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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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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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GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Bank of America Michigan State President Kieth Cockrell announced a $250,000 grant today to support the Meijer Good Schools for Grand Rapids program. Cockrell made the announcement surrounded by 350 students [...]
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Imagine being 17 years old and teaming up with 32 of your peers to give away $50,000. This is what members of Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Youth Grant Committee do each spring. Kicking off the [...]
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The Board of Trustees of Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently approved grants to a variety of nonprofit organizations in Kent County. Home Repair Services’ Foreclosure Intervention Program received a grant of $50,000 to support expanding [...]
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After awarding grants to support capital projects throughout Kent County for 85 years, the Grand Rapids Community Foundation is completing plans to purchase a building that will be a permanent home to the philanthropic organization. [...]
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New research commissioned by a cohort of Midwest community foundations projects an unprecedented transfer of wealth from the World War II generation to the baby boomers and then from the baby boomers to the next [...]
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Mayor George Heartwell and Grand Rapids Community Foundation President Diana Sieger will be among those speaking at an event on November 16 to celebrate the accomplishments of the Advocates for Senior Issues ‘Civic Engagement through [...]
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Grand Rapids Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Tom and Mickie Fox are the recipients of the 2007 Jack Chaille Community Philanthropy Award. The couple will be presented the award at the Community Foundation’s [...]
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The startling news that Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS) have a high drop out rate came as a surprise to many people when a Johns Hopkins researcher found that one in ten American high schools [...]
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From school funding to student achievement gaps, Michigan’s education system is challenged. Starting November 5, Michigan Radio will present Grading Michigan Schools, a multi-part series that takes an in-depth look at education in Michigan. Tune [...]
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The following is a letter from Bob Kelly, President and CEO of the San Diego Foundation. During this catastrophic event our friends in California are in our thoughts and prayers. Dear Friends, This is a [...]
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The Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) recently announced its selection for the 2007-2008 class of Connecting Leaders Fellowship Program. Wendy Lewis Jackson, program director at the Grand Rapids Community Foundation and Executive Director of [...]