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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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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 [...]
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The Board of Trustees of Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently approved grants totaling $813,650 to a variety of nonprofit organizations in Kent County. Kent Intermediate School District received $133,651 to provide diversity training for all [...]
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This week, families can learn about the many options children have for fending off summer boredom by attending the Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s first Summer Camp Expo. Summer camps and enrichment programs from throughout West [...]
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Grand Rapids Community Foundation has received four gold awards and two bronze awards for excellence in communication from the Council on Foundation’s 2008 Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program. Each year, this program recognizes private, public [...]
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Remember the wholesome benefits of summer camp—learning to swim, canoeing, arts and crafts, and round the clock activities? Grand Rapids Community Foundation believes every child should experience summer camp fun. That’s why the Community Foundation [...]
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Each year, teachers and students from Grand Rapids Catholic, Christian and public schools have the opportunity to apply for Excellence in Education grants. These grants provide funds for projects that enhance learning, but are not [...]