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 [...]
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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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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 [...]
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The Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently appointed Paul T. Doyle as chair of its board of trustees. Doyle is the director of community health strategy for Spectrum Health Healthier Communities. Cecile C. Fehsenfeld will serve [...]
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As we rang in the new year, the IRS rolled out its newly redesigned Form 990 for nonprofit organizations. The redesign is the first of its kind since 1979, and came about following the tremendous [...]
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The national sub-prime loan crisis continues to make news every day. You’ve heard that foreclosures are on the rise across the nation and that all of this is weighing heavily on our economy. But [...]
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Both Ohio natives, Bill and Norma Sprague were students when they met at Ohio University in Athens. “We met in a bacteriology class,” said Norma. “It was our junior year.” She was a smart and [...]
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Derether Greer was the first person in her family to earn a college degree. After graduating in 1968 from Grand Rapids South High School, she went on to Western Michigan University and received her [...]
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Truth be told, luck really has nothing to do with Harvey Lemmen and his success. He is a member of the greatest generation and he epitomizes many of the qualities that have made his generation [...]