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Partners in Community, spring/summer 2024 The spring/summer issue of PARTNERS in community, a magazine by Grand Rapids Community Foundation, is here for you to read and enjoy! Our "How We Give" series continues with donor partner and Metz Legacy Society [...] -
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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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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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 [...]
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Alberto Ibarguen chats with Roberta King from GRCommFound on Vimeo.
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Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently elected Arend D. Lubbers to a four years term as a Trustee. Dr. Lubbers served as president of Grand Valley State University from 1969 to 2001 and was the [...]
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Introducing Citizen Journalism in Grand Rapids from GRCommFound on Vimeo.Grand Rapidians will have the opportunity to become citizen reporters with a soon-to-be established network of neighborhood news bureaus in the city, thanks to a $128,000 [...]
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As 2008 comes to a close, you, like many other people might be breathing a sigh of relief and hoping that 2009 brings a more stable market and greater economic prosperity for all people. At [...]
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On November 21, 2008, Grand Rapids Community Foundation dedicated its new home. With 125 donors, Trustees, staff and the media in attendance, Mayor George Heartwell dedicated the building and Rabbi Al Lewis gave it a [...]
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The Gift of All: A Community of Givers On Wednesday, November 26, at 8 p.m., a new documentary, The Gift of All: A Community of Givers, will be broadcast over WGVU-TV, featuring interviews with local [...]
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Multi-year grant will help sustain program that aims to strengthen West Michigan’s economy and create jobs through innovation. The Board of Trustees of Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently approved a grant of $500,000, over two [...]