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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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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 [...]
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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 Newsletter—Current Design: Jim Falk, Falk Design Copy Editing: Joan Huyser-Honig, Huyser-Honig [...]
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Grand Rapids Community Foundation has been named one of West Michigan’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For for the fifth year in a row. The award is based on a set of [...]