The latest issue of PARTNERS in community, a magazine by Grand Rapids Community Foundation, is here for you to read and enjoy! The magazine is full of inspiring stories about students and education. You'll read [...]
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Isabel Landero Represents Youth on Board of Trustees Grand Rapids Community Foundation is passionate about addressing our community’s most critical needs today. By involving youth in philanthropic decision-making, the Community Foundation is investing in the future. In July, Isabel Landero joined the Board [...]
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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 [...]
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Provision Permits Tax-free Charitable Transfers from IRAs As part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a two-year extension of Charitable IRA legislation, making it easier [...]
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The Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) recently announced its selection for the 2008-2009 class of its Connecting Leaders Fellowship Program. Jonse Young, donor services director at the Grand Rapids Community Foundation is one of [...]
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Grand Rapids Community Foundation is pleased to welcome Kevin Harmelink as controller. In this new role Kevin is responsible for the Community Foundation’s accounting activities and oversees facilities management and human resources. “I am really [...]
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Over $300,000 awarded to support youth programs in Kent County This week, Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees awarded grants totaling $530,000 to nonprofit organizations in Kent County. Camp Newaygo will use a $100,000 [...]
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This summer, while many young people are riding bicycles or playing video games, those involved in the New Hope Baptist Church Summer Youth Program are learning about our government and how it works through Youth [...]
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Large Increase in Scholarships Awarded to Grand Rapids Public School Graduates With the number of minority students attending college doubling in the last 30 years, Grand Rapids Community Foundation has made a concerted effort to [...]
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Below please find a message and charitable opportunity the Grand Rapids Community Foundation received from a fellow community foundation to the south. Update from The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation The GCRCF has opened a [...]
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Grand Rapids, Michigan—This week, Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees awarded grants totaling $363,000 to nonprofit organizations in Kent County. Brown-Hutcherson Ministries will use a $25,000 grant for its Project COOL, which provides job [...]
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Each year, high school students in Kent County actively participate in Grand Rapids Community Foundation grantmaking by joining the Youth Grant Committee (YGC). Students in this year-long, intensive volunteer activity reviewed 29 grant proposals and [...]
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What does a Disney movie star from “High School Musical” and the Grand Rapids Community Foundation have in common?Both helped three local elementary schools celebrate educational achievements made this year by hosting an event June [...]