Publications

• Posted on June 03, 2013 – Posted by: Roberta King

  Grant Brings Summer Jobs to Grand Rapids Youth

  Grand Rapids Community Foundation is helping local youth gain valuable work experience for the third summer in a row with funds from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. A $900,000 grant was awarded to the Community Foundation…

• Posted on April 19, 2013 – Posted by: Roberta King

  Grant Supports Intergenerational Mentoring

  Grand Rapids Community Foundation Board of Trustees has awarded a $195,000 grant to Gerontology Network. The grant will support Traveling Grannies and Grandpas, an intergenerational mentoring program at Harrison Park School. “The intergenerational programs…

• Posted on January 18, 2013 – Posted by: Roberta King

  Community Foundation Scholarships Available

  Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s online scholarship application is now open. The application opened January 1, 2013, and may be completed by any Kent County area student pursuing higher education. The application deadline is April 1,…

• Posted on January 03, 2013 – Posted by: Roberta King

  Return of the IRA Rollover

  Q & A on the IRA Rollover The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) permitted individuals to roll over up to $100,000 from an individual retirement account (IRA) directly to a qualifying nonprofit without recognizing…

• Posted on December 11, 2012 – Posted by: Amanda St. Pierre

  $290,000 Granted to Strengthen Our Community

  This week, Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees awarded $290,000 in grants to support a variety of projects in the community. Grants include: Arbor Circle—A grant of $75,000 for providing home and school-based intervention…

• Posted on October 11, 2012 – Posted by: Amanda St. Pierre

  Five Organizations Receive Community Foundation Grants

  This week, Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees approved five grants totaling $350,000. Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation was awarded $50,000 towards its construction of a two-story Student Learning Center at the Gerald R.…

• Posted on October 10, 2012 – Posted by: Amanda St. Pierre

  Youth Plant Trees to Honor Community Foundation Donors

  On Saturday, October 13, local teenagers will help Friends of Grand Rapids Parks plant trees in Riverside Park. Each tree planted will be in honor of a donor who recently joined Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s…

• Posted on September 28, 2012 – Posted by: Roberta King

  John and Nancy Kennedy Receive Community Foundation Award

  Community philanthropists John and Nancy Kennedy were awarded the Chaille Community Philanthropy Award from Grand Rapids Community Foundation. The Chaille Community Philanthropy Award is given each year to donors who support the work of the…

• Posted on August 15, 2012 – Posted by: Roberta King

  $320,000 Awarded for Safe Housing, Fresh Food and Art

  Even as the summer is winding down, Grand Rapids Community Foundation is heating up and this week granted a total of $320,000 to four local organizations. In an effort to promote access to affordable housing…

• Posted on June 26, 2012 – Posted by: Roberta King

  Slemons Foundation Spends Down

  More Than $4.5 million Grants into Kent County The Slemons Foundation, created in 1965 through the estate of Elmer J. Slemons is officially out of business. On purpose. Slemons, who died that same year at…

• Posted on June 19, 2012 – Posted by: Roberta King

  2012 Scholarships Top $800,000

  In recent years, Grand Rapids Community Foundation has averaged $650,000 in annual scholarship awards, but this year after receiving 1,877 scholarship applications, it has awarded 574 scholarships totaling $844,250. Thirteen Michigan colleges and universities…

• Posted on June 12, 2012 – Posted by: Roberta King

  Five Organizations Receive Community Foundation Grants

  Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees recently approved five major grants totaling $764,500. The largest grant was awarded to Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids to aid in the support of affordable and quality housing…