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  • 2024-2025 Annual Report

    Posted on November 19, 2025

    2024-2025 Annual Report
    In its last fiscal year, Grand Rapids Community Foundation awarded $24,180,887 in grants to nonprofit partners and scholarships to students. The organization's total assets were stewarded to $486,075,237. Other results and stories from partners are [...]
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  • Youth in Philanthropy

    Posted on December 04, 2018

    Youth in Philanthropy
    This past October, Rob Collier, former president of the Council for Michigan Foundations, invited me to be a closing plenary speaker for the CMF Annual Conference. The featured speaker for the event was Frans Johansson, [...]
  • Why I Give: A Conversation with Jenine Torres

    Posted on November 20, 2018

    Why I Give: A Conversation with Jenine Torres
    For nearly a century, Grand Rapids Community Foundation has been in the business of understanding our community’s needs. Sometimes, as a development officer, I wonder how our founders could even comprehend the impact this organization [...]

  • Posted on November 16, 2018

    California Wildfires 2018: How You Can Help
    The 2018 wildfire season has devastated communities throughout California due to high temperatures and dry conditions. The Camp Fire in Butte County is the deadliest and most destructive in California history with a death toll [...]
  • Organizing Your Legacy

    Posted on May 29, 2018

    Organizing Your Legacy
    Organizing your estate plan is an act of love for your family and your community. We know that the task can seem daunting when you begin to consider how many details there are to track. [...]
  • Remembering John Canepa

    Posted on January 26, 2018

    Remembering John Canepa
    We are saddened by the recent passing of John Canepa. He was a dear friend to many in our community, and is especially loved by Grand Rapids Community Foundation. Grand Rapids and West Michigan’s growth [...]
  • Our Community Hopes for 2018

    Posted on January 02, 2018

    Our Community Hopes for 2018
    As we enter a new year, we enjoy the opportunity to reflect on where we’ve been, where we’re going, and how we can bring light and love to the world around us. The year of [...]
  • Is 2017 the Year to Give Appreciated Assets?

    Posted on December 13, 2017

    Is 2017 the Year to Give Appreciated Assets?
    The uncertainty surrounding potential changes to tax law, particularly as it relates to charitable giving, has our attention. As we move closer to a decision, we feel it is important to share how the possible [...]
  • Will You Be a Changemaker This #GivingTuesday?

    Posted on November 28, 2017

    Will You Be a Changemaker This #GivingTuesday?
    In the upcoming weeks, we all have presents to buy, food to prepare, and decorations to hang, but before we get to far into the holiday frenzy, today we’re inviting you to participate in making [...]