business and Professional Association. Award winning [...]
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Focus on essential needs Nonprofits that provide food, clothing, housing and heating help are facing reduced funding from public and private sources at the same time that requests for services are going up. Consider directing [...]